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I mean, idk why I didn't think of it, but I had a wireless headphone and I used it continueously for like 3-5 hours and battery barely drained.

But headphones are not very portable, I mean there is no wire to mess with, but still, its not exactly easy to carry if you are, for example, commuting. So I also got some wireless earbuds, but these only last like 1 hour maybe 2 with continuous use. Kinda annoying since with headphones, you can (some, at least) plug in the battery and charge it while using it, and its essentially temporarily a wired headphone (at least until you get enough charge to disconnect it again), but earbuds can't do that.

This is kinda of a mildly infuriating post, but I don't really want the negative energy, like its not the technology's fault, I just forgot that you can't really fit a big battery inside a tiny earbud lol. (I forgot physics existed)

So yea, every hour or so, I have to put it back in the charging case. Annoying...

I think I now understand why people really wanted the headphone jack back (I mean I still don't like wires dangling around, but yea I get it, you don't have to worry about the battery running out, its tradeoffs vs different tradeoffs).

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[-] 9point6@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I use the Google pixel buds pro 2 that I've had for a couple of years now, they still last about 6-8h before I need to pop them back in the case for a bit. I don't think the case has ever ran out on me.

The thing to remember with these is the battery is tiny, so if you want good battery life (and sound quality), you kinda need to spend a bit more than whatever the cheaper end is selling for or it will just contain the cheapest battery the manufacturer could fit in for the price.

Companies like Apple, Google, Sony etc don't want a reputation for worse battery life than the competition, so their prices will tend to reflect what you should expect to pay

Same... in fact, I just noticed that I've had my Pixel Buds Pros for 3 years today and they still have pretty decent battery. I rarely wear them for more than 3 hours at a time, but I do have a pair of Pixel Bud 2s that I keep around just in case I need to be on an extra long call.

[-] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago

I spent like less than $100 for the Anker Soundcore Liberty 4 so yea its considered budget.

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