Anker Soundcore Liberty 5 VS Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds (2nd Gen)

Both the Anker Soundcore Liberty 5 and Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds (2nd Gen) are in-ear designs, offering a compact, wire-free experience. However, the Liberty 5 is slightly lighter at 10 g, compared to the Bose earbuds at 15.4 g.

In terms of water and sweat resistance, the Anker earbuds have an IP55 rating, making them water resistant, while the Bose earbuds have an IPX4 rating, which is sweat resistant but less robust against water exposure. Neither product includes wingtips, RGB lighting, UV light, or a display.

Both products feature stereo speakers and have no wires or cables, ensuring a tangle-free user experience. Neither product is a neckband-style earbud, and both offer a similar form factor without any additional attachments like wingtips.

Both the Anker Soundcore Liberty 5 and the Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds (2nd Gen) feature active noise cancellation (ANC) and passive noise reduction, ensuring an immersive listening experience. The driver unit size is slightly larger on the Bose earbuds at 9.3 mm, compared to the Liberty 5's 9.2 mm, but this difference is minimal.

When it comes to frequency response, the Liberty 5 covers a wider range, with a lowest frequency of 20 Hz and a highest frequency of 40,000 Hz, compared to the Bose earbuds' range of 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz. This suggests the Liberty 5 may be capable of reproducing higher-frequency sounds.

Neither product supports spatial audio or has Dirac Virtuo, and both lack a neodymium magnet. Additionally, only the Liberty 5 supports Dolby Atmos, which the Bose earbuds do not.

The Anker Soundcore Liberty 5 offers a slightly longer battery life, providing 8 hours of playtime compared to the Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds (2nd Gen), which offer 6 hours. Both products come with a charging case that significantly extends usage, with the Liberty 5 offering 40 hours total, while the Bose case provides 18 hours.

Charging times differ slightly, with the Liberty 5 requiring 1.5 hours for a full charge, while the Bose earbuds take only 1 hour. Both products support wireless charging and feature a battery level indicator, ensuring easy monitoring of battery status. Additionally, both earbuds have a rechargeable battery and do not include a solar power battery.

The Anker Soundcore Liberty 5 and the Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds (2nd Gen) both feature USB Type-C connectivity and support wireless use. Neither product supports fast pairing, Bluetooth pairing via NFC, or has Bluetooth LE Audio or Auracast. The Bluetooth versions differ slightly, with the Liberty 5 offering Bluetooth 5.4, while the Bose earbuds are equipped with Bluetooth 5.3.

In terms of audio codec support, the Liberty 5 supports LDAC and AAC, while the Bose earbuds support AAC and aptX Adaptive. Both products do not support LDHC, aptX Low Latency, aptX HD, aptX, aptX Lossless, or aptX Voice.

Both earbuds have a maximum Bluetooth range of 10 meters, ensuring a similar wireless connectivity experience in terms of distance.

The Anker Soundcore Liberty 5 and the Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds (2nd Gen) share a number of features, including ambient sound mode, support for fast charging, a multipoint connection count of 2, the ability to mute the microphone, and the option to use them as a headset. Both also offer a control panel placed on the device, voice prompts, and include a travel bag.

Neither product supports reading notifications, has a built-in translator, features an in-line control panel, or includes a temperature sensor or a built-in camera remote control function.

Overall, the features are nearly identical for both products, with no significant differences in this category.

The Anker Soundcore Liberty 5 features 6 microphones, while the Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds (2nd Gen) are equipped with 8 microphones. Both products include a noise-canceling microphone, ensuring clear communication in noisy environments.

While the Bose earbuds have 2 additional microphones, both products are designed to offer similar noise-canceling microphone performance.

In terms of microphone specifications, the primary difference is the number of microphones, with the Bose earbuds having the advantage of more microphones for potentially clearer or more precise voice capture.