Sony LinkBuds Fit vs Sony LinkBuds Open

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LinkBuds Fit compared with LinkBuds Open

	SonyLinkBuds Fit	SonyLinkBuds Open
Overview
Released
Released	October 2024	October 2024
Sound
Type
Type	In-ear	Open-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	Yes	No
Transparency mode
Transparency mode	Yes	–
Spatial audio with head tracking
Spatial audio with head tracking	Yes	Yes
Driver size
Driver size	8.4 mm	11 mm
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	SBC, AAC, LDAC and LC3	SBC, AAC and LC3
Chip
Chip	V2	V2
Drivers
Drivers	8.4 mm Dynamic Driver X	11 mm ring-shaped driver with a high-compliance diaphragm and high-power neodymium magnet
Chip
Chip	Integrated Processor V2	Integrated Processor V2
Noise cancelling detail
Noise cancelling detail	Noise cancelling with Auto NC Optimizer; Ambient Sound Mode with Auto Ambient Sound; Speak-to-Chat; wind noise reduction structure	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	LDAC up to 990 kbps (Hi-Res Audio Wireless); DSEE Extreme upscaling; 360 Reality Audio with head tracking; LE Audio (LC3); BGM effect; equaliser in the app	DSEE upscaling; 360 Reality Audio with head tracking; LE Audio (LC3); BGM effect; equaliser in the app
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	Up to 5.5 hours	Up to 8 hours
With the case
With the case	Up to 21 hours	Up to 22 hours
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	No	No
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Up to 8 hours with noise cancelling off (AAC); with LDAC, 3.5 hours with noise cancelling on or 4.5 hours off; with SBC, 5 hours on or 7.5 hours off; with LC3, 4.5 hours on or 7.5 hours off; 21 hours in total with the case (Sony doesn't say with which settings); talk time up to 4 hours	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	USB-C; about 3 hours to fully charge the case, 2 hours for the earbuds; 47.2 × 47.2 × 32.6 mm	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	5 minutes of charging gives about 1 hour of playback	3 minutes of charging gives about 1 hour of playback
Design
Weight (each earbud)
Weight (each earbud)	4.9 g (better)	5.1 g
Water and sweat resistance
Water and sweat resistance	IPX4	IPX4
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.3	5.3
Two devices at once
Two devices at once	Yes	Yes
Controls
Controls	Wide Area Tap on the earbud or the face in front of the ear (by default the left switches noise cancelling and Ambient Sound Mode; the right plays and pauses and skips tracks; tap three times on either to answer or end calls; tap 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	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	Microphones on the outside and inside of each earbud, with Precise Voice Pickup Technology and AI 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 Fitting Supporters and Soft Fitting Earbud Tips in SS, S, M and L (M fitted); either earbud can be used on its own	Open-ring design held in place by Fitting Supporters; either earbud can be used on its own
Case weight
Case weight	About 41 g	About 30.6 g
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	IPX4 for the earbuds, excluding the sound outlet, ventilation holes and microphone holes; the charging case is not water resistant	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	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	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	Black, White, Green, Violet (Olivia Rodrigo edition); Pink added in June 2025	Black, White, Violet (Olivia Rodrigo edition)
In the box
In the box	Earbuds, charging case, USB-C cable (USB-A to USB-C), Soft Fitting Earbud Tips in SS, S, M and L, documents	Earbuds, charging case, USB-C cable (USB-A to USB-C), documents