Good deal – Realme Buds Air 2 Neo true wireless headphones at €38.50 (-14%)

The true wireless Buds Air 2 Neo earphones have the same arguments as all Realme products (and many others…), promising a very solid price/quality ratio and a complete user experience, under the 40 € mark.

The Buds Air 2 Neo from Realme offer a correct experience by ensuring the job on the fundamental points. They can be a relatively honest starting point for the tightest budgets looking for basic true wireless headphones to go with their Android smartphone… provided you don’t have any requirements regarding the insulation or the quality of the hands kit free. It should nevertheless be kept in mind that more solid alternatives exist on the market, at a price that is certainly a little higher, but they are certainly more successful on all points.

Strong points

• A good balance on the first part of the audible spectrum (bass/medium).
• Good feelings of comfort.

Weak points

• Surplus energy in the high-mids, exhausting sound.
• More than perfectible sound precision, extreme treble set back.
• Poor active noise reduction performance.
• No volume control.
• No headphone support in the iOS app (and therefore very limited functions).

NB: The reported price drop is calculated by comparing the lowest price of the day with the average of the lowest prices charged by all merchants for the product last month, with security rules to exclude prices from shops whose the VAT policy is not clear (known as “grey” shops, typically in the case of imports from China).

Alternatively

Despite its ergonomic qualities (intuitive and complete user experience, good comfort/support, good battery life), the Backbeat Pro 5100 will struggle to stand out in terms of sound performance. They fail to recreate the very good surprise of the first Backbeat Pro (headphones) and give us a particularly flattering and energetic sound rendering; too energetic even, which immediately limits the listening volume or the listening time. We prefer the Elite 65t, just as complete, but with a slightly softer and above all flexible sound reproduction, or the Beoplay E8, for example.