Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II

Name: Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II
Brand: Bose
Rating: 87 (5 reviews)

CustomTune calibrates to your ears

THE undig SCORE — 5 SOURCES, UNTANGLED

Out of 100

Key characteristics

Form

In-ear, sealed

Noise cancel

Adaptive ANC

Battery

8 hrs + 24 case

Driver

11 mm dynamic

Weight

~5 g / bud

Wireless

BT 5.3

Multipoint

2 devices

Charging

USB-C · Qi

Highlights

✓ CustomTune EQ adapts to your ear shape
✓ Best ANC personalisation of any earbud
✓ 6hr battery + 12hr case
✓ IPX4 sweat and weather resistance

Our take

CustomTune calibrates to the shape of your ear canal — the result is noise cancellation that feels almost magical, especially on flights.

Pros & Cons

Pros

+ Most personalised ANC available — calibrates per session
+ Comfortable, stable fit for all-day wear
+ Natural-sounding transparency mode
+ Premium Bose sound signature

Cons

− 6hr battery falls short of Sony WF-1000XM5
− No wireless charging case
− More expensive than direct rivals

Review sources

We aggregate scores from these sources. Each source is weighted by credibility tier. Clicking a source takes you to the full review.

RTINGS Lab · Tier A

Best ANC Earbuds

Wirecutter Lab · Tier A

Runner-Up

Tom's Guide Lab · Tier A

T3 Expert · Tier B

Reddit Community · Tier C

How scores are calculated

Sources and weighting

Tier A — Top sources 3x weight

RTINGS, Wirecutter, Tom's Guide, Good Housekeeping

Tier B — Expert sites 2x weight

T3, CNN Underscored, Pack Hacker, Notebookcheck

Tier C — Community 1x weight

Reddit, Amazon user reviews

Score normalisation

Source format	Converted to 0–100
RTINGS (0–10 scale)	× 10
Stars (1–5 scale)	× 20
Wirecutter — Top Pick	95
Wirecutter — Runner-Up	85
Wirecutter — Also Great	78
Wirecutter — Budget Pick	72
Reddit sentiment	Manual 0–100 estimate

Final = sum(score × weight) / sum(weights)

Sources without a usable score are shown for reference only and excluded from the calculation. Scores are updated when major new products launch or sources publish re-tests.