JBL Tour One M3 Smart Tx: JBLTOM3AVIBLKAM · black headphones with Smart Tx transmitter bundle
Apple AirPods 4: AirPods 4 (2024), the basic model without active noise cancellation; USB‑C charging case. The same-design AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation and the AirPods Pro models are separate.
| Specification | JBL Tour One M3 Smart Tx | Apple AirPods 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Release year | 2025 | 2024 |
| Driver | 40 mm dynamic, mica dome JBL | — |
| Weight | Headphones 278 g; transmitter 34.5 g JBL | — |
| Headphone battery | 850 mAh, 3.85 V JBL | — |
| Transmitter battery | 550 mAh, 3.85 V JBL | — |
| Music playback | Up to 70 hours ANC off; 40 hours ANC on JBL | — |
| Transmitter runtime | Up to 18 hours JBL | — |
| Charging | Around 2 hours empty to full; 5 V/1 A input JBL | Charging case with USB‑C port; USB‑C cable sold separately Apple |
| Noise control | True Adaptive Noise Cancelling 2.0; Ambient Aware and TalkThru JBL | Vent system for pressure equalisation; active noise cancellation only on the separately sold ANC model Apple |
| Audio connections | Bluetooth, USB-C digital and 3.5 mm analog source JBL | — |
| Codecs | SBC, AAC, LC3, LDAC; depends on source and connection mode JBL | — |
| Multipoint | Two simultaneous Bluetooth device connections JBL | — |
| LE Audio | Update 4.2.0 adds LE Audio Unicast support. JBL | — |
| Bluetooth version context | Launch sheet: 5.3; 4.2.0 notes report a profile update to 6.0. JBL | — |
| Transmitter sharing | Auracast; 3.9.0 adds standalone transmission to non-Auracast Bluetooth headphones JBL | — |
| Sound tuning | 12-band EQ; Personi-Fi 3.0; left/right balance JBL | — |
| Spatial audio | JBL Spatial 360 and head tracking JBL | — |
| Microphones | Four beamforming call microphones JBL | — |
| In the box | Smart Tx, carrying case, USB-C/USB-C and USB-C/3.5 mm cables, USB-A adapter JBL | — |
| Type | — | Open-fit (no silicone tips) wireless earbuds; USB‑C charging case Apple |
| Audio technology | — | Custom high‑excursion Apple driver, custom high dynamic range amplifier; Personalised Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking; Adaptive EQ Apple |
| Chip | — | H2 headphone chip Apple |
| Microphones and sensors | — | Dual beamforming microphones, inward‑facing microphone, optical in‑ear sensor, motion- and speech-detecting accelerometers, force sensor Apple |
| Controls | — | Press the stem: once to play/pause or answer, twice to skip forward or end a call, three times to skip back, press and hold for Siri; “Siri” voice activation; nod or shake your head to answer calls Apple |
| Durability | — | IP54 dust, sweat and water resistance (earbuds and case) Apple |
| Battery | — | Up to 5 hours listening per charge; up to 30 hours total with the case; 5 minutes in the case ≈ 1 hour listening Apple |
| Connectivity | — | Bluetooth 5.3 Apple |
| Size and weight | — | Earbud: 30.2 × 18.3 × 18.1 mm, 4.3 g; case: 46.2 × 50.1 × 21.2 mm, 32.3 g Apple |
| Accessibility | — | Live Listen, headphone levels, Headphone Accommodations Apple |