My long-term review of these
earbuds is the following:
1. Good sound quality for the price -
music listening
2. Crappy mic quality - just unacceptable
3. Annoying dual device connectivity
No matter how much I avoid taking calls using these earbuds, I sometimes have to and the other person complains that the audio is cracking, is loud and the worst they've ever heard. I've noticed that if the buds are connected to two devices, this becomes more prominent. Any neckband would have a better mic quality compared to these.
The dual device connectivity gets annoying. If I am driving and following map directions, if my
laptop happens to be connected with these buds as well, it will not play the map directions on the earbuds. Even if there's nothing else that's playing on the laptop, which is in the back seat. It will simply refuse to prioritize maps on the phone. There are many other instances when this happens.
Honestly speaking, I think I would get a neckband because the cons outweigh the pros.
iPhones have a
noise cancellation feature during calls, and if you're using a neckband or any decent earphones, it works very well.
I feel that I've wasted my money.
