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These days, you can find true wireless earbuds – which are earbuds with no wires connecting them – at a wide range of price points. The thing is, if you just want an inexpensive pair to have on hand, how do you know which ones might be good? For us, we like to start with a brand we’re already familiar with, like 1MORE. We’ve got a few of their newer earbuds in, and today we’re starting at the entry point with the 1MORE Q10.
1MORE Q10: the aesthetics
If you think looks don’t matter with your earbuds, well, we’ll agree to disagree. Otherwise, why else would the 1MORE Q10 look reminiscent of those very popular earbuds from a company in Cupertino? Sure, you can see it in the charging case (some), but for me where it really struck was with the earbud itself.
I say this because the 1MORE Q10 does not rely on those very familiar silicone ear tips that we’ve become accustomed to figuring out the right size that fits in our ears to hold things in place. On the other hand, the Q10s are completely the hard molded surface. This means it sets in your ear, and sort of directs the sound in.
Sound quality
Without the silicone earbuds, that means that the 1MORE Q10 is not sealing into your ear. Depending on your use, this would be a plus or a minus. When you’re out in the world, we actually like it because it can allow external sounds (car horns, people greeting you, etc) in, keeping you aware of the world. Without them being in your ear directly, it also means if you’re on a call, you don’t have that weird sensation of hearing your voice inside your head.
The 13mm drivers in the 1MORE Q10 are a good size for the packaging they’re in. Sound quality is what I would say “ok”. For music, you definitely know what you’re listening to, though you do lose some of the punchiness and highs you might get from a larger driver (say, in over-ear headphones). Where I feel they really shine is in listening to spoken word (audio books or podcasts) and on calls. In those scenarios, you don’t miss that loss of audio fidelity, and the reproduction (and volume production) is great for those situations.
Controlling the earbuds
If you want a simple interface, the 1MORE Q10 are for you. For one, they are not enabled in the 1MORE mobile app, so no need to worry about adjusting thing there. ANC? Nope, not on these, so you’re not having to remember touch patterns to cycle through those. To turn on the earbuds, you just pull them from the case, and it’ll connect to the last-connected device. Turn them off? Tap and hold the touch surface for 25 seconds, or just pop them back into the charging case.
So, what other controls do you have? There’s no volume controls, but here are what they can do:
- Tap the touch button four times: put the earbuds into pairing mode
- Triple tap left earbud: previous track
- Triple tap right earbud: next track
- Double-tap earbud: play/pause or answer/end a call
- Press and hold for 2 seconds: decline a call
And that’s it. So, in terms of a UI, it’s one of the simpler we’ve seen.
Wrapping things up
One more bit of simplicity – the 1MORE Q10 comes in just one color – white. Keeping things simple, in terms of options and functions (and dropping ANC) means that the pricing is pretty simple as well. To start with, the Q10 can be yours for $29.99 (and if you buy two or more pairs, the price drops some). Of course, on Amazon, there’s a superb deal going on right now. The earbuds start at $28.54. Then there’s a 20% discount, and another 40% off code right on the product page. This means you can get them for $12.32, which is an impulse buy for sure (again, here’s the product page). If you want to go direct to the source, you can check out all the details over at 1more.com
1MORE Q10 Tech Specs
| Model | Q10 |
| Earbuds Charging Time | 1.5 hours |
| Case Charging Time | 2 hours |
| Playtime (ANC Off) | |
| Earbuds Fully Charged | 7.5 hours |
| Case and Earbuds Fully Charged | 26 hours |
| Speaker Impedance | 32Ω |
| Bluetooth Range | 10m |
| Bluetooth Version | Bluetooth®5.3 |
| Bluetooth Protocol | HFP / A2DP / AVRCP |
| Earbuds Input | 5V~0.2A |
| Working Temperature | 0℃ ~ 45℃ |
| Frequency Band | 2.400GHz ~ 2.4835GHz |
