If you need things like noise-cancellation or just a regular pair of headphones, then there are plenty of other ones on offer from Bose. It starts with the fit, fully refined from the original Bose sunglasses to match a wide range of face shapes.

There’s also considerable audio leakage at volume levels higher than 60%, so if you’re sitting near someone, they’ll be able to hear tinny sounds emanating from your sunglasses and, unfortunately, you'll need them at full volume to enjoy them over the sounds of public transport. Considering these aren't dedicated audio devices, this is reasonable – we don’t expect to wear sunglasses for extended periods of time, so with intermittent use you can make them last for quite a while. Revolutionary Bose Open Ear Audio design lets you hear your music and interact with the world around you—at the same time. Thoughtfully refined and strikingly elegant, Bose Frames Soprano flaunt polarised lenses and premium craftsmanship, while exclusive Bose Open Ear Audio™ technology produces sound you’d never expect from sunglasses.

This means keeping track of yet another charging cable instead of using a USB-C cable, which oddly you can find on the Frames Tempo. While the second-generation Bose Frames do improve upon a few things such as finally adding volume control and better sound quality, their overall fit and niche appeal make them hard to recommend. Double taps will bring up your preferred digital assistant (Siri or Google Assistant, depending on your paired phone's platform), while laying the Frames upside down anywhere will turn them off – another great feature that makes them user-friendly as it's a natural thing to do when removing any pair of sunglasses. The reference number, serial number, and Unique Device Identifier (UDI) are located inside left arm. But the build feels less premium than the two everyday sunnies and the arms are so thick, they don't quite fit everyone.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Redesigned for luxury — Thoughtfully refined and strikingly elegant, the latest Bose sunglasses blend enhanced features and designs for an elevated way to listen. The last thing you want to do with a wearable is draw unnecessary attention to it, so we’re thankful that the design doesn’t give away the tech that’s hiding away here. Performance can be affected by obstacles such as walls or metal, interference from Wi-Fi® or other wireless devices and device manufacturers’ Bluetooth implementations. Thoughtfully refined and strikingly elegant, Bose Frames Soprano flaunt polarised lenses and premium craftsmanship, while exclusive Bose OpenAudio™ technology produces sound that you’d never expect from sunglasses.This revolutionary open-ear audio experience leaves you free to do whatever you need, all while discreetly listening to music. It’s great to be able to have music chiming in your ears while wearing sunglasses and not having to balance headphones as well.