JBL Tune 780NC vs Sony WH-CH730N

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Tune 780NC compared with WH-CH730N

	JBLTune 780NC	SonyWH-CH730N
Overview
Released
Released	November 2025	September 2026
Sound
Type
Type	Over-ear	Over-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	Yes	Yes
Transparency mode
Transparency mode	Yes	Yes
Driver size
Driver size	40 mm	30 mm
Back
Back	Closed	Closed
Impedance
Impedance	32 ohms	25 ohms
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	SBC, AAC and LC3	SBC, AAC and LC3
Lossless over USB-C
Lossless over USB-C	No	No
Drivers
Drivers	40 mm dynamic; 10 Hz–20 kHz wireless or 10 Hz–40 kHz wired response	Dynamic driver; wired response 6 Hz to 20,000 Hz (JEITA), Bluetooth 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz at 44.1 kHz sampling; 100 Ω powered on, 25 Ω powered off; sensitivity 108 dB/mW powered on, 100 dB/mW powered off
Noise cancelling detail
Noise cancelling detail	Adaptive cancellation, Ambient Aware and TalkThru	Dual Noise Sensor technology; Ambient Sound Mode and noise-cancelling switch
Audio features
Audio features	Personi-Fi 3.0 and Spatial Sound; SBC, AAC, LC3, Auracast and ten-band EQ confirmed by Les Numériques	DSEE upscaling and customisable audio settings in Sony's app
Hearing health
Hearing health	VoiceAware adjusts own-voice monitoring	–
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	Up to 50 hours	Up to 50 hours
Battery life detail
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	Up to 75 hours with noise cancelling off; call time up to 35 hours with noise cancelling on or 40 hours off
Charging case
Charging case	USB-C; 690 mAh, 3.7 V battery; two-hour full charge	–
Fast charging
Fast charging	Five minutes supplies up to five hours	3 minutes gives up to 1 hour of playback; full charge approximately 3 hours
Design
Weight
Weight	225.2 g	207 g (better)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	6.0	6.0
Two devices at once
Two devices at once	Yes	Yes
Headphone cable
Headphone cable	Yes	Yes
Controls
Controls	Five physical buttons; app assignments (Les Numériques)	Physical buttons for playback, volume, power and noise-cancelling/ambient selection (Techtesters)
Microphones
Microphones	Four total, including two beamforming call microphones	Precise Voice Pickup combines beamforming microphones, optimised placement and AI noise reduction
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	Foldable over-ear design; closed back confirmed by Labo Fnac	Folding over-ear headband
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	–	No water resistance rating published
Dimensions
Dimensions	Outer cups 96.3 × 78.8 mm; inner 60 × 42.5 mm; depth 21 mm	–
Works with
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)	LE Audio, multipoint, Fast Pair and Swift Pair; Bluetooth profiles A2DP, AVRCP, HFP and HSP; Sony's current specifications list LC3 and LE Audio, although SoundGuys' launch review suggests LE Audio may need a later firmware update; USB-C is charging-only (Techtesters)
Colours
Colours	Black, Blue, White, Lavender and Beige	Black, White, Pink, Beige, Blue
In the box
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	1.2 m detachable headphone cable with gold-plated L-shaped plug, warranty card and reference guide; no carrying case or USB charging cable listed