SoundPEATS Mini HS Wireless Earbuds Review

SoundPEATS Mini HS Wireless Earbuds Review
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This new compact sized earbud headset from SoundPEATS has some interesting features such as Hi-Res Audio with LDAC, AI Noise Cancelling Microphones, multipoint pairing and a 60ms  low latency gaming mode. All of these features can be controlled through the SoundPEATS and the newly introduced PeatsAudio apps.

All the latest boxes are ticked – Bluetooth 5.3, USB-C charging, IP4 water resistant. The Air4 Lite in addition is robust, well made and unlike many of the rivals not hard to remove from the magnetic case.

In the box, you receive the wireless earbuds, a charging case, a charging. set of 3 gels and a user guide. Despite the small size and light weight, everything has a quality feel to it but without the flimsiness of some rivals. The buds are just 1.6x1.8x2.5cm in size and weigh only 4g each but look good and sound fine.

There was a time when you had to pay plenty to get decent quality True Wireless Earbuds but the introduction of Bluetooth 5.0 seems to have changed all that. Before Bluetooth 5.0 all but the most expensive TW earbuds would continually drop out, crackle, pop and generally prove more trouble than they were worth. These earbuds use Bluetooth 5.3 technology which is supported by the latest high-end smartphones but of course, they will also work with older Bluetooth devices. Bluetooth 5 adds a longer range and greatly improves both the stability of the wireless connection and battery life and v5.3 gives even better sound quality, greater range and enhanced reliability.

First time pairing could not be simpler and took just a few seconds. Simply remove the two buds from the case and they automatically go into pairing mode. Pair them in the usual way to your phone looking for the name ‘SoundPEATSxxx’. Subsequently, taking the buds from the case powers them on, and they connect to each other and to the phone automatically, returning them to the case turns them off and begins charging. This headset can connect to two Bluetooth phones simultaneously. To do so after pairing to the first phone, keep the headset turned on but switch off Bluetooth on the first phone and pair to the second. When the first device is turned on again it will automatically connect to the headset simultaneously with the second.

You should get at least 8 hours of music time from each 90-minute bud charge and about 36 hours in total from a fully charged case, which also takes just 90 minutes to charge. There is a tiny charging status LED on the case which I found impossible to see other than in low light.

For some reason on my phone at least the new PeatsAudio app did not recognise the headset, however, when I connected the buds to the older SoundPEATS app it immediately detected and recognised the headset model, and I was given full audio control.

I was able to select from a range of audio presets as well as design my own custom EQ and this radically improved the sound quality. The app also offers a few other features including the ability to turn off the touch buttons on the buds themselves, so no more accidental track skipping or audio muting! The app can also be used to switch on Gaming Mode and to turn off the power hungry LDAC codec, neither of which features interest me much and to monitor battery status, change the headset volume and update the firmware.

Each bud has a single soft touch button on it which can be used to end/reject calls, play/pause music, navigate tracks, alter volume and invoke your phone’s voice assistant. The buds are water resistant but I cannot find a rating but I would guess they are fine in light rain but don't immersse them in water or use them in heavy rain.

The buds are small, neat and comfortable to wear even up to the full 8 hours of music per charge. Calls were clear to hear and easy to make, perhaps due to onboard AI microphone noise reduction. I found call quality to be fine at each end of the conversation with no dropouts or excessive background noise.

These headphones are well priced for the technology available, indeed after EQ is applied this headset compares very well with the high-end rivals I have tried regarding sound quality and features. At the time of writing, they are priced at £52.99, which seems high to me, but already heavy discounts are available with more to follow, I suspect.

The Good
Lightweight
Comfortable
Good Audio Quality
Good Build Quality
Bluetooth 5.3
Magnetic Case
MicNoise Reduction
App Control
Custom EQ
LDAC Codec

The Bad
Harsh Pre EQ Audio
No ANC
No AptX

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