Last year Apple introduced the second edition of their widely adopted Airpods, while they might be the most popular on the market they also come with a hefty price range. The Airpods also don’t come with an appeal to everyone for a few reasons, especially given a lot of us use non-apple devices.
Sony, Jaybird, JBL, Samsung and EarFun offer up some competitive options which are well worth your consideration when it comes to making a choice. Below we give you an in-depth review of these leading options which we think are worthy picks.
4JBL
Free X
For the more budget-conscious customer, the JBL Free X provide a very solid wireless earbud pair for a cheaper price.
Whilst the earbuds only hold 4 hours of playback, the accompanying case brings an extra 20 hours.
JBL releases the original Free earbuds which ended up being pulled from shelves over connectivity issues. They fixed the problems and rebranded to Free X. The rebranded earbuds bring the positives and leave the negatives from the Frees.
| The company also claims that this device is IPX5 certified, so you’ll have a worry-free splashproof earpiece that you can fully enjoy. Its design will allow you to keep the music playing no matter the weather or environment. After fixing the issues plaguing the original Frees, this new iteration are excellent and definitely something to consider if price is an issue. |
