Correction: Beats Fit Pro’s case is USB-C only. No wireless charging.
The holiday shopping season is here, and with that you may be looking to pick up a great pair of truly wireless earbuds for yourself, or a loved one. We have you covered with a look at some of the best truly wireless earbuds released late 2021, beginning in June, through those that just came out as late as November. The Sony WF-1000XM4, OnePlus Buds Pro, Beats Fit Pro, Jabra Elite 7 Pro, Bose QuietComfort Earbuds.
Buy Sony WF-1000XM4 https://www.amazon.com/Sony-WF-1000XM4-Industry-Canceling-Headphones/dp/B094C4VDJZ/?tag=hawk-future-20&ascsubtag=UUacUdUnU102100YYwYg
Buy OnePlus Buds Pro https://www.androidcentral.com/e?link=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.anrdoezrs.net%2Flinks%2F100048248%2Ftype%2Fdlg%2Fsid%2FUUacUdUnU103549YYwYg%2Fhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.oneplus.com%2Fproduct%2Foneplus-buds-pro&token=bsoB6H5l
Buy Beats Fit Pro https://www.beatsbydre.com/earbuds/beats-fit-pro
Buy Jabra Elite 7 Pro https://www.amazon.com/Jabra-Elite-Pro-Bluetooth-Earbuds/dp/B09D1HMBQ3/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=jabra%2Belite%2B7%2Bpro&qid=1634249138&sr=8-3&th=1&tag=hawk-future-20&ascsubtag=UUacUdUnU104750YYwYg
Buy Bose QuietComfort https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08C4KWM9T?tag=georiot-trd-21&keywords=bose+quietcomfort+earbuds&ascsubtag=ac-gb-1244030348152864800-UUacUdUnU96057YYh-20&geniuslink=true&th=1
Tshaka adds the Bose QuietComfort earbuds as a “reference” pair since they are generally at the top of people’s lists of noise cancelling earbuds and for the holidays you may see them at a discount, given the fact that they’re going on a year old now. In this roundup, Tshaka does a live microphone test of EACH PAIR of earbuds so you can hear for yourself exactly what taking audio and video calls, and logging into zoom and webex meetings will sound like.
Some info he left out of the video review, that you may want to know:
In terms of codecs, with Bose you get Bluetooth 5.1 with SBC and AAC. With the Sony WF-1000XM4, Jabra and OnePlus you get BT 5.2 with SBC and AAC but Sony adds LDAC and Oneplus adds LHDC, an LDAC competitor which is supported by fewer phones but allows for maximum bitrates of 900kilobits per second and a max sample rate of 96 kilohertz. That’s around three times more throughput than SBA and AAC.
The exact microphone technology used by each is:
Sony WF-1000XM4: beamforming microphones with bone conduction sensors
Jabra Elite 7 Pro: Multisensor voice: four microphones and algorithms. Voice pickup units are bone conduction sensors, one in each bud. Algorithms determine when environment is noisiest and then activate the VPUs.
Bose: mics are only in the right earbud
Beats Fit Pro: beamforming 5 mics and voice accelerometers which pick up vibrations then isolate your voice from background noise using algorithms, along with those accelerometers.
00:00 Intro
00:52 The Setup
01:46 Fit & Finish
04:00 Fast Charging
05:20 User Experience
07:49 Live Mic Test
11:14 Noise Cancelling
12:14 But how do they sound?
15:46 The Controls
16:59 The Apps
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Love it Tshaka!! Great overview
Dude, you need to spend more time on the noise cancelling part. That's what most people are here for.
Great review man!
Just curious why aren’t the Apple AirPod Pros included?
Hey! Thanks for the video, gave a huge insight on which earbuds to choose. One question: what's your opinion on the ANC on the galaxy buds 2? How does it compare to something like the studio buds or the pixel buds, or the airpods 3?
Super thorough review, great work!
Why not AirPods Pro in this test ?
Great comparison! Quick note: the Sony's don't have multipoint connectivity
Great video; very informative and fun! How would you compare the previous-gen sony (wf-1000 xm3) to the five?
Have been using the Bose for a couple weeks. Got the new beats today. Right off the bat I can see the Bose is louder at the same volume setting of my phone. The overall sound stage is fully with the Bose as well. I'm no audiophile but can still tell the difference. Is the Bose clearly better for sound quality?
Sony sounds the best !
What case is he using for the Google Pixel 6 pro? looks like an otter box or something but off brand I need it
You made a great video All those headphones pick up a lot of background sound when you're talking on them!
Using my WF-1000XM4 while watching this video 😏
Good to see the tv on the radio band mate got a new gig!
Toast to your new career.
Great reviews. I love your energy. The Beats are really impressive in my opinion. I think those are the ones I would purchase
could have also included NOTHING EAR (1) too
Thanks for the comparison. Your outdoor footage reminded me that I need to call a lighting store–appreciate that 👍
Woah no soundcore liberty 3 pro!?
You rock!!!!
Fantastic comparison review
Lol, no Soundcore Liberty 3 Pro but strangely the Beats Fit Pro(they don't have wireless charging) and Sony's are not multipoint.
Lots of misinformation in this video.
Another good video. Still have my original galaxy buds so really looking to upgrade soon
Great work man,
I like ur joke at 6:20 😂😂😂
Sony has the best ANC tech.
Galaxy buds +/PRO/2 are overall good, but you should ignore their ANC…
Why you leave out the new soundcore buds? I owned their last 4 buds and honestly, everyone is sleeping on soundcore! Brand is much better than people realize.
Here in the states it's fall, everywhere else it's autumn.
Would have been nice to have the Soundcore Liberty 3 Pro and Samsung Buds 2 as well as they're recent and good competitors.
No mention of the Soundcore Liberty 3 Pro in this video is doing consumers a huge disservice. Especially in terms of value for the amount of features you get with those buds.
First time I’ve watched this guy, definitely won’t be the last. Nice energy.
Man I would absolutely love a comparison between these and the new Soundcore Liberty pro 3
Would have been interesting to include galaxy buds 2 as cheaper anc buds
Nice comparison! To me, connectivity is key. I just hate the hassle changing from one device to another. It does not have to be multi device support but at least a quick switch option. So if OnePlus is really bringing that to the Pros I may get one. Right now I am using Huawei Freebuds Pros but they don't feel that comfortable and even the Nothing Ear(1) sounds better – which by the way are a honorable mention. I'm talking about around or below $150, so for me Bose and Sony are out of the game and I don't like their shape either.
I use the Sony buds for work
Noise cancelling is excellent, had a coworker talking to me and could hear nothing, which was awesome, office can be loud sometimes
No complaints about the mic, we use Teams and WebEx for calls and with the app's background sound removal have had no complaints
These are the first buds I've had to go down to the small tips, always use medium ones, but I'm getting a better fit and comfort with the small ones
I kinda wish you include Galaxy Buds 2 since I'm currently interested with those but this is still great video. Nice work Mr Armstrong 👌🏼
huawei freebuds pro >
Lol my wife would say that too
Money is an issues that everyone has for a better and luxurious life. life was hard for me until I started trading Bitcoin and now earning $1,435 per week
I also have very shallow ear canals and I have the xm4s, I bought silicon tips and cut down the valve to half the size and now they fit so well
Which is the best overall? It sounds like Sony's to me.
Sony's don't support "simultaneous multipoint" (like the Jabra elite 75t for example) but they do support pairing with multiple devices without having to go back into pairing mode to switch by way of the fast pair function.
The case for the Beats Fit Pro does not support wireless charging
love the fit man! just need yourself an x-wing!!