In terms of the app, these use the Sony Headphones Connect app, which we discussed in our previous reviews and shared our love for. They have an IPX4 rating, which is nowhere close to what you get with other products in the price range but have to live with. During your workouts, though, these would work just fine.
If you take flights often, then you should look elsewhere or get a dedicated pair of headphones with ANC. We cannot complain much here because when deciding to get your hands on these buds, this is what you signed up for. The adaptive volume control tries to make up for it, but with little success. These earbuds lack ANC and often let too much ambient noise in due to the virtue of their design. However, the way that these buds are designed, they miss out on what has become a staple in premium earbuds, active noise cancellation. The change in volume when we shifted from one place to the other was smooth and accurate enough to ensure that our music/call was audible at all times. This feature, just like the wide-area tap, outperformed our expectations. The second on the list is the adaptive volume control which automatically changes the volume levels depending upon the ambient noise. Even on the buds, the touch response is great. Sony has done a great job of implementing this feature. How cool is that!? While this may seem like a gimmicky feature at first glance, the actual performance is way above par.
#BACKBEAT FIT SKIN#
So, you can tap on your skin to change tracks. What this does is that it extends the touch-sensitive area from the buds over to the region in front of the ears. Sony LinkBuds come with a technology that Sony calls the Wide Area Tap. Apart from the regular inclusions like in-ear detection and others, the two features that stand out the most are – adaptive volume control and wide area tap. These earbuds are a great example of how good engineering can help package well-executed features in a small form factor. What Sony loses out in terms of the design and build of the case and the fit of the buds, it makes up for it in the features department. You have to press a button in the front to open the case, which makes opening the case a task that you’d need to pay attention to get it right every time.
And, if you like opening your earbuds case with one hand, good luck. The overall feel of the case is flimsy, and with no metal bracket support, you could easily break the lid of the case. The case and the buds lack the sturdiness that someone shelling close to 20k of their hard-earned money would want. The branding is subtle, just like on the buds themselves. The case is really small and has great pocketability. In terms of the case, Sony trumps most other TWS makers out there. If you have relatively big ears, these slide in like a glove. Some of us at the Digit Test Centre cherished the new design and the lightweight feel of the buds, but people with smaller ears could not get it to stay within their ears. Even with their silicon loop, which is meant to hold the buds in place, if your ears are small, then these might not fit you. However, given their 8-shaped design language, the fit is either a hit or a miss. When it comes to the fit of the earbuds, things start getting tricky. The buds come in a plastic-free package, and their aesthetic parts (case and earbuds shell) are made using recycled plastic material. The Sony Linkbuds have anything but a mainstream design, and wearing them is a statement about your openness to adapting to the latest technology trends. But the question is, are they good enough to stand up to the standards set by others in the market? Well, to find that out, we put the earbuds through their paces in our test, and here’s what we found out. With their unique design and approach towards giving the users a new audio listening and calling experience, they do stand out. This is the latest addition to Sony’s line of premium earbuds, including the Sony WF-1000XM4, which retails at the same price. Lenovo yoga keeps disconnecting from wifi.Sony finally took the leap and launched their LinkBuds (WF-L900) in India, pricing them at ₹19,990.