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A neckband OWS with great battery life at only $30
Pros: 1. The price as of my review is $30 and msrp is $45, which is great for the entire package

2. The overall sound is really good for an open ear style TWS

3. The mic quality is quite decent, as most budget tws I tried have very bad mic quality

4. Very easy to wear and does irritate my skin

5. The bass is very satisfying, which is what generally lacks in OWS's

6. The battery life which it can last your entire work day and then some.

7. Great for podcasts and audiobooks

8. Supports EQ via the app
Cons: 1. It has only one con going for it, is that the cable for charging is proprietary. Although I guess that was required for it to get the IPX8 rating
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Introduction:-

Hey guys, today will review the TOZO Openreal these are an active sports neckband OWS. I personally have always liked the idea of OWS specially the neckband ones. As they just hang around your neck and you need a separate place to store away and also the fact that its OWS, its great for sport plus also for normal office work too.

I have also shared a video version of the review at YouTube any support there in form of a view, A like or A subscribe is greatly appreciated. But if you so wish to read the written version you can read this.





This is a review unit from TOZO, but all the thoughts and opinions you are about to hear are my own.



Buy it here (Unaffiliated Link) :-

Amazon store：
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CMCRRR1J?

Tozo Online Store: https://www.tozostore.com/products/openreal?variant=45790332584225



I will be as usual following my bullet style format for better readability for those who are dyslexic and in general find it hard to read long paragraphs. I follow this guide in general from the British Dyslexia Association.



Lets start this review!






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Review:-



1. Well the packaging of the TOZO is simple you get the earphone and the charging cable and some papers.



2. When you look at the cable thats the biggest con I see here. Yes I will talk about the major con right in the beginning. The cable is proprietary magnetic charger, now that's really bad as if this gets lost you are basically screwed as you cant buy replacements. This is not a standard magnetic connector and neither does tozo sells them separately.


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3. Now I get it why TOZO does this, because a magnetic connector allows them to have a IPX8 rating. It would have been nice if tozo could have somehow found a way to charge it via usb-c and still keep the IPX8. Also since they just stay around my neck I don’t have to search for a separate place to carry them and neither do I have to have that fear of an earbud losing.



4. But I wont be complaining to much as this is a budget oriented product which costs $45



5. Now for battery I got around 15 hours on the basic AAC codec playing at around 30% volume.



6. It supports fast charging where in you get 2 hours of battery with 10 minutes of charge.



7. They have a 16.2mm Dynamic driver



8. I will display a control chart here so that you have an idea what the control sequence is like.


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9. The tozo app has EQ function which is nice to see, it has some presets eq and the ability to edit your own eq.


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10. Now these being OWS, I highly suggest using the bass+ setting. Although the stock setting has ample of bass but for the work I was using. I found the bass+ setting to be enjoyable and more helpful



11. My entire sound testing is done on the bass+ setting. Also a big disclaimer I would like to say is please dont expect the sound from these to be same as some iem, as this is more of a lifestyle product.



12. The Bluetooth version is 5.3 and it supports AAC and SBC



13. it doesn’t have dual connectivity sadly, it would have been a nice addition here.



14. Now the bass of the tozo’s are really good, at first I was a bit surprised that an OWS had such good amount of bass.



15. Of course the bass isn't of the highest quality, but when out and about and you are listening to some bass heavy tracks this does a real good job.



16. The mids are quite ok



17. The male vocals are quite thick and luscious for an OWS



18. The female vocals are average and sometimes at higher volume does get shrilly.



19. The vocals aren't that well separated from the instruments and they feel a bit blend in with the instruments and the bass. Although not a big deal, but I still though of mentioning it.



20. But surprisingly these are absolutely fantastic for podcasts!



21. When listening to podcasts and audiobooks these performed really well with both female and specially male voices.



22. The treble is meh, and they are quite ok. But then again at volume above 70-80% I feel they become too shrilly and could cause an issue.



23. Soundstage as usual is something the OWS shines at and the TOZO’s are nothing different. They are really good here.



24. Also the imaging with it is quite average too, not the best but ok for an OWS

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25. Well these well actually quite good for the price and they surprised me a lot when it comes to balancing an act between daily use and the overall sound.



26. Obviously do keep it in mind, that these are not the best sounding out there of course and neither are they meant for that. But the versatility it offers is really good.



27. I can wear these when working while some music plays in the background or podcasts or audiobooks but also I am aware of the situation around me.



28. The fantastic battery life of 15-16 hours is awesome as they last easily one work day for me without any issue and it having a fast charge is a great feature too. Also since they just stay around my neck I don’t have to search for a separate place to carry them and neither do I have to have that fear of an earbud losing.



29. Only big con I see is the proprietary charging cable, so if you get these keep it very carefully.



30. I gave a microphone test in my video review @ 3:50 timestamp



31. Well that's my review of the Tozo Open Real, I hope you liked it. If you have any questions please do comment and I will try to help you out. Thanks for stopping by!





If you have any questions please feel free to ask me and also if you have any issues regarding this format of review please do comment I will try to mend it. Also sorry to those who are used to reading long paragraphs of review in headfi. I hope my review was upto the mark, I appreciate any feedback.

Again a big thanks to Tozo for making this review happen.

Have a great day ahead :) Bye!
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