Xiaomi Redmi AirDots Vs QCY T1C // Cheap Bluetooth Headphone Comparison
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The Xiaomi Redmi AirDots Are Xiaomi’s newest attempt at winning the TWS headphones battle that manufacturers are currently waging. But is Xiaomi competing with itself? We are going to compare the Xaiomi Redmi Airdots with the QCY T1C.
Case
QCY T1C:
What I Like:
Feels extremely durable in hand even though it is made with cheap materials.
No lid means less to break and better longer lasting durability.
Magnets do a great job holding the headphone in place
Case holds and extra 3-4 charges for the headphones
What I Don’t Like:
No indicator of how much battery is left on the case
Micro USB SUCKS! USB-C The world
The plastic for the case feel cheap
Xiaomi Redmi AirDots
What I Like:
Case is small
Case is lightweight
What I Don’t Like
Case feels extremely cheap
Lid feels like its going to break
Soft touch plastic means the headphones are more difficult to charge
No battery indicator
Micro Usb
Can you guess what headphone this is?
Headphones
QCY T1C
What I Like:
Seal in the very very securely and block outside noise very well
Button provides good feedback when it is pressed
Small and can be worn under a hat, turban, hijab, etc.
Lightweight and do a good job staying in ear
What I Don’t Like:
Slightly larger than the Redmi AirDots
Button can be difficult to press compared to Redmi Airdots
Terrible microphone quality for taking calls
Redmi AirDots
What I like:
Smaller than the QCY headphones
Button has a nice feeling click that is easy to control
Seal very nicely in your ear and keep out background noise
What I Don’t Like
Terrible microphone quality for taking calls
Features
QCY T1C
What I Like:
AAC audio codec give slightly better sound than SBC audio codec on the Redmi AirDots
Between 3.5-5 hours of battery life per charge
QCY has the BEST playback controls for their true wireless headphones
Bluetooth 5.0 provides great range and latency
What I Don’t Like
Nothing
Redmi AirDots
What I Like:
3.5-4.5 Hours of music playback
Bluetooth 5.0 provides great range and latency
What I Don’t Like
Bad playback controls, Using assistance to change tracks sucks and takes too much time
SBC Audio codec generally performs worse than AAC
Sound:
QCY T1C:
Lots of bass and a lot of thump. They do a great job with Hip Hop, Electronic music and some rock. Overall these do an acceptable job for their price. While these headphones don’t sound amazing, given their price and overall user experience I would say the sound it great.
Redmi AirDots:
These headphones have overwhelming bass. Much of the highs and mids are cut out and they are extremely narrow in the type of music that sounds good. When listening to rock music a lot of the definition of the music is lost. The mids are slightly better but the music has a very compressed sound.
Conclusion:
Overall for the price there is no comparison. The QCY deliver slightly better sound overall but the real standout is the user experience. The case feels durable and there is no cheap lid to break. The user experience in pairing, and battery life is very similar toe the Redmi AirDots and its the user experience of changing songs that makes the QCY better in my opinion