The best headphones to do sports I have tried are also very exclusive

The headphones Open Ear Or open construction are increasingly fashionable. The new honor proposal, its earbuds Open, come to make a foothold with A quite interesting bet that artificial intelligence by flag has. I am a person who has spent almost all his life looking for an open headset with which he was comfortable and, until they have fallen into my hands, I have not found any.

I have been several weeks with them daily and giving them a lot of cane in almost any scenario: either working, listening to podcast or exercising. The honor commitment has a lot to tell And this has been our experience with her.

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Honor Earbuds Open, our experience

A design to get used to. I have never been very fan of headphones that have some type of ear support (hence it has never been comfortable with headphones Open Ear) and the first contact with these of honor is somewhat strange. Put them on is quite simple, although not so much adjust them to the auditory channel. Interestingly, in my case, it cost me to accommodate the headset in the left ear (not on the right). A matter of a couple of times alone.

The Earbuds Open of Honor are available in two colors: a gold version called ‘Polar’ and others in a black sober, which has been the unit analyzed. The design is striking and the very sober color, which gives rise to a headset that attracts attention, but not too much. Each unit is divided into three differentiated segments, being the silicone that adapts to the ear the main element.

This, of food quality, is quite soft to the touch and comfortable (it also helps the headphones do not weigh too much, 7.9 grams). You put them on and forget that you are wearing them, especially playing sports. I have tried them in several different scenarios And there are two where I have felt especially comfortable with them: running down the street and in the gym. There, having that open character, is where they shine the most.

I would like to score with respect to silicone rings. Honor explains that its design is compatible with glasses, thanks to the materials and its ultrafine design. On the street or playing sports, I don’t wear glasses, but I do use when I work. In that scenario and, for a while, there is no problem, but the thing changes in long sessions. Nothing painful or alarming, but there is a small feeling of ‘heaviness’ in the ear that is not liked by the whole world.

The case. Honor has worked very well when building a case that, both in sight and touch, feels prémicium on all sides. It is plastic, but like everything else, there are plastics and plastics. Both the upper and the lower part have a rough texture that mimics the leather and that personally I think it feels like a glove. The headphones are ‘burned’ inside it, which makes it an elongated, but very fine case. Come on, ideal to wear in your pocket.

As soon as it weighs 52.5 grams, it has a USB-C port to load it (and, eye, because they have no wireless load) and has a button inside to synchronize them with any device. To put a little ‘but’, I am worried that the case will resell if we take it next to some keys or something that can scratch it; However, otherwise, I think it complies (and with note) with its mission.

Many functions, too many exclusive. Beyond the design, its open structure and a noise cancellation that we will talk about later, one of the key points of these honor Earbuds Pro is in the translation by AI. It seems very interesting that the brand wants to work with these tools, since thanks to them the barriers of the language can disappear completely.

What stands out most of these is the so -called ‘shared mode’. Thanks to it, we can give up a headset to another person and have a real -time translation into two ways. We can also put the two headphones ourselves and let the phone be our personal translator or even use them to translate a conference or video, for example.

What is the problem? That these functions are exclusive to the Magic7 Pro and the Magic 7 RSR Porsche Design, which obviously restricts users who can access them. Honor explains that these functions will reach its AI Space application, which is available in Google Play Store and App Store and thanks to which we can configure them.

This application is what we will have to match and configure certain aspects of the headphones. What stands out most of it is in four points: noise cancellation, equalizer mode, direct accesses and double connection, without a doubt what I liked most at the level of use. It is very useful if we want to use them on a portable console like a Steam Deckbut receive mobile calls without playing anything.

It is also appreciated that honor allows us to configure the way we interact with the headphones. The Earbuds Open do not invent the wheel, since we can either press a certain number of times (two or three), keep pressed or slide up or down for the volume. Some more customization would be good in this regard, but I think it is enough for most users.

How they are heard. We reach the really important point of headphones, which is the sound. I come from some Galaxy Buds3 Prowhich offer a totally different experience. It is obvious that the sound level of these is not comparable, either by technical characteristics or by its open character. Now, I have to recognize that I have found a pretty fun and very off -road sound.

Both with songs and ‘Fast Car’ by Tracy Chapman (the best to try headphones) or with classics like ‘Bohemian Rhapsody‘Queen, the sound offered by these honor headphones is very balanced. I especially like the serious ones, that without becoming overwhelming, they put you inside the song. The acute are clear and manage not to distort themselves even if we raise the volume.

The thing does not change with other genres, no matter if we are going to something more urban or we throw ourselves by indie (I have possibly burned ‘Fuck your life‘of Carolina during the last weeks). They work well and, although they do not have the same sound as other headphones with larger drivers, they fulfill note. Of course: my advice is not activating the ‘training amplifier mode‘. The sound is distorted too much and that extra of Punch which offers.

Noise cancellation. The open character of headphones clashes fully with the purpose of noise cancellation. The honor Earbuds Open are ideal to listen Bone driving headphones.

However, it seems very interesting (and successful) that these headphones come with it. It is not the best in the market, but its function is fully fulfilled. In a cafeteria with enough people traffic and without the need to raise the volume beyond 70 %, I have found a noise reduction that works.

Calls. I say it without regard: one of the points that has surprised me the most from these headphones. They come with three microphones that manage to capture the voice with a very high sharpness, something that is also helped by noise cancellation. It is not up to other headphones, but complies with a note as far as its microphones is concerned.

Battery and autonomy. Talking about the battery life of some headphones is very relative, since many factors intervene: volume, noise cancellation, etc. Honor promises up to 6 hours of continuous reproduction without the need to go to the case and in practice I have found a figure that, although it does not reach those numbers, does not remain far away. Easily, 5 hours of battery can be obtained with a moderate volume and ANC.

The case gives another 22 hours of battery, thus making Earbuds operate in headphones with remarkable autonomy. They do not have wireless load as I have commented a little higher, but they have a fast charge through USB-C that works very well. These are the loading percentages that I have obtained starting from scratch:

• 10 minutes: 19%
• 20 minutes: 32%
• 30 minutes: 49%
• 40 minutes: 67%
• 50 minutes: 79%
• 60 minutes: 94%
• Total: 66 minutes

Honor Earbuds Open, Xataka’s opinion and note

At this point and, although I have already given clues a little higher, I will be very clear: They are the best headphones I have used to do sports. Running or doing strength exercises in the gym, they have provided me just what I am looking for, which is comfort without that fear that they fall, but without having to resort to a closed model. In addition, the materials used and their IP54 resistance seem more than left over for this.

Where I have more doubts is in day -to -day use. There maybe I find some lack, especially for long sessions or time to wear glasses. In addition, its open character is not for everyone and, although there the cancellation of noise can be a small help, I think it is not enough.

The AI ​​functions are also quite prominent, But they are too exclusive. I think that if honor takes them to more devices, they would also win many points to be an ideal companion when making trips abroad. At the moment it is not so, but despite this, they continue to offer a good sound that meets each scenario and that should be more configurable.

In short, perfect headphones to do sports that need more configuration options and a lower exclusivity to level up.

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