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JBL WAVE Buds 3
JBL WAVE Buds 3 is a true wireless earbuds released in October 2026. Key specs: fit In-ear, active noise cancelling, battery life 10 h, Bluetooth version 6.
7.7Score
Noise control & calls7.2
Battery7.9
Build & features5.1
price range$45–60Reference price converted from JPY
- Released
- October 2026
- Brand
JBL- Popularity
- #822 of 2,013
In-earFit
YesActive noise cancelling
10 hBattery life
6Bluetooth version
IPx4Water resistance (IPx)
YesMultipoint (two devices)
Spec guide
How it ranks among true wireless earbuds of 2026
Compared with true wireless earbuds released in 2026. Bars show the share of models it beats.
compared with other true wireless earbuds
Why is WAVE Buds 3 a good choice?
Battery life: 10 hbetter than 72% of true wireless earbuds
Bluetooth version: 6better than 92% of true wireless earbuds
Battery life with ANC: 8 hbetter than 73% of true wireless earbuds
Weak points
Water resistance (IPx): IPx4worse than 99% of true wireless earbuds
Specifications
Full specifications
Sound
- Driver size
- 8 mm
- Lowest frequency
- 20 Hz
- Highest frequency
- 20,000 Hz
- Impedance
- 16 Ω
- Sensitivity
- 100 dB
- Adjustable equaliser
- Yes
Noise control
- Active noise cancelling
- Yes
- Transparency / ambient mode
- Yes
Battery & charging
- Battery life
- 10 h
- Battery life with ANC
- 8 h
- Charging time
- 2 h
Connectivity
- Wireless
- Yes
- Bluetooth version
- 6
- Hi-res codec (LDAC / aptX HD / LHDC)
- No
- aptX
- No
- LDAC
- No
- Multipoint (two devices)
- Yes
- USB-C
- Yes
Design & build
- Earbud weight (each)
- 4.9 g
- Protection rating
- IP54
- Water resistance (IPx)
- IPx4
- Dust protection (IP)
- 5
Features
- Touch controls
- Yes
- Hands-free calls
- Yes
Specs are collected from manufacturers and open databases and normalised to one format; check details with the seller before you buy.
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