(Running)-Review: QY8 Earphone Bluetooth

This time, I am going to review about QY8. This is going to be my second time I reviewed a Bluetooth Earphone, after Jabra Sport Wireless+.

Unboxing

In the box, there is the earphone, QY8. QY8 has round shape at the body. Seems like a snail shell shape. Mine was black. Maybe that was the only available colour.

There is also a short charging cable, with has length of a span. Seriously, it is very short. Perhaps it is for reducing resistance in the charging cable, hence ensure faster charging.

It comes with small, medium and large size of ear tube. And also, a less useful guidebook.

Overview

The manufacturer claimed that the earphone can last about 4-5 hours for every single full charge. Compared to my previous Jabra which last for only 2.5 hours, it is quite promising. I can use this for my upcoming Full Marathon, perhaps

There is big circle at the right side of your earphone. It is multi-function button, I called it. Press it to play and pause the current song.

There is also buttons to adjust the volume of your QY8. To jump the next track, you just have to hold the volume button, either to move to next song or replay current or previous song.

To turn on the Bluetooth earphone, just press the big right circle of the earphone. After that, open your device Bluetooth menu, switch on your Bluetooth, and connect with your QY8. Easy right? No need to install any 3^rd party apps.

To switch off the earphone, just hold the right circle button until there is voice “Thank You for Using” heard.

Real-life test

Firstly, in term of sound, my previous Jabra Sport Wireless+ has a better balance in term of bass sound. Which means, Jabra produced better sound compared to QY8. No doubt. But, it’s okay la for me, as long as it produce sound (and the most important part is, it works). It produce an okay, not bad sound. How should I say this? Let’s say that you are currently writing using Stabilo mechanical pencil. You would say that this pencil is awesome. But, then you try to write using a Pilot mechanical pencil, then you will say that Stabilo pencil is, okaylah.

In term of battery, it really works for about 4-5 hours. Maybe those Full Marathon runners might consider to buy this earphone. My advice is, just set the device at medium-low volume. The device (might) works for a longer period.

QY8 can works normally around 8-10 metres away from the device, before it starts to loss signal and voices cannot be heard from the earphone. It is normal.

I should say that I am slightly really disappointed with the QY8 for one reason. The device will fall off from my ear after I run for about only 500 metres. Sweat and the absence of ear hook at the earphone, has cause it to not properly fixed to my ear when I run. I have my personal reason to be disappointed with QY8. This is because the main reason I bought QY8 because I read various review about the device that it can properly fixed to runners’ ears when they run, without ear hook. At the end, it was all crap. However, I am going to share with you guys tip to fix this problem at the last heading of this post.

Comment

There are 3 main reasons I bought QY8. Firstly, it is a Bluetooth earphone. Again, no more cords.

Secondly, it is cheap. After my Jabra device cannot be used, there is no necessities for me to buy super-duper expensive electronic device for my running activities. Just bought a useful, long-lasting, value-for-money device. I am done with those expensive gadgets. Sometimes, they are overrated.

Thirdly, the reviews written in various platforms claimed that it could fixed at runners ears during they run. However, it isn’t.

To fix this problem, I bought a cheap ear hook (search for: ear hook for Bluetooth device, and sort with lowest price) for Bluetooth device at Ali Express. It only costs about $0.25 for 6 pieces (around RM1.20, so RM0.20 per piece). I pick for ear hook with 5.5~6.6 mm. Remember that the manufacturer might sold ear hook with various diameter, so please check your Bluetooth device’s diameter, and buy the correct ear hook for your device.

There is a total change when you used the ear hook. Before this, I run for about 0.5 km, and then has to adjust the ear hook. Now, no more distraction. I can run for 10 km without holding QY8 all along my run to make sure it is fixed to my ear. However, you may feel a little bit pressure at your ear after a long use of the earphone. Please adjust your ear hook to ensure that you feel comfortable when wearing it, or at least less pressure felt at your ear.

Actually, I just found out that I bought the earphone from OEM manufacturer. That could be an explanation why it is very cheap, and has no warranty. There is other brand such as QCY and JESBOD which also sell similar product.

I bought QY8 at Lazada. However, you are advised to visit all online shop available such as Ali Express, Mudah, Lelong, and other shop available near to your house such as Low Yat, One Gadget and others. Perhaps, you may compare the price and buy the QY8 at the lowest price.

Cara-cara pasang Booth

Kebiasaannya, booth akan digunakan dalam sesuatu majlis promosi. Anda akan selalu perasan booth ketika anda bersiar-siar di pasar raya, ekspo-ekspo dan sebagainya. 

Pada post kali ini, saya akan berkongsi cara-cara memasang booth.

Biasanya dalam satu set beg booth itu, akan ada 3 dulang, 4 batang penyambung (2 ada alur dan tiada alur), “baju” booth dan kepala booth.

Dulang itu ada 2 yang ada lubang di bawah, dan satu tiada.

Akan ada klip dekat tengah-tengah baju booth itu. Pasang dulang yang tiada lubang di bawah, dan pasang dekat klip itu.

Ambil satu dulang, terbalikkan dia, dan pasang pada bahagian bawah booth itu. Pastikan baju booth yang bahagian bawah itu masuk dekat bahagian dulang itu.

Pasang dulang yang terakhir pada bahagian atas.

Pasang batang penyambung dari atas melalui dulang atas. Penyambung itu akan berhenti dekat dulang tengah, kerana dulang tengah tiada lubang d bahagian bawah. Ketatkan penyambung. Ambil kain dan lap dulang atas, batang penyambung dan booth secara keseluruhan.

Akhir sekali, pasang kepala booth di bahagian atas penyambung.

Voila, anda telah berjaya memasang booth! Selamat mencuba.

(Running)-Review:Jabra Sport Wireless+

I got the chance to review Jabra Bluetooth earphone. This is my first purchase of earphone Bluetooth. 

Before this, I bought corded earphone, but I faced common problems; there will be problem at the cord after few times usage. So, I decided to invest plenty of money on a new Bluetooth earphone. But does it worth my penny? Let’s read the review.

Unboxing

Jabra Sport Wireless+ Bluetooth Earphone come with earbuds. There are few size that could be tried. You may try any type of earbuds that fit with your ears.

Also, it comes with free subscription of premium account of Endomondo for 3 months. There will be special code included in the box, which would be essential when the user redeem for the premium account.

Enter the coupon in the activation of special coupon section in Endomondo, and voila you may enjoy free Endomondo premium sccount for 3 months. You may have to pay for the subscription after the promotion period.

There would be an armband equipped in the box. However, it is so small that your phablet might not fit into it.

Features

Since it is a Bluetooth earphone, it connected with devices such as smartphones and laptop via Bluetooth connection. There is volume button for the users to manipulate current volume of the sound. To jump from one song to another, just hold the volume button for about 3 seconds.

To connect you device with the earphone, switch on the earphone by pressing the multi button at the right side of the earphone. Let your device has the Bluetooth switched on. Discover Jabra Sport Wireless+ on your device. After your phone discover it, connect it with the earphone. Wear the earphone, and follow the following instructions that would be communicated through the earphone.

There is also FM Radio feature equipped. However, I personally rare used this feature, as my earphone cannot receive the signal from radio perfectly. There would be unclear voices heard through the earpieces.

The earphone is claimed to be waterproof and sweat proof.

Real-life test

The earphone can play music continuously for about 2 and half hours for every single full charge. Mathematically speaking, it may be suitable for runners who participate in Half Marathon who run with pace average 7 minutes per kilometre. However, it might not be suitable used in Full Marathon event, by taking into consideration that fast runners will completed the run by 3 and half hours.

Sometimes, the earphone cannot receive the signal from the main device accordingly. Therefore, you should turn off the earphone, switch it on again, and retry to connect it again with the device.

Comment

I bought this device from Lazada for about RM245. Such a high price for a piece of earphone.

So far it works perfectly. I am not expertise in commenting about the bass and other aspect regarding the sound projected from the earphone, so I am not going to comment about it.

However, one day the device cannot be switched on. I am highly certain that it is due to the battery is not malfunctioning. I used it the device for less than one year, only about 10 months.

Currently, I am not using the device. I am looking forward to repair it. But due to tight budget, I might deferred it in the future.

Buying the Bluetooth can be a high risk decision. If you are high risk taker, plus you have surplus of money to be spent, and you might take steps to take care of the earphone, you might decide to buy one. However, if you are a risk averse, you might decide to look for alternatives at the market, such as cheap Bluetooth earphones, or corded earphones. Remember that cheap goods do not mean they don’t have high quality, and expensive items are long lasting.