PowerLocus Bluetooth Headphones Over Ear, Foldable Wireless

I’m so happy with these. They’re my first wireless headphones. I tend to prefer most things to be wired, but I’ve increasingly been listening to podcasts and Youtube videos from my tablet whilst cooking or doing other chore type things, and wired earbuds aren’t suitable for that, and I don’t want to broadcast what I’m listening to to other people in the house. I haven’t used them for calls and I don’t use them to listen to music.

Positives:
– For the price you can’t go wrong.
– If you like the style, you like the style – I think they look fun and I enjoy the orange colourway.
– Comfortable for a good period of time (eventually the upper parts of my ear hurt a bit, but that’s the same with every pair I’ve ever used). The pads are lovely and soft and look quality. A nice finish.
– Maintain the bluetooth connection a couple of rooms away in my house, even through closed doors (any further than that and it does break up, but that’s fine, I never need to be too far away from the tablet). This means I can have the tablet in a different room, avoiding cooking splashes etc. The bluetooth never drops out for me in the same or adjacent rooms.
– Good sound – although I don’t use these for listening to music (I use wired earbuds and an old iPod for that, LOL), but for podcasts, absolutely perfect – clear, distinct and good volume.
– Good battery life – I don’t think the manufacturer over-estimates the battery life. I am listening for up to an hour at a time most days and the charge last me many weeks. I get the verbal warning when battery life is low, but I don’t get any other beep regularly that others have I think mentioned, so no disruption to my listening.
– The case really is quality, although I don’t use these when out so haven’t had cause to use it.
– I love being able to pause using a button on the right ear, and change the volume there too. Very handy.
– They are lightweight, I think that adds to the comfort.
– I think they would fit a range of head sizes – mine is quite small and no problems with the fit.
– I settled on these as they have the option of using them wired. I actually haven’t used that function yet, but I do like the option.

Negatives
– They feel a little plasticky, understandably – not a problem for me, at this price (I paid 16.99) I’d expect that.
– I don’t know how much folding and unfolding they would bear, if people were taking them out and about. I leave them open at home. But though not the sturdiest, they don’t feel flimsy to me.
– When they arrive I remember being a little disappointed, thinking they seems a little more on-ear than over-ear. But actually I had forgotten this until reflecting on them now to review. They certainly are bigger than general on-ear, just not quite as large as I’d expected for over ear, they don’t encase my whole ear(!).
– Charging lead a little short, about 40cm. Same is true of most things though. Of course there’s no power socket plug, that’s absolutely fine, I have other USB plugs I can use.

They aren’t claiming to be noise cancelling, so don’t be buying them and complaining about that. I think they probably leak a bit of sound, being on-ear. Neither of those things are issues for my purpose. I definitely can hear my podcasts perfectly without outside distractions and I have to pause them in order to hear anything my partner’s saying to me.

I don’t use the FM radio feature, but have just tried it for this review, without checking out how to use it. Radio 2 has just played with minimal crackle, but I’m not doing a great job of getting other stations. Has the potential to work, I’d say. But I’d be more likely to use them with my tablet if I wanted radio. I also haven’t used the SD card for music, and personally have no need for that function.

Overall, I honestly couldn’t ask for more for the price I paid, they are just what I needed. Depending on how well they last, then at the end of their life I would likely buy the same model or brand again based on this experience. I get annoyed with negative reviewers who seem to want 100 sound quality for under 20. My five stars are based on balancing what I consider very good performance and quality, their suitability for the purpose I bought them for, and the price I paid.