Bragi the German startup behind the -
instead of wireless smart earphones that
got a lot of publicity but didn't quite
live up to expectations he's back for
the second much more affordable model
that has simply calls the headphone this
new model which cost $150 is essentially
a stripped-down version of the $300 -
both in terms of features and materials
it's got an all plastic design and it's
included charging case is made of
plastic instead of metal it also doesn't
have a built in battery for recharging
the headphones which is a bit of a
problem but let's start with the
positives the headphone works and by
that I mean the two earbuds maintain a
steady connection they also paired and
repair with my phone without a problem
they're lightweight and fit my ear as
well and stayed there and the integrated
microphone worked pretty well for making
calls at least in quieter environments
there are three tiny control buttons in
the right earpiece for controlling
volume advancing tracks forward and back
holding down the universal control
button gives you access to Siri and
Google now and holding it a little
longer activates to hear everything mode
it allows ambient noise to leak in so
you can hear the outside world with the
step up - which is firmware upgradeable
there's an app to control a set of
advanced features but these wireless
earphones have no app and they aren't
firmware upgradeable battery life is
rated at 6.5 hours which is decent for
this type of headphone but you won't get
that if you play your music at higher
volumes all that said the biggest issue
I have with the headphone is that it
just doesn't sound that good it sounds a
little recessed it fellows a little
harsh and it's just not that pleasant a
bluetooth headphone to listen to
particularly when you throw bass heavy
or more complicated music at it you can
find $15 wired earbuds that sound as
good or better that's too bad because
there's a lot to like about the
headphone but as it stands you're
probably better off with Apple's air
pods which cost slightly more
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