occiam Wireless Earbuds Bluetooth Headphones 48H Play Back Earphones in Ear Waterproof with Microphone LED Display for Sports Running Workout Black

Overview – Long lasting, good sound, good mic, wireless charging, everything I’m looking for and no downside. Background – I wear earbuds almost all day, whether I’m listening to audio books, podcasts, or calling into work meetings. I wanted something that clipped over-the-ear instead of just sticking in place because I sometimes wear them while mountain biking, and I’m worried they’ll fall out and get lost/broken. I wanted wireless charging and a long battery life. Pros – Always works. I’ve had this product a few years now (on a 2nd pair) and never needed to replace it due to a functionality issue. (I lost one ear bud when I dropped the case. Thus the “2nd pair”). Feels comfortable enough to wear all day Battery lasts 6-8 hours of constant use. Case recharges them very quickly. Case charger uses USB C and can also be charged wirelessly. I love this combo because in the past the charger port is usually the failure point on my devices, and USB C or wireless seem to be the best solution. Sound is good. I can’t say I’m an expert on sound quality for music, etc. But for meetings and speech, I have no issues. Others can also hear me clearly when I talk, which has been an issue with other devices. Cons – It’s a small con, but I wish the case snapped shut or was held together slightly better. Everytime the case drops to the floor, you can just count on the earbuds popping out. I don’t think these are overpriced, but there are much lower cost options if those meet your needs. Final Thoughts – These are my go-to ear buds if I ever need to replace, them I’ll re-order the same product.

I got this earbud system mainly for listening to my computer when others are around. I found the earbuds to be good, but not great. They provide good sound quality and will last all day when fully charged. They fit into a charging unit that will take several hours to charge them up again. I found the instructions to not be very helpful but it is easy to figure out the basic functionality of the unit. There is a little bar to push to turn the unit on and then it will pair with the computer's Bluetooth system. I can wander around the house and listen to music or videos nearly everywhere throughout my somewhat large house. After a few minutes of usage, these buds are very comfortable and you forget they are in the ear. I have gone to bed with the buds in my ear which I feel when my ear lays against the pillow. All in all, they are good buds and in my opinion worth the price. You can pay a lot more but most users would not notice a difference with more expensive systems.

My first bluetooth headphones were the Powerbeats Pro. (They were a Christmas present, I wouldn't have gotten anything that expensive.) Since they were my first ones I didn't have anything to compare them to. Powerbeats Pro (Roughly 1 year) The beats were really cool at first, but ended up really finicky, were difficult to keep connected, I had to disconnect and reboot them far too often, would never sit in the case right so they were never properly charged, and the worst part was that I needed an app to use them. Because of the price, my stomach dropped every time they fell even a short distance. But I didn't know any better than to love them! Eventually they stopped taking a charge; eventually they stopped turning on at all; eventually the case completely died. Buying new ones was waaay cheaper than servicing them. They're in a box somewhere. Occiam (1.5+ years) After an absurd amount of research, I settled on these as a replacement. Note, I wore these all day, everyday. By which I mean 8am to 4 ish, then I'd charge them about half an hour, and then 4:30 until 10-11 or whenever I went to bed. They did get some water on them (not regularly, but at least once a week), and (maybe gross to hear, but) I do make a lot of earwax - my point is, I really wore these out. The price made the whole process less stressful. That was worth it. The sound was surprisingly good, definitely better than the beats (by the time that they had died). I really expected the $300 headphones to have better sound quality after 1 year than $35 headphones out the package. I was very pleased right of the bat. I used them for short phone calls, but nothing that extensive, so I have no opinion about the mic. The connection was iffy at times. They were reliable in that they weren't very hard to connect, but after a little while if I touched... like, possibly any item whatsoever, they would go out. Sometimes they would go out when I wasn't doing anything, but they would come back on about a second later. This didn't bother me because I'd had such a hard time connecting the Beats; I was grateful that they worked at all. The fit wasn't all that special. I got over the ear because my ear canals are small, I guess, and all kinds of ear buds always pop out - including these. (Even using with the smallest tips.) When they would come out, I would just push them back in. Since the buttons weren't so easy to press, this wasn't a problem. With the Beats, I would accidentally push buttons all the time. People complained about these buttons being too hard to press, and they're not wrong, but I just used another finger to support the earbuds or just pressed the dang thing in my ear harder - it didn't bother me. The interface I liked. You could use just one at a time, which I never did, but more importantly both earbuds had all controls so I could control them despite my hands being kind of full. The battery life was decent, but nothing I was too impressed by. Maybe 8 hours of play time - at first! Which brings me to why I stopped using them. At some point (maybe 6-8 months in) they would only hold a charge for 3-4 hours. Usually if there was a charging issue, I'd just clean the case and whatnot and it would be fine, but nope. No matter what I did they wouldn't hold much of a charge. This was a problem because I needed to block out my coworkers for at least 8 hours a day to keep my sanity. So I retired them as backups and bought new ones. My newest ones were bluetooth but connected by a wire, which has pros and cons. Recently the wire connection got messed up, and I turned back to these hoping that after 6 months of not even needing my back ups, these would mercifully allow me to bridge the gap to purchasing my next pair. Charged the case, popped them in, they work just fine. I haven't used them long enough to re-test the battery life. And despite the overall pleasant review - I won't be repurchasing them. Edit: (Week or so later) I tried two other headphones and I am going to get these again instead.