preface

FIIL earphone is a headphone brand founded by Wang Feng, a rock musician. A number of earphones have been released before, but Monkey has never had the chance to experience the earphones, so it is inconvenient to make comments. On October 20, 2016, just one anniversary of the first launch of the FIIL headset, Wang Feng announced the launch of the first sports headset, FIIL Carat, at a price of 499 yuan; In addition, the Pro version of Carat was also unveiled. After heart rate detection and 4G local storage were added, the price was 1299 yuan.

As a sportsman, I often run about five kilometers on the treadmill every night. Running is a perfect match for listening to music. Before that, Monkey wore wired earphones and mobile phones every time he ran. It was inconvenient to listen. This time Monkey was lucky to be Love to play computer games Thanks very much for the trial of the FIIL Carat intelligent sports headset. It's the best way to listen to music when running or doing other sports in the future.

Unpacking

The packing box of FIIL Carat is a rectangular pure black paper box, which looks calm and high-end. The front is a transparent plastic plate, which can visually see the appearance of the headset. This time, it is yellow. Around the packing box are some information about the product. Just like the slogan: the starting point of mass musicians, I hope that FIIL Carat can bring us an extraordinary experience.

After opening the package, we can find that the design inside the box is very careful. In the middle is a plastic box for placing earphones. There are two rectangular cartons on the left and right, one for carrying the portable bag, and the other for data cable and earplug wings.

Family photo of products and accessories: Headphone x1, carrying case x1, instruction manual x1, earplug x3, ear wing x2, ear hook x1, wire harness clamp x1, waterproof plug x1

The FIIL Carat received by Monkey is yellow. Its shape is hexagonal and round, and its surface is made of double-layer injection molding technology. It looks like a clear business. A magnetic suction device is built in the section. When not in use, the earphones can be easily absorbed by each other without disorder. In addition, the smart magnetic suction design, with a built-in Hall sensor, can easily absorb, enter the low-power necklace mode, and be portable and anti lost. This is convenient for the headset to be worn on the neck like a necklace just after the exercise without losing. This is also a very humanized design as a sports headset. In addition, when the two earphones are adsorbed to each other, the system will automatically enter the sleep mode. When the Bluetooth is disconnected, only the step counting mode will be retained. When the Bluetooth is disconnected, the system will automatically enter the operation mode. In addition to the LOGO of FIIL, there are also indicators on the front panel. Different indicators represent different working states.

On the back panel, we can see the signs of L and R, that is, the left and right ears, to prevent people from wearing the left and right ears in a hurry. The sound catheter is designed according to ergonomics, and the official claims that "it is designed based on the ear shape data of tens of thousands of Chinese, and thousands of human wearing tests". In addition, users can make corresponding adjustments according to their own conditions according to the ear plugs and ear wings provided by the accessories, making it more comfortable and convenient to wear.

There is a button on the side of the left headset. As the first gourd eater, he thought it was the key to start. This key is a dedicated movement key. Click it to broadcast the movement status in real time. Double click it to start/end one-way movement. Three click it to turn on/off the movement indicator.

At the lower side of the right earphone is the charging port, which is protected by a waterproof plug, mainly for waterproofing. However, the waterproof plug is separated from the headset, which is small and easy to lose. Once lost, the waterproof function will be lost. There is also a waterproof plug in the spare parts. When you use or charge the waterproof plug at ordinary times, you must protect it to avoid losing it. The design of the waterproof plug is particularly unreasonable for monkeys, and it is also one of the points for monkeys to complain about this product.

FIIL Carat's remote control is a three button design with a microphone. In addition to the up and down volume buttons, the middle button has many functions. I can't use it without reading the instructions. The functions are as follows:

Press once: play/pause, answer/end the call.

Press twice: Next, call back.

Press three times: Previous.

Long press for about four or five seconds: power on, reject the call, voice search.

Long press for seven or eight seconds: power off.

For the function design of the middle button, the monkey felt that it was particularly unreasonable. For example, pressing twice or three times was easy to confuse. For the switch between the previous song and the next song, the function could be separated to the volume up and down button. For example, pressing twice to increase the volume was the previous song, and pressing twice to decrease the volume was the next song. The monkey felt that this design was more humanized.

Function and experience

For the first time to use FIIL products, the mobile phone needs to download the exclusive APP "fiil+" for use. You can download the APP by scanning the QR code on the packaging box. After installation, open it, select your own product model, enter the serial number and bind it, and then you can start to use.

Long press the middle key of the remote control to start the machine, and realize Bluetooth pairing through APP. Pairing method: Open the APP, and then press and hold the middle key of the remote control until the headset voice prompts "pairing". At this time, the blue indicator on the headset flashes frequently. After the pairing is successful, enter the mobile phone APP to make relevant selections and settings.

There are four main adjustment functions in "fiil+" APP: power, style, step counting and sound field.

Power: When the battery is fully charged, the battery life can be 6 hours for listening to music, and 144 hours for standby. On this page, you can view the current power of the headset for convenient and timely charging.

Steps: It can record the steps and distance. This function can record the movement status during running or exercise.

There are two kinds of step counting functions. One is the daily step counting function, which is the same as the hand bracelet and other step counting tools. Personally, this function is redundant. After all, in ordinary times, no one will always carry this headset with him. The other step counting function is the step counting function during exercise. When running, click the "Start" button to start recording the time, distance and calories spent in the running process. However, the step counting function is quite different from the data recorded by the monkey on the treadmill. The time is the same, and the calories consumed are also similar. However, the kilometers are different. The treadmill records five kilometers, while the FIIL Carat records only about four kilometers.

Style: Treble, original and bass can be selected according to your preference.

Sound field: There are three modes to choose from: living room, small theater and grand theater.

Monkey's hobby at ordinary times is running, not long-distance running, but running five kilometers every night is still easy. Since FIIL Carat focuses on sports earphones, let's understand the performance of this earphone during running.

The FIIL Carat earplug sleeves are very humanized. Everyone can choose appropriate earplugs to wear according to their own characteristics, which has reached the most comfortable wearing state. At the same time, it also has anti falling ear wings, which are suitable for use when doing some strenuous exercises. After selecting appropriate earplugs, the earphones are firmly put on. The monkeys do not fall off during running, and there is no ear discomfort during wearing.

During running, if you are running outdoors, and there is no data record like treadmill, you can press the button on the side of the left earphone , will voice the current movement: "You have walked xx steps, took xx minutes, and is xx kilometers away." It is very convenient without checking on your mobile phone.

For sports earphones, the most important function is waterproof and sweatproof. The waterproof function of FIIL Carat IP65 can resist sweat erosion. Monkeys sweat every time during running tests for several days in a row. The earphones are wet with sweat, and the earphones are also wiped with water after exercise, which has no impact on FIIL Carat.

Another intelligent function of the FIIL Cara headset is "intelligent song search". Long press the middle button to call out the voice assistant. When the headset has voice saying "Hello", you can say the name of the song you want to search. With regard to the intelligent song search function, Monkey searched for relevant information on the Internet. Some people said that the intelligent song search is for local music, However, Monkey found in the actual test that this was not the case. The songs that were searched and played by voice were songs on the Internet rather than local music. For example, the local music "Model" in Monkey's mobile phone was sung by Li Ronghao, while the songs that were searched by intelligent search were Wang Junkai, which was the case in many tests. And as long as the network is turned off, the song search function cannot be realized. The headset will prompt you to connect to the network. As for the intelligent song search function, Monkey still likes it very much. For the songs he wants to listen to, and there is no local music, he can search through voice, which is very intelligent.

summary

In general, the FIIL Carat has a remarkable appearance and exquisite workmanship. Its unique hexagonal shape and ceramic texture are refreshing, and its appearance and design are basically impeccable. The only thing to complain about is that the waterproof plug is separated, which is easy to cause the loss of the waterproof plug, thus causing the headset to lose its waterproof function. In terms of functions, Monkey would like to suggest that too many functions are integrated into the middle key, which causes too much inconvenience to the operation. Once pressed incorrectly, it becomes other functions. Some functions can be properly separated into volume increase and decrease. As an intelligent sports headset, FIIL Carat is quite satisfactory in wearing, counting steps, intelligent song search, Bluetooth headset, etc. As the first sports Bluetooth headset of FIIL, it is not perfect, but it is also worth more. We hope that FIIL will continue to bring us more cool experiences in future products.

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