Bluedio T3 vs QCY H3S: which should you buy?
Specs, scores and condensed review verdicts for the Bluedio T3 vs QCY H3S, side by side. Where a product has no HearWiki score yet, not enough reviews have been aggregated to rate it.
Score breakdown
Each axis is a 0–10 blend of what reviewers scored, not a lab measurement.
QCY H3S leads on 7 of 7 measures.
- Bluedio T3
- QCY H3S
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?
QCY H3S (2025) against Bluedio T3 (2021). The QCY H3S is the newer platform here: Bluetooth 6.0 against 4.1 and Top codec LDAC against SBC. It also adds USB-C.
- T32021
- H3S20254 yr newer
- Bluetooth
- 4.1
- 6.0
- Top codec
- SBC
- LDAC
- USB-C
- No
- Yes
Platform
Everyday features
Specifications
- Type
- Over-Ear
- Over-Ear
- Price (USD)
- $50
- $34
- HearWiki score
- Not scored
- 81
- Released
- 2021
- 2025
- Availability
- Discontinued
- Sold new
- Driver
- 57 mm dynamic
- 2-driver hybrid
- Driver type
- dynamic
- hybrid
- Driver size
- 57 mm
- 40 mm
- Drivers per side
- 1
- 2
- Frequency response
- 15 Hz - 25 kHz
- 20 Hz - 40 kHz
- Impedance
- 16 Ω
- 32 Ω
- Sensitivity
- 116 dB/mW
- -
- Bluetooth
- 4.1
- 6.0
- Codecs
- SBC
- AAC, LDAC
- Multipoint pairing
- -
- Yes
- Wireless range
- 10 m
- 10 m
- Battery life
- 20 h
- 102 h
- Battery life (ANC on)
- -
- 58 h
- Full charge time
- 120 min
- 120 min
- Quick charge
- -
- 10 min → 7 h
- Wireless charging
- -
- No
- Active noise cancelling
- -
- Yes
- ANC type
- -
- adaptive
- Controls
- -
- buttons
- Voice assistant
- -
- Yes
- Weight
- 388 g
- 240 g
- Water resistance
- none
- none
- Foldable
- Yes
- Yes
- Detachable cable
- Yes
- -
- USB-C
- No
- Yes
- Microphones
- -
- 7
What reviewers said
Bluedio T3
The Bluedio T3 is a budget-friendly wireless over-ear headphone with large 57mm dynamic drivers, offering a wide frequency response from 15Hz to 25kHz. It provides up to 20 hours of battery life on a single charge and features a foldable design for portability, though it lacks water resistance and uses an older Bluetooth 4.1 connection with SBC codec support. With a 16-ohm impedance and high sensitivity, it should be easy to drive from most devices, and the detachable cable adds wired flexibility.
- Pro:Large 57mm drivers for potentially powerful sound
- Pro:Long 20-hour battery life
- Pro:Foldable design for easy storage and travel
- Con:Only supports SBC codec, limiting audio quality over Bluetooth
- Con:Older Bluetooth 4.1 version may have less stable connections
- Con:No water resistance, so not suitable for workouts or rain
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
Summaries are AI-condensed and paraphrased from published reviews and specs - not original hands-on testing. More on our method.
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