In the era of true wireless headsets, both audio and mobile phone manufacturers hope to take a share in this field.
Although everyone is doing real wireless headsets, the product styles of audio labels and mobile phone manufacturers seem to be different.
▲ True wireless module solution for wired headsets, image from: Ching3C
The focus of the audio label is on the sound quality, how to improve the transmission quality while maintaining stability, and thus improve the sound performance of the headphones. Therefore, we will also see a lot of “weird” true wireless products from various audio exhibitions, such as wireless modules that convert traditional headphones into true wireless headphones. These are also the research directions of audio manufacturers.
In contrast, true wireless headsets from mobile phone manufacturers focus on features and intelligent experiences.
Real wireless headsets such as the new AirPods, Galaxy Buds, Xperia Duo and Huawei’s FreeBuds are all based on mobile phones. How to use the earphones combined with the intelligent assistant to control the mobile phone and let it realize the function without hand control. This is a subject that mobile phone manufacturers consider when developing true wireless earphones.
Is it an “audio device” or a “smart phone accessory”, depending on which vendor the headset is from.
But for the vivo with audio attributes, they want to combine these two elements to make a true wireless headset with both audio performance and smart needs. And TWS1 is the answer they gave.
The shape of the charging box of the vivo TWS 1 is not much different from the current mainstream wireless wireless headset products.
The charging case is shaped like an elliptical pebbles, and the cover has a magnetic structure for fixing the cover of the charging case. The sound of the lid opening is still crisp, the damping feeling is moderate, and the opening and closing feel is not bad. If you are used to the feel of AirPods, then the Vivo TWS 1 will not be much different. The size of the charging case is not too large, and it is also a level that can be inserted into the trouser pocket.
The charging case plus the earphones weigh 36g, and there is no obvious weight in the pocket.
Compared with the model, vivo puts more thought on the texture processing of the charging box and the earphone.
vivo TWS 1 introduces two colors: “Star Blue” and “Yueyue White”. Vivo adds a gradient from dark blue to transparent on the star blue color charging box and headphones. If you look carefully, you can see that there is a transparent position at the bottom of the box. Officials say that if the charging box is set up, There is a feeling of “suspension”. Vivo also redeployed this color like “Midnight Blue” to make it look more metallic.
With the gradient that produces a floating effect, the look of the vivo TWS 1 is really good.
But whether it’s headphones or a charging case, the glossy TWS 1 is also very scratch-resistant and dirty.
Although the surface treatment of vivo TWS 1 is not easy to fingerprint, but for people with more hand oil, whether it is headphones or charging box, it is very easy to stain. Although these smudges canIt is handled by cleaning paper, but it is also troublesome to rub the charging box frequently. And if you accidentally put headphones and other hard objects inside the trouser pocket, the chance of the charging box being scratched is very high.
If the official Vivo or other accessory manufacturers can produce a TWS 1 protective case, it will be more convenient to use. After all, the charging box of many earphones, such as the WF-1000XM3, can be adapted to the protective cover. It is not difficult to make the TWS 1 shell in terms of the volume of the vivo.
When wearing, the vivo TWS 1 also adopts a semi-in-ear design. The weight of the headphones is 4.4 grams, which is similar to the AirPods (second generation) weighing 4 grams. The weight difference is not big and there will be no difference. A clear sense of weight.
vivo TWS 1 is also a good fit when worn. As a person who wears AirPods and in-ear headphones for a long time, I personally feel that the fit of TWS 1 is sometimes higher than AirPods. There is no obvious foreign body sensation when wearing it. There is not much problem with the earphones to be worn for a long time.
It’s just that headphones with a glossy finish are still easier to stick. If you hit the summer sweating season, the headphones are very dirty. But this is not too bigThe way, I had to carry it with a cleaning cloth.
Full touch, native experience
As with most real wireless headsets, the main operations of vivo TWS are based on touch and voice.
The vivo TWS headphones support the most basic tapping function, and the sliding operation can also be realized on the headphones. The user can set the left and right earphones to pause/play and song switching control functions, and then use the sliding touch to control the volume, so that the music can be controlled without taking out the phone.
The touch response of the headphones is still very sensitive, and it is not too much problem to cope with touch. If you touch the touch, there will be a slight chance of misjudgment, and the impact is actually not big.
In addition, vivo TWS supports the functionality of the voice-wake smart assistant Jovi.
After adding voice wakeup, the user does not need to occupy a button operation on the earphone, and the earphone touch can concentrate on the operation of the playback control. When the user does not take the phone to take the phone, the user can wake up Jovi through voice to achieve some basic operations, to meet some basic needs or no problem.
In addition to the basic connectivity and voice control features, the vivo TWS comes with a voice translation feature. The user only needs to speak to the mobile phone to speak, and then the mobile phone can translate the content through the earphone after the translation is completed. The function supports translation in 6 languages, such as Chinese, English and Japanese. This function is very convenient for people who travel frequently and travellers.
As a true wireless headset for Vivo’s own mobile phone, vivo TWS supports the common functions of sliding touch and voice wake, in addition to the most basic touch function customization, close to fast pairing and pop-up display. In addition, the voice reminder and translation function has been added. The vivo TWS can also be used by users in different scenarios. In terms of function coverage, vivo TWS is also relatively complete.
But as a genuine mobile phone for your own mobile phone, connection stability and feature support are also important. In this regard, vivo has also done a lot of detail processing and optimization.
Hardware, vivo TWS uses Qualcomm’s latest QCC 5126 wireless chip, which supports aptX transmission technology and Bluetooth 5.0 dual mode, supports dual transmission and forwarding transmission modes, the lowest in dual mode Can achieve a delay of 180ms.
Although, dual mode requires a mobile phoneSupport, but now vivo has completed the adaptation of vivo TWS, several mainstream mobile phones (such as NEX 3 series, NEX A and NEX S and NEX dual screen version, iQOO Pro and its 5G version, iQOO Neo 855 version, X27 series Both Z5 and Z5) can support the low-latency dual-channel mode, which is still good at the moment. But for the older X-series users or the Vivo entry users, it is still necessary to change the machine to get a more comprehensive experience.
In terms of actual stability, vivo TWS does not have much problem watching videos, listening to music and talking in the environment where aptX transmission is turned on. Basically, there is no delay.
When you walk around, you can listen to music with vivo TWS. The connection of the headphones is stable. Except for some places with large interference, there will be intermittent situations. It is generally used. Even if you want to use it in sports scenes such as running, the problem is not too big.
