The Shokz OpenFit are open-ear true wireless earbuds from the company that are best known for their bone conduction headphones.

Bone conduction headphones, like their OpenRun Pro, send vibrations through your cheekbones just in front of your ears. They sound pretty good, but most in-ear headphones will sound better.

OpenFit don’t use bone conduction technology. They use conventional drivers that rest just above your ear canal, and use so-called “Air Conduction” to direct music straight through to your inner ear. They should sound much closer to in-ear earbuds, whilst keeping your ears unobstructed so you can clearly hear your surroundings.

They now come in a charging case which both extends their battery life and makes them pocketable and Shokz have further developed their accompanying smartphone app to control and configure them.

I’ve thoroughly tested them over the last month running, cycling and walking. After covering all their features, I’ll discuss how they sound, how comfortable they are and how secure their fit is when exercising.

If you want to skip forward or back at any time in this video, please use the chapter markers YouTube creates from the timestamps down below and in the pinned comment.
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Amazon link:
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Written article: http://thetechnologyman.com
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:59 Overview What's in the box, build, size, weight & dimensions. Compared to OpenRun Pro and AirPods Pro
1:38 Charging
2:01 Initial pairing, pairing another device, factory reset
2:37 Fitting earbuds, comfort
3:08 Touch controls, smartphone app
3:54 Can only pair to one device at time, pairing for running with Apple Watch
4:19 Audio quality & performance Air Conduction (DirectPitch) technology
4:46 Audio quality discussion, compared to bone conduction headphones and AirPods Pro
6:17 EQ presets and custom EQ in smartphone app
6:27 Comparing OpenFit open-ear to AirPods Pro transparency mode
6:37 Volume, louder than bone conduction. Cycling with OpenFit
6:58 How secure are OpenFit for vigorous exercise (running, cycling etc)
7:20 One feature missing from OpenFit compared to bone conduction headphones
7:34 IP54 sweat proof rating, testing running in heavy rain
7:54 Dual mic tests for phone calls (hear for yourself)
8:13 Testing sound leakage
8:32 Testing audio lag, no ear detection for pausing playback
8:53 Battery life, 5 minute quick charge
9.20 Bluetooth range, performance, codec support
9:42 Conclusions
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