The Realme Buds Q2 are the latest pair of budget true wireless earbuds to be launched in India. Being yet another option in the budget tier of personal audio products, the Realme Buds Q2 will surprisingly grab attention if it sits alongside the likes of Oppo Enco W51, Soundcore Liberty 2, and more. oneplus buds z, The Skullcandy Sesh and realme apna buds air 2, in terms of mainstream true wireless earbuds under Rs 5,000 that are worth buying. Straight up, the Buds Q2 makes a fair impression for what it looks like, and considering that Realme has made earphones that sound like that before, the Buds Q2 will have the same responsibilities on its shoulders as well.
Audio Quality: Good mids, somewhat balanced bass but muted highs and muddy
Then directly on to the sound quality. first thing – Realme Buds Q2 Not revolutionary, so don’t expect a sound that will completely blow you away. It has a single 10mm dynamic ‘Bass Boost’ driver, which pretty much sums up its intent in terms of its sound profile. It also has what the company calls its custom noise canceling audio chip inside, called the R2.
In terms of sound, the audio is clearly biased towards producing louder bass. However, it’s not just a strong bass line that the Realme Buds Q2 manages to produce. The earbuds put major emphasis on the entire low frequency range, clipping the highs or the lows. This becomes apparent in practically any song you listen to, especially if you compare it to the better balanced options. For reference, we used a pair of KZ ZST X wired IEMs, connected via Bluetooth to the Astel and Kern XB10 Bluetooth Amplifier DAC. The listening mode, in both cases, was the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra, with Dolby Atmos turned on and no equalizer tweaks.
The Realme Buds Q2 delivers clean bass, at least as long as you keep the volume levels peaking at around 70 percent. Interestingly, it tries to focus on delivering clear and loud mids to deliver good vocals. For the most part, it does a good job of improving the average listening experience compared to some other cheap true wireless earbuds. However, the Realme Buds Q2 clearly clips higher, which affects a number of instrument arrangements in the track – especially wide ensemble ones.
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As a result, the higher octave keys sound sad, and the hi-hat rolls sound too muted and pushed into the background. The audio signature is biased towards the hot end, but the overall package lacks flair. The focus on the lows made the overall sound signature a bit profane, and the Buds make the Q2 a little more expressive when cranking up the volume, which poses another problem if you do. The Realme Buds Q2 feels a bit muddy at peak volume, which really brings out the limitations of true wireless earbuds.
For context, if you listen to rock a lot, the Realme Buds Q2 will feel a little disappointing in the way it tame guitar waves and elaborate piano arrangements. Even lots of high pitch rolls produced by cymbal rolls will sound very low—all of which are evident in popular tracks like The Eagles Hotel California, The Scorpion’s Holiday, and Deep Purple’s Highway Star. On the other hand, if you listen to a lot of Bollywood tracks, vocal-driven songs like Sapna Sand’s ‘Jo Ghoom Hua Hai’ will sound warm and pleasant on standalone terms, but you miss a lot of the expressions of the day (the treble dhol of the tabla). ), and the piano in the background sounds somewhat jumbled. Similar features persist in different vocal ranges – Kailash Kher’s ‘Piya Ghar’ or Mohit Chauhan’s ‘Mai Ni Meri’.
All things considered, the Realme Buds Q2 certainly isn’t bad, especially when considering its Rs 2,499 price tag. This has its own strengths, as if trying to emphasize the mids and balance out the bass, but the suppressed upper-mids and highs, combined with jumbled distortions at high volumes and bass bias colors the entire sound. , it performs a strictly average. Price-agnostic terms.
Noise Canceling & Battery Life: Hard-to-play ANC, Good Battery Endurance
The Realme Buds Q2 offer up to 25dB of active noise cancellation on paper. In the real world, the noise cancellation level isn’t particularly loud, and is far from what you’d experience through over-ear headphones. Even if you’re experiencing noise cancellation for the first time, chances are you’ll still find it inadequate. Even in the context of in-ear monitors, noise cancellation is shallow, and will only serve to slightly reduce environmental noise.
However, it can work if you are not fond of noise cancellation which is too heavy. This can be helpful if you’re sitting with your family and expecting an important email to be written amidst the general chatter. However, this will be reduced when used in airplanes, and will be only slightly effective at reducing surrounding noise. It’s walkable, in the sense that something is better than nothing – especially when one considers the Rs 2,499 price tag. The latter is what makes it the most affordable ANC earbuds with acceptable audio quality, so that in itself is a compelling factor for the Buds Q2.
In terms of battery life, the Buds Q2 seems to be quite efficient. While we’re yet to finish the full charge cycle of the Realme Buds Q2’s charging case, the earbuds only provided a steady playback time of a little over six hours from the earbuds. Realme has promised 28 hours of total playback time including the charging case, which sounds plausible. We’ll update more details on the overall battery life in the coming days.
Build quality and design: Quite pleasant for its price
While the overall build quality of the Realme Buds Q2 can be pretty frankly plasticy, the use of soft-touch plastic, paired with a matte overall finish and a lighter shade of blue/grey is clearly a good idea. The earbuds look pleasant, and feel fairly easily built. The case looks like it could get scratched fairly easily if you put it in a bag with keys and other items, but the minimal branding and pleasant pebble-shaped case looks and feels undoubtedly good.
Simply opening the case will automatically pair the earbuds to a paired smartphone, which is an ergonomic move. To pair with a new device, long-press the button on the bottom of the lid for three seconds. Unfortunately, the earbuds don’t have a charging indicator, so if the charging connector isn’t flush with any of the earbuds at any point, you have no real way of detecting it. The single green LED on the case lights up when the earbuds are active and also while charging, which is a design flaw that Realme surprisingly ignored.
Verdict: Totally worth considering for its price
The Realme Buds Q2 isn’t the best in terms of empirical audio performance, but when compared to its rivals in terms of price, the Realme Buds Q2 is definitely worth considering. It’s still the most affordable ANC earbuds out there, so that’s a major plus. Its bass is comparatively well balanced, and does mids better than many budget earphones. It gets active noise cancellation, which although not the most effective, is still useful at times. It even has decent battery life, and with all this bundled at Rs 2,499, the Realme Buds Q2 can be considered if you’re looking for the most affordable true wireless earbuds with active noise cancellation in India. are doing.
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