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Best True Wireless Earbuds Buying Guide: Welcome to TheIndianSubcontinent's round-up of the best true and truly wireless earbuds you can buy

on any budget in 2018.Wires aren't the best, we're the first to admit

They tangle up in your pocket, get caught on zippers when you're not paying attention and slap your neck while working out

We'd have ditched them earlier if we could've, but for a long time their sound quality and design just weren't up to par with their wired

siblings.Thankfully, however, those days are behind us.The latest batch of true wireless earbuds not only sound just as good as their wired

counterparts, but they are now just as reliable thanks to some major improvements in wireless technology

These headphones may be a bit more expensive, but that additional upfront cost pays for the convenience of living cable-free.Ready to cut

the cord Here are the best true wireless earbuds available today.1

Jabra Elite 65tOne of the best true wireless headphones you can buyAcoustic design: Closed | Weight: N/A | Cable length: N/A | Frequency

review:Jabra Elite 65t2

Jabra Elite Sport True Wireless EarbudsGreat sound with fitness tracking to matchAcoustic design: Closed | Weight: N/A | Cable length: N/A |

Battery life (charging case): 13.5 hours | Wireless range: N/A | NFC: NoGreat sport featuresExcellent isolationVery good sound qualityFit

may turn some offLimited case rechargesIf you're more the athletic type, the Jabra Elite Sport are currently the ultimate true wireless

earphones for runners and other kinds of athletes

track your exercise, and you can kick off a workout by pressing a button on one earpiece, and the heart rate tracker is more reliable than

rather like a custom moulded earphone

stamina to a better-than-average 4.5 hours per charge - more than enough to get you through your weekly workouts - before hanging up the

Optoma NuForce BE Free5Great entry-level truly wireless earbuds with a couple of issuesAcoustic design: Closed | Weight: N/A | Cable length:

hours | Battery life (charging case): 13.5 hours | Wireless range: N/A | NFC: NoPolished designComfortableGood sound and isolationMushy

buttonsAnnoying controlsThe NuForce BE Free5 wireless earbuds show just how accessible truly wireless headphones are today

dropouts combined with the frustrating controls keep it from claiming the top spot on our list, but the BE Free5 offer undeniable value in

Sony WF-SP700N Noise-Cancelling EarbudsSony's second-gen true wireless earbuds offer noise-cancellation for cheapAcoustic design: Closed |

Battery life (on-board): 4.5 hours | Battery life (charging case): 13.5 hours | Wireless range: N/A | NFC: NoComfortable

divisive

Others said they had too much

Some said they cut out or unpaired periodically

Others simply never had that problem

Criticisms came hard and fast from all corners of the internet and the only reasonable conclusion one could make after sifting through all

WF-SP700N - are here to try it again

They still offer very modest active noise-cancellation tech and a sweat-resistant PX4 rating, and the new charging case is aesthetically

Optoma NuForce BE Free8Basic-but-good truly wireless headphonesAcoustic design: Closed | Weight: N/A | Cable length: N/A | Frequency

life (charging case): 16 hours | Wireless range: N/A | NFC: NoGood sound qualityExcellent noise isolation16-hour battery lifeAudio stutters

Its understated design flies under the radar, sound quality is good and battery life is excellent

A single charge will yield 4 hours of music playback but the changing case can charge the earbuds 3 times, giving a total of 16 hours of

truly wireless headphone segment

review:Optoma NuForce BE Free86

Sony WF-1000X True Wireless EarbudsNoise-cancellation in a tiny form-factorAcoustic design: Closed | Weight: 70g | Cable length: N/A |

hours | Battery life (charging case): 6 hours | Wireless range: 30ft | NFC: YesNoise-cancellation works wellRich, full soundA little bulkyNo

volume control on earbudsConsidering it's still rare to get noise-cancellation in wired earbuds at all, the fact that Sony has managed to

noise-cancellation that's very good for a pair of earbuds - it won't offer the same isolation as a pair of over-ear cans, but if you're

Battery life is an acceptable 3 hours (acceptable for true wireless that is), with a further 6 provided by the charging case, and sound

quality is rich and full.Our only real reservation with the headphones is an occasional spotty connection between the two earbuds themselves

(which rarely lasts for as much as a full second), and a lack of volume controls on the earbuds themselves (instead your options are limited

to playing, pausing, and skipping your music).Still, if you're after noise-cancellation and decent sound quality with your earbuds, then the

BO Beoplay E8 Wireless EarphonesPricey wireless earbuds that sound absolutely wonderfulAcoustic design: Closed | Weight: 13g (combined) |

richer sound

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The E8 come with a stylish carrying case, and you can tweak the sound to your liking using the accompanying Beoplay app on Android and

iOS.Even without tinkering around with ToneTouch, the E8 sounds crisp and clear

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Onkyo W800BT True Wireless EarbudsGreat sound quality in a small packageAcoustic design: Closed | Weight: 7.5g | Cable length: N/A |

Battery life (on-board): 3 hours | Battery life (charging case): 15 hours | Wireless range: 10m | NFC: NoStandard-setting soundFaulty

The Onkyo W800BT arrived to demonstrate these kind of earphones could sound much better than AirPods, and they continue to flatten most of

listen

The cohesiveness and detail of the mid-range also hugely outclasses most other earphones of this kind

What else did you expect from OnkyoThe only snags are that their wireless performance is not perfect, especially when you compare them to

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