Over-Ear
Philips H8000E
83Outstanding
$68
Full review dataPhilips H8000E vs UGREEN HiTune Max3: which should you buy?
On aggregated review scores the Philips H8000E comes out ahead with a HearWiki score of 83. The full breakdown - sub-scores, specs and what reviewers actually said - is below.
Our pick: Philips H8000E - Outstanding overall at around $68.
Over-Ear
UGREEN HiTune Max3
57Average
$50
Full review dataScore breakdown
Each axis is a 0–10 blend of what reviewers scored, not a lab measurement.
Philips H8000E leads on 5 of 7 measures.
- Philips H8000E
- UGREEN HiTune Max3
HearWiki score
83
57
Sound
8.0
6.2
Noise cancelling
7.8
5.8
Battery
9.8
8.0
Calls
5.5
6.0
Value
9.6
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Price (USD)
$68
$50
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
Philips H8000E (2025) against UGREEN HiTune Max3 (2023). The Philips H8000E is the newer platform here: Bluetooth 5.4 against 5.0, Top codec LC3 against AAC, LE Audio (LC3) and ANC type Adaptive against Hybrid.
- H8000E20252 yr newer
- HiTune Max32023
What differsH8000EHiTune Max3
- Bluetooth
- 5.4
- 5.0
- Top codec
- LC3
- AAC
- LE Audio (LC3)
- Yes
- No
- ANC type
- Adaptive
- Hybrid
- Multipoint pairing
- Yes
- No
- Wear detection
- No
- Yes
Platform
Everyday features
Level on: USB-C, Transparency mode, Custom EQ, Companion app.
Specifications
H8000EHiTune Max3
- Type
- Over-Ear
- Over-Ear
- Price (USD)
- $68
- $50
- HearWiki score
- 83
- 57
- Released
- 2025
- 2023
- Availability
- Sold new
- Still sold new
- Driver
- 40 mm dynamic
- 40 mm dynamic
- Driver type
- dynamic
- dynamic
- Driver size
- 40 mm
- 40 mm
- Drivers per side
- 1
- 1
- Frequency response
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- Impedance
- 32 Ω
- -
- Bluetooth
- 5.4
- 5.0
- Codecs
- SBC, AAC, LC3, LDAC
- SBC, AAC
- Multipoint pairing
- Yes
- No
- Wireless range
- -
- 10 m
- Battery life
- 70 h
- 60 h
- Battery life (ANC on)
- 50 h
- 40 h
- Full charge time
- 120 min
- 90 min
- Quick charge
- 10 min → 8 h
- 10 min → 5 h
- Wireless charging
- No
- No
- Active noise cancelling
- Yes
- Yes
- ANC type
- adaptive
- hybrid
- Transparency mode
- Yes
- Yes
- Companion app
- Yes
- Yes
- Custom EQ
- Yes
- Yes
- Wear detection
- No
- Yes
- Controls
- buttons
- touch
- Voice assistant
- Yes
- -
- Weight
- 260 g
- 294 g
- Water resistance
- none
- -
- Foldable
- Yes
- -
- Detachable cable
- Yes
- -
- USB-C
- Yes
- Yes
- Pad material
- -
- protein-leather
- Model code
- -
- 90422
- Microphones
- 5
- 5
- Microphone type
- -
- MEMS
- Call noise reduction
- -
- Yes
What reviewers said
Philips H8000E
With a foldable design, five microphones for calls, and a companion app with EQ, it packs plenty of features for its price point.
- Pro:Adaptive noise cancellation and transparency mode
- Pro:Bluetooth 5.4 with multipoint
- Pro:Foldable design with app-based EQ
- Con:No water resistance rating
- Con:No wireless charging support
- Con:Plastic build may feel less premium
UGREEN HiTune Max3
The UGREEN HiTune Max3 is a budget-friendly over-ear headphone that packs hybrid active noise cancellation, transparency mode, and a 40 mm dynamic driver into a lightweight 294 g frame. Bluetooth 5.0, AAC/SBC codecs, touch controls, and app support round out a feature set that rivals more expensive models.
- Pro:Effective hybrid ANC and transparency mode
- Pro:Lightweight design at 294 grams
- Pro:Touch controls and companion app with custom EQ
- Con:No multipoint pairing
- Con:Limited codec support (only SBC and AAC)
- Con:No wireless charging
Summaries are AI-condensed and paraphrased from published reviews and specs - not original hands-on testing. More on our method.
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