Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds (2nd Gen) – Wireless Noise Cancelling Earbuds with Mic, Immersive Audio, USB-C Charging, Up to 6 Hours Battery, IPX4 Rating, Black — Exact model
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The Exact model listing is “Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds (2nd Gen) – Wireless Noise Cancelling Earbuds with Mic, Immersive Audio, USB-C Charging, Up to 6 Hours Battery, IPX4 Rating, Black”. The product page condition is new. That word describes this listing, not every other version of the same brand.
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds are the in-ear pair that uses the QuietComfort name without the Ultra label. Bose has sold more than one generation under that shorter name, including QuietComfort Earbuds II and a later standard pair that reused the QuietComfort Earbuds title. Black Friday Deals 2026 mix both of those with QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds. The Ultra buds are a different product, with their own Immersive Audio story and their own price. This guide is the non-Ultra earbuds, and the generation printed on the box is part of the identity.
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds Black Friday Deals 2026
QuietComfort Earbuds II, released in 2022, are the generation most renewed listings still mean. Bose built them around CustomTune, which plays a short tone and sets noise canceling and voicing to the seal of that fit. The tips are StayHear, with several sizes in the box, and the seal is the difference between the advertised canceling and a hollow buzz. The buds are IPX4, which covers sweat and splashes and does not cover swimming. Battery life on Bose’s rating for the II is on the order of six hours in the buds, with more in the case. Use the hour figure printed on the listing you open if it cites Bose, and do not copy a later model’s number onto an II box.
The later pair that Bose sold simply as QuietComfort Earbuds, after the II, keeps the QuietComfort name and the in-ear shape and is still not the Ultra. Its battery rating and case features are whatever that box prints. Some of those standard pairs add a longer bud rating and a case that can charge wirelessly. If the listing does not say wireless charging, do not assume the case has it. If the listing does not say II, do not assume the six-hour figure. The safe read is the generation name plus the hour line on that page.
What both non-Ultra generations are for is noise canceling in an earbud, with a case, for commuting and desk work. They are not the over-ear QuietComfort Ultra Headphones. They do not fold into a headphone case, and they do not have the headphone’s button layout. Calls use the bud microphones. Wind still sounds like wind. A firmware update in the Bose app is part of setup, not an optional extra.
### Fit, tips, and the seal
The tips must actually lock into the ear. People who never got along with StayHear tips on the II will not fix that with a Black Friday price. Try the sizes. A bad seal weakens noise canceling and bass at the same time. The II’s stability fins or wings, depending on the exact tip in the box, are there so the bud does not walk out when you talk. If a renewed pair is missing two tip sizes, the listing should say so. Replacement tips are a separate buy.
IPX4 means you can sweat and get caught in rain. It does not mean the charging contacts enjoy a soaking, and it does not mean you rinse them under a tap. Dry them before they go in the case. A case full of moisture is how charging fails.
Multipoint and device switching depend on the generation and the app settings. Confirm on the spec block of the pair you are buying rather than assuming the headphone’s multipoint behavior. The Bose app is shared. The toggles are not identical across models.
### Ultra versus this pair
QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds add Bose’s Immersive Audio and a different acoustic design. They cost more for that reason when both are current, and they are the wrong box if you searched the non-Ultra name to avoid that tier. They are the right box only if you wanted Immersive Audio and you open a listing that says Ultra.
QuietComfort Headphones, the over-ear pair, solve a different problem. Glasses, long flights, and a dislike of in-ear tips point to the headphone article, not this one. Earbuds win for a pocket and for a run. The II’s IPX4 rating is the sweat spec. A gym is still hard on the case if you throw it into a wet bag.
Black Friday checklist
– The title says QuietComfort Earbuds, and it does not say Ultra unless you changed your mind on purpose. – Generation is II or the later standard model, and the battery line matches that generation. – Tip sizes included are stated, especially on renewed stock. – The case is included. A “buds only” listing is a parts sale. – Wireless charging is included only if the text says so. – Color matches the variant. Black and limited finishes are easy to mix in photos. – IP rating on the page matches the buds, not a phone in the same gift guide. – Return window covers a failed bud or a missing tip set.
Ignore a bundle that adds a third-party “Bose style” hook and a cleaning kit and raises the total. The product is the buds and the Bose case. Compare two listings of the same generation.
Black Friday does not retune CustomTune and does not turn a standard pair into Ultra. A lower number on an II is a used or older-generation price. Judge the cushion wear, the tip set, and the battery note, not a crossed-out Ultra price.
Who they are for
Choose QuietComfort Earbuds if you want Bose noise canceling in your ears and you do not need Immersive Audio. Pick the generation deliberately: II if that is the listing and you accept its battery rating, or the later standard pair if the box shows that newer hour figure and you want whatever case features it prints. Skip them if tips never fit you. Skip them if you wanted the over-ear Ultra headphones.
Renewed II buds can be a fair buy when both buds charge, the mesh is intact, and the tips you need are present. A single bud with a dead side is not a pair.
After they arrive
Charge the case, seat the buds, and run the Bose update. Run CustomTune if that generation offers it. Try every tip size before you decide the noise canceling is weak. Pair the phone you will actually use, play a track, and take a walk beside traffic. If one side is quiet, reseat the bud in the case and check the contact. If it stays quiet, return it.
Confirm the name in the app matches the generation you ordered. Ultra showing up in the app means you received the other product.
QuietComfort Earbuds are the non-Ultra in-ear Bose pair. Black Friday Deals 2026 help when the cart names that pair, names the generation, and includes the case and the tips. The Ultra earbuds remain a separate decision on a separate listing.
