Kinovo has good range of entry level budget Bluetooth Headphones which are popular through years due to its premium quality. With continuous strive of introducing upgrades, BTH240 has 25% more music & talk time than its precedent BTH220 🙂
Even after introduction of upgrade still BTH220 going well due to lower price-point and ignoring the battery life improvements.
Basically BTH220 itself is very lightweight headset with facility of Hands-Free Calling + Music. Both these headsets are compatible with A2DP enabled handsets like iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, Android Smart Phones etc.
Although by year 2016 Bluetooth V2.1 + EDR Class 2 looks totally outdated, still it works on all handsets and suffice your purpose, unless you wish to have multiple devices connection need.
We shall first see the technical specifications as well as features comparison between Kinivo BTH220 vs BTH240 Headphones …. The Green highlights clearly indicates improvements over BTH220
Kinivo BTH220 |
Kinivo BTH240 |
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| Price | $20.99 Best Buy | $24.99 Best Buy |
| Bluetooth Specification | v2.1+EDR class 2 The latest version of A2DP1.2 and AVRCP1.0 profiles support Supports Bluetooth Headset and Hands free Profile (HFP 1.5) |
v2.1+EDR class 2 The latest version of A2DP1.2 and AVRCP1.0 profiles support Supports Bluetooth Headset and Hands free Profile (HFP 1.5) |
| RF Frequency Range | 2.402-2.480 GHz, 2.4G ISM band | 2.402-2.480 GHz, 2.4G ISM band |
| Radio Performance | Receive Sensitivity of -90 dBm, TX Power Max 4 dBm |
Receive Sensitivity of -90 dBm, TX Power Max 4 dBm |
| Frequency Response | 20 Hz – 20 kHz | 20 Hz – 20 kHz |
| Very high Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) | 95 dB | 95 dB |
| Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) | 0.10% | 0.10% |
| 5 Button Design | MFB, VOL+, VOL-, FWD, BACK | MFB, VOL+, VOL-, FWD, BACK
Improved button layout Modified LED Ring Design |
| LED Indicator Status | Blue, Red | Blue, Red |
| Battery | 400mAh Li-Polymer | 400mAh Li-Polymer |
| Charging Port | Micro-USB | Micro-USB |
| Charging Input | DC 5V & 350mA | DC 5V & 350mA |
| Normal Charging Time | 2 ~ 3 hours | 2 ~ 3 hours |
| Operating Temperature | 14 °F ~ 131 °F | 14 °F ~ 131 °F |
| Storage Temperature | -4 °F ~ 176 °F | -4 °F ~ 176 °F |
| Talk Time / Music Time | Up to 8 hours | Up to 10 hours |
| Standby Time | Up to 150 hours | Up to 200 hours |
| Weight | 73 grams | 73 grams |
| Warranty | 1 Year Limited | 1 Year Limited |
Kinivo BTH220 |
Kinivo BTH240 |
Not only BTH240 has Battery life improvement over 25% over BTH220, but also have improved Button layout & Redesign of LED with beautiful ring slightly less bright (maybe to save battery & soothing to eyes)
Look at simple button layout & LED light ring design for Kinivo BTH220 Vs BTH240 in sketch below :
My recommendation is to spend just few $ extra to get one of the best selling design of Kinovo BTH240 with Increased Battery Time & Ring LED Design …
Cheers !!
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