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Bose SoundLink Around Ear
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Bose SoundLink Around Ear

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$98
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Key specs

Battery Life Wireless
15 hBelow average
15 h
11 h100 h

below average for over-ear headphones — based on 157 of 240 we've cataloged.

Charging Method
USB
Usb-c88%Micro usb9%Usb1%Others1%

Usb appears on 1% of the 138 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
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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Features & Opinions

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