1MORE / OneMore Stylish E1029BT
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Model: 1More E1029BT
Price: £34.99
Vendor: Amazon UK
Review Reference: RC004
Manufacturer Specification:
Real Life Experience
The Case - 5/10
One of very few open case designs I've reviewed, and this is no exception to the usual. Micro USB. In 2020. Come on!
I'm not sure what use case they had in mind with this. Branding by the looks of things!! If you put the buds in upside down or the wrong way round, obviously they won't charge. It isn't especially easy to get the buds in and out, but it's low profile and won't take up much room in your pocket.
The case gives you around 12 hours total charge, and supports neither quick charge nor wireless charging.
The Fit - 6/10
I'm biased. I hate the semi-in-ear design. It just doesn't work for me. However, MIFO and Sabbat have proven it can be done without the buds flopping immediately out of your ears. Somebody tell 1More that!
That said, 1More provide rubber covers to try to thwart the slippage that is a hazard for many that favour this style. On the other hand, they stick out so strangely there seems to be no ergonomic rationale to the design. You need pretty large ear canals and a deep antihelix to prevent these from toppling out of your ears - really poor design idea.
Passive Isolation - N/A
These are designed to let ambient noise in. No rating here, but worth mentioning that microphone noise cancellation....well, whatever it is, it doesn't work. The mics picked up so much ambient noise I was illegible on calls.
Sound Quality - 7/10
Well, this was a laborious experience. I had to hold the earbuds in my ears to do many of the subjective tests. The objective tests returned good results, and the subjective similarly good with a really balanced, albeit flat response, that excels in classical or opera, differentiating complex arrangements better than many I've listened to at this price, but it sounds rather strange when listening to house music where the simplistic arrangements can sound, well, boring - neither intimate nor spacious.
I tested using the usual FLAC, mp3 and streaming services.
Call Quality - Indoors - 6/10, Outdoors - 3/10
These are clearly not designed for calls. They picked up practically everything except my voice, even indoors an ambient noise level of above 50DbC is problematic. To compound things, they also sound robotic - very overprocessed.
Connectivity, Controls and Other Features - 6/10
Connectivity was very solid. Expected distances and no interference. When disconnected, you are told they are disconnected rather than a bleep or buzz. You can also charge one earbud in the case and use the other. They are Bluetooth 5.0 only.
Controls are OK, you can adjust volume and change tracks, even disconnect the power to the buds - helpful with such short battery times. Button touches are reasonably responsive and intuitive.
AptX is supported, assisting with latency. Synchronization was no different to most Qualcomm-based buds - a slight delay on YouTube, but no worse or better than others.
Battery - 5/10
Battery Life is woeful. The figures given are at 50% volume, and because of the design, at 50% volume you don't hear much. 12 hours total playtime at a push, with no wireless charging or quick charge, is not going to last anyone the day.
Summary
I gave these a shot because of the rubber tips and low price, but this type of earbud just isn't for me. I have tried to be as reasoned as possible because I know it is the shape of my ears that renders this type of earbud unsuitable for me, and I hope that is reflected in the review of the sound quality, where the objective tests showed a decent frequency response and pleasant if a little thin sound signature, certainly in line with the manufacturers claims.
The short battery life and odd fitting make these a strange set of earbuds though, and call quality was terrible. I don't really understand the use case but the 5 star reviews on Amazon suggest some people like it. Not for me though.
Price Weighted Score: 56%
Raw Score: 56%
2022 Score: 49%
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Model: 1More E1029BT
Price: £34.99
Vendor: Amazon UK
Review Reference: RC004
Manufacturer Specification:
- Brand: 1More
- Model: Stylish E1029BT
- Driver: 14.2mm PU Dynamic Drivers
- Chipset: Qualcomm QCC3020
- Mic: 4
- ANC: No
- Volume Control: Yes
- Codecs: AptX, AAC, SBC
- Earbud Weight: 5.8g
- Gross Case & Buds Weight: 52g
- Case Charge Capacity: 310mAh
- Input: 5v 1A
- Full Charge Time: 2 hours (case and buds)
- Quick Charge: No
- Wireless Charging: No
- Single Use Playtime: Up to 3 hours
- Playtime with Charge Case: Up to 12 hours
- App Support: Not on this model
- Bluetooth Range: 10m advertised
- Bluetooth: Bluetooth® 5.0
- Bluetooth Protocols: HSP/ HFP/ A2DP/ AVRCP
- Water Resistance: IPX7
Real Life Experience
The Case - 5/10
One of very few open case designs I've reviewed, and this is no exception to the usual. Micro USB. In 2020. Come on!
I'm not sure what use case they had in mind with this. Branding by the looks of things!! If you put the buds in upside down or the wrong way round, obviously they won't charge. It isn't especially easy to get the buds in and out, but it's low profile and won't take up much room in your pocket.
The case gives you around 12 hours total charge, and supports neither quick charge nor wireless charging.
The Fit - 6/10
I'm biased. I hate the semi-in-ear design. It just doesn't work for me. However, MIFO and Sabbat have proven it can be done without the buds flopping immediately out of your ears. Somebody tell 1More that!
That said, 1More provide rubber covers to try to thwart the slippage that is a hazard for many that favour this style. On the other hand, they stick out so strangely there seems to be no ergonomic rationale to the design. You need pretty large ear canals and a deep antihelix to prevent these from toppling out of your ears - really poor design idea.
Passive Isolation - N/A
These are designed to let ambient noise in. No rating here, but worth mentioning that microphone noise cancellation....well, whatever it is, it doesn't work. The mics picked up so much ambient noise I was illegible on calls.
Sound Quality - 7/10
Well, this was a laborious experience. I had to hold the earbuds in my ears to do many of the subjective tests. The objective tests returned good results, and the subjective similarly good with a really balanced, albeit flat response, that excels in classical or opera, differentiating complex arrangements better than many I've listened to at this price, but it sounds rather strange when listening to house music where the simplistic arrangements can sound, well, boring - neither intimate nor spacious.
I tested using the usual FLAC, mp3 and streaming services.
Call Quality - Indoors - 6/10, Outdoors - 3/10
These are clearly not designed for calls. They picked up practically everything except my voice, even indoors an ambient noise level of above 50DbC is problematic. To compound things, they also sound robotic - very overprocessed.
Connectivity, Controls and Other Features - 6/10
Connectivity was very solid. Expected distances and no interference. When disconnected, you are told they are disconnected rather than a bleep or buzz. You can also charge one earbud in the case and use the other. They are Bluetooth 5.0 only.
Controls are OK, you can adjust volume and change tracks, even disconnect the power to the buds - helpful with such short battery times. Button touches are reasonably responsive and intuitive.
AptX is supported, assisting with latency. Synchronization was no different to most Qualcomm-based buds - a slight delay on YouTube, but no worse or better than others.
Battery - 5/10
Battery Life is woeful. The figures given are at 50% volume, and because of the design, at 50% volume you don't hear much. 12 hours total playtime at a push, with no wireless charging or quick charge, is not going to last anyone the day.
Summary
I gave these a shot because of the rubber tips and low price, but this type of earbud just isn't for me. I have tried to be as reasoned as possible because I know it is the shape of my ears that renders this type of earbud unsuitable for me, and I hope that is reflected in the review of the sound quality, where the objective tests showed a decent frequency response and pleasant if a little thin sound signature, certainly in line with the manufacturers claims.
The short battery life and odd fitting make these a strange set of earbuds though, and call quality was terrible. I don't really understand the use case but the 5 star reviews on Amazon suggest some people like it. Not for me though.
Price Weighted Score: 56%
Raw Score: 56%
2022 Score: 49%
