It sports about 12 hours of continuous playtime, and that's pretty much on par with the other big brands in this category
like the Jaybird X3, the BeatsX and the Bose SoundSport Wireless.
This feature is becoming more standardized in the world of fully wireless earbuds, with new competing products
like the Jaybird Run offering similar functionality.
Android users might want to explore other options
like Jaybird since the Lightning connector on the Beats X isn't so convenient in that scenario.
That's common for Jaybird, as it has done this with its other headphones
like the Jaybird X3, Freedom F5 and the newly announced Freedom 2 headphones.
Coming back a few days later, they're still better than AirPods, but options
like the Jaybird Freedoms definitely have an advantage in sound quality.
Others,
like the Jaybird X3 and the Jaybird Freedom, sound tinny and flat.
JBL's Reflect Mini is a lightweight and low price alternative to more popular sports earbuds
like the Jaybird X3s, yet they have lots of the same features.
The Ear Canz Sport Earbuds offer battery life of around 9 hours, which is actually fairly low compared to some other models out there
like the Jaybird X3's which are closer to 10 - 12.
The 22 hr fasts where to maybe look at that and also get a handle on the extra pounds (kinda
like the jaybird weight loss plan).
Again, we wouldn't jump for these for your day - to - day, and alternatives
like the Jaybird X2 and Koss Fitclips offer better sound and a much lower price, respectively.
Not exact matches
The ear hooks on these earbuds are not flexible
like some of the other wireless headphones we reviewed, which is something to consider if you are selective about fit (for flexible ear hooks, look at the Powerbeats3 or
Jaybird X2 Sport earbuds).
In a blog post, Logitech specifically praised
Jaybird's work on wireless earbuds for those with active lifestyles,
like the X2 Bluetooth headphones:
As for
Jaybird, Logitech says it will continue to «feed the
Jaybird brand,» so it sounds
like future products will continue to carry the
Jaybird name.
After spending the last couple years testing countless truly wireless earbuds, and finding them lacking far too often at maintaining a constant audio link with my phone, the idea of putting an antenna on the outside of the new $ 179
Jaybird Run earbuds felt
like a novel and potentially solid solution.
You'd hope that the third iteration of the
Jaybird X series would bump up the battery but,
like many companies beyond headphones,
Jaybird chose to put form before function.
Jaybird is hoping to hold their own with the
likes of Bragi, Jabra, and Apple.
I looked forward to having no cords to untangle, nothing to get caught on a door handle or bag, not even a wire stringing each earbud together
like you get on half - hearted attempts from Beats,
Jaybird and others.
Jaybird makes Bluetooth - enabled wireless earbuds
like the X2, its most recent product, and the company also has a fitness tracker called Reign.
Google's Pixel Buds are wireless headphones that are connected with a cable — so not separate
like Apple AirPods or
Jaybird Run — but when connected with your Pixel 2 phone, can operate
like Star Trek Universal Translators.
For a counterexample, you can try listening to the
Jaybird X3s, which are very well tuned, but everything inside them sounds condensed
like a closed accordion because of how close the sound driver is to the listener's ear.
The
Jaybird Run wireless earbuds might look
like the Bragi Dash, but it's actually competing against Apple's AirPods with its premium pricing.
Like many wire - free earphones, the
Jaybird Run simply don't sound as powerful as wired earphones, or even wireless earphones that connect the two earpieces (and can often have more power behind them since the battery driving them is separate from each earpiece).
Much
like Bragi's headphones or Nuheara's IQbuds,
Jaybird Run fills your entire earhole with a chunk of metal and plastic the size of a largish stuffed olive.
Physically, the
Jaybird Run look much
like many of the best fully wireless earbuds we've tested.