Ultra Open
BoseReleased Feb 1, 2024 · Analysis updated Apr 13, 2026
Lightweight open-ear earbuds with a unique design for all-day comfort, excellent sound, and good battery life. The Bose Ultra Open scores 79/100 based on 27 expert reviews in the wireless earbuds category. Coverage includes reviews from Laptopmag, Androidcentral, Howtogeek, and Theguardian.
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Pros
- Comfortable for all-day wear(19)
- Excellent sound quality for open earbuds(13)
- Good battery life(12)
- Lightweight(6)
- Truly unique design(6)
Cons
- Expensive(22)
- No active noise cancellation(5)
- Call quality is poor(5)
- No wireless charging(4)
- Average battery life(4)
27 Publication Reviews
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The Bose Ultra Open Earbuds offer a revolutionary listening experience at a premium price, combining exceptional audio quality with awareness and style.
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Bose Ultra Open earbuds are the gold standard, offering superb immersive audio, an eye-catching design, and battery life that has exceeded expectations, making them a compelling set of daily drivers d...
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The Bose Ultra Open Earbuds provide all-day comfort, excellent sound quality, and easy-to-use media controls with an open design that allows you to hear the world around you while enjoying high-qualit...
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The Bose Ultra Open offer a novel approach to open-ear listening that does not compromise on comfort or sound.
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The Bose Ultra Open Earbuds offer groundbreaking comfort and excellent audio quality in a clip-on design, though their $299 price and noticeable appearance may give some buyers pause.
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The Bose Ultra Open Earbuds offer ingenious design, all-day comfort, and excellent sound quality for open-ear headphones, making them ideal for runners who want to stay aware of their surroundings.
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The Bose Ultra Open Earbuds offer great sound quality and comfort while allowing awareness of surroundings, though they struggle in windy conditions and have limited effectiveness during flights.
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Bose's Ultra Open Earbuds offer an innovative earclip design that prioritizes comfort and situational awareness while delivering surprisingly good sound quality.
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Smart stylish and as fashion-focused as Bose has ever been, the Bose Ultra Open Earbuds are an absolute revelation in sound and form.
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The Bose Ultra Open Earbuds are my new favorite pair for workouts—they're lightweight, stay securely in place, and allow me to hear my surroundings while enjoying great sound quality.
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The Bose Ultra Open Earbuds offer an innovative open-ear design with great comfort and sound quality, but their high price and lack of ANC may be dealbreakers for some users.
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For a first attempt, it's hard not to be impressed by the Bose Ultra Open Earbuds. They're well-executed in terms of design and an enjoyable listen.
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The Bose Ultra Open Earbuds have one of the most unique and unusual designs of any earbuds I've seen over the last few years.
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The Bose Ultra Open Earbuds offer a unique open-ear design that allows listeners to enjoy music while staying aware of their surroundings, though fit and sound quality can vary significantly.
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The Bose Ultra Open Earbuds offer a secure, comfortable fit with surprisingly rich sound quality for an open-fit design, though they lack noise canceling and have some connectivity issues.
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The Bose Ultra Open Earbuds deliver impressive sound quality while leaving your ears completely open, offering runners a safe and comfortable alternative to traditional earbuds.
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The Bose Ultra Open Earbuds are truly unique open-ear wireless earbuds that are equal parts unique and excellent, though they lack some features you'd expect for nearly $300.
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The Bose Ultra Open Earbuds are the best example of this design that I've tried so far, well designed, will suit most tastes, sound great, and should last a long time.
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An impressive take in the wearable audio category, the Bose Open Ultra Earbuds boast good sound, great comfort and a solid list of features.
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The Bose Ultra Open Earbuds offer a comfortable fit and premium sound features but may be overpriced for their niche use case.
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The Bose Ultra Open Earbuds offer excellent situational awareness, support for Snapdragon Sound, and one surprising feature, but their $299 price tag and limited bass performance may not justify the c...
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Bose's Ultra Open Earbuds are its boldest, most unique earbuds yet with a design that clings to your outer ear, these earbuds are unlike anything the company has made before.
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With a great fit and class-leading sound, these pricey open-ear buds have me hooked.
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The pricey Bose Ultra Open Earbuds produce expansive sound and have a unique design that lets you stay aware of your surroundings.
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The Bose Ultra Open Earbuds offer a novel form factor that doesn't block your ear canal, they're really comfortable and they sound great, but because they let in external sound by design — and because...
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The Bose Ultra Open earbuds are lightweight and airy, designed to rest gently on your ears, allowing for comfortable listening with minimal pressure.
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The Bose Ultra Open Earbuds bring a unique 'cuff-like, clip-on' design to the open-ear world, but unfortunately, they still suffer from sonic compromises like other open-ear options.
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