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Bose
Bose QuietComfort 25
Key specs
Battery Life Wireless
35 hBelow average35 h
11 h100 h
below average for over-ear headphones — based on 150 of 240 we've cataloged.
Connection Type
Wired 3.5mmMost commonWired-3.5mm48%Bluetooth44%Wired-usb-c7%Others1%
Wired-3.5mm is the most common — on 48% of the 215 over-ear headphones we've cataloged (of 240).
Weight
196 gBelow average196 g
132 g420 g
below average for over-ear headphones — based on 195 of 240 we've cataloged.
Battery
- Battery Life Wireless
- 35 h
- Battery
- Yes
- Fast Charging
- No
Connectivity
- Connection Type
- Wired 3.5mm
Design
- Weight
- 196 g
- Color Options
- Black, white
- Foldable
- Yes
Sound
- Acoustic Design
- Closed-back
- Noise Cancellation Type
- Active
Features
- Control Type
- Physical buttons
- Auto Pause
- No
Microphone
- Microphone
- Yes
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