Bose Ultra Open Earbuds vs JBL Sense Pro

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Ultra Open Earbuds compared with Sense Pro

	BoseUltra Open Earbuds	JBLSense Pro
Overview
Released
Released	February 2024	October 2025
Sound
Type
Type	Open-ear	Open-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	No	No
Driver size
Driver size	–	16.2 mm
Impedance
Impedance	–	32 ohms
Spatial audio with head tracking
Spatial audio with head tracking	Yes	–
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	SBC, AAC and aptX Adaptive	LDAC
Drivers
Drivers	Bose OpenAudio, a transducer in a tightly controlled acoustic structure that aims sound at the ear canal with little leakage	16.2 mm dynamic diamond-like carbon drivers; 20 Hz–40 kHz frequency response; 92 dB SPL sensitivity at 1 kHz
Noise cancelling detail
Noise cancelling detail	–	No listening ANC or sealed isolation; microphone noise reduction applies to calls
Audio features
Audio features	Bose Immersive Audio (Still keeps the sound in place as you turn your head; Motion lets it follow) using an onboard IMU; Auto Volume adjusts the volume to the noise around you; three-band EQ in the Bose app; aptX Adaptive with Snapdragon Sound devices	Adaptive Bass Boost and Spatial Sound; LDAC, LE Audio and Auracast. TechRadar found Spatial Sound unavailable with LDAC or LE Audio
Hearing health
Hearing health	–	Personi-Fi 3.0 with separate hearing profiles for each ear and a ten-band app EQ; TechRadar found Personi-Fi unavailable with LDAC
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	Up to 7 hours	Up to 8 hours
With the case
With the case	Up to 26.5 hours	Up to 38 hours
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	No	Yes
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Bose UK's page gives up to 7 hours per charge (4 hours with Immersive Audio or Auto Volume on) and up to 19.5 more hours from the case (12 hours with Immersive Audio on); the launch press release and owner's guide give 7.5 hours per charge and 27 hours in total (3.5 hours per charge with both Immersive Audio and Auto Volume on); up to 48 hours connected but not playing	Up to eight hours listening and 3.5 hours of calls; each bud has a 60 mAh, 3.87 V battery and takes two hours to charge
Charging case
Charging case	USB-C; earbuds charge in up to 1 hour, the case in up to 3 hours; a wireless charging case cover is sold separately	Adds up to 30 hours of listening for 38 hours total; 630 mAh, 3.87 V battery; wireless charging
Fast charging
Fast charging	10 minutes in the case gives up to 2 hours of playback	Ten minutes supplies up to four hours of listening
Design
Weight (each earbud)
Weight (each earbud)	6.4 g (better)	11.6 g
Water and sweat resistance
Water and sweat resistance	IPX4	IP54
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.3	6.0
Two devices at once
Two devices at once	Yes	Yes
Controls
Controls	A physical button on top of each earbud's battery barrel for play, pause, skip, volume and calls; press-and-hold shortcut customisable in the Bose app (for example Switch Source)	Touch controls with app customisation; TechRadar found selectable control groups rather than remapping every gesture, and no wear detection
Microphones
Microphones	–	Four voice microphones, two beamforming microphones per earbud, with a bone-vibration Voice Pickup Sensor and noise reduction for calls
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	Cuff-shaped design that clips onto the side of the ear, with a silicone-coated flex arm joining the speaker to a battery barrel behind the ear; plastic (PC-ABS), metal and silicone	Air-conduction open-ear design; silicone ear hooks with titanium alloy memory wire and a metal hinge adjustable through 20 degrees
Case weight
Case weight	0.097 lb (about 44 g)	72 g
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	IPX4 for the earbuds	IP54 earbuds; no case rating published in the maker sheet
Works with
Works with	Bose app (launched with Bose Music) for iOS and Android; multipoint connection to two devices since a July 2024 update; Google Fast Pair; Personal Surround Sound as rear speakers with the Bose Smart Soundbar (2024)	Two-device multipoint, Google Fast Pair and Dual Connect; current UK page and PDF specify Bluetooth 6.0, while the August 2025 announcement said 5.4
Colours
Colours	Black and White Smoke at launch; Bose UK has since sold several limited editions, currently Desert Gold	Grey, Blue, Purple, White and Black
In the box
In the box	Two earbuds, charging case, USB-C (A to C) cable (30 cm), safety sheet	Earbuds, charging case, warranty and quick-start guide; no charging cable. October 2025 actual availability is reported by TechRadar, corroborating the maker's planned month