How is THIS under $100? EarFun Air Pro 4 Review
Summary
TLDRThe Earfun Air Pro 4 review highlights the new features over its predecessor, the Air Pro 3. With a similar design but thinner case, the Pro 4 offers two color options and improved battery life, reaching around 6 hours with ANC on. It retains the reliable touch controls and introduces customizable settings via the app. The sound quality sees an upgrade with support for both aptX Lossless and LDAC codecs. Despite minor enhancements in call clarity and noise cancellation, the AI features' effectiveness is questionable. The Air Pro 4 is a solid choice for those without the Air Pro 3, but existing users may find the upgrades marginal.
Takeaways
- 🎧 The EarFun Air Pro 4 is a new release following the well-received Air Pro 3.
- 🔄 There is a minor design update with the Air Pro 4 featuring a thinner and less bulky case, and a slightly wider profile.
- 🌈 The new version introduces a white color option in addition to the classic black.
- ⏱ Battery life is advertised at 11 hours with ANC on, but testing revealed around 6 hours at the highest resolution with ANC active.
- 💧 The EarFun Air Pro 4 has an IPX5 waterproof rating, suitable for workouts and wet environments, but lacks dust protection.
- 👂 The fit has been improved with an additional size of ear tips, totaling five sizes, for better comfort and seal.
- 📱 The touch controls are customizable through the EarFun app, allowing for various functions like volume control, play/pause, and media controls.
- 🔊 Sound quality has been improved with support for both aptX Lossless and LDAC codecs, catering to a wide range of Android devices.
- 📞 Call quality remains good, especially in noisy environments, but there's no significant improvement over the Air Pro 3.
- 🔕 The active noise cancellation (ANC) has been slightly adjusted, with the Air Pro 4 suppressing low and mid frequencies a bit less than its predecessor.
- 🌐 The EarFun app now includes an experimental section with features like Google Fast Pair, LE Audio, and multipoint connectivity.
Q & A
What are the key differences between Earfun Air Pro 3 and Earfun Air Pro 4?
-The Earfun Air Pro 4 has a thinner and less bulky case, a slightly wider design, and is available in white in addition to black. The angles of the case and buds are different, and the battery life varies depending on the codec used, with approximately 6 hours with ANC on at the highest resolution.
How does the battery life of Earfun Air Pro 4 compare to its predecessor?
-The battery life is advertised at 11 hours with ANC on, but actual testing showed around 6 hours with aptX and 5 hours and 51 minutes with the LDAC codec when ANC is on.
What new color option is available for Earfun Air Pro 4 that was not available for the Air Pro 3?
-Earfun Air Pro 4 is available in white, in addition to the black color that was available for the Air Pro 3.
What are the main features of the Earfun Air Pro 4 that remain unchanged from the Air Pro 3?
-The main features that remain unchanged include the presence of a pairing button in the case, a color blind friendly battery indicator, touch controls on a dimple, and the design of the stems and touch surface.
How does the Earfun Air Pro 4 perform in terms of call quality?
-Call quality is good as long as the user speaks up clearly. There is a slight improvement in clarity and loudness compared to the Air Pro 3, but it remains challenging when speaking softly. Wind noise reduction is effective and calls are audible and clear outdoors.
What is the IP rating of Earfun Air Pro 4 and what does it indicate?
-The Earfun Air Pro 4 has an IPX5 waterproof rating, which means it is protected against water jets from any direction and is suitable for workouts and wet environments, but it does not offer dust protection.
What additional tip sizes does Earfun Air Pro 4 offer compared to the Air Pro 3?
-Earfun Air Pro 4 offers five sizes of tips, which is one more than the Air Pro 3 provided.
What sound codecs are supported by Earfun Air Pro 4 and how does it impact the sound quality?
-Earfun Air Pro 4 supports both aptX Lossless and LDAC codecs, covering most Android phones for high-quality sound. It also supports AAC and has an EQ in the app for sound customization.
How does the Earfun Air Pro 4 perform in windy conditions during calls?
-In windy conditions, there is no noticeable difference in call quality between the Air Pro 4 and the Air Pro 3. The wind noise is audible but the voice remains clear.
What additional features are included in the Earfun Air Pro 4's app?
-The app includes features like customizable touch controls, firmware updates, game mode, EQ settings, ANC controls, and an experimental section with Google Fast Pair, LE audio, and multipoint support.
What is the conclusion about the Earfun Air Pro 4 in terms of its value compared to the Air Pro 3?
-The Earfun Air Pro 4 is a compelling product by itself with improved sound tuning and additional features, but it may not be a significant enough upgrade for those who already own the Air Pro 3, unless they need specific improvements like LDAC support or the new white color option.
Outlines
🎧 EarFun Air Pro 4 Review Introduction
The script opens with excitement about the EarFun Air Pro 4, the successor to the well-received Air Pro 3. The hosts discuss the new features and improvements, such as a redesigned case that is thinner and less bulky, albeit slightly wider. The color options have expanded from just black to include white. The battery life is advertised at 11 hours with ANC on, but actual testing showed variations depending on the codec used, ranging from 5 hours 51 minutes with LDAC to 6 hours 2 minutes with aptX. The touch controls remain reliable, and the app allows for customization of these controls. The design of the buds themselves has not changed significantly, maintaining a standard stem style with the EarFun logo. The IPX5 waterproof rating is a notable feature for those who use their buds in workouts or wet environments.
🔊 EarFun Air Pro 4 Sound Quality and Features
The hosts delve into the sound quality of the EarFun Air Pro 4, highlighting the device's support for both aptX Lossless and LDAC codecs, making it versatile for Android users. They discuss the sound signature, noting an improvement over the Air Pro 3 with a more balanced bass and brighter sound. The transparency mode and noise cancellation (ANC) are also covered, with the ANC receiving a tier A rating. Additional features like multipoint connectivity, wear sensing, and an EQ in the app are mentioned. The hosts also touch on the experimental features in the app, including Google Fast Pair and LE Audio, and discuss the multipoint functionality, which allows for easy switching between connected devices.
📞 EarFun Air Pro 4 Call Quality and Noise Cancellation
The discussion moves to the call quality and noise cancellation capabilities of the EarFun Air Pro 4. The hosts conduct a noisy environment test and a windy conditions test to evaluate the performance. They find a slight improvement in clarity and loudness when speaking loudly but note that speaking softly remains challenging. Wind noise reduction is praised for its effectiveness. The hosts also discuss the ANC features, including AI environment adaptive ANC and ear-adaptive ANC, but report that these AI features were not noticeable during their testing. The wind noise reduction mode, however, stands out as particularly effective.
💬 Final Thoughts on EarFun Air Pro 4
In the conclusion, the hosts reflect on whether the EarFun Air Pro 4 is a compelling product on its own and whether it's an improvement over the Air Pro 3. They acknowledge that the Air Pro 4 is an excellent product with features like comfort, multipoint connectivity, an IPX5 rating, and good call quality. However, they note that the improvements over the Air Pro 3 are marginal, with the main upgrades being the sound tuning and the addition of the white color option. The hosts suggest that current Air Pro 3 users may not need to upgrade unless they desire the improved sound quality or additional color choice. They also mention the price point, indicating that the Air Pro 4 is priced at $90, and advise potential buyers to consider the value it offers compared to the previous model.
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Keywords
💡Eraone Air Pro 3
💡Eraone Air Pro 4
💡ANC (Active Noise Cancellation)
💡Battery Life
💡Touch Controls
💡IPX5 Waterproof Rating
💡Sound Signature
💡Codec
💡Multipoint Connectivity
💡Custom EQ and Sound Profiles
💡Google Fast Pair
Highlights
Excitement about the new EarFun Air Pro 4, a successor to the well-received Air Pro 3.
Design similarities and differences between the Air Pro 3 and the new Air Pro 4 model.
Introduction of a white color option in addition to black for the Air Pro 4.
Case design changes, including being thinner and less bulky, but slightly wider for the Air Pro 4.
Battery life comparison between the advertised 11 hours and the tested results with different codecs.
Touch controls remain reliable with customizable options through the app.
The addition of an IPX5 waterproof rating for the Air Pro 4, suitable for workouts and wet environments.
Fit and comfort discussion, including the need to change default ear tips for a better fit.
Phone call quality tests in different environments, comparing the Air Pro 3 and Air Pro 4.
Introduction of an experimental section in the app with Google Fast Pair and LE Audio support.
Multipoint connectivity feature and its ease of use demonstrated through the app.
ANC performance evaluation, including the new AI features and their effectiveness.
Sound quality comparison between the Air Pro 3 and Air Pro 4, highlighting the improvements.
Discussion on the value proposition of the Air Pro 4, considering its price and features.
Conclusion on whether the Air Pro 4 is a compelling upgrade from the Air Pro 3 or a good choice for new buyers.
Transcripts
okay we are seriously excited about this
one the earon Air Pro 3 was an all-time
favorite of ours and earfun just went
ahead and released a new version yeah
what's different is it better well
earone has definitely done some mad
engineering Namaste we dhrm me Dusty
Hoover robbing mad Engineers all right
let's talk about the building design
let's do that yeah they look very
similar to the previous model so let's
take a look we have the ear fun Air Pro
4 and as you can see there is not a
whole lot of difference the angles are
different and yeah and the reason for
that is because the case is also
different as in it's thinner less bulky
that's for sure but it's a little bit
wider let's check out the colors that
you get these in so if you guys remember
the aant Air Pro 3 was available only in
black and now with the four they've
released it in white as well so this is
how the White Version looks like so it's
nice that ear fund's offering two colors
now yeah that was always one of the
critiques very plain L bulky you said
there's a pairing button in the case yep
like always that has not changed there's
a color blind friendly battery indicator
up front that has not changed now the
battery life is an interesting one do
you want to tell them the battery life
all right so battery life is advertised
at 11 hours with ANC on we're not quite
sure which codec yeah this is on but
when we tested it with the lde codec we
got 5 hours and 51 minutes and then we
tested it with aptx and we got 6 hours
and 2 minutes so around the 6h hour mark
at the highest resolution at the highest
resolution possible withc on withc on
yes so if you were to play this you know
I mean use it with AAC for example which
it also supports you probably get a
higher number as well but decent numbers
nonetheless yeah and the dimple on touch
controls is still there very reliable as
far as we are concerned we also like the
default setting that they use they use
volume control as a single tab so you
got those touch controls on that dimple
so on the right side you see the ear fun
Air Pro 4 and the left is the aun Air
Pro three exact same design when it
comes to the stems and the touch surface
so as you can see the app lets you
customize a bunch of them so depending
on which bu you have it goes to volume
up or volume down double tap is pause or
play and triple tap is kind of media
control long press doesc so you get all
the controls you need at the touch of
your fingertips and there's a reasonable
bit of customization there as well for
example if you don't like the single tab
you can just change it to play pause
because if you hit that too often you
can also disable all the touch controls
and yeah that's also an option you can
if they're getting activated
accidentally so all right so in terms of
design and looks these are not winning
any awards they basically I mean
run-of-the-mill standard stem style buds
that you would come to expect you know
you got the ear fun logo on the case as
well as on the buds itself so here you
go and then on the buds no different
there so yeah I mean they don't look bad
no that's for sure but they didn't
really change up the design I can
understand if that's one place place
they want to cut Corners in terms of you
know bringing us good value buds I would
accept that what they do have is an ipx
5 waterproof rating which is really nice
if you're into workouts or wet places in
general no dust protection yeah don't
give it to the beach no be or dust all
right so in terms of fit these very good
I did have to change the default tips
though because they came with large and
well first of all tips you get five
sizes of tips in the Box guys so that's
one more than the previous model gave
you and so I had to change out the L to
the m tips same exactly same it's
strange that they chose to have those on
as default I was putting them in and
they kept falling out yeah yeah yeah so
so I did that and you know and we've
seen this from the three as well and on
the four they are round tips and we
always say round is you know great for a
seal but may not be great for com
comfort so but these have been really
comfortable for me even though they're
rounded were they yeah for you also very
comfortable not so secure for me I must
say they fall out a little bit more than
some other corre yeah the seal is good
the fit isn't like super secure but it's
pretty good yeah five size of tips
nothing to sneeze at n something to
sneeze at is what you talked about
occlusion so if you put them in your ear
and talk you do get that kind of
resonating within your skull effect so
yeah yeah that's not a nice feeling and
that's something that I've noticed with
just keeping them the buds in my ears
putting putting it into transparency
mode and then just having a conversation
with people I felt that but also while
doing calls with these buds let's talk
about calls let's do that let's talk
about iyes let's talk about icycles
let's talk about test all right guys
this is a my test on the ear fun Air Pro
three pop pop popsicle I icle test test
testing
2 amount of cars are reducing right now
in the background for this noisy test so
you can just kind of hear how I sound
right now so we're going to be testing
the ear fun Air Pro 4 after this but
these are the threes and here are a few
more
cars off pop popsicle ice ice i t t one
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all right let's move to the next
one right now we're on the ear fun Air
Pro four with cars in the background pop
pop popsicle I icle test test testing 1
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three okay cars are reducing a little
bit there is one truck
coming and after that we're going to
wait a little bit but at least you can
hear how I sound with not too much noise
in the background no cars whooing by but
yeah very curious what you guys think
compared to the previous version the
this is the four compared to the
three in terms of looks guys it doesn't
really look that different right it
looks the same um but we're very curious
if the calls have improved they were
pretty decent before but calls are hard
are hard not to crack so we Hope they've
uh they've improved them pop pop
popsicle ice ice icle test test testing
1 2 three now let's try it softly
with all right let's move on to the
windy conditions
guys all right I'm on a bike with the
ear fun Air Pro three in windy
conditions you can see the wind speed
over here as I pick up the speed all
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3 all right biking here with the ear fun
Air Pro 4 in windy conditions you can
see how much wind there is on this meter
over here here we go pop pop popsicle
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testing one two three let's do that
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all right those were the phone calls
what did you guys think this is what we
thought in noisy you know there was
slight bump up in Clarity and loudness
of the voice yeah but it was equally bad
when speaking softly yeah they didn't
change much and in windy conditions
there was actually no noticeable
difference they sounded pretty much the
same you heard the wind a little bit but
in general these are quite Audible and
clear for calls Outdoors guys so as long
as you speak up that's the that's the
conclusion no mumbling yeah yeah not
like me yeah I'm speaking what about the
fuckon the fuckman yeah no mute controls
not in this generation either but you do
get answer hang up and volume on calls
which is pretty important as well Y and
you can't change the ANC mode on the
buds yeah so but you can go into the app
and then change it there so that's that
makes sense something doesn't want to
interfere with hanging up a call I guess
all right extra features this time they
do come with an experimental section in
the app as you can see here and that
experimental SE section has Google Fast
paare which I'm very happy to see and
the Google Fast paare worked pretty well
so I don't know why they put it in
experimental maybe they're still testing
it but it works Le audio is also part of
that experimental section yeah so it
also has multipoint as Kevin will
demonstrate here and very nice thing is
that the multipoint does show you a list
of devices that you've connected to in
the past and you can switch from the app
here we enabling multipoint and you see
it's it's come on you can disconnect
from one of the devices and reconnect to
another one so multipoint worked well in
our testing there is one exception where
you can't use multipoint come to that in
a bit yeah what are the extra well yeah
just like the previous model you got a
wear sensor so you can take the buds out
of your ears it pause your audio and
resume once you put it back in the app
is very similar you get the
customization in terms of the controls
you can disable those controls like we
saw you can update the firmware there's
game mode there's an EQ which we'll talk
about in a bit ANC controls which are
also interesting to talk about so let's
talk about it yeah let's talk about ANC
to begin with so ANC came in at tier a
for the previous model but also for this
model okay didn't go up to TRS no but
you know they did a decent job you know
cancelling out noises across all the
frequencies strangely enough though
compared to the air proo 3 they suppress
the lows and the mids a tiny bit less
which is interesting yeah but what
they've also done is thrown in a bunch
of you guessed it AI features if you go
into noise cancelling you see a whole
list of types of noise cancelling
because on the previous model you only
had wind noise cancelling as an option
to turn on and off now you have strong
balance which tries to kind of balance
wearing comfort with noise reduction it
has AI environment adaptive ANC which is
just adaptive noise cancelling we'll
talk about how that actually performed
in a bit and then there is a ear
adaptive ANC which is it detects the fit
in your ear and then changes the noise
cancelling and then there's wind noise
cancelling yeah but guys I tried this
out I was biking around my city you know
with these buds in I was changing the
modes with traffic around me let me just
say that the all the AI stuff didn't
actually do anything it didn't change it
didn't you know like it's very slight
even if something happens maybe but I
didn't notice it that's the thing yeah
what I did notice though was the wind
noise reduction that one was really good
and it was good on the previous model
too okay yeah nice so because that's a
tricky feature to implement well we've
seen this right people say they've got
wind noise reduction and what it
basically does is it kind of blocks out
everything the noise and the wind yeah
and here the wind is gone but you still
hear a lot of your ambient noise so I
felt safe wearing these in Wind
reduction mode yeah these are for you
man okay you just go into full noise
canc I want noise canc I don't hear all
these anyway yeah very few buzs do this
so that's a that's a good job I guess
yeah enough trans transparency in that
mode and mhm you have transparency in
other modes as well do and here again
didn't change still on TI it was on tier
a the new one is still tier a really
good transparency it improved a little
bit compared to the Air Pro 3 and
letting in more of the low end and
amplifying the overall Vault okay nice
but I will say something that they
haven't been able to improve from the
previous model and I was actually hoping
for along with that occlusion is the
white noise so if you're in a quiet
space and you put it in transparency
mode you're going to hear that white
noise yeah
what it is it is what it is sound
quality sound quality let's talk about
it yeah well I think one of the biggest
upgrades for me on this is the fact that
like the edifier we reviewed before this
this is the second device that we've
seen that does both apx lossless as well
as ldac so all Android phones are pretty
much covered in that sense if you have
an aptx Snapdragon phone you can use
that if you have an older phone like or
or if you have a Samsung phone you can
even use it on just the basic abtx which
they Port so that's nice unfortunately
it's either ldac or multipoint you can't
do both but with abtx you can okay so
that's good to know so here you see that
if you choose ldac you will not get
multipoint so it is a choice between the
two and like Rowan said you can go ahead
and choose aptx adaptive and you can
still use multipoint with that so that's
probably the best of both both yeah I
think this is only the second device I'm
seeing that does both wow I had a
feeling in the beginning that apx was an
exclusive thing that Snapdragon made you
do but now apparently it's not so that's
good news for us customers it's not anti
customer that's what the app toggle was
which we just saw there's also La audio
which we talked about and we said it's
in experimental mode they do say there
are some issues maybe that's why it's
turned off by default I don't know but
we need to look into that a little bit
more as to what those issues are now
let's go to tuning so let's talk a
little bit about how these earbuds sound
and the cphs that we've generated for
them so let's go to the browser here so
this is the earphone air proo 4 sound
signature so this is hugging for the
most part as you can see it's very
nicely done I think it's a very tasteful
sound I I like the tuning on the Travel
not very spiky and I like the mids as
well there's not much of a dip there the
base here looks good right my only
concern is the quality of the Basse and
that's kind of been my concern with ear
fun products for quite a while they have
this kind of woolly nature which is very
you know the attack is very slow not my
favorite bit but what they have done
compared to the air proo 3 is they've
turned that base down quite a bit and
this is the air Pro 3 after the big
update with the change the tuning so you
see here that the base is not as yeah
prevalent let's say as it was on the Air
Pro 3 I also like that they've kind of
made it a bit brighter sounding and you
know overall I like the tuning of the
four better than the three so
compliments to yourphone on that so on
sound definitely a slight upgrade from
the Air Pro 3 and of course you're going
to get all the goodies in the app the
earin the presets look like a a carousel
now but you have custom EQ and you also
have a my sound profile which you can do
a sound test on I haven't tested that
but yeah that that option is there as
well and at this price point pretty
awesome that they're giving you that so
overall for sound very happy with these
so one thing I will say is that I
noticed when I play audio I hear it
first on my left earbud and then the
right one so there's a bit of a delay
how bigger did are be talking 1 second
or less one second I think I had that
with a three as well yeah but it's fine
could be yeah but this something what
Cod were you using maybe that has
something I will need to check I think
it was aptx okay yeah but no it wasn't
it was AC because it was connected to my
iPhone and my MacBook at the time yeah
was AC cool yeah good to know but yeah
it wasn't like it just takes a while to
kind of start up yeah I guess every time
you play and pause or whatever so that
was the sound that was the NC we talked
about a bunch of stuff yeah what is our
conclusion Kevin okay let's start with
is this a compelling product by itself
you know because yes we can compare it
and price and this and that but by
itself is it a good product I think you
have a slightly different conclusion
than I do or not okay what's your
conclusion let's go with that so I
really loved the Air Pro 3 and you're
right if we don't compare it to it we're
still getting an excellent product here
I think if you look at you know things
like Comfort yes it's comfortable it's
got multipoint It's still got that ipx5
rating controls are good they're
customizable I like the wind reduction
mode AZ transparency tier a calls are
very good as long as I don't
Mumble package it's got the whole
package but is it really better than the
Air Pro 3 than the Air Pro 3 well couple
of things right I mean so one thing we
must say about the Air Pro 3 we reviewed
it and there have been like tons of
updates after that and it's gotten even
better than when we first reviewed it so
that's something to keep in mind in
buying this company's products I think
they've been good about updates and what
we hear also that they're good about
customer service we never to deal with
that obviously but yeah people do say
that so in general happy with the aone
the Air Pro 3 as you said great product
I think there would be a couple of
reasons to upgrade to Air Pro 4 that I
can think of one is if you don't have an
apx enabled phone this gives you you
know ldac as well so you can be more
flexible with your ecosystem let's say
other than that the tuning is a bit
better but I don't see many other
difference calls are marginally better
there's an additional white color you
know there there things like that but
yeah other than that there's yeah I mean
you get another extra size of tips if
you know you're someone who happens to
just not get that right fit maybe your
chances are improved and the case in
your pocket will be less bulgy you know
slight design D but for people who want
portability but like we said you get
pretty much everything from the previous
one as well so is it objectively better
yes yeah for certain people yeah and it
does boil onto price because the Air Pro
3 as we saw in the recent Prime Day Sale
were discounted like crazy yeah selling
like hot cakes as well from what we saw
in the comments everybody said I'm
buying it so yeah if you have the three
I think there is some reason you might
want to upgrade but for most of us I
don't think we would want to upgrade the
four right but from the two or from you
know another set of buzs definitely a
good proposition because the ear fun Air
Pro 3 retails for around 80 but we've
seen it being discounted so all right
guys editor Kevin here so after we shot
this video ear fund actually released
the price in US dollars so as you can
see it's $90 now so if it's a similar
price and you don't have the Air Pro 3
get it if you have it I'd say stick to
it unless you need that improved sound
quality yeah it's a marginal difference
there are some advantages but both great
products so I tip my hat to your phone
nice and we also tip our hats my
metaphorical hat as well thanks a bunch
for your support guys as always and a
special Thanks goes out to our
montier members GMA Panda and Paula
thank you so much thank you very much
ear fund sent us these products guys
just a quick disclaimer but this is an
independent review no money exchanged
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