I bought this earphone to use them with my Samsung Galaxy S6.
These in-ear headphones come with 3 pairs of the brand new "Stay Hear Ultra" ear tips and a shirt clip.
The headphones themselves include a remote that has 3 buttons( volume up, volume down and Play/Pause) .
Pros:
- Comfort
When I wore the headphones for a long period of time there was no discomfort whatsoever. I am the type of person with sensitive ears. I have previously owned Jabra, Sennheiser, Sony, Panasonic, Klipsch and Me-electronics earphones. The only pair that did not hurt my ear was the Panasonic earphones. No matter what combination of in-ear headphones and ear tips I used, my ears would hurt just after 15 minutes of usage. These units on the other hand were so comfortable. I kept them on my ears for a couple of hours and they still didn’t hurt a bit.
- Sound Quality
These have the best clarity among all of the in-ear headphones I have used in the past. The highs were detailed and the mids were on point. The bass( lows) was punchy and adequate. Rock and Metal were a pleasure to listen to. I also listen to some pop music and they were enjoyable. When I put on the headphones for the first time for giving it a test, I went through my whole playlist before I took it off as I was blown away by the sound quality.
- Noise isolation
Keep in mind that these pair of headphones are not noise cancelling( which is a feature that cancels the external noise by playing a low frequency sound) but they are noise isolating( "Passive noise cancellation" as advertised by Bose) . The sound from the external environment is minimized by the use of "Stay Hear Ultra tips" that Bose provides with these headphones. Yes, they block out a lot of external noise from the outside environment which helps you listen to the instruments played in the music more accurately.
Cons:
Volume:
When I compared it with my Sony I found the volume to be a little lower. Full volume on the Bose Sound true ultra was as loud as 80% volume on my Sony.
Personally, I found the volume to be adequate. I listen to it with 85% of volume in my galaxy S6 and I am more than satisfied with it.