Best Wireless Earbuds of 2026
The wireless earbuds I consider the best — I evaluate a new pair almost every week — not only fit comfortably but deliver impressive sound quality, effective noise cancellation and strong voice-calling performance. While many of the best wireless earbuds have premium price tags, I’m always looking for good values and have included some top budget earbuds. I’ve fully reviewed or done hands-on testing with all the earbuds on this list, which I update regularly as new wireless earbuds are released. ## Our Picks ## Best wireless earbuds overall ### Sony WF-1000XM6 ### Bottom Line ### Pros & Cons - Completely redesigned with upgraded components and slightly better fit than XM5 - Top-notch sound that's accurate, well-balanced and natural - Excellent noise-canceling and voice-calling performance with 8 microphones (4 in each bud) - Improved transparency mode and enhanced antennas for more stable wireless connection - Decent battery life - Pretty pricey - Included eartips may not be a good match for all ears - Android-only spatial audio features Jump To See More Details ## Best wireless earbuds overall for Apple users ### Apple AirPods Pro 3 ### Bottom Line ### Pros & Cons - Design upgrades to the buds and ear tips improve their fit - Noise cancellation has been upgraded and is now top-notch - They sound better with improved bass response and more clarity - Built-in heart-rate monitoring with new sensors - Excellent voice-calling performance (upgraded microphones) - Battery life is rated for up to 8 hours (up from 6 for AirPods Pro 2) - They still use the H2 chip found in the AirPods Pro 2 - Heart-rate monitoring is buried in fitness apps - While they work with Android, many of their features are exclusive to Apple devices - Some new colors would be nice Jump To See More Details ## Best earbuds with top voice-calling performance ### Anker Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro ### Bottom Line ### Pros & Cons - Comfortable, secure fit with different-sized eartips and fins included - Very good sound with much improved noise canceling - Great voice-calling performance - Robust feature set - Small touchscreen built into case - Built-in voice commands - Earbuds are a little beefy and stick out of your ears more than some lower-profile buds - Charging case is a little heavy - Touchscreen is a tad small Jump To See More Details ## Best-sounding Samsung earbuds ### Samsung Galaxy Buds 4 Pro ### Bottom Line ### Pros & Cons - Sleeker design with slightly more comfortable, secure fit - Excellent sound with upgraded drivers - Top-tier voice-calling and transparency mode - Built-in voice and touch controls work well - Robust feature set - Slightly improved adaptive noise canceling - Noise canceling and battery life have room to improve - Eartips have a proprietary design so you can't swap in third-party tips unless they're designed for the buds - Some features are exclusive to Samsung Galaxy devices or Android-only Jump To See More Details ## Best open earbuds for Apple users ### Apple AirPods 5 ### Bottom Line ### Pros & Cons - Lightweight and comfortable open earbuds with no silicone eartips - Improved sound from previous version that's top-notch for open buds - Both the base and step-up models now offer active noise cancellation, and it's been improved - Step-up model with bonus hardware features and one-hour better battery life now costs less - Many of the same features as AirPods Pro 3 - Strong voice-calling performance - More durable with IP57 water resistance rating instead of IP54 for both buds and case - May not fit everybody's ears securely - AirPods Pro 3's battery life is better - They're powered by Apple's H2 chip, not the rumored next-gen H3 Jump To See More Details ## Best-sounding Bose earbuds ### Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds (2nd gen) ### Bottom Line ### Pros & Cons - Excellent sound and improved noise canceling that's truly impressive - Fit Kit ear tips and stabilizer system gets you a secure, comfortable fit - New Immersive Audio Cinema mode for video content that also improves speech clarity for spoken-word content - Slightly improved voice-calling - Wireless charging has finally been added - Hardware changes don't really amount to a true 2.0 product - Immersive Audio mode hurts battery life Jump To See More Details ## Best-sounding budget earbuds ### Earfun Air Pro 4 Plus ### Bottom Line ### Pros & Cons - Lightweight and comfortable with ear tips that fit well - Dual drivers deliver clearer, richer sound on par with more premium earbuds - Slightly improved noise-canceling performance from predecessor - Robust feature set, including Bluetooth 6.0 and support for a variety of audio codecs - Good battery life (up to 8 hours with ANC on) - Voice-calling performance could be a little better - Transparency mode is only average - Vertical charging case design can be awkward Jump To See More Details ## Best wireless earbuds with user replaceable batteries ### Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 5 ### Bottom Line ### Pros & Cons - Excellent sound that's slightly improved from previous model - Upgraded noise-canceling and voice-calling performance - Redesigned earbuds and case - User-replaceable batteries in earbuds and case - Powered by upgraded 5-series Qualcomm chip - Spatial audio with head-tracking - Battery life with noise canceling on is slightly worse - Pricey - Some dropouts when using highest quality sound priority setting Jump To See More Details ## Top value ANC earbuds with Sound by Bose ### Baseus Inspire XP1 ### Bottom Line ### Pros & Cons - Well-designed earbuds with comfortable, secure fit - Very good sound quality for the price with Sound by Bose - Good noise canceling - Decent voice-calling performance - Dolby spatial audio falls well short of Apple's spatial audio with head-tracking - No wireless charging Jump To See More Details ## Best open earbuds with ear hooks ### Shokz OpenFit Pro ### Bottom Line ### Pros & Cons - Comfortable fit and good build quality - Strong sound for open earbuds, with large 11×20 mm dual-diaphragm drivers - Good battery life (up to 12 hours) - Noise reduction technology takes the edge off ambient sound - Good voice-calling performance - Wireless charging - Fairly pricey - Noise reduction feature doesn't muffle sound as well as AirPods 4 with Noise Cancellation Jump To See More Details ## Best-sounding clip-on open earbuds for the money ### Baseus Inspire XC1 ### Bottom Line ### Pros & Cons - Comfortable, secure fit - Fairly premium design for the price and a good value overall - Very good sound for open earbuds - Dual drivers, including a Knowles balanced-armature driver, and Sound by Bose tuning - Good battery life (up to 8 hours) - IP66 waterproof and dust-resistant - They distort a little at higher volumes - Not great for noisy environments - No ear-detection sensors Jump To See More Details ## Best value wireless earbuds from Samsung ### Samsung Galaxy Buds 3 FE ### Bottom Line ### Pros & Cons - Lightweight and comfortable - Excellent sound quality if you get a tight seal - Good noise-canceling performance - Top-tier voice-calling performance - Pinch-and-swipe controls work well - Bluetooth auto-switching between Samsung Galaxy devices you own - Missing some of the Buds 3 Pro's features, including wireless charging, head-tracking and built-in voice controls and voice-detection - Some users may not be able to get a tight seal from the included eartips - Auto-switching between Galaxy devices but no real multipoint Bluetooth Jump To See More Details ## Best wireless sports earbuds with ear hooks ### Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 ### Bottom Line ### Pros & Cons - Improved design: buds are 20% lighter, case is 33% smaller, and ear hook is slimmer, incorporating ni