The Edifier TWS5 Review: 8 Hours battery life on a single charge

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There are plenty of audio options for those on the go and true wireless earbuds are becoming very popular as of late. The Edifier TWS5 review takes a look at a pair of true wireless earbuds from a company that usually offers up solid audio experiences. Read on to see what we thought of these earbuds!

The Edifier TWS5 Review: 8 Hours battery life on a single charge

Design & Battery

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Edifier has been making decent audio products for a long time, without being too crazy in its design. The Edifier TWS5 is no exception. The earpieces and the charging case have a good build quality and even have a kind of business-like appearance.

The charging case comes with a 500mA battery that can recharge the earpieces four times fully via micro-USB. It looks formal, with its dark grey look and the Edifier branding on the lid. By opening and closing the lid, three LED-lights indicate the battery status of the case. You can shut off the earpieces by putting them in the case; however, the connection between the earpieces and the charging spikes isn’t the best. A sudden movement of the case may suddenly turn on the earpieces of the TWS5.

Happily, their batteries won’t deplete anytime soon: they offer up to 8 hours of playtime on a single charge.

The battery life has to come from somewhere, and in this case, it shows in size. The earpieces of the Edifier TWS5 are relatively large, and the pebble-like design on the inside really fills out your ear. With the same kind of design, the Wavefun X-Pods 3 offers way more comfort. The delivered three sizes ear tips don’t help: they are a bit less round than with most earphones, making them feel bulky in your ear canal. If you have other tips laying around, do try them – they may increase the comfort.

On the plus side of the pebble-like design and the sturdy ear tips: the fit of the TWS5 is quite good. They don’t feel as if they will fall out of your ears soon.

Sound Quality

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The Edifier TWS5 provides a fantastic listening experience, the bass, mid and treble frequencies work well with each other and do not overwhelm one another. Bass frequencies sound controlled yet still manage to pack a punch when needed with a good amount of and the mid and treble frequencies such as percussion and vocals have good clarity.

These sound characteristics are my preferred type, so we are incredibly pleased with how the earbuds sound and we have found the listening experience to be very pleasant throughout a range of different musical genres.

The passive sound isolation offered by the rubber ear tips is good and there are three sizes of ear tips included in the box. The volume offered by the earbuds is good, we found ourselves listening to music at just over 50% which provided us with a comfortable listening volume – we have no complaints.

Microphone

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The microphone on the TWS5 sounds clear and picked up my voice to a good and audible volume. This makes the earbuds good for making phone calls or creating voice memos. To cut out on background noise, the earbuds also feature CVC noise reduction to help your voice stand out clearly.

Connection & Controls

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The connectivity on the Edifier TWS5 is mostly good, with its stable Bluetooth 5.0 connection. It holds its signal up to ten meters and fares mostly good in areas full of wireless signals as well.

While the design may imply the Edifier TWS5 has actual buttons; the earpieces are touch-controlled. Touch them once to play or pause the music, tap the right one twice to skip a song, the left one twice to return one. Unfortunately, the functionality stops there. A long press? Three taps? Both don’t do anything. It’s not possible to change the volume or to activate a voice assistant.

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In conclusion, The Edifier TWS5 is a great option if you’re looking for a great-sounding pair of true wireless earbuds for under £100. The design is a little bulkier than some other earbuds on the market and they do lack more modern features such as USB Type-C but the sound quality and listening experience offered is fantastic – if you’re worried about sound and nothing else, these are a fantastic choice.

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