New AirPods rival promises sweet sound — for a much cheaper price

New AirPods rival promises sweet sound — for a much cheaper cost

(Image credit: TCL)

Going wireless with your earbuds has its costs. On our electric current list of the ten best wireless earbuds, all but one pair costs more than $100.

TCL hopes to crash that listing, without costing you a pretty penny in the process. The electronics maker just unveiled its MoveAudio S200 true wireless headphones, and the get-go matter you'll find about these buds is their low price. TCL plans to sell them for €99 when they ship globally later this month.

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TCL told us that information technology plans to sell the MoveAudio S200 in the U.South. just It's unclear if TCL plans to adapt that toll for the U.South. marketplace to go along the price under $100. (A €99 price tag equals about $117 at the current conversion rate.)

Fifty-fifty if the price is a direct conversion from €99, the MoveAudio S200 earbuds would nevertheless exist pretty inexpensive relative to the competition. To put the difference in context, a pair of AirPods starts at €179, or $159 in the U.S.

TCL believes there's more than to the MoveAudio S200 earbuds than a depression price tag. The earbuds feature ENC dissonance reduction aimed at filtering out background sound. When making phone calls, you'll be able to use four born mics that rely on beamforming technology to hone in on your vocalisation.

Battery life may exist one surface area where the MoveAudio S200 have a difficult time matching the higher-priced contest. TCL is promising three.v hours of battery life on single utilize for the MoveAudio S200, which is shy of the five hours that the AirPods can provide. The MoveAudio S200'southward charging case can boost battery life to 23 hours, though.

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Visually, there'due south not much separating the MoveAudio S200 from a lot of wireless earbuds, particularly the new OnePlus Buds that came out earlier this summertime. You get a circular earpiece with a cylinder dangling down. TCL says its earbuds feature an IP54 rating to guard against dust, water and sweat while the super-ellipse design is supposed to provide comfortable fit.

You'll be able to pick up the MoveAudio S200 in black, white and teal — with the latter color looking specially fetching. We'll see if the audio quality is as sharp as that teal color when we get the risk to exam the MoveAudio S200 later this fall.

Philip Michaels is a senior editor at Tom's Guide. He has strong opinions about Apple, the Oakland Athletics and former movies. Follow him at @PhilipMichaels.