Today I'm reviewing the MJYUN In Ear Earbuds, which cost £23.99 on Amazon at the time of writing this review.
Pros
- Compact
- Works as expected
- Long cable
- Built-in battery charger
- Easy paring
- Fits comfortably in the ear
- Drowns out surrounding sounds
- Small size
Cons:
- Sound quality a bit tinny
- Not easy to adjust the volume
- Case and earbud a bit slippery so easy to get lost
In the box you get:
- 2x earbuds
- 1x charging case
- USB charging cable
- 2x manuals
- 1x spare eartips
First, off the bat, there is no denying that the product is very Apple-like. Whether that's a good thing is up to you. However, unlike the Apple Airpods, there is no dangling bit at the end; the entire unit fit entirely in the ear. The product is lightweight and portable, and the earbuds are surprisingly comfortable. The earbuds fit snugly in the ear and stay in place despite moving my head around.
The product is easy to use. You press and hold the large button on both devices to turn it on. To pair the device, as with other Bluetooth devices, you go to your phone's Bluetooth settings and select the device named MJYUN M1.
The control works rather well but leaves much to be desired. For example, it doesn't have a way to control the volume. To do that you have to take out your phone and adjust the volume there. However, you can easily pause the music or hang up calls with a single tap. A double tap is needed to go to the next song.
It also has a charging case like the Airpods, which is also sturdy and light and can easily fit into a pocket. The product automatically powers off when you put it back into the case. The case has a magnet that guides the earbuds into place. The case charges via USB-C which is rather nice. According to the product page, the case has a 500 mAH battery and is able to charge the product 3-4 times to full charge.
The product is easy to use. You press and hold the large button on both devices to turn it on. To pair the device, as with other Bluetooth devices, you go to your phone's Bluetooth settings and select the device named MJYUN M1.The control works rather well but leaves much to be desired. For example, it doesn't have a way to control the volume. To do that you have to take out your phone and adjust the volume there. However, you can easily pause the music or hang up calls with a single tap. A double tap is needed to go to the next song.
It also has a charging case like the Airpods, which is also sturdy and light and can easily fit into a pocket. The product automatically powers off when you put it back into the case. The case has a magnet that guides the earbuds into place. The case charges via USB-C which is rather nice. According to the product page, the case has a 500 mAH battery and is able to charge the product 3-4 times to full charge.
For an earbud, the audio quality is rather mediocre. The bass is missing and, compared to other earbuds, the sound is rather tinny. Also, the sound crackles at high volume.
I used the product during my commute and it pleasingly drowns out the surrounding sound. Despite that, I find it struggling to overcome the noise of the surrounding. I also think that due to the design of the device, there is no pass through to let you hear the surrounding like the way more expensive Bose QuietControl (QC) 30 or the Bose QuietComfort 20i. Therefore, you have to remove the device if you want to hear your surrounding, where its size becomes a drawback. You can easily lose the product by dropping it. The slipperiness of the case and the earbuds due to the smooth surface made the problem worse. Also, sometimes its a bit fiddly to get them out of the charging case.
During my use, I find that it was easy to get the two buds to disconnect from each other, and it happened twice to me. To fix it, you have to turn off the device and then restart it. Despite the relatively easy procedure to re-pair the two buds, it was annoying to find the two buds had disconnected from each other. In addition, the first set I got from MJYUN had a defect where the right earbud would not switch on. I got a replacement device from MJYUN, which thankfully didn't have the defect.
The manual that came with the product is rather sparse but contains troubleshooting steps for common problems. One quirk I found was that Bluetooth was misspelled as "Blueteeth." I suspect that this might be due to a translation error.
Would I recommend this device? Maybe. With phone manufacturer's adversity to include headphone jacks, the only way to listen to music without using dongles is to use Bluetooth headphones. However, you can still use your existing headphones using a Bluetooth receiver like the Mpow Bluetooth Transmitter Receiver.
I used the product during my commute and it pleasingly drowns out the surrounding sound. Despite that, I find it struggling to overcome the noise of the surrounding. I also think that due to the design of the device, there is no pass through to let you hear the surrounding like the way more expensive Bose QuietControl (QC) 30 or the Bose QuietComfort 20i. Therefore, you have to remove the device if you want to hear your surrounding, where its size becomes a drawback. You can easily lose the product by dropping it. The slipperiness of the case and the earbuds due to the smooth surface made the problem worse. Also, sometimes its a bit fiddly to get them out of the charging case.
During my use, I find that it was easy to get the two buds to disconnect from each other, and it happened twice to me. To fix it, you have to turn off the device and then restart it. Despite the relatively easy procedure to re-pair the two buds, it was annoying to find the two buds had disconnected from each other. In addition, the first set I got from MJYUN had a defect where the right earbud would not switch on. I got a replacement device from MJYUN, which thankfully didn't have the defect.
The manual that came with the product is rather sparse but contains troubleshooting steps for common problems. One quirk I found was that Bluetooth was misspelled as "Blueteeth." I suspect that this might be due to a translation error.
Would I recommend this device? Maybe. With phone manufacturer's adversity to include headphone jacks, the only way to listen to music without using dongles is to use Bluetooth headphones. However, you can still use your existing headphones using a Bluetooth receiver like the Mpow Bluetooth Transmitter Receiver.
