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Bose
Bose QuietControl 30
Key specs
Battery Life Wireless
10 hBelow average10 h
11 h100 h
below average for over-ear headphones — based on 150 of 240 we've cataloged.
Charging Method
Micro USBUsb-c87%Micro usb10%Others3%
Micro usb appears on 10% of the 135 over-ear headphones we've cataloged (of 240).
Connection Type
Wired-3.5mm48%Bluetooth44%Wired-usb-c7%Others1%
Bluetooth appears on 44% of the 215 over-ear headphones we've cataloged (of 240).
Battery
- Battery Life Wireless
- 10 h
- Charging Method
- Micro USB
- Full Charge Minutes
- 180 min
- Battery Life Anc On
- 10 h
- Battery
- Yes
- Fast Charging
- No
Connectivity
- Connection Type
- Bluetooth wireless
- USB Charging
- No
Features
- Companion App
- IOS + Android
Sound
- Acoustic Design
- Closed-back
- Noise Cancellation Type
- Active
Design
- Foldable
- No
Microphone
- Microphone
- Yes
SoundGuys review
Read the full review ›SOUNDGUYS rating
7.6/ 10
RecommendedBattery life8.0
Design9.0
Portability8.0
Value6.5
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