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Bose
Bose SoundLink Around Ear
Key specs
Battery Life Wireless
15 hBelow average15 h
11 h100 h
below average for over-ear headphones — based on 150 of 240 we've cataloged.
Charging Method
USBUsb-c87%Micro usb10%Usb1%Others2%
Usb appears on 1% of the 135 over-ear headphones we've cataloged (of 240).
Battery
- Battery Life Wireless
- 15 h
- Charging Method
- USB
- Full Charge Minutes
- 180 min
- Battery
- Yes
- Fast Charging
- Yes
Connectivity
- Multipoint Devices
- 2 devices
- USB Charging
- Yes
Sound
- Acoustic Design
- Closed-back
- Frequency Response Signature
- Warm
- Passive Isolation
- Effective dB
Design
- Color Options
- Black, white
- Foldable
- No
Features
- Control Type
- Physical buttons
Microphone
- Microphone
- Yes
- Noise Reduction Type
- Passive noise isolation
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