Comfy to wear ; Very good noise-cancellation ; Excellent wireless performance ; Engaging audio quality

Average call quality ; Noise-cancellation seems slightly diminished compared to previous gen ; More expensive than previous model

The same look and sound – but not quite the same noise-cancelling performance. The Bose QC Ultra Earbuds remain an impressive pair of true wireless earbuds, but there are areas for improvement

Punchy, musical sound ; Solid, weighty bass ; Excellent ANC ; Comfortable

Immersive Audio slashes battery life ; No wireless charging

History repeats itself with Bose’s new flagship wireless earbuds – they nail comfort, noise-cancelling and sound quality

Top notch sound ; Incredible comfort ; Great app with powerful EQ ; Incredible noise cancellation ; Aware mode is fantastic

They look strange ; Case is larger than some ; 2 hour case recharge

Put simply – if you're in the market for one of the best sounding pairs of earbuds, these sit in scarce company. They are some of the very best, complete with a top notch app with a really usable range of adjustment on offer. You'll even find...

Excellent device-agnostic head-tracked immersive audio ; Lossless audio codec support ; Still the best noise-cancelling in a set of earbuds

Case cannot charge wirelessly unless you buy a cover ; Physically very similar to the QCE II

Glance at the Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds and you may think not much has changed in a year. And you'd be right, until we look a little deeper. Under the hood, you now get Snapdragon Sound certification with aptX Adaptive support, plus Bose's...

Top-notch noise cancellation ; Big, detailed and engaging sound ; Impressive spatial technology

Average battery life ; Pricier than closest rivals

A top-notch pair of in-ears that takes audio experiences to the next level while still delivering that industry-leading ANC. Are they worthy of an upgrade over their predecessors though? Probably not.

Very comfortable ; Excellent sound quality ; Top-notch noise canceling ; Hi-res and lossless audio ; Excellent spatial audio

No wireless charging ; Outdoor call quality could be better

“if you’re keen to try spatial audio, the QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds are a great companion.”

Stellar ANC Spatial audio doesn’t require special content Upgrades with no price increase

Earbuds are still big Immersive Audio significantly impacts battery life Wireless charging costs extra

The QuietComfort Earbuds II were already the best true wireless model Bose had ever built, mostly due to their superior active noise cancellation. Add spatial audio that doesn’t require you to jump through any extra hoops to use and the QC Ultra...

Best-in-class noise cancellation Crisp, full-bodied audio Active Aware feature blends noise cancellation and transparency modes Spatial audio support with head tracking Good Bluetooth codec support

Case doesn’t support wireless charging No multipoint connectivity

The Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds offer the best in-ear noise cancellation you can get, with more immersive audio features and better Bluetooth codec support than their predecessors.