Over-Ear
OneOdio A30
Not yet scored
$55
Full review dataOneOdio A30 vs QCY H3S: which should you buy?
Specs, scores and condensed review verdicts for the OneOdio A30 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 7 of 7 measures.
- OneOdio A30
- QCY H3S
HearWiki score
-
81
Sound
-
7.5
Noise cancelling
-
7.4
Battery
-
9.8
Calls
-
5.4
Value
-
9.5
Price (USD)
$55
$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 OneOdio A30 (2023). 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.
- A302023
- H3S20252 yr newer
What differsA30H3S
- Bluetooth
- 5.0
- 6.0
- Top codec
- AAC
- LDAC
- ANC type
- Hybrid
- Adaptive
Platform
Level on: USB-C.
Specifications
A30H3S
- Type
- Over-Ear
- Over-Ear
- Price (USD)
- $55
- $34
- HearWiki score
- Not scored
- 81
- Released
- 2023
- 2025
- Availability
- Discontinued
- Sold new
- Driver
- 40 mm driver
- 2-driver hybrid
- Driver type
- -
- 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
- Sensitivity
- 100 dB/mW
- -
- Bluetooth
- 5.0
- 6.0
- Codecs
- SBC, AAC
- AAC, LDAC
- Multipoint pairing
- -
- Yes
- Wireless range
- 10 m
- 10 m
- Battery life
- 50 h
- 102 h
- Battery life (ANC on)
- 15 h
- 58 h
- Full charge time
- 150 min
- 120 min
- Quick charge
- -
- 10 min → 7 h
- Wireless charging
- No
- No
- Active noise cancelling
- Yes
- Yes
- ANC type
- hybrid
- adaptive
- Transparency mode
- No
- -
- Companion app
- No
- -
- Custom EQ
- No
- -
- Wear detection
- No
- -
- Controls
- buttons
- buttons
- Voice assistant
- -
- Yes
- Weight
- 268 g
- 240 g
- Water resistance
- -
- none
- Foldable
- -
- Yes
- USB-C
- Yes
- Yes
- Microphones
- 1
- 7
- Call noise reduction
- Yes
- -
- Call NR technology
- cVc 8.0
- -
What reviewers said
OneOdio A30
The OneOdio A30 are affordable wireless over-ear headphones that include hybrid active noise cancellation. They feature a 40mm driver, Bluetooth 5.0, and a long 50-hour battery life when ANC is turned off, though that drops to 15 hours with ANC active. A built-in microphone supports hands-free calls, and USB-C charging is included.
- Pro:Hybrid ANC for effective noise reduction
- Pro:Excellent 50-hour battery life with ANC off
- Pro:Lightweight 268g design for comfort
- Con:Battery life drops significantly with ANC on
- Con:No app support or custom EQ
- Con:No transparency mode
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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