The wireless earphone is trending into markets and companies are looking the opportunity to introduce budget-oriented wireless earbuds. There are many who aspire to buy Apple’s Airpods, but the sheer price tag pushes them away. However, the real trend of having a wireless pair of audio products has just started by Xiaomi, and Realme has entered the TWS space, it is going to become demanding in the future.
OnePlus introduced the form of neckband-style earphones. Yes, here we are talking about the new OnePlus Bullets Wireless Z, which costs Rs 1,999 in India. The company is boasting of features like fast charging, quick pair, and 10 hours of battery life on 10 mins charge. after a week’s use, this neckband earphone is the best neckband Bluetooth for its price.
Design
The latest neckband earphones are more affordable than the OnePlus Bullets Wireless 2 and the earphones in two new beautiful colors. it has a matte rubber finish design and both the earphones share the same form-factor both the Mint and Blue options look attractive.
The earphones are quite lightweight in comparison to Bullets Wireless 2.
They feel solid and are also well built. Though the rubberish cables are both ends are not very thick but The neckband is flexible, but this doesn’t mean you can just fold it and keep. The earbuds offer a very comfortable fit and easy to wear for a long time. it has magnetic features on both the earbuds, which prevent wire tangles and even saves battery. When snapping them together, the earbuds turn off, and separating them turns on.
The controls on the OnePlus Bullets Wireless Z are similar to the Bullets Wireless 2. The inline button controls easy reach, but sometimes, struggle to click. It has a separate button for the pairing, indicator light, and USB Type-C port on one of the battery modules. The earphones are IPX5 rated, which will protect against water and dust. Out of the box, you will get three pairs of ear tips, charging cable, user guides.
Connectivity
The OnePlus Wireless Bullets Z supports quick connects, It allows you to switch between two simultaneously connected devices, which is one of the best features. this can be done by just double-clicking the earphone’s power button without disconnecting from the current device. It is also called the pairing button.
The process of pairing the earphones is very simple and you don’t even have to open the Bluetooth settings to pair it with the phone. You just need to long-press the pairing button and a notification will pop up, which you just need to accept and you are done. This feature requires a compatible OnePlus smartphone. If you are a non-OnePlus device owner then you need to open Bluetooth settings, find the device, and connect. Also, when the magnetized tips are separated, they instantly reconnect to the last-used device. The wireless neckband earphones support Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity and 10-meter range. The connection didn’t break when I moved to the nearby room.
Performance
The company has placed 10mm drivers in Oneplus Bullets Wireless Z. The wireless earphones can sound really good especially with support for sound quality improving techs like aptX, aptX HD and AAC. OnePlus has skipped Qualcomm’s aptX HD tech, but the audio product supports AAC Bluetooth codec. This was expected as this is a low-budget earphone.
As far as audio quality is concerned, if you listen to bass-heavy tracks, you will not be very pleased as there was a very little thump in the bass. The amount of response is very decent and bass lovers won’t feel every beat drop. The soundstage did feel wide, and vocals were quite clean and loud too. Additionally, instruments in several tracks were well-responsive.
Battery
The OnePlus Bullets Wireless Z offers better battery life than its previous versions. it has a long last battery for up to 20 hours, what the company is claiming. On practically uses, it delivered up to 19 hours of battery life at 85% of the volume, kept for the best sound output through the earphone and if you are using on office hours for calls, you will not need to charge for two days.
The fact, if your usage is heavy and continuos playing music or games on full volume strength, the battery runs out in 16-17 hours. The best feature of the earphone is that 10 minutes of charging will give you 10 hours of battery life, which nearby true. if you connect to a regular smartphone charger to charge the earphone it will take around 28 minutes to get fully charged then it will ready to enjoy again.
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