Realme Buds Q Review | splitmecho

Dattatraya mishra
Jul 25, 2020
2 min read

Realme Buds Q

Realme has come an extended way during a very short time with its audio products. The range, now six products strong, includes wired earphones, wireless neckband earphones, and true wireless earbuds. All of those are launched in only about 18 months. Talking specifically about true wireless earphones, Realme has now launched its third such headset, the Realme Buds Q. At Rs. 1,999, this is often the foremost affordable pair of true wireless earphones from Realme yet, and also the primary from the corporate with an in-canal fit.

The earphones are designed together with renowned designer Jose Levy. The earphones and charging case both resemble pebbles, and are available in three colour options - black, white, and yellow. I quite liked the understated elegance of the black variant that was sent for review, and that i was also pleased with the hint of Realme's trademark shade of yellow that's visible on the within of the included ear tips. The case features a magnetic lid and there is a Micro-USB port for charging at the rear . It's quite compact, and fits in my pocket easily.

HIGHLIGHTS

The Realme Buds Q is small, light, and has an in-canal fit
You can customise some functions using the Realme Link app
Sound quality is decent for the price

Unlike other budget choices, the Realme Buds Q has touch-sensitive controls on each earphone. However, these didn't work well in the least on behalf of me . The touch zones are too small, and weren't easy to locate once I was wearing the earphones. Even once I firmly tapped either zone, it didn't always respond. It often need to the purpose where i would just devour my smartphone to regulate playback or to receive calls, and this is often a serious shortcoming for the Realme Buds Q.

The controls are customisable through the Realme Link app, and you'll also invoke the voice assistant on your smartphone or toggle the low-latency gaming mode using these gestures – once they work, of course. The app also allows you to see rough battery levels for every of the earphones (in 10-percent increments).

The Realme Buds Q supports the SBC and AAC Bluetooth codecs, which is impressive for the worth and form factor. The headset has 10mm drivers, and uses Bluetooth 5 for connectivity. The earphones are IPX4 rated for water resistance. There's also a low-latency gaming mode, which is claimed to scale back latency to around 119ms.

I was ready to get around 3.5 hours of use from the earphones at higher volumes and with mixed usage. The case added another four charges for around 14 hours of total use per charge cycle. this is not particularly good, but it's entirely acceptable given the Rs. 1,999 tag of the Realme Buds Q.

Price: Rs. 1,999

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