OnePlus Buds 3, Splendid Blue, Deep Bass, ANC, Immersive Sound, Up to 44 Hour Playtime with Charging case, Bluetooth 5.3

I bought the OnePlus Buds 3 as a daily-use pair of earbuds and have been pleasantly surprised by their overall performance. The sound is well-balanced with punchy bass and clear vocals, making them great for music, videos, and podcasts. The active noise cancellation works well for everyday environments like offices and commuting, and the earbuds are comfortable enough to wear for long periods without fatigue. Battery life easily lasts a full day of mixed use, and fast charging is a nice bonus when needed. Pairing is quick and seamless; they swap effortlessly between my laptop and Samsung phone with no trouble, and pairing is at the touch of a button. Pros: + Clear, balanced sound + Effective Active Noise Cancelling for the price + Comfortable fit + Good battery life with fast charging Cons: - Touch controls take a little practice - Not many accessories exist for it, unlike its competitors from Apple and Samsung, so good luck finding a good carrying case. Overall, the OnePlus Buds 3 offer excellent value if you want good sound quality and solid noise cancellation without paying premium prices. I've used them for nearly a year and they still hold their charge and sound as great as the day I bought them. If I needed to replace them, I wouldn't hesitate to purchase another OnePlus Buds product.

Over the years I’ve owned mid-priced earbuds from Sennheiser, Sony, Samsung, AKG, Soundpeats, and Avantree. [I’m a longtime Android phone user, so Apple isn’t really an option for me.] Some of the earbuds had great sound. Some have great battery life. Some are incredibly comfortable when wearing for long periods of time. Some are really good for phone calls. Some have really good noise reduction (whether because of ANC or simply blocking noise by tightly fitting into your ear canal). Some are really easy to place on or in your ears. What I learned is that what’s most important to me is really good sound for listening to music, really good clarity and background noise reduction when making phone calls, easy to place on or in your ears, and really comfortable to wear for extended periods of time. The other attributes don’t need to be top-notch for my needs. Additionally, I’ve never been one to spend $$$$ to get any brand’s flagship earbuds. None of the earbuds I owned fit the bill for what was most important to me. So I went searching for a new pair that did. My online research led me to the OnePlus Buds 3 and I couldn’t be happier! …except that I paid $99.99 for mine and as I’m writing this review they’re currently on sale for $79.99 😊 The OnePlus Buds 3 have really good sound, really good call quality, are really easy to place in your ears, and really comfortable to wear for hours at a time.

These are a great deal. Got them to have a pair of headphones I leave at my office and pair with my work computer for video calls. I was using my personal AirPods Pro 2, but they were fussy staying paired with my work PC and handoff was getting confused. So I bought these as a lower cost alternative for work only and they are great. The fit is comfortable and light. The sound quality is excellent. Bass response is superior to the AirPods Pro 2 and music and calls sound great. The ANC on the AirPods is more versatile, but in the office setting I’m in, there is no difference. The ANC only struggles with things like loud street noise and I’m not in that environment. I do with the case could charge on a Qi pad to eliminate one more cable, but it’s at my desk so USB-C is always available.

Been using these for about a month now. My AirPod pros burned out so I wanted a placeholder to get me by in the meantime. Here's my thoughts: Sound: 5/5 Basically on par with AirPod Pros and great bang for buck here. Sound is crystal clear, with great features to create a rich sound stage. EQ settings let you fine tune to perfection. Really no complaints here, about as good as you could ask (up to $150 range value). Fit: 3/5 These fit really shallow in the ear and will get jostled if touched even slightly. I worried about them falling out during exercise or biking so I opted for some 3rd party memory foam tips. Those have solved the issue and create a better seal, but still a nuisance that I needed to go elsewhere to get them right. ANC/Transparency Mode: 3/5 Not great frankly put. Blocks out low end frequencies well and just good enough for a flight but when you have it on long enough you'll forget what mode you have on or off. Others in this price range do it much better. Features: 3/5 All the basics you could ask for but could have more like wireless charging and fast charging. You also can't turn off the "Pause when removed" feature which I find annoying considering how easy these were to knock loose. Being able to connect with multiple sound sources though works incredibly well. Switching between devices is a breeze with no setting tweaks needed. Pairing with an iPhone I do occasionally get issues like only one bud connecting, buds still being connected even after putting them in the case, or not connecting at all. This happens with all buds from time to time, so not a knock but not as seamless as the airpods. In short, these compete pretty well for their price range. Maybe the best sound but fall short in a couple other areas. I try a lot of headphones and I'd say the value of these fall in around the $60-$70 mark. If you have to pay more I'd consider going with alternatives

Several years back, I watched a piece on the original Oneplus buds, and it was so positive and clear that the Oneplus were the best in their price range, that I picked up a pair for my wife's birthday. She loved them: clear sound, easy setup, long charge life. They were great. So, thanks to Rich DeMuro, she's been enjoying the buds ever since then. This year, she had been having issues with remembering to ferry the buds to and from work, and being the ever helpful husband, I decided that a second set of buds might resolve the issue. After two weeks, she says the sound quality is better than on the older version--cleaner and crisper--the charge life is apparently improved, and she likes the blue color better than her original white versions (which is nice because I only went with the blue because they were cheaper than the white at the time). Now, this worked out differently than I had planned, but probably better in the end. They are such an improvement, in fact, that she now keeps the originals at work and uses the newer version at home. So, not what I'd planned, but still pretty good. If you're looking for buds, these are a great choice.

They got here quicker than expected. They didn't come with any spare ear plugs but they fit perfectly. I have small ear canals so bear that in mind. They're supremely comfortable and they're beautiful - Apple watch out! The case is so precisely made that the pairing button is virtually invisible. I stumbled on it by touch. The sound is excellent. I'm hearing details I've missed on my speakers, headphones and other earbuds. It is rather bass forward so those who don't like that can eq it down a bit. Still, the detail and air are amazing. Especially at this price. They will faithfully reproduce sibilance but that's also easily eq'd. Don't know about the actual battery life as I've just got them but I doubt I'll need more than is available per the specs. The tap/slide controls are easily programmable from the My Melody app on the phone. They don't work flawlessly but no touch activated screen/interface ever is 100%. Very satisfied. Very satisfied indeed.

I have a set of Galaxy Buds Plus that work well but kept falling out during yard work so I wanted a stem style that I thought would better stay in my ear (they do). I found the audio quality to rival the Buds Plus and the noise cancellation to be somewhat better. I guess it's kind of a gimmick but the app will give you a hearing test and sculpt a personal EQ that I really like. If OnePlus made a flip phone I would have considered it over my Razr 2024.

Update: I ordered a replacement pair, and the problem continue with the wear sensors, you have to adjust them frequently to get them to work, extremely annoying. Can't recommend, will try to put tape on the sensors and see if that works. First of all the sound, they have premium sound way above their price, and the response very good to equalizer. I have more than 10 earbuds and this ones are my favorite in terms of sound. Comfort is very good, but there is a problem. Wear sensors are pretty bad, particularly the left side. The earbuds is well place in my ear,and I have to be moving it around in order for the sensor to work. This is very annoying and makes the earbuds unusable. The app does not have the option to turn it off like most earbuds. The design is excellent, the earbuds and case are premium, and love how they look. The controls and size are very intuitive and work well. Battery life is very good as well.