Looking for a new wireless headphone for the Galaxy Note 10? Here are CNET's top picks.
A few years ago, the iPhone lost its headphone jack. Now Samsung's left the 3.5mm audio jack off the new Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10 Plus -- and didn't include a USB-C headphone adapter -- which means a dongle won't do any good and Note 10 owners will be looking to go the wireless route. Popular Apple-centric models like Beats Powerbeats Pro and AirPods and work just fine with the Note 10. But everyone is familiar with those accessories, so in this roundup, we're highlighting models that are more platform-agnostic or even have a slight Android tilt -- making them perfect Note 10 headphones.
Sony WF-1000XM3
A few years ago, the iPhone lost its headphone jack. Now Samsung's left the 3.5mm audio jack off the new Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10 Plus -- and didn't include a USB-C headphone adapter -- which means a dongle won't do any good and Note 10 owners will be looking to go the wireless route. Popular Apple-centric models like Beats Powerbeats Pro and AirPods and work just fine with the Note 10. But everyone is familiar with those accessories, so in this roundup, we're highlighting models that are more platform-agnostic or even have a slight Android tilt -- making them perfect Note 10 headphones.
Sony hasn't been much of a player in the true wireless (AirPods-style) headphone arena, but the launch of its new WF-1000XM3 may change that. While it's not cheap at $228, it's the best-sounding set of truly wireless earbuds at this price, matching and perhaps even exceeding the performance of pricier competitors from Sennheiser, Beats, Master & Dynamic and Bang & Olufsen. It also has a feature that those earphones don't have: active noise canceling. So yeah, these offer amazing audio.
Its only drawback is that they aren't rated as being sweat- or water-resistant. That said, I've used the set for a light workout at the gym without a problem. There's an Android smartphone version of the companion app (Sony has its own line of own Android phones).
The earphones use Bluetooth 5.0 with support for AAC but lack aptX support.
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