Over-Ear
JLab JBuddies Pro Wireless
80Outstanding
$35
Full review dataJLab JBuddies Pro Wireless vs QCY H3S: which should you buy?
On aggregated review scores the QCY H3S comes out ahead with a HearWiki score of 81. The full breakdown - sub-scores, specs and what reviewers actually said - is below.
Our pick: QCY H3S - Outstanding overall at around $34.
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 7 of 7 measures.
- JLab JBuddies Pro Wireless
- QCY H3S
HearWiki score
80
81
Sound
7.0
7.5
Noise cancelling
-
7.4
Battery
8.1
9.8
Calls
4.2
5.4
Value
8.7
9.5
Price (USD)
$35
$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
Both shipped in 2025. The QCY H3S is the newer platform here: Bluetooth 6.0 against 5.0, Top codec LDAC against AAC and ANC type Adaptive against None.
- JBuddies Pro Wireless2025
- H3S2025
What differsJBuddies Pro WirelessH3S
- Bluetooth
- 5.0
- 6.0
- Top codec
- AAC
- LDAC
- ANC type
- None
- Adaptive
- Multipoint pairing
- No
- Yes
- Water resistance
- IPX4
- Not rated
Platform
Everyday features
Level on: USB-C.
Specifications
JBuddies Pro WirelessH3S
- Type
- Over-Ear
- Over-Ear
- Price (USD)
- $35
- $34
- HearWiki score
- 80
- 81
- Released
- 2025
- 2025
- Availability
- Sold new
- 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
- 9 m
- 10 m
- Battery life
- 35 h
- 102 h
- Battery life (ANC on)
- -
- 58 h
- Full charge time
- 180 min
- 120 min
- Quick charge
- 10 min → 4 h
- 10 min → 7 h
- Wireless charging
- -
- No
- Active noise cancelling
- No
- Yes
- ANC type
- none
- adaptive
- Transparency mode
- No
- -
- Companion app
- No
- -
- Custom EQ
- No
- -
- Wear detection
- No
- -
- Controls
- buttons
- buttons
- Voice assistant
- -
- Yes
- Weight
- 165 g
- 240 g
- Water resistance
- IPX4
- none
- Foldable
- Yes
- Yes
- USB-C
- Yes
- Yes
- Microphones
- 1
- 7
- Microphone type
- MEMS
- -
- Mic sensitivity
- -42 dBV
- -
What reviewers said
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
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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