Sony LinkBuds S Truly Wireless Noise Canceling Earbuds, Black

2025-07-27T20:00:00

NO, NO, NO! Look at all these reviews with dead battery issues. Mine lasted almost 2 years and now will not charge. Granted, that's 24 months but I used these less than 50 times. Save your $ and find something that is reliable.

gabugman

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2025-07-13T20:00:00

Let's start with what makes this product not worth the purchase: the batteries will die, and no one, including Sony will repair them. i spent hours on the phone with service centers and sony customer service only to discover this product is not serviced. I loved these earbuds, the work great for about a year and a half. then out of the blue, they stop holding a charge and you're left high and dry. I highly recommend you save your dollars and purchase elsewhere

DeadEarbud

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2025-07-08T20:00:00

I've had these for a full 6 months now. They've been rather disappointing... My old cheapie earbuds worked better. Often one earbud will disconnect and will not reconnect unless I put them back in the case. Annoying because I don't take the case with me on walks, which is mainly when I use them. When that's not happening, both earbuds will cut out very briefly, over and over, back and forth between the two. I've reset, unpaired/re-paired, etc. and it all still keeps happening. The thing I do like about them is that they are very comfortable and stay in well. As someone with small ears, the vast majority of earbuds don't work for me.

cewdressage

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2025-06-30T20:00:00

I bought this in December 2023 (1.5 years ago) and one of the ear buds already lost the ability to hold a charge (dies in less than 5 minutes after being fully charged). Customer support states that since its out of warranty they cannot replace it. Unfortunately, the cost of the single headphone is around $90 (nearly 60% of a new pair). Due to the cost of the headphones, I cannot justify the price nor recommend this particular pair given its short life-span.

angle101

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2025-06-16T20:00:00

Bought these because I was disappointed my apple AirPods only lasted 2 and a half years. These were far worse only lasting 14 months... Conveniently 2 months after my warranty expired. The charging case doesn't hold a charge for more than a day and the right ear bud no longer charges at all. Wish I had seen all the complaints about battery life before buying.

brandon29

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2025-06-09T20:00:00

I've had these for a year and a half, and they're incredible, minus one huge issue. The battery in the right earbud was a dud, and it started to drain like crazy(20 minutes). They were out of warranty, so I bought a replacement battery kit online and replaced the batteries myself off of a youtube video. I would assume they've fixed the battery issue by now, so I would buy them again if it were necessary. Great audio quality, and great ANC.

etallas

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2025-05-26T20:00:00

I bought this device a year ago and it still works like a charm! Good design and sound quality

Ssam27

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2025-05-19T20:00:00

I love this earbuds specially the fit but the battery sucks! I gave 1 star cuz it useless now

Jamburat

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2025-05-08T20:00:00

I wanted some earbuds with option of using with a motorcycle helmet. These work fine once touch controls have been disabled with Sony's excellent 'connect' app. Also great for everyday use. For the size of the buds, very impressed with sound performance and fit.

Marku D.

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2025-05-08T20:00:00

I got these headphones around a year ago and they are by far the best in ear headphones I've ever tried. As avid music listener for many years, I've previously used air pods, skull candy, and shure air in ear headphones and these have out preformed both in audio quality, noise cancellation, and cost.

Darron

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2025-05-06T20:00:00

This is the best earbud I ever owned. It is so good and comfortable that I can't leave it at home. I love it. Thanks for the invention.

Tim l.

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2025-05-03T20:00:00

Solid Solid piece of equipment . Love the noise cancel function

Luidayy

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2025-04-29T20:00:00

I decided to buy the sony product compared to other brands, even if it was pricier, in order to ensure quality and longevity of my earpods. After a little over a year, one of the two earpods is not charging properly. This causes the earpods to have a battery life of less then 20minutes. I am disappointed in the longevity of this product. If I would have know I would have prefered the cheaper versions which would have last just as long.

Lang32

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2025-04-27T20:00:00

Comfortable great sound earbuds. I replaced my airpods with these. Excellent upgrade. The airpods are no good for movement since they fall out easily. These sonys stay put when exercising! Also, the sound is far superior to the airpods. Highly recommended for physical activity.

in2caffeine

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2025-04-20T20:00:00

I bought less than 2 years ago and now right battery is dead after 20 minutes after full charge.

MTNK

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2025-04-19T20:00:00

Good sound quality and lasting battery. Price Reasonable Thanks

Kj l.

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2025-03-03T19:00:00

Bought these for sleeping in 2022. They are a perfect fit for me to be able to sleep on the side without feeling like something is in my ear. Noice cancelling is great and sound quality is exceptional for the size and price. But after 2 years, the batter life on the left earbud went from 7h to 15min while the right one could still easily live 6h. Then after not using them for 3 months. Left one doesn't charge and turn on at all and right one last 15min. Bought a 2nd set, the 2nd set started having issues 4 months in. Unacceptable quality control.

NikD

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2025-02-27T19:00:00

Very good ear peace, sound very clear with enough bass. Noise cancelation also work as expected.easy to operate

Awit

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2025-02-26T19:00:00

Good for just 1 year, after warranty major battery drain issues. Better off buying a cheap 5 dollar pair.

Blah h.

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2025-02-21T19:00:00

I bought this headset and thought I was getting a quality product from the Sony brand. This turned out not to be the case. Left earbud went bad and charging case eventually went bad too in a short period of time. Now the right ear bud can't even keep a charge. All of this is happened while using in a office setting, no harsh elements involved. Completely disappointed with this purchase and with Sony being willing to tarnish their brand with junk like this. I guess purchasing an off brand headset for 15$ will be a better choice if it'll last only a year.

Lifelong F.

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2025-02-20T19:00:00

On my second pair after the first had battery issues related to the headphones themselves out of the box. This pair exhibits some of the same battery issues to a lesser extent, but now has additional connectivity issues, in addition to battery issues with the charging case. The sony customer service is a joke, they would not refund my purchase. So that's $200.00 that I will never get back sitting in their pocket. This product is faulty and they are definitely aware but do not care, DO NOT BUY.

c2897763

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2025-02-19T19:00:00

I purchased these in 2022 and all was fine - the quality was good, sound was good and they fitted well. About 2.5 years afterwards in the space of a couple of weeks the batteries lost all ability to hold charge. Initially they would last for 5+ hours on a charge, but they then went to losing practially all their charge in about half an hour, making them essentially useless. I googled this problem and it seems to be widely reported and discussed. My earbuds were obviously out of the 1 year warranty but I contacted Sony and they investigated but would not offer anything other than suggsting i pay for a repair. They accepted no liability for what is clearly a well known fault. To be left with something that is now no more than a paperwieght after only 2.5 years unless i pay to fix or replace it is unacceptable. I will not be buying another pair.

AndyF1975

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2025-02-17T19:00:00

Initially I liked the linkbuds and was impressed with the noise cancelling. But i have found that wearing them for extended periods causes discomfort and pain. I also find that they can be awkward sometimes to create the proper seal which you need for ANC. After about 18 months I have also found that the battery drainage is severe. I can maybe listen to music for about 30 minutes maximum before they are out of charge. And this happened almost overnight, as 1 day they were fine and maintained charge for a good couple of hours at least, and the next they just died after half hour.

Vivki

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2025-02-16T19:00:00

ANC is good, overall was good but battery draining was too fast.....

Alvin69

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2025-02-14T19:00:00

I think the earbuds is great. I have used Jabra all this while. Since they ceased production, I was looking for an alternative and Sony LinkBuds S is really good. I am satisfied and would recommend highly for ex-Jabra lovers to make the change

KCGan

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2025-02-13T19:00:00

Over a week now, no complains. Anc is good Sound is good Connectivity- same Battery- Expected more but good A friend who uses airpod was convinced by the sound Kinda wish I can set ANC level

Daibz

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2025-02-11T19:00:00

I'm happy at the moment, had issues with JBL product on 2 seperate occasions.

MG74

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2025-02-07T19:00:00

I bought this 1 month ago and happy with the purchase.

LLM u.

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2025-02-03T19:00:00

Had these for a month had other ear buds but the Sony ones are fantastic best buy

Peter1028

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2025-02-03T19:00:00

After 13 months (just after 12 mo warranty) the battery life immediately dropped from hours to less than 30 minutes. Customer service provided no support for the product and the process to call, upload proof of purchase (which didn't work), and call again was cumbersome and ineffective. Factory reset, changing settings, cleaning case did not help. Sony has lost a customer and some reputation.

Trev001

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