My current hobby is reviewing budget (ie under $50) headphones. I'm looking for the best headphones with the best budget. Pairing is very easy. To pair, you must remove the headphones from the case. I had no problem cutting them out. The instructions are rather questionable - the print is very small and some words are written in blue ink on a white background. Some words are highlighted in white on a blue background. They weren't written by a native English speaker, but most of the instructions were understandable. But I'm still not sure what "language switch" means. I think it might have something to do with the digital assistant? The case/battery is by far the largest headphone case I have ever owned. It is six inches long and about an inch in diameter. Yes, there is a 1500mAh battery, but still. It doesn't fit comfortably in your pocket. It might not even fit in a purse. I was able to charge my phone with the case on, but it's not fast. But good for emergencies. The battery life of the headphones themselves is 3-4 hours, which is not enough for ordinary headphones; However, they are very small and comfortable. This is a compromise. Comfort - the buds are very small and quite comfortable. They come with 3 different sizes of ear tips but the middle one which was already fitted worked fine for me. A single click is play/pause (hooray! That's the way it should be!), a double click (any key) is the next song, and a triple click (any key) is the previous song. There is no volume control. I usually stream videos so I keep my phone close and still use the volume controls on my phone, but this can be annoying when the phone isn't always in hand. - Also, the pictures in the description say that the volume is adjustable. I tried long pressing to see if anything would happen, but all I did was turn off my headphones. The noise cancellation is pretty good. Very good indeed for the price and the size of the buds. It is not possible to switch between ANC and Transparency/Ambient modes. If you want to hear the world around you, turn down the volume or turn it off. The latency is very, very good. I couldn't notice the delay between mouth movement and hearing voices. I mainly stream videos, so that's very important to me. I think the player will appreciate it too. Sound quality - this is more difficult to decide. It's decent. It doesn't match my super cool high-end headphones, but costs about 5 times less. It sounds a bit dull at first, but you get used to it. I think they are great for streaming videos or listening to audio books. Music is good, but if you have a keen ear you can pick up the nuances. Seriously, if you're an audio snob, why even look at anything under $100? TL; DR: I'm having a hard time deciding on a star rating. These are very good headphones but the case is too big to carry around easily. (Yes, they're small and easy to carry from one place to another, but the headphone case isn't good enough to put in your pocket. Portability is relative.) The sound quality is decent for the price, and the low latency is amazing . They're very handy, but the battery life isn't great simply because they're so small. ANC is very good but there is no transparency mode. But play/pause is one click so I think it gets up to 4 stars.
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