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(I've updated this review twice, eventually arriving at 5 stars - see the updates at the end)
Firstly, these buds have excellent sound for the price. They're not quite as well rounded as the audiophile type headphones, but they are really very, very good. They're certainly plenty good enough for a run around the block, or the commute to work. The sound isolation by virtue of being an earplug design is good, but I can still hear enough around me to be situationally aware.
The charge case is nice too - and seems to provide plenty of power for a good long time. The buds are held in by a little magnet so there's a clear "in" and "out". The stalks go into two deep holes which have springy contacts in them for charging. Those holes are possibly a problem if some fluff gets in there, or if you need to clean the contacts.
There are some wrinkles though - hardly surprising given the price. Firstly, skipping tacks, pause/resume, adjusting the volume etc all require a number of "taps" with a finger in a particular ear. This is okay, but it's prone to problems mis-counting the number of taps you intend. If your finger doesn't go right onto the bud, it may not be counted, if you go too quick, it may not be counted, if it's a Tuesday, it may not be counted... you get the idea. This has lead to more than a few pauses when I wanted to skip, volume when I wanted to pause and I've lost count of how many times it's told me it's switching to "game mode" (which is missing a consonant, so sounds more like "gay mode").
Also, when putting the buds back into the charger, sometimes things don't work right. First it was the left one, now the right - when I put them in, sometimes they charge (and disconnect bluetooth), sometimes they just stay there. If the latter, then they'll eventually run out of battery, and re-connecting them to bluetooth seems overly hit-and-miss. Some days it takes several attempts to get both ears to work at the same time.
When this first happened, I contacted Earfun, who it's fair to say were great. They told me to clean the contacts (not so easy down the bottom of the tube in the charger), and push hard and whatnot. On that occasion it worked, but subsequent times it's been a lot less successful. My guess is the actual buds get themselves in a mess and don't start to charge/disconnect when they should, and so need some "resetting" to make them behave. The little LED on the buds sometimes does some very weird things, and sometimes the buds seem to try to talk but garble instead. There's no reset button (or apparently a way to switch them off/on or whatever), so getting them back to themselves isn't always easy. Sometimes you just have to let them run out of battery and then recharge them to get them to work. This all smells of a software problem on the buds (not upgradeable), so I hope Earfun can sort it for a subsequent model.
All in all though, these are great, and I would recommend them to anyone looking for a decent set of buds (and Earfun themselves look to be good). The problems with them are very annoying but not a show-stopper (for me at least). Not quite "apple" yet, but then they're like a 10th of the price.
UPDATE: Earfun have got in contact to smooth over the above (was a 3 star review). Adding a star because that's unexpected from them, is above and beyond what I'd ever reasonably expect and another clear plus point for these buds.
Update 2: (Moved up to 5 stars) Earfun replaced the old with the newer model (the one with app connectivity, and it comes with a little cleaning stick). The app is plenty good enough (probably won't need it more than once or twice), and thankfully doesn't need you to register to use it. I've more or less left my buds as 'default', except to turn off Game Mode. The app provides a way to update the earbuds firmware, so I guess this is a way for Earfun to improve what they can without needing to replace the hardware.
Further, the actual buds work better than before. The finger touch thing seems more 'definite' than before, so a lot less pauses when I meant skip, or whatever. They seem to pair with my watch more reliably than before too, and so far have charged flawlessly. Earfun seemed to think previous problems were with dirty contacts, and have provided a little cleaning stick this time, so time will tell if that's still a problem here. So far, the buds seem to disconnect and charge as they ought to, so I don't expect random 'battery low' issues (the app can tell you the charge of each bud too - if you need such a thing).
All in all then, 5 stars as they sound great, work well and are at a price you can't beat. Earfun service has been excellent too.
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Sound
| 6mm Dual Composite Driver | Hi-Res Audio with LDAC | aptX Adaptive Hi-Fi Sound | Hi-Res Audio&Snapdragon Sound | 10mm Titanium Diaphragm Driver | 10mm Composite Driver |
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Calls
| 4-mic ENC calls | 4-mic ENC calls | 6-mic CVC 8.0 ENC calls | 6-mic CVC 8.0 ENC calls | 6-mic ENC calls | 6-mic ENC calls |
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**Updated... my earbuds were faulty and inrecieved a full refund (an offer of exchange was also made). Customer service for this company is OUTSTANDING. They reached out to me. I didn't have to do anything. I'd buy from them again and just hope I was unlucky with my previous product.**Ok. So these are a great price. They sound amazing! Way better than any other ear buds I've owned (maybe even better than my galaxy buds FE) and for me what's great is that they don't FALL OUT when I'm working out. They just stay in with the biggest ear buds attachment (other sizes included). They last last for ages on one charge (don't think I've I've even recharged the case yet!). HOWEVER, it's really p***ING me off that every time I use them I have to go to go through the whole pairing process every time! And sometimes they doesn't even work and they just don't connect. This is with a Samsung tab, s23 phone, and steam deck oled. It's really annoying to the point I'm using my old headphones, so what was the point in buying need ones? Waste of money I'm sad to say.
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Jeff
A fantastic set of earbuds
Reviewed in Australia on 14 December 2023Colour Name: BlackVerified Purchase
R. Marshall
Frequently disconnects one ear at random
Reviewed in Australia on 5 October 2023Colour Name: BlackVerified Purchase
Daryl Eagle
Great value
Reviewed in Australia on 7 May 2024Colour Name: BlackVerified Purchase
Daryl Eagle
Reviewed in Australia on 7 May 2024
Cons: size both charge case and buds are pretty bulky. Microphone pickup volume is not great.
All up makes this in my opinion as good as the first gen AirPods (comparison in photos) at a much cheaper price point.
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Barry Cashman
Quick arrival
Reviewed in Australia on 7 March 2024Colour Name: BlackVerified Purchase
