The Bose QC 35 have an easily recognizable and iconic design, but it was getting a little stale — and they felt a little plasticky for a pair of $350 headphones.
The Bose QC 35 headphones are based on the QC II design from 2003.
The new Bose 700 come with a fresh, modern design, and they don't feel as plasticky, especially now that they come with stainless steel on some parts.
The new design is more minimalistic and modern with fewer seams, screws, and more premium materials than the QC 35 headphones.
The Bose 700 come with Bose's next generation of noise-cancelling technology, which should cancel out more ambient noise than the QC 35.
The Bose QC 35s were already the gold standard for noise-cancelling, so if Bose's claim that the 700 headphones are even better at noise-cancelling is true, they could be untouchable.
The Bose 700 come with noise-cancelling technology for phone calls, so you can be heard more clearly in a noisy environment.
The Bose QC 35s also had noise-cancelling technology to reduce surrounding noise while you're taking a phone call so that the person you're speaking with isn't also hearing ambient noise. But Bose is claiming it's even better on the 700 headphones.
Specifically, Bose is saying that the new 700 headphones can track ambient noise to better cancel it out during a phone call.
The new Bose 700s should sound as good as the Bose QC 35s, if not better.
Bose says to expect "clear, natural, and balanced" audio quality, and it'll avoid boosting bass, vocals, or treble, as it's going for a "faithful" reproduction of your music with the 700 headphones.
The company didn't go into such detail with the Bose QC 35 when it announced them, but it's universally accepted that they also sound great.
Both the QC 35 and Bose 700 headphones boast a 20-hour battery life.
The Bose QC 35 headphones have great battery life, so it's a good sign if the Bose 700 have similar battery life.
