The 16 Best Bluetooth Wireless Headphones of 2025 (2025)

Best wireless headphones overall

Pros

• Design is an upgrade
• Lightweight and very comfortable
• Excellent sound and great noise canceling
• Voice-calling performance is top-notch
• Immersive Audio mode offers some sound-quality enhancements

Cons

• Higher price than the previous model
• No USB-C audio
• Immersive Audio mode hurts battery life

Best noise-canceling wireless headphones from Sony

Pros

• More refined sound and even better noise canceling
• Slightly more comfortable
• Best-in-class voice call quality
• Robust feature set

Cons

• Higher price tag than the previous model
• Larger carrying case (headphones fold flat but not up)

Best Sennheiser noise-canceling wireless headphones

Pros

• Excellent sound
• Improved noise canceling and voice-calling performance
• Impressive battery life
• Good sound personalization features

Cons

• Ho-hum design
• Noise-canceling isn't as good as Sony's or Bose's

Sennheiser's previous-generation Momentum Wireless headphones have always had a pretty distinct look that was part retro, part modern, and stood out for the exposed metal on their headband. For better or worse, that's all gone now, and the new Momentum 4 Wireless, Sennheiser's flagship noise-canceling headphones, look a bit more subdued and also a bit more like some of their competitors.

The Momentum 4 Wireless offers superior performance over the Momentum 3 Wireless in every regard, though the biggest gains are with noise canceling and voice-calling performance as well as battery life, which is outstanding -- up to 60 hours at moderate volume levels. There's also a transparency mode that allows ambient sound in, and they have the ability to create a custom sound profile in the Smart Control app for iOS and Android using the built-in EQ, sound modes and a new Sound Personalization feature that "assesses the user's listening preferences and adjusts the listening experience according to their taste."

Equipped with 42mm drivers, Sennheiser says the Momentum 4 Wireless offer "best-in-class" sound, which is debatable. I'd say the Momentum 4's sound quality is right there with other models in this price range -- they sound excellent, with the requisite well-defined, punchy bass, relatively wide soundstage (they sound pretty open) and smooth treble that brings out some of the finer details in well-recorded tracks. They're a pleasure to listen to

Best Apple noise-canceling wireless earbuds

Pros

• Lightweight design, now with USB-C charging and dust-resistance
• Excellent sound and noise canceling with improved acoustic architecture
• Powered by Apple's H2 chip
• Charging case has U1 chip and built-in speaker for Find My
• Strong voice-calling performance
• Support for 20-bit/48 kHz Lossless Audio with Apple's Vision Pro headset
• User-friendly controls on stem for audio control

Cons

• No support for high-resolution audio with other Apple devices (except headset)
• No XL eartips included

Apple not only swapped in USB-C for Lightning connectivity in its iPhone 15 models, but it made the switch with the AirPods Pro (2nd gen). The new AirPods Pro 2 with MagSafe (USB-C) are nearly identical to their Lightning predecessor, delivering the same excellent sound, noise canceling and voice-calling performance. That said, they offer some other small upgrades, including additional dust resistance and a new acoustic architecture that allows for Lossless Audio with theVision Pro.

Nevertheless, the AirPods Pro 2 (USB-C) are easy to recommend to Apple users despite their high price. Pro tip: Don't pay more than $190 for these, which is the online sale price at which they're now frequently available.

Best value Sony midrange noise-canceling wireless headphones

Pros

• Lightweight and comfortable
• Good sound with very good noise canceling
• Good voice-calling performance
• 35 hours of battery life

Cons

• No carrying case
• No ear-detection sensors
• No LDAC audio codec support

Best Beats over-ear wireless headphones

Pros

• Improved sound quality, noise canceling and ear pad design
• Very good voice-calling performance
• Spatial audio with head tracking for Apple users
• USB-C audio

Cons

• No Apple H2 chip
• No ear-detection sensors
• No major design changes except for case

Best high-end Apple wireless headphones

Pros

• Surprisingly comfortable for their weight
• Impressive sound and build-quality
• Adaptive noise canceling is top-notch and so is transparency mode
• Good headset performance for calls
• Spatial audio virtual surround for iPhones and iPads is a sweet bonus feature
• Automatic switching between iOS devices on your iCloud account (multipoint Bluetooth)

Cons

• Expensive, heavy and the smart case may be too smart for its own good
• No cable included for wired use
• Android users lose a couple of key features
• People around you can hear what you're listening to if you have the volume up (they leak some sound)

Yes, they're expensive, but the AirPods Max delivers richer, more detailed sound than lower-priced competitors from Bose and Sony and works very well as a headset for making calls. I wouldn't recommend them for Android and Windows users, they're the best wireless headphones for iOS and Mac users who want to switch easily between their Apple devices.

They also feature arguably the best noise canceling on the market, along with premium build quality and Apple's virtual surround spatial audio feature for video watching. They're heavy, but they manage to be surprisingly comfortable, although I did have to adjust the mesh canopy headband to sit a little more forward on my head to get a comfortable secure fit when I was out walking with them. They should fit most heads well, but there will be exceptions.

Best new mid-range JBL noise-canceling wireless headphones

Pros

• Well-designed and comfortable to wear
• Good sound quality and noise-canceling performance
• Strong feature set
• Strong battery life

Cons

• Voice-calling suffers in windy environments

Top mid-rage Sennheiser noise-canceling wireless headphones

Pros

• Very good sound quality with good clarity and well-defined bass
• Good noise canceling and voice-calling performance
• USB-C audio for lossless wired listening
• Impressive features like touch controls, adaptive noise canceling, and AptX Adaptive Audio codec support

Cons

• Headphones initially fit a little too tightly
• Uninspired design

In 2023, Sennheiser released a new midrange noise-canceling headphone called the Accentum that was sort of a slightly stripped-down version of its flagship Momentum Wireless 4 headphones with smaller 37mm drivers (the MW4 has 42mm drivers). The Accentum Plus, released in 2024, adds some extra features for $50 more, or $230. They include touch controls, adaptive noise canceling, support for the AptX Adaptive Audio codec, an analog port for wired listening and a hard carrying case. Even though it costs more, I do recommend this model over the Accentum because of those extras.

When I first tried them, they clamped down on my head a little too snugly. But after I worked them in and stretched out the headband a bit, they fit comfortably. They're an all-around strong performer, with good noise-canceling and voice-calling performance along with excellent sound quality that offers good clarity and well-defined bass (I also appreciated that they have USB-C audio so you can connect them to a computer or USB-C enabled smartphone with a USB-C cable and listen to audio). Like the flagship MW4s, which do offer slightly better sound quality, they're a bit generic looking. Still, they're a very solid midrange headphone that are an even more appealing option when they get discounted to less than $200.

Best value noise-canceling wireless headphones

Pros

• Affordable
• Lightweight and comfortable
• Good sound quality and ANC for the price
• Strong battery life
• USB-C audio

Cons

• No carrying case
• No 3.5mm jack for wired listening

The W830NB is the successor to Edifier's popular W820NB Plus, one of the better value noise-canceling headphones of the last few years. The W830NB looks slightly more premium than its predecessor, and the like that earlier model, is fairly lightweight (265 grams) and comfortable, with cushy memory-foam ear pads. They also sound very good for their price, offering decent clarity and fairly well-defined bass with an amply wide sound stage (they lack the refinement and depth of higher-end headphones, but you can't expect the world from sub-$80 headphones). You can tweak the sound profile in Edifier's companion app for iOS and Android.

The W830NB do have a few additional improvements over the W820NB Plus. First, you get Bluetooth 5.4 (instead of 5.2). Also, along with the LDAC and SBC audio codecs, the W830NB support the AAC audio codec. The noise canceling is a tad better (it's decent but not up to the level of what you get with Bose and Sony headphones) and battery life is rated for up to an impressive 54 hours with noise canceling on, up from 49 hours. A couple of things are still missing, however. There's no official carrying case or headphone jack, although you can connect them to your computer with a USB-C cable (a USB-C to USB-A cable is included but most computers and smartphones have USB-C now).

Great noise-canceling wireless earbuds

Pros

• Excellent sound and best-in-class noise canceling
• Fit Kit ear tips and stabilizer system gets you a secure, comfortable fit
• Immersive Audio creates a different listening experience
• Slightly improved voice-calling

Cons

• No wireless charging or multipoint Bluetooth
• Immersive Audio mode hurts battery life

Evolved Bowers & Wilkins noise-canceling wireless headphones

Pros

• Improved comfort and sound quality
• Better noise-canceling and voice-calling performance
• Sturdy design
• Support for aptX Adaptive audio codec for Android users

Cons

• Somewhat pricey
• Slightly heavy

Bowers & Wilkins released the PX7 S2 headphones in 2022 with some significant improvements over the first-generation version. Now it's put out a slightly upgraded version, the PX7 S2e with the "e" standing for evolved. The audio quality has been slightly upgraded thanks to improved digital processing (the headphones have been re-tuned), which we assume involves an upgraded chip.

These headphones are more comfortable than the original PX7s -- they tip the scales at 307 grams -- and not only sound better but have better noise-canceling and voice-calling performance with improved noise reduction. I don't necessarily think they're a better option than the lighter and even more comfortable Sony WH-1000XM5 or Bose's QuietComfort Ultra Headphones. The PX7 S2e certainly looks and feels luxurious with its sturdy design and delivers excellent sound. Bowers & Wilkins also sells a step-up model, the PX8, that features even better sound but costs significantly more.

Best Beats on-ear wireless headphones

Pros

• Improved sound and voice-calling performance
• Strong battery life
• USB-C audio
• Spatial audio with head tracking for Apple users
• Android compatible

Cons

• No active noise canceling
• No ear-detection sensors

In a nutshell, the Beats Solo 4 on-ear headphones have pretty much the same look on the outside as the 3s, but some notable improvements on the inside bump their performance by about 25% to 30% when it comes to sound quality, battery life and voice-calling.

Would I pay $200 for them? No, I wouldn't. But if you look at what's happened with the Studio Pro's pricing -- they're sporadically discounted to $200 or $150 off their list price and evendropped to $180 for Prime Day -- the Solo 4s won't always be $200. I'm certain we'll see them fairly soon for what the Solo 3s now cost, which is around $130. They make a lot more sense at that price, particularly if you're looking for a more compact on-ear headphone and don't need active noise canceling.

Top budget on-ear wireless headphones

Pros

• Affordable
• Lightweight and relatively comfortable for on-ear headphones
• Excellent battery life
• Good sound for their price

Cons

• Entry-level look and feel
• Limited feature set with no wired option

Sony released its new entry-level CH-720N noise-canceling headphones in 2023. They're quite good, but if you can't afford them (they list for around $100), the company's new budget on-ear CH-520 headphones are an intriguing option for only around $40.

They lack noise canceling and are pretty no-frills, but they feature good sound for their price, are lightweight and pretty comfortable for on-ear headphones, and also have excellent battery life (they're rated for up to 50 hours at moderate volume levels). Additionally, they have multipoint Bluetooth pairing, so you can pair them with two devices simultaneously (such as a smartphone and computer) and switch audio. Voice-calling performance is decent, although not up to the level of what you get with the CH-720N.

Note that there's no wired option -- this is a wireless Bluetooth-only headphone. The CH-520 offers an overall balanced sound with decent clarity. The bass has some punch to it but doesn't pack a wallop, and you're not going to get quite as wide a soundstage as you get from Sony's more expensive over-ear headphones. These sound much better than Sony's previous entry-level on-ear headphones -- even better than I thought they would.

Top budget noise-canceling wireless headphones

Pros

• Good value
• Comfortable fit
• Good sound for their low price
• Decent noise-canceling and voice-calling performance

Cons

• ANC disabled when in wired mode
• Lacking a bit of clarity

Earfun has made some very solid budget earbuds, and now it's entered the full-size ANC headphone space with its 2024 Wave Pro headphones. They list for $80, but click the 20%-off instant coupon on their product page and add the code EWPROCNET at checkout and the price drops to $56. While they may not sound as good as premium noise-canceling headphones from Bose or Sony, they're comfortable to wear, feature decent sound with punchy bass (they're a bit lacking in clarity and bass definition compared to more expensive models), and they offer respectable noise canceling (you can toggle between two levels of ANC) and voice-calling performance. I found them to be a step up from the Soundpeats Space headphones, which sometimes cost a little less.

They're rated for up to 80 hours of battery life with noise-canceling off and 55 hours with it on and support multipoint Bluetooth pairing as well as Sony's LDAC audio codec for Android smartphone and other compatible devices. I also like that they come with a hard case and a cable for wired listening (though noise-canceling is disabled when you go wired, which is a bit of a bummer).

Best Sony wireless earbuds

Pros

• New smaller design
• Improved sound, noise canceling and voice calling
• Upgraded processors and drivers

Cons

• Pricey
• No Find My feature integrated into app