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Sony LinkBuds vs. AirPods 3: 1 Month Later

AIRPODS OR LINKBUDS? CHOOSE YOUR FIGHTER Sony Linkbuds: Apple Airpods 3: *CNET may get a commission from these offers The third-gen Apple AirPods and Sony LinkBuds have more in common than you might think. These open wireless Bluetooth earbuds help you hear your surroundings while listening to music. Lexy compares them on fit, comfort, sound…

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The third-gen Apple AirPods and Sony LinkBuds have more in common than you might think. These open wireless Bluetooth earbuds help you hear your surroundings while listening to music. Lexy compares them on fit, comfort, sound quality, microphones, noise canceling and battery life.

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00:00 – Airpods 3 vs Sony LinkBuds
00:55 – Fit & Comfort
02:57 – Controls
05:03 – Sound Quality
07:50 – Microphone Test
08:43 – Apps & Other Features
11:17 – Battery Life & Durability
12:58 – Lexy’s Pick

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47 Comments

  1. Lexy Savvides

    April 8, 2022 at 4:31 pm

    Thanks for watching! As always, feel free to ask any extra questions you have 🎧

    • Winson Chintiady

      April 9, 2022 at 2:13 pm

      see Description Box 😉
      12:68 – Lexy’s Pick ❌
      * 12:58 – Lexy’s Pick ✔

    • NETVO TV

      April 12, 2022 at 5:10 pm

      Can you talk more about philosophy side of these convinient small earbud? More and more people cant go on of their life without these in their ear, even going outside to exercise and in public, forgot about the beauty of the natural sound and also the nice things to talk with stranger but keep want to listen to their digital contents that wont be gone and die all the time instead of only access them while in home or so. I thought to just get a good speaker or headphone to listen to music the best way i can access them while in home, but companies sure want to market them to truck people into thinking they need to have them all the time and people brainwash wd enough to defend them, what you think

  2. EL JEFE REVIEWS

    April 8, 2022 at 5:22 pm

    Excellent comparison Lexy! That mic test was great!😅

    • Lexy Savvides

      April 8, 2022 at 5:31 pm

      🙌 thank you my friend! Means a lot from the king!

  3. YouAndImpact

    April 8, 2022 at 5:23 pm

    Very helpful video 👍

  4. Ramish Khan

    April 8, 2022 at 5:57 pm

    Love your videos Mam

  5. Samuel Mingo

    April 8, 2022 at 6:11 pm

    Best Presenter! Very engaging. Lots of hard work from all the b-roll. Hope CNET values you.

  6. Antoine Gagnon

    April 8, 2022 at 6:43 pm

    She looks good

  7. Daniel Camacho

    April 8, 2022 at 6:47 pm

    MF DOOM

  8. g e o

    April 8, 2022 at 7:06 pm

    Kraak & Smaak are so dope 🙂

  9. xxnike629xx

    April 8, 2022 at 7:20 pm

    I’ve never owned any wireless earbuds before. I did get the iPhone 13 Pro Max when i came out and was thinking about getting the AirPods Pro, but I hear rumors about Apple planning to release an AirPods Pro 2?

  10. Rob Klein

    April 8, 2022 at 7:39 pm

    Love that she was listening to MF Doom

  11. Siddhant Gupta

    April 8, 2022 at 7:50 pm

    very informative video, just one point that did not make sense, atleast to me is what difference does it make if airpods case can be opened with one hand, we require our other hand to put them on, so anyway both hands are required.

    • Lexy Savvides

      April 8, 2022 at 9:19 pm

      I was thinking for people who have use of only one hand, the AirPods might be easier. I can open the case and take out a bud with one hand, the Sony is much more difficult to do that

  12. トミーボーイ

    April 8, 2022 at 7:57 pm

    Sony is way better.

  13. yogibearstie

    April 8, 2022 at 7:59 pm

    AirPods 1 fit great, just like the wired ones. AirPods 3 fall out easily, especially the right one. They sound great, but that slight change in size makes them regrettable for me.

    • God of Chaos Khorne

      April 9, 2022 at 3:33 pm

      Idk if the first airpod had a rubber ear tip. But why would you ever buy any earbuds that don’t have those. They are always uncomfortable. Never make a seal and always fall out.

      Not to mention honestly this is the THIRD iteration and they still look like a pair of super cheap wired buds that someone cut the wires off

    • MaybeThisIsMark

      April 9, 2022 at 8:50 pm

      @God of Chaos Khorne depends on the person. The ones without rubber tips fit me perfectly and didn’t fatigue my ear.

  14. mike

    April 8, 2022 at 8:04 pm

    i am loving my Linkbuds

  15. Deen Sheikh

    April 8, 2022 at 8:26 pm

    No phone in that case! Good one Lexy, lol.

  16. Deen Sheikh

    April 8, 2022 at 8:27 pm

    Quick Q, ur colleague gave a good review to Sony’s XM4 ear buds, have u used em? I am yet to find the perfect earbuds, that offers best music quality, call quality and anc all at the same time.

    • Lexy Savvides

      April 8, 2022 at 9:20 pm

      I have! Search for Sony XM4 vs AirPods Pro the cnet video is mine. Spoiler: I really like them

  17. Mr G

    April 8, 2022 at 8:52 pm

    Lexy! Your Aussy accent is slowly fading away! Noooooooo

  18. Brian m

    April 8, 2022 at 9:13 pm

    I feel like the Galaxy Buds Live belong in this category, too.

  19. Ryan Solomon

    April 8, 2022 at 9:22 pm

    Will you be doing a review of the Beats Fit Pro versus AirPods Pro?

  20. georgio Armania2

    April 8, 2022 at 11:04 pm

    Always the BEST from the CNET STAR!

  21. Juan Cabrera

    April 8, 2022 at 11:08 pm

    After trying out multiple buds (Samsung buds, airpods pro, Sony’s, airpods 3, beats) OG airpods are still my favorite ones. 😅

  22. teitake

    April 8, 2022 at 11:24 pm

    Lexy listens to MF Doom.

  23. Arte Floe

    April 9, 2022 at 12:24 am

    CNET and The Verge are my favorite 2 tech channels, keep up the great work!

  24. Dilshan Karunaratne

    April 9, 2022 at 2:14 am

    I love my airpod 3🔥

  25. Kevin Priestley

    April 9, 2022 at 2:38 am

    AirPods any day, cos I’m locked in for life!

  26. BP

    April 9, 2022 at 3:15 am

    I don’t know how Lexy does it but her videos are more and more engaging from one to the other 👍😸

  27. NELSON ABRAHAM

    April 9, 2022 at 4:15 am

    I have airpods 3 Gen and happy with it

  28. winterwolfryan

    April 9, 2022 at 4:18 am

    I quite like the AirPods 3rd gen…first set I owned, as they were super comfortable and sounded better than expected.

  29. E Ramírez

    April 9, 2022 at 4:28 am

    Okay Lexy, I peep the music you banging to! Thanks. I got some music to look for!😉

  30. dhirender sahani

    April 9, 2022 at 4:44 am

    I would like to buy sony link buds.

  31. Chacko V.S.

    April 9, 2022 at 6:20 am

    could you do a ‘vs.’ with the nothing ear (1)?

  32. Michael Stanton

    April 9, 2022 at 8:30 am

    AirPods don’t fit me, they literally fall out if I turn my head. I wish Apple made “XL” versions for us ogres with elephant ears. But maybe the Sony’s will work out.

  33. Itzamatul Amaro

    April 9, 2022 at 12:38 pm

    Can you invoke Siri with the Sony ones?

  34. keon

    April 9, 2022 at 1:10 pm

    Nice video breakdown! Lol everyone does that talk to my different hair and clothes variant.

  35. Gunnar

    April 9, 2022 at 2:57 pm

    I use both several hours a day each and they both have uses that make them useful in certain applications. I do use the Linkbuds for nighttime and sleeping as they are very comfortable. However, during the day, I do like wearing the AirPods 3 for listening to music while being able to hear. I never use the wide area tap feature for Linkbuds. As I use these for sleeping or sometimes chew with them in and that activates the taps.

  36. God of Chaos Khorne

    April 9, 2022 at 3:30 pm

    I’m sorry I think it’s ridiculous that these airpods still have the insanely ugly stem. They look soooooo … yeah well ridiculous. Bro I’d be embarrassed to wear that crap but people pretend it’s OK because it’s apple. If any other company did that we’d make endless fun of them.

    Also these seem to be copying to old wired airpod design without the silicone rubber tip. Those type of earbuds are the absolute worst. I’d your earbud doest have a silicone / foam or gel tip that goes into your ear it’s basically worthless. I’ve NEVER ever been able to fit an earphone like that in my ear

    Sony links look fugly too BTW. They needed to copy XM4s style only make it smaller and more comfortable.

  37. michael lacks

    April 10, 2022 at 2:54 am

    00:33
    she listens to MF DOOM. Based

  38. Connor McLaughlin

    April 10, 2022 at 8:09 pm

    My state is trying to murder me and are recklessly slandering my name.

  39. EFCONNECT

    April 11, 2022 at 4:13 am

    I got the Airpods 3 and like them. However, after placing them in my ear they will randomly fall out without any indication they are loose. Sometimes its after 30 mins, sometimes longer. They just slowly creep out and fall. They sound good and are comfortable…but staying in is important.

  40. Cars & Tech

    April 13, 2022 at 1:11 am

    Definitely going for the Sonys

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