The familiar Xiaomi style, white and simple packaging box design, is this Xiaomi Freestyle.

The back of the box details the parameter information of this Xiaomi Bluetooth collar headset, including product type, speaker impedance, product net weight, charging port, frequency response range, input parameters, wireless connection, communication distance, headset sensitivity, charging time, standby time, talk time, music playback time, etc.

This product includes Xiaomi Bluetooth collar headphones, Micro-USB cable, user manual, and 3 pairs of silicone earbuds.

This Xiaomi Bluetooth collar headset microphone and indicator are combined into one, support in-line button operation, three-button independent in-line control. When an incoming call, short press the “On key” to answer, long press the “On key” key to refuse, when listening to music, short press the “On key” to pause/play music, short press the “+” key to increase the volume, long press to switch the previous song, short press the “-” key to decrease the volume, long press to switch to the next song.

This Xiaomi Bluetooth collar headset does not use Type-C charging port, but uses USB charging port, poor versatility, the indicator light turns red when charging, it takes about 2 hours to fully charge, the music playback time can reach 8 hours, the indicator light is off after charging, and when it is turned on, the earphone will automatically restart to enter the charging mode.

Thanks to the magnetic ear shell design, it adsorbs itself when removed, but because the earphones do not have a built-in Hall module, the music playback cannot be automatically paused after the headphones are adsorbed.

Thanks to the ergonomic design concept, the headphones fit the ear pinna, no discomfort for long-term wearing, the collar is made of skin-friendly elastic material, refreshing and soft, lightweight disc symbol, but it is not comfortable to wear when running, and the collar part jumps up and down with the body.

The headphones use the acoustic structure of dynamic and moving iron, quite layered, during music playback, the three-frequency sound quality is moderate, suitable for light music and popular music playback, the sound insulation effect is remarkable, and the noise reduction effect is remarkable.

In the power-on state, after long pressing the “volume up” and “volume down” buttons for about 5 seconds, all connection records of Xiaomi Bluetooth collar headphones are erased, the headphones automatically enter the waiting for connection state, and the indicator light flashes blue. When Bluetooth pairing, the indicator light flashes blue, select the “Mi Bluetooth Neckband Earphones” Bluetooth device, after successful pairing, the indicator turns into the blue breathing light mode.

The headset adopts stereo audio, supports ACC coding technology and apt-X lossless Bluetooth output, adopts Bluetooth 4.1 standard, Bluetooth connection is fast, and the effective communication distance can reach 10 meters.

Compared with the 399 yuan Veedix NC50 headphones, NC50 headphones use pluggable wiring design, noise reduction function is moderate, sound quality performance is remarkable, impedance 16 ohms, low resistance and high sensitivity, the in-line microphone can not adjust the volume.

This Xiaomi Bluetooth collar headset supports voice prompts, when the headset is turned on, the headset sends a voice prompt of “the device has started, Bluetooth is searching, and the battery is sufficient”; When connecting Bluetooth, a voice prompt of “Bluetooth is connected” is issued in the headset; When the Bluetooth connection is disconnected, the voice prompt of “Bluetooth is disconnected” is issued in the headset; When the headset is turned off, a voice prompt of “device off” is emitted in the headset.

Compared with the 269 yuan MIFO Magic Wave U6 flywheel headphones, U6 headphones support IPX6 level waterproof, support Bluetooth 4.2 standard, music playback up to 5 hours, support in-line button operation, three-button independent in-line control, the surface of the earphone adopts CD thread design, the earhook adopts memory metal, which can be bent arbitrarily with the periphery of the pinna, and adopts the ear-wrapping wearing method.

This Xiaomi Bluetooth collar headset short press the “volume down” button to silent, short press the “volume up” button, the 15th time it makes a “ding” sound, the “volume up” / “volume down” effect is for the headset itself, not the player (such as mobile phone / laptop) itself volume increase or decrease, when turned off, this music playback through the headphones themselves selected volume situation. However, when the volume up button is pressed to increase the volume to the maximum, the headphones emit a sharp “ding” sound, which is particularly harsh.

For Xiaomi Bluetooth collar headset, long press the key to turn on for 3 seconds, the headset indicator light blue light up, after 1 second the headset turns on, long press the key for 3 seconds, the headset indicator lights up red, and the headset turns off after 1 second.

Compared with the same type of collar headset, the weight of Xiaomi Bluetooth collar headset 40g is heavier (such as the Samsung Level U collar headset of 239 yuan only weighs 33g, the FIIL Driifter of 399 yuan weighs only 24g, and the QY25 of 149 yuan weighs only 21g), and can not connect two Bluetooth devices at the same time (compared to the FIIL Driifter of 399 yuan).

Overall, the highlights of this Xiaomi Bluetooth collar headset are:

1. Magnetic suction is easy to store, and the ear shell is adsorbed by itself when removed;

2. Stereoscopic high fidelity, support ACC coding technology and apt-X lossless Bluetooth output;

3. Support Bluetooth 4.1 standard, Bluetooth connection is fast, communication distance is long;

4. Support voice prompts;

5. The three-frequency sound quality performance is decent, the sound insulation effect is remarkable, and the noise reduction effect is remarkable;

6. The collar is made of skin-friendly elastic material, which fits the neck, and the earphone fits the ear pinna, which is comfortable to wear;

7. Microphone and indicator light are combined into one, support wire control button operation, simple and convenient.

The disadvantages of this Xiaomi Bluetooth collar headphones are:

1. When you press the “volume up” button to increase the volume to the maximum, the headphones emit a sharp “ding” sound, which is particularly harsh;

2. The headphones do not have a built-in Hall module, and after the headphones are adsorbed, the music playback cannot be automatically paused;

3. Not equipped with Type-C interface, poor versatility;

4. It is not comfortable to wear when running, and the collar part jumps up and down with the body;

5. Compared with the same type of collar headset, the weight of 40g is heavier, and two Bluetooth devices cannot be connected at the same time.

Author: Promise in the Sun

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