LINKBUDS

Product Reviews

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4.2 based on 358 customer reviews

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Sound Quality

Good

Design

Good

Ease of Use

Good

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Most Helpful Positive
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Fits My Needs

WFL900/W 18 April 2022 by seximarilyn (USA)

Sony LinkBuds have a unique and innovative open ring, donut-shaped design that allows you to hear the outside world in addition to your music. Included in the box, are a handful of detachable silicone ear fins of different sizes. After some experimentation, I found the fins that fit my ears best. The lightweight buds feel soft but are still quite durable. Even after several straight hours of wearing, the compact and discreet buds felt very comfortable in my ears. Despite the buds small size, they deliver strong audio quality with a well-balanced, crisp and clear sound. However, the bass could be a bit deeper. The battery life of 5.5 hours on a single charge is good but not great. The voice call quality is suberb with excellent clarity. I love the ear-detection sensors that automatically pause my music when I remove a bud from my ear, and then resumes the music when I put the bud back in my ear. I also appreciate the buds' Wide Area Tap feature which allows me to tap my cheek to control playback. Although, these water-resistant buds don't offer noise cancellation and do allow environmental noise in, I don't mind so much. As someone who for personal safety reasons wants to be extra alert with an increased awareness of my surroundings, these earbuds achieve what they're designed to do and perfectly fit my needs.

Sound Quality

Excellent

Features

Excellent

Design

Excellent

Ease of Use

Excellent

This reviewer received the product free of charge, or was a product loan programme participant

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Most Helpful Critical
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Not good for the price

WFL900/W 28 July 2025 by Matnotafan (USA)

Subscription to headphones that I own? That's crazy. Also a lot of connection issues when the app updated, and now headphone don't hold a charge while i. The case possible bad batteries? $180 and they don't even last a whole year plus lots of issues. Love the fit and sound quality is sufficient.

4

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358 Customer Reviews

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Don't Last

WFL900/H 05 October 2025 by LinkBudSmoker (USA)

I've purchased two pairs of these since 2022. I like them very much but they just don't last. For the $180 price point, I need to have them longer than 2 years. I won't be buying a third pair.

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Not good for the price

WFL900/W 28 July 2025 by Matnotafan (USA)

Subscription to headphones that I own? That's crazy. Also a lot of connection issues when the app updated, and now headphone don't hold a charge while i. The case possible bad batteries? $180 and they don't even last a whole year plus lots of issues. Love the fit and sound quality is sufficient.

4

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Good support, terrible product

WFL900/H 11 July 2025 by Erickk (USA)

I do not plan on buying Sony products again based on my experience with these headphones. I went through three pairs with constant issues. They were always good with replacements, but the product is severely flawed regardless of getting a new one. Problems connecting, one going quiet whole the other goes crackly. If you drop them the case just opens and the earbuds go flying. The only positive thing I can say and the reason I bought them was for the comfort/fit of the style. I liked how they fit, but when I got a different brand I threw these away instantly...i was listening to one earbud at the end.

Sound Quality

Poor

Features

Fair

Design

Fair

Ease of Use

Average

3

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Let down

WFL900/W 17 May 2025 by ysug (USA)

Got them in February, I try to give things time to see if problems can be fixed, but this is it. Don't leave reviews but this is too much. Buds can barely keep connection to my phone when I put it in my pocket, barely keeps connection anyways, constantly says both bids are connected but only plays out of one side, constant distorted sounds, has had what sounds like some chirping alarm go off, and it's time to throw them away. Not worth the exorbitant amount of money. Could've found something better at 5-Below.

Sound Quality

Poor

Features

Poor

Design

Average

Ease of Use

Fair

3

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Great product

WF-L900 20 April 2025 by Renn9420 (USA) Verified Purchaser Verified

I have trouble with noise cancelling ear buds, found these and they work so seamlessly. These buds give all the comfort and functionality as noise cancelling buds without feeling like you're underwater and have to remove one just to hear yourself talk.

Sound Quality

Excellent

Performance

Excellent

Features

Excellent

Design

Excellent

Ease of Use

Excellent

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Great ear bud but battery life is dreadful

WF-L900 16 December 2024 by leonC (United Kingdom)

Great ear bud. Fits snuggly and sound is acceptable for intended use. I use them whilst cycling so I can stay aware of my surroundings. Unfortunately battery life is dreadful. Barely 3 1/2 hours from fully charged to dead. Will continue to use these on my short rides but stick with my soundcore aerofit, which have astonishing battery life, for my day rides

Sound Quality

Average

Design

Good

Ease of Use

Average

2

5

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Doesn't work without the right piece

WF-L900 24 October 2024 by AK272 (USA) Verified Purchaser Verified

Only two months I lost the right side piece, have been looking for it. Want to use the left ear piece, but can't because it won't work without the right side.

Sound Quality

Average

Performance

Average

Features

Average

Design

Good

Ease of Use

Average

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4

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The future, the revolution!

WF-L900 18 September 2024 by GIL OS (United Kingdom)

I read thousands of reviews before buying this product and every single review gave me concerns about it but, ultimately, it was the best thing I have done!

Sound Quality

Excellent

Design

Excellent

Ease of Use

Excellent

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4

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If the Battery Life was even decent

WF-L900 16 September 2024 by RNR79 (USA) Verified Purchaser Verified

I like everything about these headphones except for the awful battery life. These barely last 2 hours on a full charge. Not even close to the stated time of 5+ hours.

Sound Quality

Average

Performance

Poor

Features

Average

Design

Excellent

Ease of Use

Average

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4

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Great open ear design to fit any ear size

WF-L900 01 September 2024 by Alister (United Kingdom)

I bought these primarily for running, so the open ear design allows a little ambient noise in which is helpful to hear road traffic, or race marshal instructions, whilst still maintaining excellent sound quality. I have small ears so always struggle with in-ear buds just being too big but these are very small and come with a really big selection of rubber fitment bands to secure into any ear size. I've been using these for over 2 years and never had any connection problems across three different phones. They always connect and always play in sync, without any breakup or distortion.

Sound Quality

Excellent

Design

Excellent

Ease of Use

Excellent

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4

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I really wanted to like these

WFL900/H 30 August 2024 by Onculus (USA)

I really liked the design and case on these open earbuds but I don't know if it's my ear shape or something else but I constantly have to readjust these in my ear for them to stay put no matter what size of the rubber loop I place on the buds. However, easily the worst part(and the reason I decided to return) is the touch controls. I've never had a pair of earbuds with more inconsistent touch controls. I spent multiple weeks hoping I would master the finger positioning and every time I thought I was getting the hang of it I would lose all control and be relegated to relentlessly fingering the earbud to no avail. Sometimes my earlobes would even activate them out of the blue. This really sucks as these earbuds are competitively priced with good sound quality and are so comfortable you can forget their in your ear but I just got worn down over time.

Sound Quality

Excellent

Features

Average

Design

Fair

Ease of Use

Poor

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3

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LinkBuds review

WF-L900/HM E 02 June 2024 by CYL136 (Singapore) Verified Purchaser Verified

I bought this pair 2 months back. And it has been reasonably good, performed as what I required. I jogged on the road pavement and want to be aware of the noise in the surrounding and it works well in the aspect. Only the fit was not ideal, somehow the ear bud cannot be secured firmly enough in the ears, it will drop after perspiration of rain, which make the ear buds more slippery.

Sound Quality

Good

Design

Excellent

Ease of Use

Average

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3

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Comfortable ear buds

WF-L900 17 May 2024 by Ghurka (United Kingdom)

I bought these as they came with 4 different size fittings which have proved to be invaluable for me They fit well are comfortable and I can wear them for long periods without any discomfort .Tgey charge quickly and it seems to last for hours The charging case is small easy to use and very easy to keep in a pocket or bag My only negative is the noise cancelling which isn’t as effective as I would have liked

Sound Quality

Excellent

Design

Excellent

Ease of Use

Excellent

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Great buy

WF-L900 14 May 2024 by Denny46 (United Kingdom)

I have my ear buds approximately two weeks now. I will say they do fit pretty well. I still have a slight issue with the right one not fitting perfectly but to be honest that is most likely my ear's fault and it hasn't popped out yet which is more than I can say for others I have bought. I will say that I have never spent a lot of money on ear buds or headphones before, probably the most I spent was £45 on a pair of headphones, so I cannot compare to the big names but these are by far the best I have bought. Great sound and the noise isolation is brilliant for my commute. They are light and feel comfortable. I would recommend.

Sound Quality

Excellent

Design

Good

Ease of Use

Excellent

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3

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Perfect for my intended use!

WF-L900 11 May 2024 by Jenesis (United Kingdom)

Bought a few weeks ago. They fit my ears perfect with the large hooks, great sound, great features especially on the accompanying app. Equaliser etc all function perfectly. Very comfortable to wear and so lightweight you forget they're there. Would recommend them to others after headphones that let your ears breath and allow you to hear without passthrough.

Sound Quality

Good

Design

Excellent

Ease of Use

Excellent

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3

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Okay

WF-L900 06 May 2024 by Nikitaevita (United Kingdom)

Expensive, good quality when you are static, try to walk with your phone in your trouser pocket and the sound keeps breaking up, had to move phone to shirt pocket. Did not expect that from this price when £20 earphones work better

Sound Quality

Average

Design

Good

Ease of Use

Good

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3

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Battery charging issues after less than 1 year,

WF-L900 04 April 2024 by RRrraq (United Kingdom)

Bought in April 23, within 3 months the buds charge would not last longer than 30 minutes, the case has now started draining when not in use, charge it fully, by the next morning it's critical already. Very poor!!!

Sound Quality

Average

Design

Fair

Ease of Use

Fair

5

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Great features!

WF-L900 27 March 2024 by Atis Abee (United Kingdom)

Although I saw many positive - negative reviews, I have to say Im happy that I bought this. It Lets You hear Your surroundings Just enough, on the safe range. Comfortable to wear, great sound quality.

Sound Quality

Excellent

Design

Excellent

Ease of Use

Excellent

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Long term review

WF-L900 26 March 2024  (United Kingdom)

The sound quality is decent considering these headphones have a different design than the rest of them. The features are good and work well and regularly get updated with new stuff. The update process is a nightmare on iOS tho. The major problem is the battery life and the repairability of these headphones. Removing or replacing the battery means a total destruction. I don't understand why Sony markets these as "eco-friendly" "recycled packaging" "recycled plastic", but they don't talk about the poor repairability. Mostly greenwashing in order to cut costs and deliver a poor product and a poor unboxing experience because everything is recycled. Reusing is better than recycling Sony!

Sound Quality

Average

Design

Average

Ease of Use

Good

6

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A.new different design with Sony innovation.

WF-L900 25 March 2024 by Sony Linkbuds (United Kingdom)

Small & discreet with awareness of what's around you. Not for all but it caters to a wide range of people. Music plays then an innovative voice cut when someone calls then cleverly plays & resumes your music when your conversation ends.Settings are also great. Call quality good, music & media also great, charging very good especially the quick charge & the charging case very small & handy, fits in any pocket or bag.. The fit is great you hardly know your wearing them until it reminds you you have low battery. Overall another nice edition to the Sony audio line up but with a very clever design.

Sound Quality

Excellent

Design

Excellent

Ease of Use

Excellent

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They don't fall out!

WF-L900 20 March 2024 by Theprincefari (United Kingdom)

They feel comfortable and don't keep falling out. With my phone in my back pocket, the left earbud loses connection quite often while walking. They are nice though.

Sound Quality

Excellent

Design

Excellent

Ease of Use

Good

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1

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Very bad and expensive earpiece

WF-L900/WM E 17 March 2024 by Disappointed Singaporean (Singapore) Verified Purchaser Verified

Thought i can buy a good earpiece from Sony to do video calls, even though it’s not cheap but i decided to buy, end up very disappointed! The left earpiece cannot be connected most of the times, and when it’s connected there is buzzing noise. Bad sound quality also like market low end earpiece, the design is ugly also. LOUSY! Refund!

Sound Quality

Poor

Design

Poor

Ease of Use

Poor

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Different design but still Sony quality

WF-L900 15 March 2024 by Sony Linkbuds L900 (United Kingdom)

Very comfortable & snug, a different innovative design with a twist. Sound quality good & I definitely like the stop talk feature. Sony quality all the way

Sound Quality

Excellent

Design

Excellent

Ease of Use

Excellent

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