The World of Budget Wireless Earbuds: A Comprehensive Review

When it comes to affordable wireless earbuds, there are many options available in the market. However, not all of them meet the standards of quality and performance that consumers expect from a budget-friendly earbud. In this article, we will be reviewing some of the best budget wireless earbuds currently available in the market.

OnePlus 4S: A Great Option with Some Limitations

The OnePlus 4S is a great option for those looking for a budget-friendly wireless earbud. It has an impressive sound quality, low latency mode, and playback capabilities. However, these features are only available on select models of the OnePlus 4S. If you're not particular about having these features, then this earbud might be a good choice.

Sony WFC 500: A Top-of-the-Line Option with Some Compromises

The Sony WFC 500 is another excellent option for those looking for top-notch sound quality. It has a spacious sound stage and impressive instrument separation. However, it comes with some compromises such as the lack of active noise cancellation (ANC) and struggle to pick up voices in noisy conditions. Despite these limitations, the Sony WFC 500 offers exceptional audio quality, making it a great choice for music lovers.

Realme Bots A3: A Balanced Option with Some Shortcomings

The Realme Bots A3 is another budget-friendly option that offers a balanced sound quality without being overpowering. It has a more affordable price tag than some of the other earbuds on this list, making it an attractive choice for those looking to spend less money. However, its sound stage and treble definition are somewhat lacking compared to other options. Despite these limitations, the Realme Bots A3 is still one of the best budget earbuds available in the market.

Zabra Elite 3: A Budget-Friendly Option with Simple yet Effective Design

The Zabra Elite 3 is a budget-friendly option that has managed to deliver impressive audio quality despite its simple design. It has a balanced and detailed sound, making it an excellent choice for music lovers. However, its mid-to-high range frequency response might not be as defined as some other earbuds on this list.

A Handy Feature: Double-Click Play

One feature that sets the Zabra Elite 3 apart from other earbuds is its double-click play functionality. This feature allows users to automatically play their Spotify playlist with a single click, making it a convenient and time-saving option for music lovers.

However, one drawback of this earbud is its microphone quality, which can be lacking at times. Additionally, the noise isolating design, while effective in reducing ambient noise, does not quite match the level of active noise cancellation found on some other earbuds on this list.

Oppo Enco Air 2 Pro: A Top Pick with Exceptional Sound Quality

After reviewing all the options on this list, we have come to a conclusion that the Oppo Enco Air 2 Pro is our top pick for best budget wireless earbuds. It offers an impressive sound quality with clean bass response, accurate stereo imaging, and treble definition. Its ANC is also super effective, making it an excellent choice for those who want to enjoy their music without distractions.

However, one drawback of this earbud is its tall design, which might be a concern for some users. Additionally, the call quality can be somewhat lacking at times. Moreover, the lack of a custom EQ option might be disappointing for some audiophiles.

In conclusion, when it comes to budget wireless earbuds, there are many options available in the market. Each of these earbuds has its pros and cons, but with careful consideration, consumers can find an excellent option that meets their needs and preferences.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enwhat's up everyone hope you're doing well so I have been coming up with a bunch of buy Guy videos for smartphones and laptops in the past couple of months and as you've already guessed by the title of this video today I'll be going through my topic for the best budget wireless earbuds all under 5000 Indian rupees or below hundred dollars I'll also be assigning points to each one of them across different aspects with 10 points to grab in terms of sound quality and value for money while everything else will be scored out of five oh and I won't be considering the fit and comfort of these earbuds in this ranking since these are super subjective things um here none of the earbuds on my list have an absolutely horrific fit or anything but yeah your mileage may vary okay so let's kick things off with the redmi buds 4. compared to last year's redmi but C xiaomi has made quite a few changes this time instead of a tall stem like design these earbuds now have a Sleek oval shaped speaker unit with which feels much more comfortable to put up and it even has active noise cancellation now that works pretty well to cut out consistent low frequency ambient noises I was also not expecting to see transparency mode with the option to amplify others voices on such budget wireless earbuds either but while I have big Praises for the redmi births for design and noise cancellation properties it's audio quality itself is nothing groundbreaking for the price xiaomi has mostly tried to tune it with a balanced EQ but there's a definite kick when it comes to Bass and trebles I'll admit that it does not sound too sharp or something but muddy bass do tend to eat up details when listening to hip-hop Rock and similar tracks plus despite its app support there is no way to set a custom equalizer for these earbuds which simply suck so if you want more flexibility on how your earbuds sound then you should check out the new OnePlus notebots too if you remember were the first gen naught Birds had this horrified bass response but with the second generation not buds I am definitely noticing some improvements in terms of tuning likewise I wouldn't exactly call its default balance equalizer balanced in any way but the not buds 2 has somewhat bright sound signature with boosted upper mids and high frequencies that sounds so much better there's still some ways to enjoy although it no longer comes off dark and bloaty to undermine the overall Clarity of the music surprisingly enough OnePlus has also managed to include ANC on these earbuds but don't expect anything extraordinary in that regard nevertheless its microphone quality is quite good with decent background noise suppression and it's 12.4 millimeter drivers are even more sensitive now which means they're not buds 2 can get almost unbearably loud setting it at 70 volume was more than enough for my years even when taking these things for a spin in the busy Kathmandu streets next up is the redmi bird 3 Lite which is also the most affordable entry on our list at just 1600 rupees I know you're probably wondering why are you including such inexpensive earbuds when our budget is more than three times as much and I just have two words for you body quality of course there are a lot of other brands like boat and noise competing in this Sub 2000 bracket too but for audio quality alone the redmi birth 3 Lite is still one of the best options for its price to be fair if you want comfy base or strong trebles these earbuds should not be at the top of your list instead the birth 3 lights audio is almost the exact opposite with a sort of laid back tuning that sounds great in almost all kinds of songs without overdoing anything but I do wish its Sound Stage could have been better though and it got a little louder as well so if the redmi boughts three lights shortcomings are a deal breaker and you can afford to spend threefold of the money then the OnePlus buds Z2 could be a good choice for you from better call Quality to active noise cancellation to app support this thing is a lot more feature Rich than xiaomi's affordable offering and its v-shaped sound signature means these earbuds produce boomi base and lifted trebles while the mid-range takes a back seat into terms of clarity and definition however I found out that In classical acoustic or any other genre of songs with not much bass it's myth and treble response can come off a little grainy and even sibilant at high volumes this was actually a big issue when the bird Z2 first launched since there was no way to change the EQ settings by default but OnePlus has already pushed an update enabling A6 bed equalizer another late addition to these earbuds is the max noise cancellation setting but I've got to say it's not that different from the regular noise cancellation option which is already pretty good however before you go ahead and get one of these things you should know that some of its features like doll the atmos playback and low latency mode are only available on select OnePlus 4S so if you're not a big fan of such World ecosystem thing then let me introduce you to Sony's WFC 500 which does not discriminate with features whether you have an Android phone or an iPhone these earbuds do go above our budget a little but if you can look past it for excellent audio quality then the c500 could definitely be worth it besides everything else I'm especially impressed by how clean and faithful it sounds the mid-range and vocals preserve good Timber while its treble reproduction is just brilliant I didn't find its base hit as impactful as I'd like in the default settings but switching to the excited EQ mostly did the trick these earbuds also have a spacious Sound Stage and the instrument separation here is pretty amazing but even though this is one of the best sounding earbuds on our list and one with the best battery backup 2 the WFC 500 has a few rudimentary compromises like the lack of ANC and in Fairly windy or noisy conditions its microphones thoroughly struggle to pick up your boys in the middle of all the backgrounds okay moving on realme's Bots A3 is yet another excellent pair of earbuds under 5 000 rupees and it sounds something like the OnePlus part Z2 but with a more balanced tonality without coming off as overpowering of course realme has still tuned these earbuds with a slightly punchier base but the buds A3 sounds great across most musical charges but unlike the Sony WFC 500 and a couple of other upcoming earbuds on our list I find its Sound Stage and definition in the treble region to be somewhat lacking but when it comes to active noise cancellation these earbuds are simply the best you can get in its price range and it even competes with some of the more expensive ones it's that good but I wish I could say the same about its audio quality though it is good enough for quiet environments such as this but for a more challenging Turf its audio pickup is just average and the one thing that has bugged me about these earbuds is the touch control you eventually get used to to it but I just wish there were some sort of physical marking to naturally guide where your fingers should be resting all right coming in at number two is the zabra Elite three just like the Sony WFC 500 these earbuds are also all about the basics by keeping things simple and focusing mostly on the audio quality side of things zabra has managed to deliver one heck of a budget earbuds and it sounds balanced detailed and all the other adjectives are typically used with great audio product it's mid-toed texture is not as well defined as on the Sony c500 but I am overly nitpicking at this point likewise although the Elite 3 has a small 6mm driver its base reproduction is impactful and more another handy feature I love about these earbuds is that I can just double click on the left earbud and it automatically plays my Spotify playlist unfortunately this feature is only available on Android devices despite all this the Elite 3 microphone quality is nothing to write home about and it does not bring agency either but the one silver lining here is that these earbuds do have a noise isolating design which sounds almost as good as active noise cancellation itself okay finally my pick for the best budget earbuds is the Oppo enco Air 2 Pro from a comfortable fit to a great sound quality ANC and battery life these earbuds impress in a lot of ways and it has some of the cleanest bass response I have heard from a pair of budget wireless earbuds the base hit is tight Punchy and it does not sound overbearing or extend to higher frequencies it's by its Sound Stage accurate stereo Imaging and treble definition are also impressive which makes for an excellent listening experience in all types of songs movies and stuff and the one thing that the NGO Air 2 Pro does particularly better than the zabra Elite 3 is that it gets quite loud too its ANC is also super effective although not as good as the real me Birds Airstream the call Quality here is just all right and I'm not the biggest fan of such tall design either but the main disappointing thing about these earbuds is that you can't set a custom EQ here Oppo could eventually push an update for a custom equalizer but until then you're stuck with three default presets so there you have it guys that was all for my top picks for the best budget wireless earbuds in 2023 and by the way this video was not sponsored by any Brands and I personally bought these units all by myself saying this I am pratima do subscribe to gadgetpad and I'll catch up with you in my next videowhat's up everyone hope you're doing well so I have been coming up with a bunch of buy Guy videos for smartphones and laptops in the past couple of months and as you've already guessed by the title of this video today I'll be going through my topic for the best budget wireless earbuds all under 5000 Indian rupees or below hundred dollars I'll also be assigning points to each one of them across different aspects with 10 points to grab in terms of sound quality and value for money while everything else will be scored out of five oh and I won't be considering the fit and comfort of these earbuds in this ranking since these are super subjective things um here none of the earbuds on my list have an absolutely horrific fit or anything but yeah your mileage may vary okay so let's kick things off with the redmi buds 4. compared to last year's redmi but C xiaomi has made quite a few changes this time instead of a tall stem like design these earbuds now have a Sleek oval shaped speaker unit with which feels much more comfortable to put up and it even has active noise cancellation now that works pretty well to cut out consistent low frequency ambient noises I was also not expecting to see transparency mode with the option to amplify others voices on such budget wireless earbuds either but while I have big Praises for the redmi births for design and noise cancellation properties it's audio quality itself is nothing groundbreaking for the price xiaomi has mostly tried to tune it with a balanced EQ but there's a definite kick when it comes to Bass and trebles I'll admit that it does not sound too sharp or something but muddy bass do tend to eat up details when listening to hip-hop Rock and similar tracks plus despite its app support there is no way to set a custom equalizer for these earbuds which simply suck so if you want more flexibility on how your earbuds sound then you should check out the new OnePlus notebots too if you remember were the first gen naught Birds had this horrified bass response but with the second generation not buds I am definitely noticing some improvements in terms of tuning likewise I wouldn't exactly call its default balance equalizer balanced in any way but the not buds 2 has somewhat bright sound signature with boosted upper mids and high frequencies that sounds so much better there's still some ways to enjoy although it no longer comes off dark and bloaty to undermine the overall Clarity of the music surprisingly enough OnePlus has also managed to include ANC on these earbuds but don't expect anything extraordinary in that regard nevertheless its microphone quality is quite good with decent background noise suppression and it's 12.4 millimeter drivers are even more sensitive now which means they're not buds 2 can get almost unbearably loud setting it at 70 volume was more than enough for my years even when taking these things for a spin in the busy Kathmandu streets next up is the redmi bird 3 Lite which is also the most affordable entry on our list at just 1600 rupees I know you're probably wondering why are you including such inexpensive earbuds when our budget is more than three times as much and I just have two words for you body quality of course there are a lot of other brands like boat and noise competing in this Sub 2000 bracket too but for audio quality alone the redmi birth 3 Lite is still one of the best options for its price to be fair if you want comfy base or strong trebles these earbuds should not be at the top of your list instead the birth 3 lights audio is almost the exact opposite with a sort of laid back tuning that sounds great in almost all kinds of songs without overdoing anything but I do wish its Sound Stage could have been better though and it got a little louder as well so if the redmi boughts three lights shortcomings are a deal breaker and you can afford to spend threefold of the money then the OnePlus buds Z2 could be a good choice for you from better call Quality to active noise cancellation to app support this thing is a lot more feature Rich than xiaomi's affordable offering and its v-shaped sound signature means these earbuds produce boomi base and lifted trebles while the mid-range takes a back seat into terms of clarity and definition however I found out that In classical acoustic or any other genre of songs with not much bass it's myth and treble response can come off a little grainy and even sibilant at high volumes this was actually a big issue when the bird Z2 first launched since there was no way to change the EQ settings by default but OnePlus has already pushed an update enabling A6 bed equalizer another late addition to these earbuds is the max noise cancellation setting but I've got to say it's not that different from the regular noise cancellation option which is already pretty good however before you go ahead and get one of these things you should know that some of its features like doll the atmos playback and low latency mode are only available on select OnePlus 4S so if you're not a big fan of such World ecosystem thing then let me introduce you to Sony's WFC 500 which does not discriminate with features whether you have an Android phone or an iPhone these earbuds do go above our budget a little but if you can look past it for excellent audio quality then the c500 could definitely be worth it besides everything else I'm especially impressed by how clean and faithful it sounds the mid-range and vocals preserve good Timber while its treble reproduction is just brilliant I didn't find its base hit as impactful as I'd like in the default settings but switching to the excited EQ mostly did the trick these earbuds also have a spacious Sound Stage and the instrument separation here is pretty amazing but even though this is one of the best sounding earbuds on our list and one with the best battery backup 2 the WFC 500 has a few rudimentary compromises like the lack of ANC and in Fairly windy or noisy conditions its microphones thoroughly struggle to pick up your boys in the middle of all the backgrounds okay moving on realme's Bots A3 is yet another excellent pair of earbuds under 5 000 rupees and it sounds something like the OnePlus part Z2 but with a more balanced tonality without coming off as overpowering of course realme has still tuned these earbuds with a slightly punchier base but the buds A3 sounds great across most musical charges but unlike the Sony WFC 500 and a couple of other upcoming earbuds on our list I find its Sound Stage and definition in the treble region to be somewhat lacking but when it comes to active noise cancellation these earbuds are simply the best you can get in its price range and it even competes with some of the more expensive ones it's that good but I wish I could say the same about its audio quality though it is good enough for quiet environments such as this but for a more challenging Turf its audio pickup is just average and the one thing that has bugged me about these earbuds is the touch control you eventually get used to to it but I just wish there were some sort of physical marking to naturally guide where your fingers should be resting all right coming in at number two is the zabra Elite three just like the Sony WFC 500 these earbuds are also all about the basics by keeping things simple and focusing mostly on the audio quality side of things zabra has managed to deliver one heck of a budget earbuds and it sounds balanced detailed and all the other adjectives are typically used with great audio product it's mid-toed texture is not as well defined as on the Sony c500 but I am overly nitpicking at this point likewise although the Elite 3 has a small 6mm driver its base reproduction is impactful and more another handy feature I love about these earbuds is that I can just double click on the left earbud and it automatically plays my Spotify playlist unfortunately this feature is only available on Android devices despite all this the Elite 3 microphone quality is nothing to write home about and it does not bring agency either but the one silver lining here is that these earbuds do have a noise isolating design which sounds almost as good as active noise cancellation itself okay finally my pick for the best budget earbuds is the Oppo enco Air 2 Pro from a comfortable fit to a great sound quality ANC and battery life these earbuds impress in a lot of ways and it has some of the cleanest bass response I have heard from a pair of budget wireless earbuds the base hit is tight Punchy and it does not sound overbearing or extend to higher frequencies it's by its Sound Stage accurate stereo Imaging and treble definition are also impressive which makes for an excellent listening experience in all types of songs movies and stuff and the one thing that the NGO Air 2 Pro does particularly better than the zabra Elite 3 is that it gets quite loud too its ANC is also super effective although not as good as the real me Birds Airstream the call Quality here is just all right and I'm not the biggest fan of such tall design either but the main disappointing thing about these earbuds is that you can't set a custom EQ here Oppo could eventually push an update for a custom equalizer but until then you're stuck with three default presets so there you have it guys that was all for my top picks for the best budget wireless earbuds in 2023 and by the way this video was not sponsored by any Brands and I personally bought these units all by myself saying this I am pratima do subscribe to gadgetpad and I'll catch up with you in my next video\n"