Sony LinkBuds Fit vs Anker soundcore AeroFit 2 Pro

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LinkBuds Fit compared with AeroFit 2 Pro

	SonyLinkBuds Fit	Anker soundcoreAeroFit 2 Pro
Overview
Released
Released	October 2024	January 2026
Sound
Type
Type	In-ear	Open-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	Yes	Yes
Transparency mode
Transparency mode	Yes	–
Spatial audio with head tracking
Spatial audio with head tracking	Yes	Yes
Driver size
Driver size	8.4 mm	11.8 mm
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	SBC, AAC, LDAC and LC3	SBC, AAC and LDAC
Chip
Chip	V2	–
Drivers
Drivers	8.4 mm Dynamic Driver X	11.8 mm composite drivers
Chip
Chip	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	Adaptive ANC 3.0 operates in the Focus form at ear-hook positions 4 and 5. Open-ear Awareness form uses positions 1 and 2; noise cancellation and fit depend on ear shape.
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	HearID custom EQ and app EQ presets; spatial audio with head tracking. LDAC requires a compatible Android source.
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	Up to 5.5 hours	Up to 5 hours
With the case
With the case	Up to 21 hours	Up to 24 hours
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	No	Yes
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	Maker FAQ at 50% volume: up to 5 hours with ANC and 24 hours including case, or 7 hours in open-ear form and 34 hours including case. With LDAC, about 3 hours with ANC or 6 hours open-ear. Calls at 60% volume: about 4 hours in either form. Main figures use ANC on.
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 and Qi wireless charging. Each earbud: 60 mAh, about one hour to charge. Case: 750 mAh, about two hours wired or four hours wirelessly; wireless charging maximum 3 W (maker FAQ).
Fast charging
Fast charging	5 minutes of charging gives about 1 hour of playback	Ten minutes charging earbuds provides up to 3.5 hours playback; no fast-charging claim for the case.
Design
Weight (each earbud)
Weight (each earbud)	4.9 g (better)	10.4 g
Water and sweat resistance
Water and sweat resistance	IPX4	IP55
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.3	6.1
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	Customisable physical button controls and case pairing/reset button. No wearing detection.
Microphones
Microphones	Microphones on the outside and inside of each earbud, with Precise Voice Pickup Technology and AI noise reduction for calls	Four microphones with AI call-noise reduction
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	Five adjustable ear-hook positions. Maker specifies the ANC form for an ear bowl wider than 16 mm; an ear bowl of 16 mm or less may not support ANC form and should use open-ear form. Each earbud weighs 10.4 g (UK maker).
Case weight
Case weight	About 41 g	88.2 g (UK maker)
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	IP55 applies to earbuds; maker FAQ states the charging case is not water-resistant. Not for swimming or diving.
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	soundcore app, two-device connection and single-earbud use. Current AI Translation requires app 3.8.7 or later and a network connection. LDAC is not available on iOS.
Colours
Colours	Black, White, Green, Violet (Olivia Rodrigo edition); Pink added in June 2025	Black, Purple, White and Blue on the current UK maker page.
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	–