Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 vs Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H8 (2018)

The Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 sets the bar for all other Wireless Headphones at the $320 price point. The Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H8i (2018), however, is merely passable at that price.

The Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 managed to impress reviewers from many of the internet's most highly trusted sources, including Wirecutter (NYTimes), Rtings, CNET, Tom's Guide, Laptop Mag, TechGearLab, SoundGuys, and PCmag. It performed really well in their Wireless Headphone roundups - it was named "Top Pick" by Wirecutter (NYTimes), "Best Bose Headphones For Business And Travel" by Rtings, and "Excellent all-around" by CNET. That's high praise coming from sources that conduct in-depth hands-on testing.

As for the Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H8i (2018), it wasn't able to earn a top spot in any roundups from trusted sources that conduct their own hands-on testing. Nevertheless, it managed to impress reviewers at Techradar, PCmag, and Wirecutter (NYTimes) enough to make it onto their respective shortlists.

Our direct Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 vs. Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H8i (2018) comparison of their review scores has shown that, out of sources that tested both Wireless Headphones, Techradar and PCmag preferred the Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700, whereas Lifewire seemed to like both equally.

We also looked at which sources liked these products best and found that the Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 got its highest, 10, review score from TechGearLab, while the Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H8i (2018) most impressed reviewers at Lifewire, which gave it a score of 9.4.

Finally, we also compared their review scores to the rest of their competition - the Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 earned an average review score of 8.6 out of 10 points and the Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H8i (2018) received an average of 8.5, compared to the 7.3 average of Wireless Headphones in general.