On July 21, when Yijia launched its new mid-range mobile phone, Yijia Nord, it also released OnePlus Buds, the first TWS true wireless Bluetooth headset. Although Nord has not entered the Chinese market yet, OnePlus Buds will be sold on August 1 at a price of 499 yuan (79 dollars abroad).
In addition to the sound quality, OnePlus Buds has a different selling point: endurance and fast charging, just like the slogan "good, more durable", and a 103ms low latency mode. Users who add mobile phones no longer need to consider the effect of other manufacturers' TWS earphones with their own mobile phones.
parameter
Model E501A
White, grey and blue (yellow in the charging box)
Single 4.7g, charging box 37g
13.4mm moving coil unit
Single headphone 35mAh, charging box 420mAh battery
3 Microphone, intelligent noise reduction for calling and recording
IPX4 waterproof
499 yuan
Appearance and packaging
In addition to the ancestral red and white color matching, all the papers in the package have similar feel and familiar style of skin like coating. In addition to the short data cable, the accessories also come with instructions and safety information manuals in many languages.
The pebble shaped charging box is sanded with small particles throughout. Compared with the polished material with bad head of AirPods, I prefer sanding, low-key and easy to take care of. Front indicator light, back button (click to check the power, long press to connect).
The magnetic cover is thick, the shaft is stable, and the workmanship is O98K. Both the magnetic absorption cover itself and the magnetic absorption between the charging box and the headset are of the type with larger magnetic force. The lid is set to "can't wait to open". It can be opened with a light push. The earphone body is attracted tightly by the magnetic force, not to mention handstand, it can't be thrown out if you want to.
The first impression when I took out OnePlus Buds was that it was a sturdy earphone handle... one yard thicker than AirPods and OPPO W51. The speaker hole mesh is very exquisite, the seam uniformity is average, and the overall workmanship is slightly better than W51.
There are three microphone openings, the main microphone and charging contact are below, and the touch panel decorated with CD concentric circles is outside. The actual color in the center of the touchpad is white, not as high as the rendered image.
OPPO W51, OnePlus Buds and AirPods 2
OPPO W51, OnePlus Buds and AirPods Pro
The earphone handle is shorter than AirPods, and the voice cavity is slightly larger. The body is 4.73g, the charging box is 36.9g, and the total weight is 46.38g, which is close to the official standard. The weight is normal, slightly heavier than the 3.9g W51, better than the 5.4g AirPods Pro.
Wear
Is it steady? The handle and body of the OnePlus Buds earphone are too large. The earphone is not too heavy, and it will not fall out even if you run without your head. Is it easy to be knocked off? It depends on the individual. My left ear will be loosened when gently swept by the front, but my right ear will not.
Are you comfortable? It depends on the size of the ear hole. My ear hole is small, and I wear a little "top" ear canal and auricle. The foreign body feeling is nothing, but the swelling is obvious
The earphone handle is shorter than AirPods, and the length is not eye-catching. On the face of it, the thick earphone handle would be a bit inconsistent.
interactive
It is a routine operation of Bluetooth headset. After one plus six, the OTA of one plus one mobile phone is opened and connected immediately. Other mobile phones "open the cover - long press the charging box button - click the device" to complete the connection.
Take off pause, put on play (within 3 minutes), double click on the next/previous song or pause (once the phone is added, the left and right ear operations can be changed, or the voice assistant can be adjusted to trigger), and long press to reject the call are all necessary operations, even for old Win7 PCs. It can also be used alone, and still has the functions of removing/putting on automatic pause/start, double clicking, long pressing, etc.
The OnePlus mobile phone has more "pop-up window, detailed power check, firmware upgrade, double click function customization and headphone search function". As of July 31, only the OnePlus 8 series has completed the adaptation, but other models have to wait.
Intelligent experience
Compared with OPPO W51, it is never known when the "Schrodinger Knock" will be triggered. OnePlus Buds has made too much progress. The anti accidental touch is as fierce as a tiger, and the touch sensitivity is just right. However, there was no click or triple click. Maybe it was to prevent accidental touch, and then the volume could not be adjusted.
When wearing, the touch control area of OnePlus Buds will not respond. In a few days of use, it has not been touched by mistake or operated unresponsively, not once, not once! From the "Schrodinger Knock" of W51 and the "Pinch" of AirPods, the cut song/pause/play operation is light but hit the target with a hundred shots. It's really good.
An ordinary Bluetooth headset can fool the headset by blocking the infrared detection hole on the inside, but it seems that OnePlus Buds has a touch detection area on the shell outside the sound hole. It has to block the inner measuring hole and touch the outer shell of the sound hole at the same time before it thinks it is worn (no wonder it always fails to respond when measuring the delay at the beginning).
OnePlus Buds also has a rare function of "retrieving headphones". With the location of the last time, it really makes the headset sound. Although the earphone is used to limit the volume, the sound is still low. You can only find the earphone in a quiet environment. But really lost in the corner, it can save lives.
The most special feature of OnePlus Buds is that it can switch to the last connected device by long pressing. This is really touching. In addition to AirPods and those Bluetooth headsets that can "one drag two", this solution is the best dual device solution. Connect your mobile phone when you go to work or home, press and hold to switch to the computer, so easy。
Because it is the earphone itself that completes the work, even if your computer runs on the cultural heritage XP or the Renaissance win7, it is still OK. Experience how to travel with several Galaxies in a second, and how to use several AirPods better than W51. This is the experience that Bluetooth headsets should have, and it is recommended that all manufacturers learn from it.
There are only two disadvantages of this scheme: first, the connected mobile phone/computer can no longer "steal" OnePlus Buds from the Bluetooth list, and the headset has to operate by itself. 2、 In addition to the two recently connected devices, even the connected devices must be reconnected manually. You have to plug the headset back into the charging box and press the pairing key again
tone quality
I don't know why, the latest OPPO and OnePlus have cancelled the support of aptX (Qualcomm is very evil?). Dolby sound effect can be turned on on one plus 7 mobile phones. However, the current version of the system has not been properly adapted and has not actually taken effect.
OnePlus Buds has only AAC and antique SBC codes, so writing wheel ears can't be powerful. It's good to have a look around the listening metaphysics part. The sense of hearing is the feeling of vivo, OPPO and AirPods: the quality is good, but the water is boiled. Tri band balance, not too much, very durable type.
The high frequency is not very high, the tone is simple but a little dim, a little overtone, and the elasticity is OK; The mid frequency is rich and dense, and the voice is not very close to the ear; Low frequency is weak, and the sense of volume is not strong (alas, what about the sense of low frequency in open headphones). Good sense of space, average image, open sound field.
Users like me, who like the "plain is true" version of Ferrari, like the hearing of OnePlus Buds more than W51. It's cool to drink soda, but after all, you can't drink it often. Usually, life is "plain water" for a long time.
In terms of call sound quality, OnePlus Buds has three microphones for noise reduction. In actual calls, the sound quality is compressed violently, there is little information left, and the electric sound is heavy. It feels like talking with the other party through the water pipe (or in the cave). The noise reduction is pushed too far, and sometimes the voice will be eliminated. Compared with AirPods that can be used as a simple recording microphone, the gap is too obvious, there is no comparability, and it is not as good as W51. Listen to the ringing level. If you want to talk for a long time, you'd better take off the headset.
delayed
Use the Latency Test to test (this test is to control the headset to emit a specific sound, and then use the microphone of the mobile phone to measure the delay. The actual data will be larger than the actual value and official standard value).
One plus eight ordinary and E-sports mode delay
The actual delay performance of OnePlus Buds is similar to that of normal Bluetooth headsets. Whether it is connected to Xiaomi 10 or one plus 8, it is at the beginning of 300ms, and it is at the same level as the W51 connected to third-party mobile phones. At this level, when watching videos, it is generally not felt that the sound and picture are out of sync, but it may be affected in games such as eating chicken.
When one plus 6 or more mobile phones are connected, the official bid delay can be reduced to 103 ms by enabling the Fnatic e-auction mode. The measured data can be pressed to about 160ms (the Latency Test result is a little larger), which has been reduced by nearly 50%, and is enough for game users. If low latency is required for non games, manually drag the app to the "Game List".
Xiaomi 10 Pro Normal and Game Mode Delay
Even when Xiaomi opens the game mode, it can get a slight improvement in delay. It's really interesting.
Endurance
This is the biggest selling point of OnePlus Buds, but OnePlus Buds does not have wireless charging. It can last 30 hours with the charging box. The charging box can charge the headset for about 4 times.
The headset can last for 7 hours with a single charge, and its battery life has caught up with that of the neck mounted headset. The actual measurement shows that listening to music for three hours at three bar volume only uses 30% of the power, which is really fierce. If you just commute to work or go out for half a day, OnePlus Buds can even go out without a charging box.
OnePlus Buds also charges fiercely. The charging box only has 420mAh battery, but supports 5V 1.5A charging. The year-on-year amplification is 10 times, which is equivalent to that the 4200mAh battery is equipped with 75W charging (of course, it cannot be calculated in this way actually), and the charging wire is copied (with temperature protection, fast charging can only be started at 20-40 ℃, and charging will be stopped if the temperature is too high or too low).
Although the single car's endurance is not as good as the 11 hour monster like Samsung Galaxy Buds+, with the charging speed, "Wuhu" takes off:
It only takes 80 minutes for the headset+headphone box to be fully charged. The iPhone is full of OnePlus Buds without enough time to return blood with the noble PD head. The charging box can listen to music for 10 hours after charging for 10 minutes, while the headset body can listen to music for 2 hours after charging for 10 minutes.
This is simply designed for use with a PC, listening to music and watching movies with a PC all day long, and the neck mounted headphones have to be charged twice a day. However, OnePlus Buds has the advantage of simple and fast charging while its endurance is almost the same. Plug the battery warning back into the charging box, and you can fight for two more minutes after going to the toilet. At noon and afternoon, when eating, I put it back into the box for charging. I can't remember charging all day.
summary
If you are one plus 6 or more users and need low latency, you have no choice. OnePlus Buds is the only choice. Although it is hard to say that it is very popular, the function and experience of OnePlus Buds on one plus mobile phones are worth the price of 499, and the connection stability and interaction are not lost. Even if you want to equip a PC or Mac with a wireless headset that is reasonable in price and can easily switch between mobile phones and computers, OnePlus Buds is also a good choice (at least I will pay for this point).
For other mobile phone users, OnePlus Buds should consider:
A few years ago, if someone told me to buy a Bluetooth headset for 500 yuan, I would think he was crazy. Now, if someone tells you to buy a Bluetooth headset without noise reduction and low latency for 500 yuan, I will think he is crazy.
There are too many cost-effective TWS wireless earphones on the market. You can pick up a product with a good experience for more than 70 yuan. Although the body is a little bigger, it is not so comfortable to wear, the sound quality is plain boiled water, occasionally disconnected, and the sound and picture of video games are not synchronized, but! It's not useless
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