True Wireless
Bang & Olufsen Beo Grace
75Great
$1,350
Full review dataBang & Olufsen Beo Grace vs Noble Audio Noble FoKus Prestige Encore: which should you buy?
Specs, scores and condensed review verdicts for the Bang & Olufsen Beo Grace vs Noble Audio Noble FoKus Prestige Encore, side by side. Where a product has no HearWiki score yet, not enough reviews have been aggregated to rate it.
True Wireless
Noble Audio Noble FoKus Prestige Encore
Not yet scored
$700
Full review dataScore breakdown
Each axis is a 0–10 blend of what reviewers scored, not a lab measurement.
Bang & Olufsen Beo Grace leads on 6 of 7 measures.
- Bang & Olufsen Beo Grace
- Noble Audio Noble FoKus Prestige Encore
HearWiki score
75
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Sound
9.1
-
Noise cancelling
8.5
-
Battery
5.2
-
Calls
8.3
-
Value
2.5
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Price (USD)
$1,350
$700
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?
Mixed generations
Bang & Olufsen Beo Grace (2025) against Noble Audio Noble FoKus Prestige Encore (2023). Neither is straightforwardly newer: the Bang & Olufsen Beo Grace brings LE Audio (LC3), while the Noble Audio Noble FoKus Prestige Encore answers with Bluetooth 5.4 against 5.3.
- Beo Grace20252 yr newer
- Noble FoKus Prestige Encore2023
What differsBeo GraceNoble FoKus Prestige Encore
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- 5.4
- LE Audio (LC3)
- Yes
- No
Platform
Level on: Top codec, ANC type, Multipoint pairing, Wireless charging, USB-C, Transparency mode, Custom EQ, Companion app.
Specifications
Beo GraceNoble FoKus Prestige Encore
- Type
- True Wireless
- True Wireless
- Price (USD)
- $1,350
- $700
- HearWiki score
- 75
- Not scored
- Released
- 2025
- 2023
- Availability
- Sold new
- Discontinued
- Driver
- 12 mm dynamic
- 1DD + 2BA + 1PL tribrid
- Driver type
- dynamic
- tribrid
- Driver configuration
- -
- 1DD + 2BA + 1PL
- Driver size
- 12 mm
- 8 mm
- Drivers per side
- -
- 4
- Frequency response
- 10 Hz - 20 kHz
- -
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- 5.4
- Codecs
- SBC, AAC, LC3
- SBC, AAC, aptX Adaptive, LDAC
- Multipoint pairing
- Yes
- Yes
- Battery life
- 4.5 h
- 10 h
- Battery life (ANC on)
- 4.5 h
- 7 h
- Battery incl. case
- 17 h
- 35 h
- Full charge time
- 84 min
- 90 min
- Quick charge
- 5 min → 2.5 h
- -
- Wireless charging
- Yes
- Yes
- Active noise cancelling
- Yes
- Yes
- ANC type
- hybrid
- hybrid
- Transparency mode
- Yes
- Yes
- Companion app
- Yes
- Yes
- Custom EQ
- Yes
- Yes
- Wear detection
- No
- -
- Controls
- both
- touch
- Weight
- 12 g
- -
- Case weight
- 65 g
- -
- Water resistance
- IP57
- -
- USB-C
- Yes
- Yes
- Microphones
- 6
- 2
- Call noise reduction
- -
- Yes
- Call NR technology
- -
- cVc
What reviewers said
Bang & Olufsen Beo Grace
The Bang & Olufsen Beo Grace is a luxury wireless earbud with hybrid active noise cancellation and a 12mm dynamic driver for detailed sound. It offers Bluetooth 5.3 with multipoint, IP57 water resistance, and wireless charging, though its battery life is modest at 4.5 hours with ANC. The earbuds include a transparency mode, six microphones for calls, and full app support with a custom EQ.
- Pro:Premium build and design
- Pro:Hybrid ANC with transparency mode
- Pro:Multipoint Bluetooth 5.3
- Con:Short battery life (4.5 hours with ANC)
- Con:High price point
- Con:No LDAC or aptX codec support
Noble Audio Noble FoKus Prestige Encore
The Noble FoKus Prestige Encore is a premium true wireless earphone that combines a tribrid driver setup with modern connectivity, including LDAC and aptX Adaptive support. It offers hybrid active noise cancellation, transparency mode, and a robust battery life of up to 10 hours per charge. The earbuds feature CNC-machined wooden housings and a companion app with a custom EQ for tailored sound.
- Pro:Tribrid driver array delivers rich, detailed audio
- Pro:Supports high-resolution codecs like LDAC and aptX Adaptive
- Pro:Hybrid ANC and transparency mode for versatile listening
- Con:High price point may deter budget-conscious buyers
- Con:Battery life drops to 7 hours with ANC enabled
- Con:Larger housing may not fit all ear shapes comfortably
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