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Updated January 10, 2024·
The Bose 700 offers a premium experience with superior comfort, active noise cancelling, and features like wireless connectivity and a dedicated app for customization, which can be great for air travel and calls or meetings. However, their higher price reflects these additional capabilities, and they're not as suitable for exercise or gaming due to less sweat resistance and higher latency. On the other hand, Moondrop Chu, being much less expensive, delivers excellent sound quality with a more natural soundstage and is a strong choice for gaming and videos due to better latency. Yet, they lack features like noise cancellation and wireless connectivity, making them less versatile in noisy environments or during travel. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Bose 700
- Best in class for air travel
Advantages of the Moondrop Chu
- Very good for gaming
- Good for TV and video
Key differences
Gaming
5.3
8.0
The Moondrop Chu is very good for gaming, while the Bose 700 is poor.
Phone Calls
8.3
8.8
The Moondrop Chu and Bose 700 are both very good for phone calls, though the Moondrop Chu is somewhat better.
TV and Video
5.6
7.5
The Moondrop Chu is good for TV and video, while the Bose 700 is poor.
Noise Reduction
9.1
6.0
The Bose 700 is excellent for noise reduction, while the Moondrop Chu is only fair.
Battery
20.0 Hours
N/A
The Bose 700 has 20 hours of battery life. The Moondrop Chu does not have a battery.
Cost
$299
$134
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The Bose 700 has a price of $299 and the Moondrop Chu costs $134.
Build Quality
9.0
8.5
The Bose 700 has excellent build quality, while the Moondrop Chu has very good build quality.
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Key similarities
Music
7.5
7.9
The Moondrop Chu and Bose 700 are both good for music.
Podcasts and Audiobooks
7.8
7.6
The Bose 700 and Moondrop Chu are both good for podcasts and audiobooks.
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How the Bose 700 and the Moondrop Chu compare to other earbuds and headphones
Spec Comparison
 |  | |
| Bose 700 | Moondrop Chu |
GENERAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | |||
$299 | $134 | ||
Brand | |||
Brand | Bose | Moondrop | |
Release Date | |||
Release Date | June 1, 2019 | April 1, 2022 | |
Form Factor | |||
Form Factor | Headphones | Earbuds | |
Connectivity | |||
Connectivity | Wired + Wireless | Wired | |
SOUND | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Music Score | |||
Music Score | 7.5/10 | 8/10 | |
Phone Calls Score | |||
Phone Calls Score | 8.3/10 | 8.9/10 | |
Gaming Score | |||
Gaming Score | 5.4/10 | 8.1/10 | |
TV and Video Score | |||
TV and Video Score | 5.6/10 | 7.6/10 | |
Exercise Score | |||
Exercise Score | 5.5/10 | 4.4/10 | |
PERFORMANCE | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Battery life | |||
Battery life | 20 Hours | N/A | |
Wireless charging | |||
Wireless charging | No | N/A | |
Charging time | |||
Charging time | 2.5 Hours | N/A | |
Bluetooth version | |||
Bluetooth version | 5 | N/A | |
FEATURES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Active Noise Cancelling | |||
Active Noise Cancelling | Yes | No | |
Noise Reduction Score | |||
Noise Reduction Score | 9.1/10 | 6/10 | |
Android App | |||
Android App | Yes | N/A | |
iOS App | |||
iOS App | Yes | N/A | |
Mic Quality | |||
Mic Quality | 8/10 | 8.5/10 | |
BUILD AND DESIGN | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Build Quality | |||
Build Quality | 9/10 | 8.5/10 | |
Comfort score | |||
Comfort score | 8.4/10 | 7/10 | |
Size | |||
Size | N/A | Large | |
Weight (headset or single earbud) | |||
Weight (headset or single earbud) | 263 Grams | 8 Grams | |
Microphone style | |||
Microphone style | Integrated | In-Line | |
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Adam Molina | June 2023
"Bose took active noise canceling and made it mainstream but eventually, the market caught up. Well, it seems like Bose was listening, because the Noise Canceling Headphones 700 is a complete redesign of its iconic product. The Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 have a new design, improved sound quality, a touch-sensitive gesture pad for playback controls, and even USB-C charging."
Moondrop Chu
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Jasper Lastoria | September 2022
"These budget buds put the pressure on those premium priced in-ear monitors to really justify the cost disparity. Offering excellent sound quality at any price, the Moondrop Chu is both a perfect entry into the audio enthusiast hobby, and an all around good pick for music fans."
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About Bose
Bose is an American audio equipment manufacturer based out of Framingham, Massachusetts. Founded in 1964 by Amar Bose with the goal of creating a speaker system that could accurately recreate the sound of a concert hall, Bose has become one of the most prominent players in the modern consumer audio market due to the premium feel of their products and their wide brand recognition.
About Moondrop
Moondrop is a Chinese brand of smart audio equipment, portable audio players, earbuds and headphones started in 2015. During the last few years they have become one of the major players in what is lovingly referred to as the Chi-fi market, the bulk of Chinese companies that have managed to actually compete with the western manufacturers in both prices and superior quality. Products such as the Blessing II, Chu and Kato are among the most popular offerings of the brand, more popular among those users that wish for good quality audio that won't break the bank. Besides audio, the brand also works in what they call the ACGN field (Animation, Comics, Games and Short Novels).
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