Bluetooth earphones – Tech Raman

1MORE Stylish Dual-Dynamic Driver Bluetooth Earphone Review

Lakshmi Rajan — Mon, 04 Feb 2019 14:32:29 +0000

1MORE Stylish Box Contents Once you open the box, you are treated to a cool sketch on the inside cover that elevates the brand premium quotient. Everything is perfectly packed inside with utmost care.

1MORE Stylish in-ear headphone
A carry case
3 pair extra ear-tips
microUSB cable
documents

1MORE Stylish in-ear headphone design

Personally, I don’t like neckband designs. I find them either thick, stiff, heavy or weighing on the neck like a leash. But they also happen to be good design for running and workouts. But it came as a pleasant surprise that the 1MORE stylish had a thin design that doesn’t feel heavy. At 23 grams its barely there around your neck. Even the band is thin and is flexible. It comes in two colors – a midnight black and Rose pink color that I have here. There are two modules at either side, with the left housing all the controls. There is a power button that is also used for first time pairing with your phone. The button also combines as play/pause and to attend calls. Next to that is the volume controls but there is no track change option. 1MORE has used ABS material. The earbuds are slightly angled and are comfortable. You could choose your own fitting ear-tips for perfect comfort. The wires connecting both the earbuts are not braided but looks like it would last longer.

1MORE Stylish in-ear headphone performance

They have used dual-dynamic drivers in the headphone. The audio is clear. The instrument separation is fairly good and the vocals are very clear. The mids are above average and does a good job, the highs are good too. The bass is not overpowering but well balanced. So this is not for the bass heads but for those who love a well rounded audio. Call quality is good too. The bluetooth range is good.

1MORE Stylish battery life

One of the highlight of the headphone is the quick charge feature. It takes 50 minutes for full charge but gives 6 hours battery life but if you are in a hurry a mere 10 minutes gives you 3 hours of playback time, which is a life saver in our face paced life. I did get close to 6 hours in my tests.

Verdict

1MORE Stylish dual-driver BT in-ear headphone is available at a pre-order price of Rs 4,500. If you are looking at a balanced audio, a light weight, thin and flexible neckband design this should satisfy you. The quick charge feature is a big bonus. ]]>

Transsion Holdings launches Oraimo Bluetooth earphones Necklace OEB-E54D in India

Lakshmi Rajan — Thu, 10 May 2018 18:29:08 +0000

Looks like an influx of neckband style earphones of late, few weeks back we reviewed Mivi Collar Neckband , and now we have news that Transsion Holdings whose Smartphone brands include iTel, Tecno, Infinix have launched Oraimo Necklace OEB-E54D in India priced at Rs 2,799. Oraimo is their Smart accessory brand.

Like many other neckband earphones, the OED-E54D also has magnetic buds to attach when not in use and to be secured around. There is not much technical details provided by the brand but digging out their website shows the earphone has 200mAh battery with claims of 200 hours of standby time, 8 hours talk time and 8 hours music playing time. It works on Bluetooth version 4.1

Mr. Guoli Liu, General Manager of oraimo, TRANSSION Holdings said, “It gives us immense pleasure to present our consumer with trendy pair of earphones that offers HD voice quality. It will allow the consumers to enjoy undisturbed music sessions, especially for all discerning listeners. Given today’s generation is always-on-the-move, the idea is to keep the neckband on at all times and also, avoid hassle to untangle the wired earphones. We are sure our product will be loved by the Indian youth and provide them with the comfort & convenience to listen to their favorite music”.

Warranty on the Oraimo products

Oraimo is offering one-year replacement warranty on its power banks, Bluetooth-enabled devices (earphones and speakers), batteries, flash drives, chargers, and wearable devices, as well as a six-month replacement warranty for its data cables and earphones and life time replacement for its Micro SD cards.

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Mivi Collar Neckband Bluetooth Earphone Review

Lakshmi Rajan — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 23:24:21 +0000

You hate that long wire hooking up to your Smartphone while listening to music, else you won’t be here reading this. And probably you also want to listen music while doing an workout? If answer is yes to both, then you should keep reading this Mivi Collar bluetooth earphone review till the end. Mivi is an Indian company with a portfolio containing headphones and other accessories like cables, chargers for Smartphones. They recently launched this Mivi Collar bluetooth earphone targeted at both music buffs and health freaks and is available for Rs 2,699 in Amazon India while the MRP is stated at Rs 4,999.

Box contents:

Mivi Collar
Eartips (two pairs)
microUSB cable
User manual

Design and build

The neckband design is unique with an around the neck wearing style, while it might not be appealing to all, it is a niche product with a specific use case and targeted at certain user groups. The build quality of Mivi is quiet good and the band is flexible. While the band itself is made of plastic, the earbuds has metal construction. The mix of plastic and metal also helps to maintain the weight overall. While it weighs 30 grams, it does not weigh down on your neck. The earbuds have magnetic base and they clasp together (like in the pic below) and also snugs inside their respective placements within the neckband. When you are not listening to music, the magnetic earbuds secures themselves in its place. The right part of the neckband has the power button which is also a multi function button and a microUSB port. The left side has the volume buttons which also doubles up as track change buttons. Overall the Mivi Collar has an interesting if not a curious design. Bluetooth earphones unlike the bigger over-the-ear headphones are easy to loose or tend to fall while using them. The usual Bluetooth earphone type includes a thin wire connecting both the earbuds which are prone to fall easily, the neckband is much more secured piece of earphone. It wraps around your neck neatly and stands a less chance of loosing it even when you are not listening and just hanging around your neck, one reason why people like the neckband design.

Mivi Collar Specifications:

Impedance –16 ohms
Sensitivity – 104 db+/-3
Frequency range – 20Hz~20KHz
Battery Life – 10 Hours (at 70% Volume)
Battery – 150 mAh
Bluetooth VER4.1
Bluetooth range – 30 feet
Aptx Support – Yes
Bluetooth ICCSR 8645

Performance

Mivi Collar deliver and sound pretty decent audio but if you are keen on thumbing bass, this produces only reasonable amount of bass and it distorts at higher volume. The vocals are clear but the mid tones are bit cloudy. Suffice to say this neckband like most in this price segment is not for those avid listeners but works well for casual listening and it works decently as a headset. No one reported any call quality issues the time I took calls on this headset. Bluetooth connectivity was good and stable, I had no drops or hiccups while walking around my home with phone in the pocket. Even at times when I placed the phone in the table, the range was pretty good. The buttons are easy to reach and use while changing tracks, controlling volume or to play/pause or answer incoming calls. Battery life is decent; it’s rated for 10 hours of music playback and you get vibrating prompts telling you that the headphone is on and in pairing mode. The ends of the neckband also vibrates, alerting you to incoming calls, an interesting take.

Conclusion

Mivi Collar definitely sounds better than the Samsung Level U in case you are comparing both. The design might not be very refined or solid like the Level U but the Collar is functional and practical to use. At the price you could pick on Amazon, it sounds a good deal.]]>

Sony officially announces Bluetooth MDR-EX31BN earphones; Priced at Rs 5,490

Lakshmi Rajan — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 05:57:29 +0000

Sony India brought in to the country a new digital noise cancelling bluetooth MDR-EX31BN earphones which allows wireless music streaming and communication. The new earphone is priced at Rs. 5,490. Though the company made the announcement today, it should be noted that the earphone was already available in market since the last week of December, and are also available from Sony’s own online store. A 13.5mm sound driver with integrated noise cancellation finds place into the MDR-EX31BN and the earphone connect with a wireless bluetooth receive which also supports NFC for quick one-touch pairing with supported devices. The Bluetooth connector on the Sony MDR-EX31BN features a power button in the middle. The power button also couples as the call receiving button. On the sides other buttons to play, pause, stop, and perform other functions are nested. A built-in microphone supports voice calls. Available in red and black color options, the MDR-EX31BN comes with a micro USB charging cable that allows continuous usage of more than 10.5 hours upon full recharge.]]>

Sony officially announces Bluetooth MDR-EX31BN earphones; Priced at Rs 5,490

Lakshmi Rajan — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 05:57:29 +0000