Sony LinkBuds Fit review: Premium design, decent battery life, clear vocals-bass balance and a comfortable fit
Sony’s LinkBuds have been some of the most well-designed and good-looking earbuds in the Indian market for a while now. The new Sony LinkBuds Fit try to take it further up a notch with its comfort level. Priced at ₹18,990, the LinkBuds Fit cater to the premium TWS segment, so let’s try and see how well they perform:
The LinkBuds Fit do look quite different from Sony’s previous TWS available in the market. These are fitted with rubberised supports so you can twist and snug them into your ear. Each bud weighs just under 5 grams and comfort is where these buds score high.
The inside half has mics as well as Left and Right marks. You get three extra ear tips in the box for different sizes, the default one that comes pre-fit worked fine for me. The charging case has a glossy finish on the top half that carries the Sony branding at the top and an LED indicator at the front; while the bottom half has a matte finish to it with the physical pairing button and USB type C port located at the back.
The charging case weighs a little over 40 grams, and while the buds themselves are IPX4 water-resistant, the case isn’t. The buds are available in Green (which looked the best to me), White and Black (the one I tried).
The buds support Bluetooth 5.3 (NFC connectivity) and are powered by 8.4mm drivers with audio codecs SBC, AAC, LDAC and LC3.
The sound quality on the LinkBuds Fit does not disappoint. You get clear vocals with decent oomph to them and good bass output that doesn’t sacrifice on other background instruments.
While it isn’t the most detailed pair of buds from Sony you might have used, it still does a good job of producing a punchy and nice sound.
Coming to active noise cancellation, the LinkBuds Fits performed quite well with noise cancellation enabled, with little to no noise for low-frequency noise when commuting or working indoors. The EQ presets on the Sony Connect app are worth checking to see what sound you prefer after playing it around a bit with the EQ.
You can use the app to also customize gestures. The buds recognise gestures near the ear and not just on it to enable or disable ambient sound mode, change tracks and so on.
When it comes to battery life, the LinkBuds Fit lasted about 16-17 hours on a full charge with the charging case. It can go down quite a bit with ANC always turned on.
In conclusion, the Sony LinkBuds Fit are a really comfortable and nice-looking pair of TWS that sound good, but while they may not have the best-in-class noise cancellation, it isn’t bad at it either. You get decent battery life and water resistance to go with it for your outdoor usage.
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