JBL Tour One M3 Smart Tx: JBLTOM3AVIBLKAM · black headphones with Smart Tx transmitter bundle
Apple AirPods Max (Lightning, 2020): AirPods Max 1, the first version with a Lightning charging port (2020); Silver, Space Grey, Sky Blue, Pink and Green. The 2024 USB‑C version and AirPods Max 2 are separate models.
| Specification | JBL Tour One M3 Smart Tx | Apple AirPods Max (Lightning, 2020) |
|---|---|---|
| Release year | 2025 | 2020 |
| Driver | 40 mm dynamic, mica dome JBL | — |
| Weight | Headphones 278 g; transmitter 34.5 g JBL | — |
| Headphone battery | 850 mAh, 3.85 V JBL | — |
| Transmitter battery | 550 mAh, 3.85 V JBL | — |
| Music playback | Up to 70 hours ANC off; 40 hours ANC on JBL | — |
| Transmitter runtime | Up to 18 hours JBL | — |
| Charging | Around 2 hours empty to full; 5 V/1 A input JBL | — |
| Noise control | True Adaptive Noise Cancelling 2.0; Ambient Aware and TalkThru JBL | — |
| Audio connections | Bluetooth, USB-C digital and 3.5 mm analog source JBL | — |
| Codecs | SBC, AAC, LC3, LDAC; depends on source and connection mode JBL | — |
| Multipoint | Two simultaneous Bluetooth device connections JBL | — |
| LE Audio | Update 4.2.0 adds LE Audio Unicast support. JBL | — |
| Bluetooth version context | Launch sheet: 5.3; 4.2.0 notes report a profile update to 6.0. JBL | — |
| Transmitter sharing | Auracast; 3.9.0 adds standalone transmission to non-Auracast Bluetooth headphones JBL | — |
| Sound tuning | 12-band EQ; Personi-Fi 3.0; left/right balance JBL | — |
| Spatial audio | JBL Spatial 360 and head tracking JBL | — |
| Microphones | Four beamforming call microphones JBL | Nine microphones in total: eight for noise cancellation; three for voice pickup (two shared with noise cancellation) Apple |
| In the box | Smart Tx, carrying case, USB-C/USB-C and USB-C/3.5 mm cables, USB-A adapter JBL | — |
| Audio technology | — | Apple-designed dynamic driver; Active Noise Cancellation; Transparency mode; Personalised Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking; Adaptive EQ Apple |
| Chip | — | Apple H1 headphone chip in each ear cup Apple |
| Sensors | — | Optical, position and case-detect sensors plus an accelerometer in each cup; gyroscope in the left cup Apple |
| Controls | — | Digital Crown (volume, play/pause, calls, track skip, Siri) and noise control button Apple |
| Battery | — | Up to 20 hours of listening with Active Noise Cancellation or Transparency on; up to 20 hours of movies with Spatial Audio on; 5 minutes of charge gives about 1.5 hours of listening Apple |
| Charging and case | — | Charging via Lightning; the battery enters an ultra-low-power state in the Smart Case Apple |
| Connectivity | — | Bluetooth 5.0 Apple |
| Size and weight | — | 187.3 × 168.6 × 83.4 mm; 384.8 g with cushions; Smart Case 134.5 g Apple |
| Compatibility | — | Apple devices running the latest iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, macOS or tvOS Apple |