While in the last post, we saw some of the The Best In-ear Noise-Cancelling Earbuds for the year 2018, in this post we will see research results on Best Cheap Bluetooth Earbuds 2018 with the recommendations by HowzBuy team.
[HowzBuy team consists of experts with Research and Development experience over more than 26 years, worked in NVH sections too]
Earbuds are to be pretty small things giving you best SOUND
Noise cancellation costs more money, and if you are not a frequent traveler, then you may not need ANC and hence can choose slightly cheaper version in market.
No ANC means less money 🙂
Selection factors:
Also we have kept this in mind that we need wireless earbuds for gym workouts or for outdoor running, what it means that they should be light weight, more battery life, sweatproof, stylish looking.
Factors that are considered while ranking the earbuds are
- Fit to the ears – suitability for workouts & Comfort for wearing
- Sound quality with Bluetooth (Range effectiveness of BT)
- Ease of use
- Battery life
- Excellent Customer reviews
- Excellent reviews by branded websites
- Value for money factor
- Novelty of design
- Style quotient
- Brand image
Best Cheap Bluetooth Earbuds 2018HowzBuy Pick – Changed to Senso in Feb 2018 | |
    | Skullcandy Ink’d Bluetooth |
| GOOD | |
| Lightweight (24 grams) and comfortable | |
| Water resistant (Sweatproof)- Gym, Running in drizzle | |
| Flexible collar-style | |
| Decent sound quality with lot of Bass | |
| Battery life over 8 hours | |
| Folds into small pouch | |
| BAD | |
| Cheap looks (not for those who are concerned about their image) | |
| Supplied with only medium and small tips, so if you have large ear canals it will not be suitably seal | |
| Microphone performance just okay | |
| BEST BUY AMAZON | |
Best Cheap Bluetooth Earbuds 2018Runner Up | |
    | Aukey Latitude EP-B40 |
| GOOD – Collar Free | |
| Secure and comfortable fit, good for workouts, suitable for most of ear canal sizes (supplied with two sizes of removable rubber stabilizing wings and three sets of tips) | |
| Water resistant (Sweatproof) – IPX4 rated | |
| Decent sound quality | |
| Ergonomic controls – Easy to reach, Intuitive to use. Play, pause, skip tracks, adjust volume, and take calls. Multi-function button – Allows access two other EQ settings from the remote by rapidly pressing two times while music is playing | |
| Magnetic clasping of earbuds | |
| Battery life over 8 hours | |
| Two years warranty | |
| BAD | |
| Cable tugs while you rotate your head during workout | |
| Not so comfortable for hours of listening, wing design needs improvements | |
| Microphone performance over phone calls is just okay, the caller may hear little low sound | |
| BEST BUY AMAZON | |
Best Cheap Bluetooth Earbuds 2018Best Budget | |
    | Anker SoundBuds Slim Wireless |
| GOOD | |
| Descent sound quality with 6 mm drivers | |
| Battery life upto Seven hours | |
| Lightweight with customizable ear tips & ear hooks | |
| IPX5 water resistant with Nano coating | |
| Magnetic clasping available | |
| BAD | |
| Loose Bass with harsh trable at higher volumes | |
| BEST BUY AMAZON | |
Best Cheap Bluetooth Earbuds 2018New fighter to take number ONE position | |
    | Senso ActivBuds S-250 |
| GOOD | |
| Good HD sound | |
| IPX7 water resistance rating – Highest amoung all above listed | |
| 8 hours of battery life | |
| Comfortable secure fit using 3 Sets of Ear Tips – Small, Medium, Large | |
| Ergonomic controls – Hands Free Calling and Easy Controls for volume, skip, pause and play | |
| BAD | |
| Bass is overridden by high trable at higher volumes | |
| Battery saver shuts off headphones in case you loose connection with smartphone, which can be sometimes irritating | |
| BEST BUY AMAZON | |
Final words Best Cheap Bluetooth Earbuds 2018
Out first pick was Skullcandy Ink’d Bluetooth, however after a new fighter Senso ActivBuds S-250 appeared in market with so many good features including the highest level of water resistance IPX7, CVC 6.0 noise suppression, featuring low energy Bluetooth protocol BT 4.1, and lastly over 23,300 user reviews with 4 Star rating (as on 19 Feb 2018), this becomes the BEST Cheap bluetooth earbus for the year 2018.
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