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JBL

Live Beam 4

Released May 2026

Stemmed noise-cancelling earbuds with personalised EQ, Bluetooth LE Audio and a touchscreen charging case.

Model history · 2 models, 2024–2026
  1. 2024Live Beam 3Compare
  2. 2026Live Beam 4
Type
In-ear
Noise cancelling
Yes
Battery
10 h
With case
48 h
Best codec
LDAC
Weight
4.85 g

What reviewers say

Both praise detailed sound, endurance and case/app controls but find isolation and calls behind leading rivals. Fit and bass differ: TechRadar finds a secure fit and disciplined bass, whereas Les Numériques finds weaker stability and excessive bass. Les Numériques also notes imperfect transparency; TechRadar dislikes the spatial setting.

From techradar.com and lesnumeriques.com

Specifications

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Sound

Type
In-ear
Noise cancelling
Yes
Transparency mode
Yes
Driver size
10 mm
Impedance
16 ohms
Bluetooth codecs
LDAC
Drivers
10 mm dynamic; 20 Hz–40 kHz frequency response and 98 dB SPL sensitivity at 1 kHz
Noise cancelling detail
True Adaptive Noise Cancelling 2.0, Smart Ambient, TalkThru and Smart Talk speech detection
Audio features
Spatial Sound, Personi-Fi 3.0 and app EQ; LDAC confirmed by TechRadar and Les Numériques; LE Audio and Auracast maker-confirmed
Hearing health
Personalised hearing profile through Personi-Fi 3.0

Battery

Listening time (maker's claim)
Up to 10 hours
With the case
Up to 48 hours
Wireless charging
Yes
Battery life detail
Up to 12 hours with ANC off, ten with standard ANC or eight with True Adaptive ANC; advertised 48 hours including the case is with ANC off. Each bud has a 65 mAh, 3.85 V battery; two-hour charging; calls up to 6.5 hours without ANC or six with it
Charging case
Touchscreen Smart Charging Case; 680 mAh, 3.8 V battery; USB-C and Qi charging; up to 36 additional hours with ANC off
Fast charging
Ten minutes supplies up to four hours; current UK hours label denotes listening rather than charging duration

Design

Weight (each earbud)
4.85 g
Water and sweat resistance
IP55
Bluetooth
6.0
Two devices at once
Yes
Controls
Customisable touch controls and touchscreen case controls for volume, tracks, sound modes and EQ
Microphones
Six beamforming microphones across the pair; Perfect Calls 2.0 and call-effect settings
Fit and ear tips
Sealed stemmed in-ear fit with four sizes of eartips
Case weight
73 g
Water resistance detail
IP55 earbuds; Les Numériques finds no published case IP rating
Works with
Two Bluetooth devices, Google Finder and Audio Switch; LE Audio unicast and Auracast via the JBL Headphones app
Colours
Black, Blue, Green, Silver, Orange, Purple and Sand
In the box
Earbuds, charging case, four tip sizes, warranty and quick-start guide; no charging cable. Maker May 2026 rollout corroborated by Les Numériques' actual May availability. Current UK RRP £149.99 differs from the £179.99 launch price

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Up to ten hours with standard noise cancelling on
  • Touchscreen case controls playback, EQ and noise modes
  • Two-device Bluetooth, LE Audio and Qi charging

Cons

  • No charging cable supplied
  • Adaptive cancellation reduces claimed listening time to eight hours

Closest rivals

Model
TypeNoise cancellingBatteryWith caseBest codecWeightReleased
SonyWF-1000XM6
In-earYes8 h24 hLC36.5 gFeb 2026
TechnicsEAH-AZ100
In-earYes10 h28 hLC35.9 gJan 2025
SonyWF-C710N
In-earYes8.5 h30 hAAC5.2 gApr 2025

Previous model: Live Beam 3.

Sources

  1. uk.jbl.com/LIVEBEAM4.html
  2. uk.jbl.com/on/demandware.static/-/Sites-masterCatalog_Harman/default/dwf5c3e90d…
  3. news.jbl.com/en-GB/265266-jbl-announces-jbl-live-4-earbuds-with-next-gen-smart-…
  4. techradar.com/audio/earbuds-airpods/jbl-live-beam-4-review
  5. lesnumeriques.com/ecouteurs-sans-fil/jbl-live-beam-4-p78253/test.html

Photo: uk.jbl.com

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