Over-Ear
Aukey EP-N12
Not yet scored
$29
Full review dataAukey EP-N12 vs QCY H3S: which should you buy?
Specs, scores and condensed review verdicts for the Aukey EP-N12 vs QCY H3S, side by side. Where a product has no HearWiki score yet, not enough reviews have been aggregated to rate it.
Over-Ear
QCY H3S
81Outstanding
$34
Full review dataScore breakdown
Each axis is a 0–10 blend of what reviewers scored, not a lab measurement.
QCY H3S leads on 6 of 7 measures.
- Aukey EP-N12
- QCY H3S
HearWiki score
-
81
Sound
-
7.5
Noise cancelling
-
7.4
Battery
-
9.8
Calls
-
5.4
Value
-
9.5
Price (USD)
$29
$34
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?
New platform
QCY H3S (2025) against Aukey EP-N12 (2021). The QCY H3S is the newer platform here: Bluetooth 6.0 against 5.0, Top codec LDAC against AAC and ANC type Adaptive against Hybrid. It also adds Multipoint pairing.
- EP-N122021
- H3S20254 yr newer
What differsEP-N12H3S
- Bluetooth
- 5.0
- 6.0
- Top codec
- AAC
- LDAC
- ANC type
- Hybrid
- Adaptive
- Multipoint pairing
- No
- Yes
Platform
Everyday features
Level on: USB-C.
Specifications
EP-N12H3S
- Type
- Over-Ear
- Over-Ear
- Price (USD)
- $29
- $34
- HearWiki score
- Not scored
- 81
- Released
- 2021
- 2025
- Availability
- Discontinued
- Sold new
- Driver
- 40 mm dynamic
- 2-driver hybrid
- Driver type
- dynamic
- hybrid
- Driver size
- 40 mm
- 40 mm
- Drivers per side
- 1
- 2
- Frequency response
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- 20 Hz - 40 kHz
- Impedance
- 32 Ω
- 32 Ω
- Bluetooth
- 5.0
- 6.0
- Codecs
- SBC, AAC
- AAC, LDAC
- Multipoint pairing
- No
- Yes
- Wireless range
- 10 m
- 10 m
- Battery life
- 40 h
- 102 h
- Battery life (ANC on)
- 33 h
- 58 h
- Full charge time
- 120 min
- 120 min
- Quick charge
- -
- 10 min → 7 h
- Wireless charging
- -
- No
- Active noise cancelling
- Yes
- Yes
- ANC type
- hybrid
- adaptive
- Controls
- buttons
- buttons
- Voice assistant
- -
- Yes
- Weight
- 253 g
- 240 g
- Water resistance
- -
- none
- Foldable
- -
- Yes
- USB-C
- Yes
- Yes
- Microphones
- 1
- 7
- Microphone type
- electret
- -
- Mic sensitivity
- -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
QCY H3S
The QCY H3S is a budget-friendly over-ear wireless headphone that packs adaptive active noise cancellation, a hybrid dual-driver setup, and support for LDAC and Bluetooth 6.0. Its foldable design and lightweight build add to its portability and convenience.
- Pro:Effective adaptive ANC for the price
- Pro:LDAC and AAC codec support for high-quality audio
- Pro:Multipoint connectivity and Bluetooth 6.0
- Con:No water resistance rating
- Con:No wireless charging support
- Con:Controls are button-based, not touch
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