HTC True Wireless Earbuds 7, IPX4 Splashproof Bluetooth 5.3 Noise Cancelling in-Ear Headphones with 45ms Ultra-Low Latency, 22H Playtime, Built-in Mic for Gaming, Exercising (Black)

First – MAKE SURE TO REMOVE ALL FILMS. Theres a small yellow film over the charging contacts. The ear buds will not turn on if you dont remove these as they only turn on when you remove them from the case. Onto the review. I got these bluetooth earbuds for gaming with my Steam Deck and the low latency mode actually seems to work pretty well. The sound quality is decent, about what you’d expect from a $30 pair of earbuds. The range on them is pretty good as well, I can get about 30 feet away before anything gets choppy but of course if you go through multiple walls it will get worse. My biggest complaint with these earbuds is the lack of a few features found on similar products. Namely you can’t turn them off and you cant change the volume. On most devices like this a long enough press will turn the device off or turn the device on. For these HTC Earbuds you MUST put them in the case to turn them off or take them out of the case to turn them on. This is especially annoying because if you leave them out for a bit unpaired they turn off automatically and you’ll have to find the case again to pop them in and out to turn back on. You also can’t unpair them except from the paired device. The most annoying thing about these is they don’t have their own volume controls and no way to control the volume on the device from these. With EVERY single bluetooth audio device I have ever used there has been some way to control the audio levels without messing with the device they’re connected to and these fail that test. I would liked to be able to control the volume individually from any other Bluetooth things I would connect to my phone or deck but I have to change them all at the same time. Overall their build quality is good, they’re comfortable enough, they have good range and decent battery life (only tested 4 hours, your results may differ), but the software and control issues really tank this to me. You can’t release a Bluetooth device with fewer features than even the cheapest on the market have.