Plantronics BackBeat GO 410 vs Sony WI-1000XM2

For $130, however, there's plenty to like about the BackBeat Go 410—it's a solid Bluetooth ANC set for travel or the office.

Their ANC feature also does a very good job of isolating you from a range of background noise, from the low rumble of bus and plane engines to ambient conversations. They also support NFC for easier pairing and can connect simultaneously with two devices.

Constantly drop bluetooth from active calls, communication with phone become garbled with digital noise, if you switch to speaker or normal telephone, operation and voice quality of call itself is fine. Sound quality for persons on other end of calls is often unintelligible, I have to switch to speaker or wired headphones half the time. This is paired with Note 9. I used them for Conference calls probably 6+ hours a day

Who thought 2 is enough these days? * Worse, switching devices is a pain, you have to disable Bluetooth on the device you are connected to in order to connect to the other. Contrast that to Bose where you tap and hear the headphones cycle through devices, stop to connect. I never realized how well Bose does this until discovering how poorly Sony does (and apparently this is true of most headphones other than Bose). * But at least you can plug in the audio cable to connect to your laptop and use a wired connection

Plantronics BackBeat. Open ear design so you can still hear noise. Better sound than bone conducting earphones.

Out of the box, these well-built and decently comfortable earbuds have a warm and dark sound profile well-suited for vocal-centric genres like podcasts. However, if you prefer a different sound, their companion app offers a graphic EQ and presets so that you can tweak them to suit your tastes. Their continuous battery life of over eight hours is fairly solid, and they have a standby mode that can help you save battery life when you're not actively using them.

But after 8 months of light use battery life was dropped to about 2, 3 hours maximum and after 10 months, the headset’s battery was completely died. I used 5V 1.5A charger with PLT original cable to recharge. Due to this problem now I use this as a wired headset thanks to the 3

The Sony WI-1000XM2 are the newest model of the WI-1000X line. Improving on design more than hardware, their silicone neckband and carrying case look sleek and refined. Unfortunately, these headphones have a decreased battery life when compared to their predecessor, even if they charge slightly quicker. Their sound profile is also darker and lacks bass

Well constructed and durable build quality considering the rubberized earbuds snag all types of things like jackets and seat belts. The magnet in the earbuds allows you hold them through my shirt and out of the way. The quality of noise cancellation is great when it comes to the "hum" of white noise in the office & freeway traffic but offers no NC on the overly vocal coworker. Battery life is good considering if they're on all day and they are quick charging

These headphones last 8.6 hours continuously and have a standby mode to help conserve battery life when you're not using them.

That said, once I got them to fit and stay in my ears the performance of the headphones is excellent. The noise cancelling is so effective that it almost silences my riding mower when I'm on it. Sound quality is very, very good, and battery life is excellent. Take a moment to download the app so you can adjust the amount of noise cancelling you would like, and manage your bluetooth connected devices

Unfortunately, their in-ear fit can be fatiguing over time. The buds can also fall out of your ear with moderate head shakes, which is a little disappointing if you want to wear them during a run in the park. Luckily, they come with several differently-sized pairs of ear tips to help you get the best fit.

They are comfortable to wear and easy to set up to link to my phone. [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]

They will not start put, and while I have them on they are uncomfortable regardless of what squishies I try or how I turn them. They constantly fall out. I couldn't share a review of the sound quality simply because I can't wear them. For that they get a thumbs down from me, dawg