The Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones on this page are the original over-ear model in black, the one Bose and the Amazon product page identify as Generation 1, model 880066-0100. Black Friday 2026 is exactly when that identity gets blurry. Bose later released QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen), with their own listings, their own colors, and a longer published battery figure. White Smoke is a real Generation 1 finish and a different listing from black. Earbuds that wear the QuietComfort Ultra name are a different shape entirely. The photo here is the black over-ear headphone with the Bose wordmark on the earcup.
The Generation 1 listing describes up to 24 hours of battery life, and up to 18 hours when Immersive Audio is on. Bluetooth is 5.3. The modes named on the listing are Quiet, Aware, and Immersion. CustomTune, in Bose’s description of this model, adjusts the sound to the shape of your ear. Those are the facts to shop against. A listing that promises 30 hours is talking about the later generation, not this one.
Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones Black Friday Deals 2026: Generation 1 in Black
Match three words before you look at a bundle. Generation 1, or the model number 880066-0100. Black, not White Smoke. Headphones, not earbuds. The 2nd Gen title literally adds “2nd Gen” and cites a longer play time. If the title includes that phrase, you are on the other product. Both can be good headphones. They are not interchangeable in a comparison, and a Black Friday graphic does not merge them.
Color is part of the model. This listing is the black finish. White Smoke Generation 1 is a separate listing. Limited-edition colors on the 2nd Gen are not this headphone. If the gallery shows a cream or a sand color, you are looking at the wrong variant even when the earcup shape is familiar.
Condition needs an honest sentence. The product identity here is the Generation 1 black headphone. When this listing was checked, the page was showing a used offer, so this article does not call the headphones new and does not call them Renewed. The live offer can change. Read the condition word on the page you are about to buy. If it says Renewed, the headphones are Renewed. If it says Used, they are used. If it says New, that is a different condition from either of those. A studio photo of a black earcup does not settle the grade.
Battery behavior is the practical split between generations. Twenty-four hours, or eighteen with Immersive Audio, is the Generation 1 figure from the listing. Plan charging around that, not around the 2nd Gen’s longer claim. A quick-charge claim, if the live bullets still include one, belongs to the text on that page. Do not import the other generation’s numbers because a seller reused a photo.
The controls and the app are part of daily use. Bose’s description of this model points you to the Bose app for pairing memory and adjustable EQ. SimpleSync, in that same description, can tie the headphones to a compatible Bose soundbar. Snapdragon Sound and Google Fast Pair are also named for this model. You do not have to use any of them to listen. You should know they exist so a missing feature in a third-party app is not a sign that the wrong headphone arrived.
Fit is the other daily fact. These are over-ear cups with a cushion that surrounds the ear, not an on-ear pad that sits on it. Glasses arms will break the seal a little and will change the noise cancelling. That is true of this style of headphone generally. If you need a very small fold or a pair you can sleep in, look at earbuds instead, and do not buy this over-ear model for that job.
How the Listening Modes Fit Together
Quiet is the noise-cancelling mode. Aware lets the room in so you can hear a gate announcement or a person next to you. Immersion is Bose’s spatial mode, and it is the mode that shortens the quoted battery life. Use Immersion when you want it, and know why the battery estimate moved. None of these modes are a hearing-protection rating for a job site. They are headphone modes.
Calls use the microphone array Bose describes for this model. Wind and a loose seal still hurt call quality. If phone calls are the main job, try the headphones with your actual phone before a trip. Bluetooth multipoint behavior should be read from the current Bose app notes for Generation 1, because firmware changes what a 2023 review remembers.
The case in Bose’s description is a slim carrying case, not a travel vault. The cable in the box matters if you want a wired backup. Check the included-components line so you know whether you are depending on Bluetooth only. A Renewed or used offer may replace the case or the cable. That is another reason to read the condition and the accessory list together.
Black Friday Advice
Black Friday puts Generation 1, 2nd Gen, earbuds, and Renewed grades into one row of thumbnails. Sort them on the page, in this order. Over-ear headphones, not earbuds. Generation 1 black, model 880066-0100, not 2nd Gen and not White Smoke. Then the condition word that is actually on the offer. A lower offer on a used pair can be the right buy if you accept used condition and the return terms. It is a bad buy if you thought you were paying for a new 2nd Gen and the title said neither of those things.
Skip the headphones if you want the longest battery figure Bose publishes on the newer Ultra over-ears, or if you want something that disappears in a jacket pocket. Skip them if you need certified industrial hearing protection. Stay with them if you want the original Ultra over-ear in black and you are willing to match the generation before you match the bundle.
The button on this page opens the Generation 1 black listing. It uses the same address as the photo. It does not promise a Black Friday discount, and it does not retarget you to the 2nd Gen. Confirm the model number, confirm black, and confirm the condition word on the live offer. The headphone you are matching plays for up to 24 hours on Bose’s Generation 1 figure, with Immersive Audio drawing that down toward 18, and it is the over-ear Ultra, not the earbud.
