QroA40 Pro Wireless Earbuds; Pro Hi-Fi Sound; Active Noise Cancellation (ANC): iPhone/Android; Bluetooth 5.3; 36H Playtime; 4 Built-in ENC Mics; Waterproof; Total Touch Controls

Must be a new brand because I’ve never heard of Qro but these have been a pleasant surprise. I’d give them a 4.8.Packaging Experience:Pretty standard. Doesn’t measure up to Apple of course. The earbuds come in a sleeve and the case is small and shiny, as are the earbuds. It comes with a charging cable, instructions, and different size earbud covers. No charging block.Noise Cancellation:I’d give this 5 stars because it’s active noise cancellation and really powerful. It washes out so much sound, even when I’m in my local coffee shop, I barely hear other people and get lost in the soundscape. I’ve really been impressed with how these have performed.Sound Quality:Really well balanced, the bass is powerful and the treble is rich. I normally like to adjust levels when I can but didn’t feel like I needed to with these. Sometimes, you might need to try different earbud covers to get the right size for you. When that’s all figured out, these sound excellent.Battery:I’ve had to charge them every few days, maybe once a week? I’ve only heard the “low battery” warning once when I used them for like 5 hours and it took an hour and a half to charge. But otherwise, the battery is reliable. Perfectly adequate for my everyday usage.Touch Controls:The clicking noise when you tap is definitely how companies should be doing it these days. It lets you know you’ve used the controls so you don’t accidentally tap them. Works with assistants like Alexa, google, Siri, and the controls are intuitive. All the normal functions you’d expect, it’s just that the clicking noise adds a level of control that I wasn’t expecting to appreciate this much.Call quality:People say they hear me better on these than when I use the actual phone, it’s pretty crazy. And the environment hasn’t mattered. I’m really happy with them because I bought these for mainly use while doing work either at home or in public spaces and they have been really reliable.They connected to my macbook really easily and can still listen to music when I walk around the apartment.I would definitely recommend these. At $50, these are one of the best sounding and reliable earbuds in this range.

These survived being run over. Skip to the end if you want to read about that.Bar none these are the best sub $100 earbuds out there. I'm a bit of a headphone nut (over 100 wired pairs, including high end Sennheisers, and a drawer full of earbuds). I'm always on the lookout for quality Chi-fi gear that I don't have to worry about but still sounds and works good. I stumbled on these last year and have since purchased 6 of them--one for each of my daughters and a bunch of spares.As these are wireless earbuds they aren't audiophile quality (I've never heard a pair that are) but they sound very good--easily on par with the airpod pros. Full sound on the warmer side. Perfect for what I use them for (podcasts, YT, music while exercising or mowing). Not remotely fatiguingANC is decent at this price point. Not incredible but for $20 that's to be expected. The fact that it has it is unusual in its class. They aren't good enough for a plane (no earbuds are imo), but perfect for a very loud boxing gym where I take my daughter every week.Fit for me is excellent. My daughter is extremely picky (has sensory difficulties) and she loves these--only pair so far that fits that bill. They stay reasonably secure and are barely noticeable. I can wear them for several hours without a problem.Battery life is excellent even when using ANC. I have yet to run out. Charging base can charge the earbuds several times and then charges quickly when it needs it. USB C thankfully.Touch controls are a pain, but for me they always are. Basic things like touch to pause/play work perfectly. The rest I can't be bothered with--i have too many earbuds to learn how each functions.BUT HERE'S THE INSANE PART. My daughter lost these over a week ago. I was walking down our shared driveway (with 5 other houses) today and saw them on the side. The earbuds were in the mud and the charging base was completely crushed and caked with mud. After dusting it off, it appeared that the battery was still connected and the charging port and circuit board were intact. After a bit of careful cleaning with rubbing alcohol, I plugged them in and to my huge surprise they worked!! Not only did they charge but they connected immediately to my phone. After cleaning, the earbuds themselves look perfect. I've been using them for the past hour playing a variety of music and there is NO sign of damage to the drivers. Bottom line, these were snowed on, rained on, covered in mud, and run over at least once. While the exterior part of the case is gone everything else is functioning perfectly. If that isn't a ringing endorsement I don't know what is! Imagine this happening to ANY Apple product. Just dropping them sometimes breaks them!!HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

The audio quality -- including the noise cancelling mode -- is very good. These are lightweight, fit my ears well, and have good battery life. I do find the touch controls on the right earbud a little oversensitive. All in all very much worth the price.