What I Look For On Truly-Wireless Earbuds

With our recent review of the Haylou GT1s, many of our viewers seemed puzzled that the product didn’t surprise us more with the features that it came bundled with. Because of this, we figured it would be the perfect time to update our viewer base on the standards used by the Mitchell Millennial YouTube channel when it comes to reviewing truly-wireless earbuds. 

Durability 

Whether you’re purchasing a $30 or $300 pair of truly-wireless earbuds, making sure that components from the case to the earbuds themselves are built to last is one of the first key points that you should consider when buying yourself a new flashy gadget. Whereas you’d only have to account for wires with traditional earbuds, with ease of use comes more fragile components, and as result ignoring this first step can lead to purchases that break in less than a few weeks.

This is an especially important concern when considering earbuds at the lower price points, as production value is the first area where manufacturers make cuts to achieve the lower prices that some may find so attractive. In our testing procedure, we put earbuds through daily stress, ensuring that storing and accessing the earbuds doesn’t put any stress in the device’s construction.

Convenience

Convenience is perhaps the most important factor when selecting your next truly-wireless pair of earbuds. From clunky cases, lack of touch controls and uncomfortable designs, there are many corners that can be cut at all price ranges when it comes to this semi-recent technology, so setting personal standards is crucial. In our case, volume controls are just as needed as a comfortable design, but we also appreciate cases that are on the slimmer side, as they allow for the earbuds to be accessed from pockets with ease at any given time.

Battery life

Cutting the wire, as innovative as may be, brings forth the idea of having to charge your earbuds - and let’s admit it, that’s not something anyone wants to do! For this reason alone, picking a pair that can last through the day is extremely important. 

As someone who lives in Vietnam and has a fairly outdoors heavy lifestyle, Mitchell considers 20 hours (earbuds and case included) to be a good metric for earbuds that can sustain the heaviest of his daily schedules. 

Audio Quality

When selecting a truly-wireless earbud, it may come as a given that audio quality is swiftly lost when the cables are detached. This however, doesn’t make audio quality any less important, and in a market where not all earbuds are built the same, determining what type of audio profile best fits you can be a challenge in it of itself.  

Though audio - as any other presence - is entirely objective, we prefer earbuds that provide a more neutral experience, as it allows us to judge the product’s overall quality across any musical genre. With this list in mind, we hope that next time you see an audio review either here on the website or on the YouTube channel, our judgment of the product will make more sense.