15 Best Wireless Earbuds Tested & Reviewed (2025)

It seems like every month brings new sets of earbuds with longer battery lives and more compact designs. As such, we can’t include everything we like. But if you’re still hunting, here are some other recommendations.

Soundcore Space A40 for $60: Although they’re no longer on our main list, the Space A40 are still among my favorite headphones for the money, offering good features, clear sound, and excellent noise cancellation for their price category. It also looks refined, with its lack of pause sensors giving away its low price.

Sony Linkbuds are decent for $200: Sony’s Linkbuds Fit offer rich, powerful sound, a natural transparency mode, and a light, comfortable fit, helping them achieve their goal as a “wear anywhere” solution. It offers some powerful features, but it skimps on battery life with only 5.5 hours per charge and its noise cancellation is just okay. Their reliance on flimsy silicone sleeves and strangely unresponsive touch controls diminishes their value, but they’re still Sony buds and might be worth selling.

Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Pro at $100-200: The Galaxy Buds 2 Pro are getting older, but they’re still among the best headphones to pair with Samsung phone. They don’t have the multi-device connectivity of our top picks for Android users, and their five-hour battery life seems pretty short these days, but they offer excellent sound quality, IPX7 water resistance, and more than that, a premium design. Imitate AirPods Pro. This makes it worth considering for sale.

Pixel Buds A series for $99: These used to be the top choice for most people, but now they’re overshadowed by other more affordable options that also include things like noise cancellation. If you can find a pair on sale, they’re still worth getting, especially if you have an Android phone.

OnePlus Nord Buds 3 Pro for $150: These comfortable and lightweight earbuds feature multi-point pairing, making them great for people who like to work with their laptop and cell phone at the same time (7/10, WIRED recommends). We didn’t like their control design and thought the noise cancellation was good. They’re also just another pair of AirPods in terms of design.

Soundpeats Air4 for $80: Soundbeats Air 4 (7/10, WIRED recommends) It may be an obvious knockoff of the AirPods Pro, but it’s a very good knockoff for the money. You won’t get the best performance, let alone Apple exclusives like Find My support or iCloud Sharing, but you will get good sound and features, including decent noise cancellation, at a significant discount. Although these are not the best option, they are a great option to buy on a budget, especially when on sale.

Montblanc MTB 03, $395: These earbuds are priced out of reach for most buyers, but if you have the money, you’ll be rewarded with a luxurious experience befitting the brand. Montblanc has called in some of the audio industry’s leading professionals to design and articulate these headphones. The result is a compact, comfortable and very cheerful pair of wireless earbuds that sound really impressive.

Apple/Beats Powerbeats Pro for $180: The fat Apple Powerbeats Pro (8/10, WIRED recommends) offer a very secure fit, much better sound than Apple’s standard AirPods or Beats pairs before them, and last an impressive nine hours on a charge. It’s long in the tooth and ditches the now-standard extras like Transparency mode and ANC, but it could still be worth considering for those after very stable compatibility.

Raycon everyday earbuds, $80: The earbuds beloved by YouTubers are actually a decent, cheap pair (7/10, Wired review). It’s small and lightweight, and comes with an IPX6 rating, making it great for working out.

Master & Dynamic MW08 Sport for $254: The Sport is a great option with active noise cancellation and a stunning design, but the high price keeps it out of reach for most people.