Product Reviews

Only two months I lost the right side piece, have been looking for it. Want to use the left ear piece, but can't because it won't work without the right side.

I read thousands of reviews before buying this product and every single review gave me concerns about it but, ultimately, it was the best thing I have done!

I like everything about these headphones except for the awful battery life. These barely last 2 hours on a full charge. Not even close to the stated time of 5+ hours.

I bought these primarily for running, so the open ear design allows a little ambient noise in which is helpful to hear road traffic, or race marshal instructions, whilst still maintaining excellent sound quality. I have small ears so always struggle with in-ear buds just being too big but these are very small and come with a really big selection of rubber fitment bands to secure into any ear size. I've been using these for over 2 years and never had any connection problems across three different phones. They always connect and always play in sync, without any breakup or distortion.

I really liked the design and case on these open earbuds but I don't know if it's my ear shape or something else but I constantly have to readjust these in my ear for them to stay put no matter what size of the rubber loop I place on the buds. However, easily the worst part(and the reason I decided to return) is the touch controls. I've never had a pair of earbuds with more inconsistent touch controls. I spent multiple weeks hoping I would master the finger positioning and every time I thought I was getting the hang of it I would lose all control and be relegated to relentlessly fingering the earbud to no avail. Sometimes my earlobes would even activate them out of the blue. This really sucks as these earbuds are competitively priced with good sound quality and are so comfortable you can forget their in your ear but I just got worn down over time.

I bought this pair 2 months back. And it has been reasonably good, performed as what I required. I jogged on the road pavement and want to be aware of the noise in the surrounding and it works well in the aspect. Only the fit was not ideal, somehow the ear bud cannot be secured firmly enough in the ears, it will drop after perspiration of rain, which make the ear buds more slippery.

I bought these as they came with 4 different size fittings which have proved to be invaluable for me They fit well are comfortable and I can wear them for long periods without any discomfort .Tgey charge quickly and it seems to last for hours The charging case is small easy to use and very easy to keep in a pocket or bag My only negative is the noise cancelling which isn’t as effective as I would have liked

I have my ear buds approximately two weeks now. I will say they do fit pretty well. I still have a slight issue with the right one not fitting perfectly but to be honest that is most likely my ear's fault and it hasn't popped out yet which is more than I can say for others I have bought. I will say that I have never spent a lot of money on ear buds or headphones before, probably the most I spent was £45 on a pair of headphones, so I cannot compare to the big names but these are by far the best I have bought. Great sound and the noise isolation is brilliant for my commute. They are light and feel comfortable. I would recommend.

Bought a few weeks ago. They fit my ears perfect with the large hooks, great sound, great features especially on the accompanying app. Equaliser etc all function perfectly. Very comfortable to wear and so lightweight you forget they're there. Would recommend them to others after headphones that let your ears breath and allow you to hear without passthrough.

NICE FIT, ONLY ISSUE IS SOUND NOT SO LOUD WHEN ANSWERING CALLS SO CANNOT HEAR TOO CLEARLY. WOULD BE NICE IF GOT AUTO ANSWER FUNCTION WHEN PUT ON EARPIECE.

Expensive, good quality when you are static, try to walk with your phone in your trouser pocket and the sound keeps breaking up, had to move phone to shirt pocket. Did not expect that from this price when £20 earphones work better

The app doesn't provide settings to balance left and right. A lot of time one ear volume is reduced without any reason in my case right ear. Already initialised/reset but still having the same issue .

Bought in April 23, within 3 months the buds charge would not last longer than 30 minutes, the case has now started draining when not in use, charge it fully, by the next morning it's critical already. Very poor!!!

Although I saw many positive - negative reviews, I have to say Im happy that I bought this. It Lets You hear Your surroundings Just enough, on the safe range. Comfortable to wear, great sound quality.

The sound quality is decent considering these headphones have a different design than the rest of them. The features are good and work well and regularly get updated with new stuff. The update process is a nightmare on iOS tho. The major problem is the battery life and the repairability of these headphones. Removing or replacing the battery means a total destruction. I don't understand why Sony markets these as "eco-friendly" "recycled packaging" "recycled plastic", but they don't talk about the poor repairability. Mostly greenwashing in order to cut costs and deliver a poor product and a poor unboxing experience because everything is recycled. Reusing is better than recycling Sony!

Small & discreet with awareness of what's around you. Not for all but it caters to a wide range of people. Music plays then an innovative voice cut when someone calls then cleverly plays & resumes your music when your conversation ends.Settings are also great. Call quality good, music & media also great, charging very good especially the quick charge & the charging case very small & handy, fits in any pocket or bag.. The fit is great you hardly know your wearing them until it reminds you you have low battery. Overall another nice edition to the Sony audio line up but with a very clever design.

They feel comfortable and don't keep falling out. With my phone in my back pocket, the left earbud loses connection quite often while walking. They are nice though.

Thought i can buy a good earpiece from Sony to do video calls, even though it’s not cheap but i decided to buy, end up very disappointed! The left earpiece cannot be connected most of the times, and when it’s connected there is buzzing noise. Bad sound quality also like market low end earpiece, the design is ugly also. LOUSY! Refund!

Very comfortable & snug, a different innovative design with a twist. Sound quality good & I definitely like the stop talk feature. Sony quality all the way

I have had these 2 years and I rarely use them anymore. I want to use them more but last year they started having a problem where the left ear bud would drain power in the charge case so I could only reliably use the right one. Now both earbuds have problems. The case and earbuds drain power constantly, so if I want to use them I have to charge the case an hour before I want to use it. Even then, I only get about 10 minutes of use out of the left earbud and about 45 minutes with the right earbud when listening to music If these didn't have the battery issues I would love them. I love the open ear design, the comfort, the microphone quality, but I regret paying almost $200 for them because of all the problems they have given me

Love this product would receive to all my friends and family

Bought in February 2022. Battery in right earbud was completely dead (not holding charge) by December 2023. So I sent them to Sony Central Servcie for repair but estimate was more than the cost of a new pair and only has a 30 day warranty. BUT, being able to properly hear sounds around you... nothing else is the same. I really like them. So much so that I have just bought another pair. I hope these last a bit longer.

in my opinion, linkbuds one of the best earbuds that you should consider buying because it has many features and if you still want to hear song while you have conversation or meeting, it's very useful to use cause of no noise cancelling. Linkbuds is very light feels like you didn't wear any earbuds on your ears at all. I hope sony will continue to come out with the new design.

Linkbuds did not pair to my Samsung TV and had to return

This is by far THE worst headphones I have ever bought. One of the reasons for buying his was to replace a plantronics handsfree headset but it has been a total disaster! When using for phone calls, people simply can't hear you, even when the device has full charge! It has been a total waste of money for that reason. Please by iPODS instead. They don't disappoint and good luck with resetting your password for the Sony Account!!!

This product was great for about a year until the left earbud just stopped accepting a charge.

After looking for a pair of open ear buds I looked at YouTube clips of these buds, on buying theses I was going to buy the shokz open ear buds but the sales representative talked me out of them and recommended the Sony's, so glad they did because the quality of the sound and build are great, the only downside is the battery life (which isn't great but will do the job).

Didn't expect the sound quality to be that good, especially with it open ear design. However, after a prolonged usage, the Bluetooth connectivity with my Xperia 1 iii can be a bit wonky(dropping once in a while)... hope they addressed this issue.

Got my linkbuds about a month ago. Small and light. It take sometime to learn to put these earphones on correctly. Open sound quality was good.

These feel great and sound great plus they don't block out your hearing. Excellent for that. Sometimes the connection breaks up and the stereo effect goes all wrong - easily sorted but irritating.