Bose eventually released the long wait ANC TWS earbuds, could they be the gold standard for active noise cancellation? Take a look at head to head comparison between Sony WF-1000XM3 Vs. Bose QuietComfort Earbuds, which one is better?
Frankly ANC accommodates/requires a lot of hardware that making TWS larger than average size of TWS. It’s very interesting that we found two pair that have quite similar look and the same weight to compare – sound, ANC performance and fit.
| Round – winner | Sony WF-1000XM3 | Bose QuietComfort Earbuds |
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| 1. Sound quality | Strong, punchy bass – while maintaining balanced sound, clear clean bass, and impressive treble | Well-defined, punchy bass, rich, detailed sound, open-design making the sound more airy and spacy. |
| 2. Fit and Comfort | Earpiece weighed 8.5 grams. Comfortable to wear, not for small ear | Equal size. Earpiece weighed 8.5 grams, StayHear Max tips work well for a more stable fit. |
| 3. Sweet resistant and sport feature | Not specified IPX rating for sweat- or splash-resistance | IPX4 (water and sweat resistance) |
| 4. ANC | Yes, adjust noise cancelling levels by app | Yes, 10 NC levels |
| 5. Control customization | Tap control – Yes Volume control – Yes | Touch control – Yes |
| 6. Transparancy mode | Yes | Yes |
| 7. Call quality | Somewhat better also with sidetone function | Fairly good – functional for calls, with sidetone feature, average mic noise reduction capacity |
| 8. Bone conduction tech | No | No |
| 9. Surround Sound Feature | No | No |
| 10. GPS | Show the location of last pairing – Yes | Show the location of last pairing – Yes |
| 11. Battery life | Up to 8 hours | Up to 6 hours |
| 12. Charging case | 75.2 grams, additional 24 hours for earbuds, no wireless charging | 76.5 grams, give 12 hours more of battery for earbuds, wireless charging included |
| 13. Bluetooth stability | Equipped with MTK (Luda) MT2811 chipset. Solid Bluetooth connection. Bluetooth 5.0 | Equipped with QCC5127 SoC Bluetooth processor with low latency, Quad-Core Processor Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 14. In ear detection to pause/play music | Yes | Yes |
| 15. Multipoint | No | No |
| 16. Quick charging | 10 of charging gives 1.5 hours | 15min of charging gives 2 hours – comparable to Sony’s |
Price
At the time of writing, the Sony WF-1000XM3 cost just $168.00, while Bose QuietComfort Earbuds charges $279.00. You get the first better for the value.
Winner: Sony WF-1000XM3
Fit and Comfort
Size really matters but Bose manages to fit more securely with StayHear Max tips.
Winner: Bose QuietComfort Earbuds.
Design
Both are a bit bulky and heavy, Bose appears more sporty with wing tips, but Sony shows off their unique design.
Active Noise Cancellation
Bose proves that ANC TWS earbuds can be literally as effective as full-size ANC headphones as company claimed Bose QuietComfort Earbuds have the Bose 700’s ANC performance. You can toggle between 10 levels of noise canceling that Bose offer and the most effective level you will experience true NC in the real world. Sony somewhat is less effective technically but because the Sony WF-1000XM3 seal in the ear their combination of physical isolation and NC would be comparable to Bose QC Earbuds.
Winner: Bose QuietComfort Earbuds.
Sound Quality
While WF-100XM3 boosts clean, punchy bass which is comparable to Bose’s, but they did better job for treble which is more pleasant to listen to while maintain bright and exciting.
Winner: Sony WF-1000XM3.
Which One Is Better?
If I have to decide to buy which pair with my own money it would be Sony WF-1000XM3 – they do sound good the ANC is still effectively functional and they are much cheaper than the new released Bose.
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