Open-ear earbuds: A comparison

I've recently been curious about open-ear earbuds since I've been having so many problems with my ears hurting and/or getting infected from wearing earbuds that block the ear canal. I also recently got a pair of Bose Quiet Comfort Ultra 2 over-the-ear headphones, and whatever material their ear cups are made of made my skin break out. 😩 So I had to get some cooling gel, memory foam ear pads for those and they're fine now. But I don't always want to wear those giant cans over my ears. I ordered both the Nothing Ear (open) 2 and the Soundcore Aeroclip earbuds. Both are very lightweight and comfortable. As you can see from the images, the Nothing earbuds wrap around the ear while the Soundcore buds sort slide or clip onto the ear. Both have drivers that sit just outside the ear canal and deliver sound directly into your ear without blocking the ear canal. Both are roughly the same price, around $100 depending on where and when you buy them. The estimated battery life is the same for…