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We asked, you told us: The best wireless headphones of 2019 so far are…

July 14, 2025

The beloved3.5mm headphone jackhas almost reached the end of its mighty reign as the default for smartphone audio.USB-Candwireless headphonesare on the rise, but we’re still suffering through #donglelife with no real end in sight.

If you’ve been on the fence about picking up a pair of new Bluetooth headphones,Android Authority‘s audience is here to help you pick the right pair. Last week we asked our readers tovotefor their favorite pair of wireless andtrue wireless headphonesacross two surveys. As before, we made a shortlist of the most popular products announced in the first half of 2019 onAndroid Authorityand our sister siteSound Guys.

A woman wears the Sony WF-1000XM3 earbuds and reaching for the touch panel of the left ‘bud.

Reader’s Choice: The best wireless headphones so far in 2019

We saw slightly more votes cast in the wireless category compared to the true wireless category, but the overall crowd favorite was ultimately untethered by any wires. With an astonishing 50% of the vote in the true wireless category and 23.5% of the overall vote, your pick for the best wireless headphones so far in 2019: the truly wirelessSony WF-1000XM3.

Our runner up overall was the crowd favorite in the regular wireless category, theAKG N700NC, with 35% of the vote in the wireless section and 18.5% overall when you combine both surveys.

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Best wireless headphones of 2019:

Our next Reader’s Choice: Summer Edition awards survey will be your pick for the best smart home product so far this year. In case you missed our previous Reader’s Choice winners, check out thebest smartphone so far in 2019and thebest Chromebook of early 2019.

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