I spend 10 plus hours a day on the phone with near constant talking. This is the perfect headset to protect my ears, stay comfortable all day, and pick up great audio from the mic.
The battery does not last nowhere near the 16 hours that you guys claim they do. My battery is only lasting 6 to 7 hours with a talk time of approximately four hours not too happy with that other than that I do like the way they sound. you guys could help me out with the battery problem?
I use these with the dongle for Teams and Zooms calls on my computer, so i cannot comment on using these with a phone.
PROS: range is good, good reception throughout my house including up and down stairs, going outside quality deteriorates. The Mic is good, my voice quality is great. I prefer this style of around the ear vs inside of over the ear. Battery life seems long, I forget to turn them off at night easily get 2-3 days on them, maybe more i haven't had the battery die on me.
CONS: Despite ordering the USB-A pack, that only applies to the dongle, the charger comes with a USB-C cord. The charging port in the headphones is also USB-C not the magnetic port used by other Shokz. One of the reasons i justified the price was being able to use the same port as the open run pair I use but instead i have added another charging cord. The sound isn't great, on par with the open runs. While the pickup/hang up work good with Teams out of the box, this feature does not work Zoom at least out of the box (maybe something i can change in settings). No auto off feature, except when you plug them in, take a bit to get used to having to turn the off and on.
Overall: I chose to keep these for the around the ear feature. What bothers me the most is the added cords for charging, and the USB-A still requiring a USB C port. Sticking with a brand I already use didn't save me any ease in cord management.
I mean the open ears thing wasn't ever a concern for me but it is a nice feature for work but other than that not sooo much as if im trying to chill at home and someone is playing loud music, I can hear it and not relax. But other than that the only other complaint i have is how it sits on top of my ear. Over time on a long shift it gets a bit sore but other than those 2 complaints everything is honestly really good. Mic doesn't sound super good but dont really care. Battery life is really nice, the sound its self is also really nice and the comfort in a way of having them be small and not big and bulky is also nice.
I purchased these to use as a wireless headphone for online calls. They work very well and I’m very impressed at the audio quality is much better than an older pair of AfterShokz that I own. Very happy with my purchase.