You have to lose something at this price, of course, and that's controls. A 10-minute charge in the case adds 100 minutes of playback, while a full charge takes a bit more than an hour. I got 7 hours, 52 minutes in testing, which is still excellent for this category. OnePlus claims 10 hours of battery life on a charge with the Buds, with two more charges in the case. But music playback was solid out to about 60 feet, which is very good range for a pair of Bluetooth earbuds. That's about what I got for a phone call (farther out, the two earbuds lost sync, and it was like I was getting an echo). Because of the Bluetooth spec, OnePlus can only quote 30 feet of range. I got much greater wireless range than OnePlus promises.

Other Android phones (and iPhones) will use the usual Bluetooth pairing process. When I opened the case, my OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro phones automatically detected the earphones and paired with a single tap. The Buds offer fast pairing with OnePlus phones. The charging case has a USB-C port at the bottom Given how common and boring white earbuds are, I think the blue ones are worth searching out. White and gray are available worldwide, with Europe and India getting a striking pale blue option in a blue-and-green case that's made to match the blue OnePlus Nord phone.

I find the smooth plastic earbuds comfortable and secure, but if you have oddly shaped ears, you might want something more customizable. The earpieces themselves are also shaped much like the AirPods, and they're one-size-fits-all. The earpiece design looks a lot like the AirPods Pro, with a dangling boom rather than the earplug style most other true wireless models offer.

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