Former audio engineer here. Things that touch your body are highly subjective. Add in the audio angle, and the variables spiral out of control. Driver size is a guideline, but not an absolute litmus. This is a leaky comparison, but a great set of IEMs might have 10mm drivers. A high-end smaller driver will be more accurate than a cheap larger driver.

When I'm considering a new set of headphones or earbuds, I start by looking for aspects that generally outline a quality set of audio gear, such as AptX HD support, serviceability/rebuildable/parts availability, driver type and manufacturer, DAC manufacturer, wired option, etc. None of these by themselves are indicators of quality, but they are typically common to good gear. A published response curve from an independent lab is a nice-to-have. Once I approach the pull-the-trigger phase, I'll consider reviews from SoundGuys and people I trust in my circle.

ANC nukes audio quality. There are plenty of decent sounding cans with ANC, but they take an instant hit to sound and massive bump in price. In my experience, better ANC means lower sound quality. I prefer passive noise reduction for noisy environs. Comply foam eartips on your IEMs go a long way to improving isolation. Yes, this would mean a set of headphones and a set of IEM, and picking the right tool for the job. I've tried a bunch of ANC gear: Sony WF-1000XM4, Sony WH-1000XM4/5, Bose QC, Sennheiser HDB 630, and so on. In the end, I always go back to my wired hardware because it just sounds that much better.

Frequency response is the really the most meaningful tech spec. The larger the range, the more sounds the phones can reproduce on the low and high end. However, that does become less meaningful when listening to heavily compressed and processed sources. Also, I would guess that all the options you are considering have the same frequency response, so might not really be a consideration.

Bluetooth version is the next consideration. You want the newest version available, or at least no older than the version your source device runs. The higher versions provide more bandwidth, so theoretically less compression during transmission. It seems common to use older chips in more budget friendly headphones in order to save cost. The average user probably doesn't care, but if you are concerned about sound quality, it can be a factor.

Honestly, your source material is probably more of a hindrance to quality than your equipment. Compression is the enemy. Unless you are going to get into lossless codecs and/or analog sources, you won't be pushing the limits of the headphones you are considering. This is not to say you shouldn't get a nice pair, more just a fair warning that you're not gonna get a major quality boost from just changing your headphones.

I have different sets of headphones for home and travel. I can't recommend any noise canceling in transit as I value situational awareness. I really love my Koss utility headphones. At home I still have big open-back cans so I can hear loud knocking or my family. I can't tell the difference between my old $100 Sennheisers and my $50 Samson SR850, bit I'm almost 50yo. I would look for whatever open-back cans have aftermarket earpads.

Try them. That's the only way. Go to an actual physical place (i.e. a store) and see what you like and don't like about the models there.

Then you can ask for specific advice using those models as a reference.

At the price point of the Q30, for ANC, they were at least a year ago the best value. Maybe still today. The more expensive ones like Q45 and Space One Pro are supposed to be a lot more durable.

You can also go the IEM route. Very good for relative cheap. You're taking them outdoors so no open or semi open backs. Generally in reviews you see how neutral they're described and clean they sound across the sound spectrum and then when you get them, use your audio players equalizer to fit your wants

Indoors I use open back headphones. Outdoors I use wireless ANC headphones or ANC IEMs. Sure ANC sound quality isn't as good as plain dedicated wired closed or open back headphones, but they're still sound good. And if you're not going to be buying numerous headphones, maybe an ANC wireless headphone is what you want again. Just this time more premium. Like the previous years on sale Sony. Or the $150+ Anker Soundcore. Edifier WH950NB Gen 2. Yesteryears on sale Bose quiet comfort. Sennheiser Momentum.

You can read/listen to reviews for each how they sound with ANC off and the phone app quality

Also for wired non ANC headphones, I'm used to buying used. It's always worked fine for me. Headphones with removable cables