JBL Sense Pro vs Sony LinkBuds Open

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Sense Pro compared with LinkBuds Open

	JBLSense Pro	SonyLinkBuds Open
Overview
Released
Released	October 2025	October 2024
Sound
Type
Type	Open-ear	Open-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	No	No
Spatial audio with head tracking
Spatial audio with head tracking	–	Yes
Driver size
Driver size	16.2 mm	11 mm
Impedance
Impedance	32 ohms	–
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	LDAC	SBC, AAC and LC3
Chip
Chip	–	V2
Drivers
Drivers	16.2 mm dynamic diamond-like carbon drivers; 20 Hz–40 kHz frequency response; 92 dB SPL sensitivity at 1 kHz	11 mm ring-shaped driver with a high-compliance diaphragm and high-power neodymium magnet
Chip
Chip	–	Integrated Processor V2
Noise cancelling detail
Noise cancelling detail	No listening ANC or sealed isolation; microphone noise reduction applies to calls	No noise cancelling; the open-ring design lets outside sound through; Adaptive Volume Control adjusts the volume to your surroundings; Speak-to-Chat
Audio features
Audio features	Adaptive Bass Boost and Spatial Sound; LDAC, LE Audio and Auracast. TechRadar found Spatial Sound unavailable with LDAC or LE Audio	DSEE upscaling; 360 Reality Audio with head tracking; LE Audio (LC3); BGM effect; equaliser in the app
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 8 hours	Up to 8 hours
With the case
With the case	Up to 38 hours	Up to 22 hours
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	Yes	No
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	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	Up to 8 hours with AAC, SBC or LC3; 8 hours from the earbuds plus 14 hours from the case, 22 hours in total; talk time up to 4.5 hours; standby up to 13 hours; the equaliser, DSEE, Speak-to-Chat and Adaptive Volume Control shorten battery life
Charging case
Charging case	Adds up to 30 hours of listening for 38 hours total; 630 mAh, 3.87 V battery; wireless charging	USB-C; about 2.5 hours to fully charge the case, 1.5 hours for the earbuds; 46.0 × 46.0 × 29.4 mm
Fast charging
Fast charging	Ten minutes supplies up to four hours of listening	3 minutes of charging gives about 1 hour of playback
Design
Weight (each earbud)
Weight (each earbud)	11.6 g	5.1 g (better)
Water and sweat resistance
Water and sweat resistance	IP54	IPX4
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	6.0	5.3
Two devices at once
Two devices at once	Yes	Yes
Controls
Controls	Touch controls with app customisation; TechRadar found selectable control groups rather than remapping every gesture, and no wear detection	Wide Area Tap on the earbud or the face in front of the ear (tap twice to play or pause; three times to skip or answer calls; five or more times for volume), reassignable in the app; head gestures to answer calls; voice control; Quick Access; IR sensors pause music when an earbud is taken out
Microphones
Microphones	Four voice microphones, two beamforming microphones per earbud, with a bone-vibration Voice Pickup Sensor and noise reduction for calls	A microphone on each earbud, with Precise Voice Pickup Technology and AI noise reduction for calls
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	Air-conduction open-ear design; silicone ear hooks with titanium alloy memory wire and a metal hinge adjustable through 20 degrees	Open-ring design held in place by Fitting Supporters; either earbud can be used on its own
Case weight
Case weight	72 g	About 30.6 g
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	IP54 earbuds; no case rating published in the maker sheet	IPX4 equivalent for the earbuds, excluding the sound outlet, ventilation holes and microphone holes; the charging case is not water resistant
Works with
Works with	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	Sony | Sound Connect app for iOS and Android; multipoint connection to two devices; LE Audio with compatible devices; Auto Switch with the LinkBuds Speaker; Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa; Google Fast Pair and Microsoft Swift Pair; Bluetooth 5.3 Class 1, about 10 m range
Colours
Colours	Grey, Blue, Purple, White and Black	Black, White, Violet (Olivia Rodrigo edition)
In the box
In the box	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	Earbuds, charging case, USB-C cable (USB-A to USB-C), documents