Bose Inspire XC1
form factor open-ear
driver type hybrid
bluetooth version 6.0
battery life hours 8
case battery hours 40
water resistance IP66
multipoint Yes
59 Overall Score
Price ¥0
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong sound (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong mic (92nd percentile) 92nd
- Strong battery (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong social proof (81st percentile) 81st
Cons
- Below average comfort (30th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Design
| Form Factor | open-ear |
| Wearing Style | clip-on |
Audio
| Driver Type | hybrid |
| Drivers | 2 |
| Hi-Res Audio | Yes |
| Codecs | LDAC |
Noise Control
| ANC | No |
| Transparency | Yes |
Connectivity
| Bluetooth | 6 |
| Multipoint | Yes |
Earbud Battery
| Battery Life | 8 |
| Fast Charging | 10 min for 2.5 hours |
| Charging | USB-C |
Case Battery
| Case Battery | 40 |
| Case Charging | USB-C |
Microphone
| Microphone | Yes |
| Mic Count | 4 |
| NC Mic | Yes |
Features
| App | Baseus App |
| Bone Conduction | No |
| Water Resistance | IP66 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Bose Inspire XC1 | Technics EAH-AZ100 EAH-AZ100-K | Sony WF-1000XM6 | Samsung Galaxy Buds3 Pro | Apple AirPods Pro 3 | Soundcore P31i |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Form Factor | open-ear | in-ear | in-ear | in-ear | in-ear | in-ear |
| Driver Type | hybrid | dynamic | dynamic | dynamic | dynamic | dynamic |
| Wireless | - | true | true | true | true | true |
| Active Noise Cancellation | false | true | true | true | true | true |
| Bluetooth Version | 6.0 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| Battery Life Hours | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| Case Battery Hours | 40 | 28 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 50 |
| Water Resistance | IP66 | IPX4 | IPX4 | IP57 | IP57 | IP55 |
| Multipoint | true | true | true | true | true | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Anc | Mic | Build | Sound | Battery | Comfort | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bose Inspire XC1 | 66.1 | 91.9 | 35 | 96.1 | 88.1 | 29.8 | 56.9 | 81.4 |
| Technics EAH-AZ100 EAH-AZ100-K Compare | 97.4 | 97.5 | 81.4 | 99.1 | 82 | 73.8 | 99.2 | 81.4 |
| Sony WF-1000XM6 Compare | 97.4 | 99.8 | 81.4 | 89.2 | 79.2 | 73.8 | 99.2 | 81.4 |
| Samsung Galaxy Buds3 Pro Compare | 97.4 | 97.5 | 98.9 | 93.5 | 76.9 | 94.7 | 99.7 | 90.3 |
| Apple AirPods Pro 3 Compare | 97.4 | 83.9 | 98.9 | 91.5 | 79.2 | 94.7 | 99.7 | 99.4 |
| Soundcore P31i Compare | 90.6 | 97.5 | 91.9 | 97.4 | 94.2 | 73.8 | 87.5 | 90.3 |
Usage Scores
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