OnePlus has decided to tiptoe into the world of True
Wireless earphones. Following the philosophy seen in the recent OnePlus Nord ,
the Chinese house has not aimed at high-end specifications as much as at a fair
compromise between quality and price , a choice that we believe to be correct,
also because names of the caliber of Apple and Sony today have everything a
another appeal in this sector, as well as proven and appreciated technologies. bolts.answerhop
The OnePlus Bud are therefore aimed at those looking for
simple but functional earphone, capable of working well in any contexts of use
without excelling.
Design and ergonomics
The packaging of the OnePlus Buds seems to belong to a
higher-end product. The cardboard is thick and manages to protect the contents
well. Once the box is opened, the vacuum effect is remarkable and resumes that
seen in Apple products, but pushes it even further: in fact, under the
headphones there is a small container with the manuals and the charging cable,
difficult to extract due to the marked. vacuum effect. The earphones are stored
inside a white charging case, made with good quality matte plastic . Here you
can see the status LED, the metal opening hinge and the USB Type C port at the
bottom. The headphone are held in place by magnets, which guide their insertion
into the case making it easier. tc-bolts.dyifo
Simplicity that we have not found in the extraction phase,
if you do not have tapered fingers, finding a grip point is not so immediate,
moreover the strength of the magnets slightly complicates the procedure.
Nothing serious, but it takes a few more seconds to take the headphones out of
the case.
The earphones are made of plastic, again of more than decent
quality, the shape is different than the AirPods but the inspiration is clear. techqueer
The OnePlus Buds are "Half in-ear" earphones, they
are not equipped with rubber pads and simply rest inside the earcup. A solution
of this type has the advantage of less straining the ear during use, moreover
it adapts well to different pavilions . On the other hands, there is no
insulation from the outside, moreover the absence of a stronger anchorage to
the ear makes them less suitable for physical activity, despite the IPX4
certification, for resistance to water drops.
Despite this, the ergonomics are very good and the OnePlus
Buds can be worn for hours without problems.
Functionality
OnePlus has made connecting the Buds really simple. We tried
them with OnePlus 8, where you just need to open the case next to the phone to
see a message appear on the screen indicating the detection of the earphones.
Then just a tap and you are immediately ready to go. Once the headphones are
removed from the case, the connection is practically immediate and takes place
via Bluetooth 5 . Content playback is paused automatically as soon as it is
removed from the ears, a simple but convenient feature. construction-bolts.tockhop
The OnePlus Buds are headphones that focus on simplicity,
there is no dedicated application, just as active noise cancellation is not
available.
In reality there are special functions, butthey only work if
a OnePlus smartphone manages the Buds .
In this case, you have access to Dolby Atmos (from OnePlus 7
onwards) and Dirac Audio Tuner, the latter only available on OnePlus Nord.
Finally, there is also a low latency mode, specific for gaming, which is
activated only by enabling Fnatic mode , the game mode of OnePlus devices.
Latency is one of the most positive aspects of these headphones, since it is
reduced to the bone. The headphones integrate within them 13.4 mm drivers that
are fine for unpretentious daily use, we are far from the quality achieved by
the competition, such as the Sony WF-XM3 we reviewed , which however cost a lot
more.
The bass is not very punchy and the mid tones fail to stand
out, for a quality aligned with other products in this price range.
On the other hand, the work done on the six noise-canceling
microphones, three for each headset, and on the algorithms that regulate them,
which are able to make the voice understandable even in the most crowded
places, are very good. On the autonomy front, OnePlus declares seven hours of
listening with fully charged headphones, thirty in total with the energy
reserve of the case. A fact that we have also come close to during rehearsals
and which we can therefore confirm. Negative note instead comes from the
firmware update, only possible if the headphones are connected to a OnePlus
phone, a significant limitation that penalizes the Buds when used with other
smartphones. bacobolts.yictic
