Starter notes: Not sponsored, I purchased this with my own money. Mods please remove if violates rules. When wearing earphones always be aware of your surroundings and protect your hearing.
Cost/Shipping/Packaging: 8/10
Purchased for 99NZD (inc shipping), arrived within a week in a courier bag and inside was all cardboard so can be recycled, and comes with a 1M long USB-C cable.
The case is larger than I expected, imagine a glasses case size, you can see it here. The case measures approx 12cm long, 7cm wide and 4cm tall. The larger case means you can certainly put it in a bike bag or hydration pack, but not really a pocket, but you do get a large battery
Battery Life: x/10
No number, because I haven't tested the battery life. The large size of the case is probably because of the battery, the website claims that you can get 150hrs of stored power in the case (10hrs from. I haven't verified this, but I'd believe it.) On the side of the case are 3 lights to show charge left in the case. It took about 2 hrs to charge from empty to completely full.
Call/Mic quality: 10/10
Probably about as good as you will get with phone call technology limitations, tested both VOIP (messenger) and normal calls and both were great, even blocked out the 25kmh wind that was outside (didn't try while cycling and YMMV)
Fit: 9.9/10
These aren't gonna fall of your ears unless you stack it massively due to their magnets, in saying that I didn't notice any clamping force at all. Although you may if you are sensitive. With the design of the buds themselves may not fit everyones ears, they will be OK with different ear canal sizes as these sit on the outside of the outer ear. You can also rotate the earpiece to get a better seal.
These fit great with my MTB helmet (Giro Source), although any should fit fine. Unsure about Full face/ear cover ones, but as long as there's space around the ear you should be fine, as the bud sticks out of the ear by ~3mm. The missing 0.1 is because it won't fit under my snowboard helmet 100%, but it's still comfortable enough.
Audio Quality: 9/10
If Bose QC35's were a 10/10, these would be just behind them. While I'm not an audiophile I do like balance sound but have headphones that appreciate bass, but not muddy it. I would say similar to Logitech G432's or my JBL Tune Buds. Some audio quality may be lost because these aren't like In Ear Monitors or headphones.
While biking ~20kmh with the volume at half volume, there was wind noise, but not enough that diminished the audio quality.
Usage Build Quality: 9/10
These feature a clicky "feature button" on each rear section of each earbud for skipping songs, play/pause etc. which is easily usable with gloves on. Shower and sweat resistant, they seem like they would survive in your pocket outside the case if you wanted to switch up dual/solo mode.
I did have an issue on first pair where I could hear Media Audio from my phone, I called a friend but even though I had Phone Calls selected on my bluetooth settings it didn't work (VOIP did as it's counted as "Media"). Forgetting and Re-pairing the headphones fixed the issue.
Hopefully that's everything that should be in a review, any other questions feel free to ask, and remember this isn't sponsored, these are my own thoughts and mods remove if inappropriate.
Be aware of your surroundings at all times. Don't be a Jerry.
by Mithster18