AUKEY True Wireless Earphones Hybrid Active Noise Cancelling, Transparent Mode, Deep Bass in Ear Bluetooth 5 Headphone, 4 Built-in Mics for Clear Callss, IPX5 Waterproof, ANC Type-C Earbuds

good product

I’ve written reviews on quite a few different tech products with various quirks. I’ve been using these every day for 6-8hours for a week so I can say I’ve got to know them well. I’ll keep this concise and to the point so you know what you’re getting when buying these AUKEY wireless earphones.Design & Comfort: The earphones comes nicely packaged and sealed, so no chance of rattling throughout transit. The build quality is great - it is a lightweight in-ear set, with a few different sized ear-buds to help house your ear. I really love the little notch that sits in your ear to protect it from going too far into your ear canal. Feels quite sturdy and the controls add a good weight to the set. The most nifty thing is when you're not using the headphones, its suave magnetic earpiece designs allow to you to connect both earpieces to form a ‘necklace,’ so you don’t have to worry about shoving them into your pocket.Connectivity: Bluetooth 5.0 seems to work great in terms of seamlessness, and pairing was super easy. Just clicked on it on my Samsung and it was done! Range was about 20m for me in my house. You can even simultaneously pair with a 2nd device.Convenience: I’ve used them for working from home (mobile calls, conferencing), and in different activities (walking, running, football) and I’m very pleased to say that for 90% of the time, they stay snugly in their place. Once you start to sweat, or if you have more natural oils, then they start to wiggle a little more. You can easily clean the buds to get around this. But all in all, really really happy with the standard and convenience. They were never a pain or in the way of what i was doing either (unlike over-head headphones!).Functions: Power/multi-function button ,Volume controls and LED indicator (Manual (in multi-languages) contains more details). I accepted/rejected calls, controlled volume and even Bixby from the controls. My friends said the mic was very clear even when whispering. This control bar didn’t really feel heavy on me or get in my way as I was walking around, but you need to have both earphones in to make sure you’re anchored.Sound: Was genuinely surprised by how good the sound quality is. I have always been skeptical on moving from wired to wireless, but these did not let me down. My music has a huge range of genres, and it managed to keep up pumping the lows, mids and highs. They produce a nice, crisp sound, with next to no levels of delay between video, and I tested this using web streaming. For me, bass was important - and there is a good level of bass, but also the highs are not too sharp to damage your ears. Some people often want more bass - if you aren’t happy with the default levels then a simple EQ app will help alleviate this.For the price you are paying, the quality is fantastic. There is a ‘but' - sometimes there is a tiny bit of static popping if you have your phone on silent and receive a message or notification. It’s uncommon though but did happen a couple of times when WhatsApp was open.Battery life - lasted me a good 6-7 hours of listening to music and making calls. My phone’s bluetooth panel gave me a battery status too. I think the earphones have a standby phase too so they go on standby when not in use. When charging, there is a blue LED light that lets you know it’s charging and changes colour once it’s fully charged (I’m not sure what colour it is as I’m colourblind but I think it’s green lol)Summary -Overall, a great pair of wireless earphones for a very reasonable price. AUKEY even include a 24 month warranty for peace of mind. For budget earphones, they offer a premium quality. If anyone is looking for new budget headphones, I recommend choosing these over earbuds - less likely to lose one! I’ve found it difficult to make the switch from wired to wireless - but these convinced me to start using wireless headphones regularly!

** Declaration - I was sent a set of these earphones to review in an hones & impartial manner**As the owner of an old pair of Shure SE215 Wireless earphones costing over 3 times the price of these Aukey 'phones, I was really interested to see how these held up. First impressions were very good - they emerged from the packaging looking dark & sleek, with no large battery on the wiring like the Shures - just a slim control unit. Included in the box are 3 sets of tips and 3 sets of ear-hooks, a short USB charging cable, quick-start & full user guides and a neat little carbon fibre-effect pouch with a snap-sprung closure.They paired easily with all of my bluetooth devices - HTC U12+, Garmin 245M, iPad Pro 2020, HP laptop and Pioneer XDP-100R-K HiRes player: simply press & hold the power button until the LED indicator on the control unit flashes blue then red, and your device will see it and allow you to pair. You can pair with two devices simultaneously - just repeat by turning off and turning on using the same process to pair with a 2nd device, then both can be paired with the 'phones at the same time.The control unit itself has 3 buttons: on/off/pairing/play/pause, volume up/skip to next track and volume down/skip to previous track. On the side is the micro-USB charging port with a small rubber cover, and a LED indicator. When you turn on, you hear a chime to indicate that the power is on, and a clapping-type sound to indicate pairing mode. A shorter clap indicates successful pairing, and a different chime sounds when you power off. Ideally, I'd have preferred the buttons to have more of a tactile feel, with raised symbols on each. You can't feel by touch which is which, or even if your finger is centred on the button - this is important as you really can't press them unless your finger is centred on them. A small aesthetic point, but it really helps when you're out running and trying to feel for the volume controls! Another small niggle is that there's no way to tell directly from the 'phones themselves how much battery power is left; other wireless phones announce the remaining battery time or percentage when you turn them on - with the Aukeys you have to rely on the red indicator to show low battery, or fish your phone out & check the level from within the bluetooth connection settings on your phone.Charging from empty took the stated 1.5hrs, and running the 'phones at a decent volume from full until they turned off took 7.5hrs, so pretty close to the stated max of 8hrs. Given that there's no obvious battery inline on the cable, this is pretty impressive. A warning though - once the indicator shows red, you don't get much time before they switch off. I reckon I got just a few minutes between red and dead.I switched from the medium tips and ear-hooks to the large sizes immediately, as the tips just wouldn't provide a good seal and I was losing all of the bass. Unfortunately, even using the largest of the supplied tips, I just couldn't get a full seal. I ditched the ear-hooks entirely as they prevented me from trying to get the tips even a small way into my ear canals. Now, this may just be a 'you have the wrong shape of ears and big earholes' issue, but I'd prefer to have XL and XXL tips supplied, or perhaps foam tips instead of the silcone ones so that they expand to fit. Without a good fit, you get a thin, weedy sound and far too much outside noise to hear anything. If I pushed them in hard with my fingers to achieve a temporary seal, the sound was pretty damn good - rich bass, a decent though ever-so-slightly dull mid-range response and an OK top-end, free of the usual tinny, hissy treble common in cheaper headphones. Test tracks sounded much better than I expected for this price bracket - but alas, removing my fingers also removed the seal and the bass and the decent sound disappeared.Bluetooth range is good, though the top end of 'up to 10m' seems a little over-optimistic and I had drop-out way before that if I put distance between myself and the source.I tried these out in a variety of situations to test for interference and drop-outs (public transport, sitting at home, out walking and on a 3-mile run) - and impressively I experienced absolutely none. Additionally, at no point did they fall out of my ears, even during my run on a muggy, hot day when things got slippery and sweaty. The ability to remove them from your ears and have them stick together magnetically so they form a loop around your neck and don't fall off was appreciated - it saves taking them off and stuffing them in a safe pocket when they're temporarily not being used.Normally I never use headphones for mobile calls, but I tested this for completeness and was able to answer and end calls without issue, and the sound quality was good from both the caller and receiver's end. Likewise, when connected to my mobile, a quick double-press of the centre button enabled Google assistant to understand my commands from afar and turn on my smart house-lights.Ultimately, I have slightly mixed feelings about these wireless earphones. At this price, I'm aware that I'm not going to get the same sound quality as my Shures, and that's fine. The Aukeys will mainly be used as running earphones, so I'm not expecting audiophile quality for pounding the streets with. The kit that they come with is impressive at the price, and although they lack a couple of finishing touches that would make usability better, I'm pretty happy with them. They won't replace my Shures or my Sony WH-1000XM3 over-ears for sit-down listening, but I never expected them to. However, there's the issue of the poor fit looming large over them. If you can't get a good seal, you can't get a good sound. However, I'm prepared to err on the charitable side here as I'm sure a little Googling will source compatible foam tips, and with those these Aukeys will make absolutely ideal running companions. And for £20, if they fit you, they're an absolute steal.***UPDATE***After buying a set of compatible memory foam ear tips (https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01BHD9B9O?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share)I have a complete seal between the phones and my inner-ears, and the difference in sound is like night & day. They give a tremendous leap up in sound quality, and elevate these earphones to a level which far exceeds expectations at their budget price.(Maybe Aukey should consider supplying foam tips straight out of the box for these, even if it’s just one set. They really would resolve the fit issue which is mentioned a lot in other Amazon reviews.)