5 Best Truly Wireless Earbuds in 2024

Tired of using those old traditional wired headphones? Don’t like getting tangled up in them when you go for a run or jog? Or maybe you simply hate how they seem to tangle themselves up when you put them away. That’s why truly wireless earbuds are so nice — pull them out of their case, power them on, and you’re ready to roll almost instantly. The only thing you have to worry about is making sure they are charged up, which usually isn’t a huge deal since many of them these days come with their own quick charging case.

Not sure what truly wireless earbuds to pick up? Follow along below and we’ll show you some of our favorites. Here are our top picks.

 

Apple AirPods

The Apple AirPods are first up on our list, as these are easily some of the best truly wireless earbuds that you can buy today. These work over Bluetooth, so they’ll even connect up to any Android device on the market. After your first Bluetooth pairing they generally connect up right when you pull them out of the case. On top of that, the Apple AirPods will make any genre of music sound excellent, and are even optimal for watching movies or video.

Apple’s AirPods do shine the most when connected to an iPhone. The iPhone has a special audio processing chip that makes audio sound just a bit more clear with the AirPods. However, once again, they work fine with Android. They do have about a three to four hour battery life of straight music playback, but you can juice them up back to full after just 15 minutes in their charging case.

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Jabra Elite 65t

We really like the Jabra Elite 65t truly wireless earbuds as well. They’ll transform any audio into something crisp and clear; however, one of the unique aspects of these is that they’re Alexa enabled earbuds. That means you can use all sorts of voice commands with these earbuds, even saying things like “Alexa, play x playlist on Spotify.”

The battery life is fairly impressive, with you getting up to five hours of straight playback. They do come with a charging case, which can juice your Jabra Elite 65t’s up to full three times before needing charging itself.

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JBL Free

Next up on our list are the JBL Free wireless earbuds. These have some great sounding audio quality to them, but we wouldn’t say it’s nearly as good as the Apple AirPods or the Jabra Elite 65t’s; however, JBL does advertise up to 24 hours of combined playback with these. The earbuds themselves can get a straight four hours of music playback, but you can always juice them up on the fly with the included charging case.

These are probably the most comfortable and ergonomic wireless earbuds on our list, so they’ll work excellent for long listening sessions.

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Jaybird RUN

The Jaybird RUNs are next up, and are excellent sounding truly wireless earbuds. These can often provide way better music quality than even a high end flagship smartphone could. Not only that, but they’re extremely comfortable in the ear — they even come with a bag of extra ear tips for the most ergonomic solution for your ear.

Suffice to say, they really are great earbuds; however, they probably have the most disappointing battery life on this list. You get four hours of straight music playback with the earbuds themselves; however, the includes charging case only brings an additional eight hours of playback to the table.

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B&O BeoPlay E8

If you’re looking for the best of the best in audio quality, you cannot go wrong with the B&O BeoPlay E8 truly wireless earbuds. These small earbuds are packed with industry leading hardware, allowing you to hear almost every little detail of the music that you’re listening to. They have an intuitive touch interface right on the earbuds, making it easy to navigate through songs, adjust volume, skip songs, repeat, and so on. They’re very comfortable in the ear, so they’re perfect for this long gym or study sessions, too.

Battery life is similar to the Jaybird RUNs here — you get four hours of straight music playback, and then they come with a fairly large charging case that only provides you with an additional eight hours of playback.

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Verdict

As you can see, there are a lot of excellent options for truly wireless earbuds out there. However, if you’re looking for a good mix between sound quality and battery life, you cannot go wrong with the Apple AirPods or the Jabra Elite 5t. But, if you are looking for the creme of the crop in sound quality, the B&O BeoPlay E8 is a great option, too.