Welcome back Tech Room Enthusiasts! We're trustedshoppingguide.com and today we are in the
Tech Room. In this video, two earbud ****brands will be going head to head. We have the Bose
**Quietcomfort Earbuds and the Sony WF-1000XM4. When you're on the run, lightweight earbuds might
be more convenient than over-ear styles and you don't have to sacrifice sound quality to get a
comfy pair. Nowadays, the greatest earbuds give considerably better audio than the tangled earbuds
that came with your mobile phone a few years back. AirPods may have ushered in the wire-free craze,
but these days, there seems to be an endless influx of wireless earbuds
looking to help you cut the cord. For today s battle, we have picked
two of the most well-known brands: the Bose Quietcomfort Earbuds and the Sony WF-1000XM4,
which both received 5-star badges from our team at trustedshoppingguide.com,
to have a thrilling duel of which brands ticks all the boxes for exceptional earbuds.
If you are interested in the other earbuds that we reviewed, do check out our earbud
review video linked below. If you want direct links to the products themselves,
all these links are also listed below too. So, without further ado, let s start the brand wars!
The first category that these earbuds will be going toe to toe with is their battery life
No one wants to be interrupted in the middle of the day due to low battery earbuds,
and it can be a little annoying to sacrifice good music so you can charge the device. So,
earbuds with extra-long battery life will ensure continuous listening to music, and you don t have
to worry whether you have charging cable or not. The Bose QuietComfort may last up to six hours on
a single full charge that takes 2 hours. To top it all off, the robust charging case can deliver
an extra 2 full charges for a total of 12 hours of charging time. You can charge it with a USB-C cord
or wirelessly with any Qi-certified charging pad. On the other hand, you can charge your Sony
Earbuds for a whole working day of 8 hours and store another 16 hours in the case.
That's a full 24 hours of listening time every time you leave home. However,
if you're in a rush, a 5-minute rapid charge can provide you with up to 60 minutes of playtime.
In the match for longevity, both have given ample battery life. Bose excelled when it comes
to charging time. However, Sony WF-1000XM4 offers a more generous playtime which is
a big help when you re out for a long time and though it requires long hours of plugging in,
it will also benefit you in the long run as it will give you a massive battery life so you won
t have to frequently charge it. In this round, we will give the first match point for Sony.
The second category that these two brands will be going toe to toe with is their fit and comfort
We have different ear shapes and sizes, so we need to look for the designs that fit us best.
They must adjust well in our ears in case we want to stay active
while taking calls or listening to songs. Bose QuietComfort offers a soft silicone
that covers every area of your ear as well as StayHear Max ear tips to help
you discover your perfect fit. Since it has an umbrella-shaped nozzle and an extra-long fin,
it distributes pressure evenly over a larger surface area, making it more comfortable and
stable to wear for prolonged periods of time. On the flip side, the Sony WF-1000XM4 is
undaunted and offers similarly comfortable earbuds featuring a shape that matches the ear cavity with
a new ergonomic surface design for a more stable fit. Size-wise, they have a more compact look and
don't stick out of your ears as much as the others do. They come with three pairs of polyurethane ear
tips in small, medium, and large, which feel like squishable foam earplugs and fit snugly in the
ear canal. There s a pop-and-twist action to get them right in there, and once situated they feel
secure despite the lack of supporting wingtips. What fits the other doesn t necessarily fit you.
The comfort and fit of earbuds will all boil down to how it complements your ear size and shape.
However, it s worth noting that both brands have dedicated enough attention to users comfort.
For all that, Bose and Sony is neck and neck in this round so we have to declare a tie.
The third category that these two brands will be going toe to
toe with is their noise-canceling feature If you often listen to music outside, you
should think about noise cancellation features. Otherwise, you'll be cranking up the volume to
avoid hearing the noise around you, which is not only annoying but may be harmful to your ears in
the long run. Unlike sound isolating earbuds, which isolate music from background noise,
noise cancellation earphones seek to suppress all types of noise in your environment.
They are often very powerful and might even allow you to sleep in loud environments.
The Bose QuietComfort Earbuds provide outstanding active noise cancellation. QuietComfort,
the name kind of says it all: These buds are meant to kill noise around you while pumping in
high-quality audio you might expect from a brand like Bose. The first thing to mention is that they
feature adjustable ANC. You can simply crank the ANC all the way up to 10 to completely shut the
surrounding noise, into complete transparency mode of 0, or any blend of the two on a range
of 0 to 10. They don't remove all noise, but you feel relatively isolated from the outside world,
and it's worth mentioning that many people use the transparency mode while strolling about the city
to hear traffic for safety concerns. You may also save "favorite" ANC settings in the app and then
flip between modes with a fast double-tap. Bose has long set the standard for active
noise cancellation, but it now has some real competition in the form of Sony's WF-1000XM4,
which uses the Integrated Processor V1 to improve general noise cancellation. This feature delivers
the industry's highest level of noise cancellation while using less power. When you activate the ANC,
droning noises at 50 Hertz and above will sound around one-quarter to one-sixteenth as loud as
they would without anything in your ears. Sony provides a bewildering amount of noise-canceling
customization choices, including Adaptive Sound Control, which detects, learns, and switches
between sound modes depending on your activity or location. If the idea of not being able to
hear the world around you freaks you out, you can toggle the ANC function of the earphones to allow
some sound through which they called the "Ambient Mode" and you can adjust its volume. Other ANC
settings include "Focus on Voice," which improves the sound of people speaking, and "Speak-to-Chat,"
which automatically stops music playing when you speak so you don't have to take the buds out to
talk. Music restarts automatically, but only after you've stopped yapping for 15 seconds.
Bose was the gold standard for active noise cancellation, but Sony has upped their
noise-canceling game by providing various helpful ANC settings. This long round will
end with a victory upon Sony, the best wireless earbuds out there for muffling sound around you.
The fourth category that these two brands will be going toe to toe with is their audio performance
The quality of sound from your wireless earbuds will either make or break your purchase.
Anything related to sound and audio is the most crucial point in earbuds as you are
paying for a wireless pair of earbuds to enjoy the freedom of movement along with great audio.
Because it's Bose, you know you're getting high-quality audio,
and the QuietComfort Earbuds deliver in spades. They sound incredible at any volume level, owing
to the volume-optimized Active EQ technology. They also deliver a predictably bass-rich,
sculpted sound signature. Most users will likely find the bass response to be rich and full,
and the high-frequency clarity to be sharp, with the lows and highs perfectly balanced.
Voices are also much clearer. Songs are presented in how they were intended to be heard, with vocal
and instrumental aspects at the forefront of the mix never drowning out the more delicate sections
that may be flattened by cheaper hardware. Even at lower volume settings, everything is incredibly
clear. It boasts booming, high-energy tracks with lots going on come through beautifully thanks to
deep sound and thumping bass. Of course, the crystal clear audio output is greatly assisted
by nearly perfect active noise cancellation. On the other hand, all this fancy technology
thrumming along in the background wouldn t be worth much if the Sony WF-1000XM4 sounded rubbish,
so thankfully, Sony hasn t dropped the ball when it comes to the basics. Helped hugely
by the airtight fit, the earbuds can produce an amazing sound: bass is rich and detailed without
any claggy distortions often found in small, overcompensating drivers. Mid-tones and highs
are crisp too, with clear vocal detail and clarity whether you re listening to dirty metal,
drum and bass, or light, plucky acoustic. The tight match for audio performance has left us
torn between the two brands as both have equally delivered top-notch sound quality. Yet again, we
are not surprised by the close similarities of the cutting-edge features of Bose and Sony as they don
t really differ that much from each other making it difficult to make a call between the two.
That said, Bose and Sony have tied again. The fifth and final category that these
two brands will be going toe to toe with is their Bluetooth connectivity.
How your headphones connect to your music player is crucial to your experience. Compatibility and
range with your smartphone device are critical considerations when using wireless earphones,
which may provide you with a lot of flexibility, particularly if you're performing sports or other
activity that involves a lot of movement. The Bose QuietComfort Earbuds are Bluetooth
5.1 compatible and have a range of up to nine meters. You won't have to worry about connection
dropouts whether you take the earphones outside or listen from your home office.
As a matter of fact, it supports two Bluetooth codecs: SBC and AAC. This is great news for
iPhone users since iOS can easily support the high-end AAC codec. Android, on the other hand,
has difficulty streaming consistently via AAC. If the inconsistencies in streaming quality become
too much for you, you may always force SBC from your Android phone's developer settings.
On the other hand, Sony is unwavering in its pursuit of a stronger, clearer, and more
consistent Bluetooth connection. The buds are Bluetooth 5.2 compatible and offer AAC,
SBC, and LDAC Bluetooth codecs, with a 10-meter connectivity range.
Sony has raced ahead of Bose in the battle of connectivity, offering a wider range and more
options for Bluetooth codecs. Not to mention its proprietary audio coding technology,
the LDAC, which allows high-resolution streaming audio over Bluetooth connections.
Needless to say, Sony has again won the round. As the close fight ended with 5 main features,
the Sony WF-1000XM4 easily outclasses the aging Bose QuietComfort Earbuds with a score of 3 to 2.
Although their features are closely as competent as the other, there can only be
one winner in this battle. Bose QuietComfort Earbuds offer excellent audio performance,
great active noise cancellation, and a slew of cutting-edge features.
But if you're looking for the absolute best, Sony WF-1000XM4 is the straight-up champ.
And there you have it folks the battle between the Bose **Quietcomfort Earbuds and the Sony
WF-1000XM4. has finally ended. If you have any contenders for our next earbud face-off,
which you would like our team to test, do drop it in the comments section below and we will
be sure to assess them for our next update. If you liked this video and it helped you
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