JBL Tune 780NC vs Sennheiser HDB 630
Better figure, where one is clearly better
| JBLTune 780NC | SennheiserHDB 630 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Released | November 2025 | October 2025 |
| Sound | ||
| Type | Over-ear | Over-ear |
| Noise cancelling | Yes | Yes |
| Transparency mode | Yes | Yes |
| Driver size | 40 mm | 42 mm |
| Back | Closed | Closed |
| Impedance | 32 ohms | 480 ohms |
| Bluetooth codecs | SBC, AAC and LC3 | SBC, AAC, aptX and aptX Adaptive |
| Lossless over USB-C | No | Yes |
| Drivers | 40 mm dynamic; 10 Hz–20 kHz wireless or 10 Hz–40 kHz wired response | Dynamic transducer; 6 Hz to 40 kHz via line-in, 96 kHz USB or 96 kHz aptX Adaptive, 6 Hz to 22 kHz otherwise; active impedance 480 Ω; 105 dB SPL at 1 kHz/0 dBFS; THD below 0.2% at 1 kHz/100 dB SPL |
| Noise cancelling detail | Adaptive cancellation, Ambient Aware and TalkThru | Adaptive noise cancellation and adjustable Transparency Mode |
| Audio features | Personi-Fi 3.0 and Spatial Sound; SBC, AAC, LC3, Auracast and ten-band EQ confirmed by Les Numériques | Smart Control Plus parametric EQ and crossfeed; USB audio up to 24-bit/96 kHz; Bluetooth codecs include aptX HD as well as aptX Adaptive, aptX, AAC and SBC; the headphones do not support aptX Lossless even though the included BTD 700 supports it with other compatible headphones |
| Hearing health | VoiceAware adjusts own-voice monitoring | – |
| Battery | ||
| Listening time (maker's claim) | Up to 50 hours | Up to 60 hours |
| Battery life detail | Up to 76 hours with Bluetooth on and ANC off, 50 with both on; calls 45 hours without ANC or 41 with it. Maker PDF prose incorrectly says Bluetooth off, contradicted by its technical table and current UK page | Bluetooth playback with ANC activated; 700 mAh, 3.7 V, 2.59 Wh lithium-polymer battery (manual); analogue listening requires power (What Hi-Fi?); USB audio also charges the headphones |
| Charging case | USB-C; 690 mAh, 3.7 V battery; two-hour full charge | – |
| Fast charging | Five minutes supplies up to five hours | 10 minutes gives up to 7 hours of listening; full charge approximately 2 hours (manual) |
| Design | ||
| Weight | 225.2 g (better) | 311 g |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.2 |
| Two devices at once | Yes | Yes |
| Headphone cable | Yes | Yes |
| Controls | Five physical buttons; app assignments (Les Numériques) | Right-earcup touch pad for playback, volume, calls and ANC/transparency, multifunction button for power/pairing and the phone's voice assistant; Smart Pause wearing detection |
| Microphones | Four total, including two beamforming call microphones | Four omnidirectional MEMS microphones in two beamforming pairs; 50 Hz to 10 kHz microphone response (manual) |
| Fit and ear tips | Foldable over-ear design; closed back confirmed by Labo Fnac | Synthetic leatherette earpads and Japanese IDEATEX Protein Leatherette headband; swivelling earcups and replaceable pads; 311 g without cable on the UK specification page, versus 293 g in the manual |
| Water resistance detail | – | No water resistance rating published |
| Dimensions | Outer cups 96.3 × 78.8 mm; inner 60 × 42.5 mm; depth 21 mm | – |
| Works with | Google Fast Pair, Microsoft Swift Pair and two devices; supplied 1.2 m USB-C-to-3.5 mm analogue cable requires power and does not support digital USB audio (Les Numériques) | Sennheiser Smart Control Plus; connects to two Bluetooth devices, plays audio from one at a time; included BTD 700 is Bluetooth 5.4, while the headphones are Bluetooth 5.2; aptX Adaptive via the dongle requires High Resolution mode in the app |
| Colours | Black, Blue, White, Lavender and Beige | Black; Lunar Silver added in September 2026 (Sennheiser US announcement) |
| In the box | Headphones and USB-C-to-3.5 mm analogue cable; no charging cable. Les Numériques reports November 2025 retail availability, before the maker's later US June 2026 schedule | Headphones, BTD 700 USB-C dongle, 1.2 m USB-C to USB-C charging/audio cable, 1.2 m analogue cable with 3.5 mm source plug, in-flight adapter and carrying case |
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