India, Feb. 13 -- AirPods still dominate the conversation, but step outside Apple's ecosystem and the landscape opens up quickly. Spend time with earbuds like the Sony WF-1000XM5 or Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 and it becomes clear that sound quality, call clarity and noise control now follow very different philosophies. Bose QuietComfort Ultra leans into immersion and comfort, JBL Tour Pro 3 brings tech-forward ideas like a smart charging case, while Samsung Galaxy Buds3 Pro show how tightly hardware and software can work together inside the Galaxy ecosystem. Even value-led options such as the OnePlus Buds Pro 3 challenge long-held assumptions about what premium audio should cost. This isn't a hunt for a single replacement, but a ...