Best OPEN Earbuds 2024 [Tested & Compared!] - Bose vs Sony vs AirPods vs Shokz..

If someone wants to make timestamps, I will add them to the video! Thank you all for watching :)

I can't use in-ear buds at all. No size I've found fit me, and they pop out constantly. I'm glad we are getting this type of buds

0:00 intro
1:02 Why open earbuds?
2:05 The contenders
Sony Linkbuds (Original)
Samsung Galaxy buds Live
Apple Airpods 3
Bose Ultra Open Earbuds
Shokz Openfit Earbuds
3:24 Fits & Comfort
6:00 Sound bleed test
7:13 Microphone test
9:30 Aesthetics
11:22 Best Case Design
13:23 Sound quality
16:44 Best Features
20:18 Water Resistance
21:08 Battery Life
22:55 Personal thought
23:32 Overall Result
25:54 Closing

I absolutely LOVE the new Bose Ultra Open Ear Buds! They sound crazy good! I never wear ear buds until the battery dies without ear fatigue! It's awesome!

I have both the Bose open earbuds and Sony Linkbuds, and here are some of my thoughts:
👉Design: definitely Bose. Both are very comfortable but Bose earbuds looks cooler.
👉 Audio performance: I think this relying on personal taste but in my humble opinion, I think Sony has done it better than Bose. At first, you will be wowed by Bose “signature” bass but you will soon get tired of it, at least it’s true for me. In Sony case, everything is well calibrated, it feels “just right”, very detailed, with wider sound stage than Bose.
👉 Companion app: another point for Sony. It’s Headphones app has more options than Bose Music, making Sony Linkbuds become very flexible for many music genres.
👉Mic quality: I feel myself have more natural sound with the Sony
👉Battery life: Bose is the winner with no doubt.

Though I like the overall approach and thoroughness, I disagree with the practical grouping of the products.

The only products here that are open ear are actually shokz and Bose. All the rest, need to sit in the ear and this is a really different experience. The true open ear are the ones that don't block the ear. It gives them tremendous comfort because they just sit outside your ear and unfortunately they don't block any noise which is the entire point. Bose is an innovation in the category, as it sits in the ear but didn't really block the ear.

The marketing of "open air" being no silicone is bs, and tech channels should know about this. With their mindset, we had open ear headphones for ages with those small wired ones which were also uncomfortable.

Take it from a person with multiple ear infections, if it touches the ear canal entrance, it's annoying and uncomfortable. Not to everyone but this sensitivity helps make the distinction.

Great to see the Buds Live have the best mic quality in all environments. The Bose are surprisingly terrible.
Edit: Ear fitment is everything. Having both the Airpods 3 and Buds Live, the comfort and sound quality on the Buds Live are much better than the Airpods.

I bought Samsung Buds Live 3 years back, never regretted it. Silicon tip earbuds give me the ick when wearing for longer duration. Sad that Samsung has likely scrapped plans to launch next version of Buds Live.

Still have my Buds Live and love them. Wish they would refresh them.

as someone who finds silicone tips earbuds uncomfortable, love this video ❤

You're one of the only youtubers that I've seen that wears the Bose earbuds correctly or at least as they instruct you to wear them in the manual. The call quality sounded a lot better than I've heard on other videos. I have the Bose, Shokz , Sony Link buds and the Galaxy Buds live and all of the mics sounded nice in quiet and busy conditions in your video. I think out of all of those the Galaxy Buds live sound the best, but I know everyones ears are different, because they do have a good amount of bass. I enjoyed your review.

Used to switch buds everytime. Until I came across the buds live 4 years ago. They are perfect for comfort. Right now, it's the Bose NC 700 headphones for music and buds live for everything else for me.

for 300$ bose mic sounds like 30$ buds

When I need open earbuds, I am a fan of the Galaxy Buds Live. Not perfect by any means, but they are very comfortable for me. I hope Samsung does update them in the future as I believe they have room for some improvements.

I have the samsung beans and the samsung buds pro 2. I end up wearing the beans more often because they are more comfortable. The pros are not uncomfortable...but the beans are just more comfortable. I'm glad that companies are making lots of open earbuds for us to choose from

I'm interested to hear your thoughts on the mifo gen 2 touch. I've found they're low profile, love that the case charges the ear buds and doubles as a phone charger if needed. Sound quality seems good for both the user and for the people on the other end of a phone call. The longevity may be the only weak point for me, as over time the Bluetooth acts finicky and sound quality on phone calls degrade. But again, would love to hear your thoughts. Thanks!

I've had Samsung buds live since the release of Samsung Galaxy Note 20 ultra got it free with pre-order of the phone, and they are still really good

You've got me very interested in the Bose buds. I've used the Galaxy buds for a couple years now. I can start a run with them in a comfortable position, but inevitably they end up settling into a position where they press on one part of my ear or another and get quite painful. Glad there are so many more options now.

Yes timestamps are always good

One key reason I have for wearing open earbuds is for playing piano with the learning app. Earbuds in my ear connected to the tablet, over-ear headphones connected to the piano, and the piano midi connected to the tablet USB-C.