Earbuds: what to buy now and what's coming next

Start with fit, noise cancellation, battery life and the phone you use. Those differences matter more than codecs and tiny spec changes for most people.

What you can buy now — and what’s close

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Available nowAppleAirPods 5$129Guide News

Available nowSamsungGalaxy Buds 4$179Guide News

Available nowGooglePixel Buds 2a$129Guide News

Available nowSoundcoreSleep A30From $199.99Guide News

Available nowBoseBose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds (2nd Gen)From $299.00Guide News

Available nowSoundcoreSoundcore Liberty 5 ProFrom $169.99Guide News

Available nowBoseBose Sport Open EarbudsFrom $199.00

Available nowEarFunEarFun Clip 2From $79.99

Available nowHuaweiHUAWEI FreeBuds Pro 5

Available nowiFLYTEKiFLYTEK AI Translation EarbudsFrom $279.00

Available nowJBLJBL Live Beam 4

Available nowJBLJBL Live Buds 4

Available nowJBLJBL Live Flex 4

Available nowNoble AudioNoble Audio OspreyFrom $199.00

Available nowXiaomiREDMI Buds 8

Available nowSennheiserSennheiser ACCENTUM Clip

Available nowShokzShokz OpenFit Air 2From $129.95

Available nowSonyWF-1000XFrom $329.99Guide News

Available nowSoundcoreSoundcore Liberty 5 Pro MaxFrom $229.99

Available nowSOUNDPEATSSOUNDPEATS Air5 Pro+From $129.99

Available nowTimekettleTimekettle W4 Plus AI Interpreter Earbuds

Available nowTOZOTOZO NC20 Pro

Available nowSamsungGalaxy Buds 4 Pro$249Guide News

Available nowAppleAirPods Pro 3$249Guide News

Available nowGooglePixel Buds Pro 2$229 (~$170 discounted)Guide News

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GALAXY BUDS

Samsung might completely flip its official advice on overheating Galaxy Buds

A new string found in a Galaxy Buds app teardown points the opposite way from Samsung's current overheating advice, suggesting newer earbuds cut power and shut off automatically instead of just beeping.

6 days ago

24devices covered

4on our radar

21available now

Updated Oct. 8

Works with

Which earbuds work with iPhone and Android?

AirPods 5: Earbuds that work with iPhone and Android.
AirPods Pro 3: Earbuds that work with iPhone and Android.
Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds (2nd Gen): Earbuds that work with iPhone and Android.
Galaxy Buds 4 Pro: Earbuds that work with iPhone and Android.
Pixel Buds 2a: Earbuds that work with iPhone and Android.
Pixel Buds Pro 2: Earbuds that work with iPhone and Android.
Samsung Galaxy Buds 4: Earbuds that work with iPhone and Android.
Sony WF-1000XM6: Earbuds that work with iPhone and Android.
Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro: Earbuds that work with iPhone and Android.
Soundcore Sleep A30: Earbuds that work with iPhone and Android.
AirPods 4: Earbuds that work with iPhone and Android.