The sound isn't as good as the company's latest flagship, Ultra Open Earbuds, but they're arguably more comfortable. Here's how they stack against the clip-on competition.
Since Bose unveiled its original $299 Ultra Open Earbuds more than two years ago, clip-on earbuds, a style of open buds that resemble clip-on earrings, are one of the fastest-growing segments of the earbuds market in the US. To that end, Bose has expanded its options this year, adding the new $199 Sport Open Earbuds alongside the upgraded flagship $299 Ultra Open Earbuds (2nd Gen).
While they don’t sound as good as the Ultra Open Earbuds (2nd Gen) or have the same battery life (up to 7 hours instead of the Ultra’s 9 hours), they arguably fit a little more securely and are slightly more comfortable. A direct competitor to the similarly designed and priced Shokz OpenDots 2 ($200), they’re not as feature-rich as that model, but they do sound a bit better.
Both the original Bose Ultra Open Earbuds and their successor have a unique design for clip-on earbuds. Meanwhile, the Sport Open Earbuds look more like a lot of clip-on buds that have arrived in the last couple of years, including the Shokz OpenDots 2 , Sony’s LinkBuds Clip ($160), Anker’s Aero Clip 2 buds ($170) and Samsung’s new Galaxy Buds On ($229).
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