Sony Linkbuds

Sony Linkbuds

About Sony

Sony is a multinational corporation, based out of Japan, with over 75 years of experience in the consumer electronics industry. In the audio market, Sony has been a trendsetter several times throughout its history. In 1979 they released the first-ever portable music player, the Sony Walkman, followed by the Discman 20 years later. Today, Sony is one of the leaders in the wireless headphone and earbud market, especially in terms of Active Noise Cancellation technology.

Sony Linkbuds Pros and Cons

PROS

  • +Optimized for Android
  • +Optimized for Apple

CONS

  • -Only fair for music
  • -Poor for gaming
  • -Poor for TV
  • -Poor for travel

Sony Linkbuds Features

GENERAL

Price
$138
Brand
Sony
Form Factor
Earbuds
Connectivity
Wireless

Sound

Music Score
6.7/10
Phone Calls Score
6.9/10
Gaming Score
5.6/10
TV and Video Score
5.4/10
Podcast / Audiobook Score
7.9/10
Sound Profile
Midrange

Performance

Battery life
5.5 Hours
Wireless charging
No
Charging time
1.5
Bluetooth version
5.2
Case Battery Life
17.5

Features

Active Noise Cancelling
No
Noise Reduction Score
2.5/10
Virtual Surround
Yes
Android App
Yes
iOS App
Yes

Build and Design

Build Quality
8.7/10
Comfort score
7.6/10
Size
Small
Weight of single earbud
4.5 Grams
Microphone style
Integrated

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Sound Guys

Sam Moore | February 2022
"The Sony LinkBuds is definitely the most unique audio product to release so far in 2022, and it largely executes well on it's unoccluded design. However, it's hamstrung by all the same things as other unsealed earbuds."

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