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Bose - QuietComfort Headphones vs Bose - QuietComfort Ultra Headphones

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QuietComfort HeadphonesBOSERENDER
Probe A
Bose
QuietComfort Headphones
62.9/ 100C
Audio70· 45%
Battery48· 25%
Connectivity· 18%
Design· 12%
QuietComfort Ultra Headpho…BOSERENDER
Probe B
Bose
QuietComfort Ultra Headphones
62.9/ 100C
Audio70· 45%
Battery48· 25%
Connectivity· 18%
Design· 12%
Quick verdict

Between the QuietComfort Headphones and QuietComfort Ultra Headphones, the QuietComfort Headphones comes out ahead in weight, while the QuietComfort Ultra Headphones wins on spatial audio. Overall, the QuietComfort Headphones scores 62.9 and the QuietComfort Ultra Headphones scores 62.9 on our Mars Score.

Buying advice

Which should you buy?

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

Pick the QuietComfort Headphones if you carry the device everywhere and weight or thickness has been the deciding factor before. The biggest gaps in its favor are weight.

Pick the QuietComfort Ultra Headphones if audio quality and feature breadth (ANC, codecs, multipoint) are the lead criteria for your purchase. Its strongest claims are spatial audio.

Both ship with comparable battery life, driver size, active noise cancellation, 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.

Why Bose - QuietComfort Headphones wins

  • Weight — 13.00 g less. 240 vs 253.

Why Bose - QuietComfort Ultra Headphones wins

  • Has Spatial audio.
Full readout

Spec comparison

Design

SpecBose - QuietComfort HeadphonesBose - QuietComfort Ultra Headphones
Typeover-earover-ear
Weight240 glead253 g
Water resistancenonenone

Audio

SpecBose - QuietComfort HeadphonesBose - QuietComfort Ultra Headphones
Driver size35 mm35 mm
Impedance32 Ω32 Ω
Sensitivity98 dB100 dBlead
Active noise cancellationtruetrue
Transparency modetruetrue
Spatial audiofalsetruelead

Battery

SpecBose - QuietComfort HeadphonesBose - QuietComfort Ultra Headphones
Battery life24 h24 h
Fast chargetruetrue

Connectivity

SpecBose - QuietComfort HeadphonesBose - QuietComfort Ultra Headphones
Bluetooth5.15.3lead
Multipointtruetrue
3.5mm jacktruetrue
LDACfalsefalse
aptX HDfalsetruelead
Reader questions

Frequently asked

Which has better battery life, QuietComfort Headphones or QuietComfort Ultra Headphones?+

QuietComfort Ultra Headphones lasts 24 hours vs 24 hours.

Do QuietComfort Headphones or QuietComfort Ultra Headphones have active noise cancellation?+

Both models have active noise cancellation.

Which supports LDAC, QuietComfort Headphones or QuietComfort Ultra Headphones?+

Neither supports LDAC.

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