Tech · Bose · 2023
Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds
The strongest sense of low-frequency noise disappearing here, and the steepest asking price.
Overall
7.7
out of 10
Axis scores
Tech is scored on these 5 axes. The total is their plain average — nothing is weighted.
Average of 5 axes
7.7/10
- Performance
- 8.6
- Value
- 6.8
- Durability
- 7.4
- Ease of use
- 8.0
- Design
- 7.6
- Performance — How well it does the core job
- Value — What the same money buys elsewhere
- Durability — Failure and fade reports past the one-year mark
- Ease of use — Setup, daily operation, cleaning, maintenance
- Design — Build quality and how it sits in a room
Specs
- Codecs
- SBC, AAC, aptX Adaptive
- Battery
- About 6 hrs with ANC on
- Water resistance
- IPX4
- Fit
- Tips plus stability bands
As published by the manufacturer. We didn't measure these ourselves.
Is it for you
Buy it if
- Subway cars and aircraft cabins are where these will live
- Tips have never sealed well for you and noise leaks in
Skip it if
- You are weighing spec against budget, since this scores last on value here
- Pressure in the ear canal bothers you
People who rank isolation first keep coming back to Bose, and the gap is widest exactly where low-frequency rumble sits underneath everything else.
It is also the steepest ask in this group, which is why value lands at 6.8 and drags the average down. aptX Adaptive is supported but LDAC is not, so on an Android phone outside the Snapdragon Sound program you are back on AAC. If isolation is not your first requirement, the same money buys something more balanced.
Last updated . The scoring method is on how we rank.