LinkBuds S: Sony launches new True Wireless Earbuds
18.5.2022
Translation: machine translated
Video: Manuel Wenk
Sony expands the headphone family of the same name with the LinkBuds S. They come with active noise cancelling as an inexpensive alternative to the high-end model WF-1000XM4.
The LinkBuds S are a new product from Sony. They belong to the family of the same name, which was introduced this year with the LinkBuds. Unlike them - which are open so you're aware of your surroundings - the LinkBuds S have active noise canceling. The "S" stands for silent.
The LinkBuds S are currently the world's smallest and lightest true-wireless headphones, according to Sony, with support for active noise canceling and High Resolution Audio Wireless. They are priced and feature-wise below the high-end WF-1000XM4 model. According to Sony, they are comparable to its predecessor, the WF-1000XM3 - simply smaller and lighter. This will no longer be produced in the future.
Here are the most important specs of Sony's new in-ear:
- Battery life: 6h with ANC, 9h without.
- Additional runtime with case: 14h (+ quick charge function with which the earpieces should run for an hour with five minutes * charging)
- Weight per earpiece: 4.8 grams
- Driver: 5 millimeters
- Protection class: IPX4 (splash-proof)
- Headphone type: Closed in-ear headphones
- Attachments: 4 sizes
- Controls: Touch
- Modes: Active Noise Canceling and Ambient Sound Mode.
- Functions: Speak-to-Chat (wear recognition)
- Bluetooth: Version 5.2, Codec AAC, SBC and LDAC
- Bluetooth sharing: Fast Pair Android
- Voice assistants: Siri, Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa
I describe my first impressions of the LinkBuds S in the video above. The detailed review will follow in two weeks.
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