Over-Ear
Aukey EP-N12
Not yet scored
$29
Full review dataAukey EP-N12 vs JLab JBuddies Pro Wireless: which should you buy?
Specs, scores and condensed review verdicts for the Aukey EP-N12 vs JLab JBuddies Pro Wireless, side by side. Where a product has no HearWiki score yet, not enough reviews have been aggregated to rate it.
Over-Ear
JLab JBuddies Pro Wireless
80Outstanding
$35
Full review dataScore breakdown
Each axis is a 0–10 blend of what reviewers scored, not a lab measurement.
JLab JBuddies Pro Wireless leads on 5 of 6 measures.
- Aukey EP-N12
- JLab JBuddies Pro Wireless
HearWiki score
-
80
Sound
-
7.0
Battery
-
8.1
Calls
-
4.2
Value
-
8.7
Price (USD)
$29
$35
Generation & platform
The scores rank quality. This is the other question: is the newer one actually newer technology, or the same platform in a new shell?
Half a step newer
JLab JBuddies Pro Wireless (2025) against Aukey EP-N12 (2021). The Aukey EP-N12 edges ahead on platform, but only just: ANC type Hybrid against None.
- EP-N122021
- JBuddies Pro Wireless20254 yr newer
What differsEP-N12JBuddies Pro Wireless
- ANC type
- Hybrid
- None
Platform
Level on: Bluetooth, Top codec, USB-C.
Specifications
EP-N12JBuddies Pro Wireless
- Type
- Over-Ear
- Over-Ear
- Price (USD)
- $29
- $35
- HearWiki score
- Not scored
- 80
- Released
- 2021
- 2025
- Availability
- Discontinued
- Sold new
- Driver
- 40 mm dynamic
- 40 mm dynamic
- Driver type
- dynamic
- dynamic
- Driver size
- 40 mm
- 40 mm
- Drivers per side
- 1
- 1
- Frequency response
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- Impedance
- 32 Ω
- 32 Ω
- Bluetooth
- 5.0
- 5.0
- Codecs
- SBC, AAC
- SBC, AAC
- Multipoint pairing
- No
- No
- Wireless range
- 10 m
- 9 m
- Battery life
- 40 h
- 35 h
- Battery life (ANC on)
- 33 h
- -
- Full charge time
- 120 min
- 180 min
- Quick charge
- -
- 10 min → 4 h
- Active noise cancelling
- Yes
- No
- ANC type
- hybrid
- none
- Transparency mode
- -
- No
- Companion app
- -
- No
- Custom EQ
- -
- No
- Wear detection
- -
- No
- Controls
- buttons
- buttons
- Weight
- 253 g
- 165 g
- Water resistance
- -
- IPX4
- Foldable
- -
- Yes
- USB-C
- Yes
- Yes
- Microphones
- 1
- 1
- Microphone type
- electret
- MEMS
- Mic sensitivity
- -42 dBV
- -42 dBV
What reviewers said
Aukey EP-N12
The Aukey EP-N12 is an affordable over-ear wireless headphone featuring hybrid active noise cancellation for improved sound isolation. It offers a long battery life of up to 33 hours with ANC engaged and supports Bluetooth 5.0 with AAC and SBC codecs, making it a solid budget option for everyday listening.
- Pro:Effective hybrid ANC for the price
- Pro:Long battery life, even with ANC on
- Pro:Lightweight and comfortable over-ear design
- Con:No multipoint connection
- Con:ANC works only in wireless mode
- Con:Only one microphone for calls
JLab JBuddies Pro Wireless
The JLab JBuddies Pro Wireless are budget-friendly over-ear headphones aimed at younger listeners, offering a lightweight and foldable design for easy travel. They provide a long 35-hour battery life and IPX4 sweat resistance, making them suitable for daily use and light activity, though they lack active noise cancellation and multipoint connectivity.
- Pro:Long 35-hour battery life
- Pro:Lightweight and foldable design
- Pro:IPX4 sweat resistance
- Con:No active noise cancellation
- Con:No multipoint Bluetooth connection
- Con:Basic button controls only
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