Sony - LinkBuds Open vs Google - Pixel Buds Pro 2

These two are evenly matched on the broad strokes, with the decision sitting on which individual spec advantages weigh more for your use.

The LinkBuds Open doesn't pull ahead on any single popular-comparison spec — its strengths sit in the spec table groups rather than the headline advantages.

Pick the Pixel Buds Pro 2 if audio quality and feature breadth (ANC, codecs, multipoint) are the lead criteria for your purchase. Its strongest claims are battery — with case, active noise cancellation, water resistance, among others.

Both ship with comparable battery — buds, driver size, spatial audio, so those specs don't separate the two — focus on the differences below.

Bottom line: there is no wrong answer here — match the spec advantages to how you actually use the product. The Mars Score parity tells you both are well-rounded; the differences are about trade-offs, not quality.