Closer Examination, Build Quality and Comfort

The earpieces are compact and encased in sturdy plastic. They aren't IP-rated, but sealed very well, so I'm confident that a rain shower or two won't do anything bad to them as long as no water gets in through the speaker grill. The photo you're looking at is of one of the earpieces after about a month of daily use on my daily commute, in my office, a couple of flights, and the streets of several cities. On a couple of occasions, I had the earpieces in the same pocket as my keys, and even that didn't cause any visible damage to their exterior.


The 1MORE Stylish True Wireless In-Ear Headphones are available in four colors. They match the colors of the recently released 1MORE Stylish Dual-Driver BT In-Ear Headphones (review pending): Midnight Black, Platinum Gold, Spearmint Green, and Rose Pink.


Each earpiece is equipped with a silicone ear tip and an O-hook, which is shaped in a way that aims to put it behind the ridge just above the ear canal to make the earpieces fit more securely. 1MORE includes a total of three O-hooks of different sizes (S, M, and L), as well as four pairs of ear tips (XS, S, M, and L), so most users should have an easy time finding an ideal combination of wearing comfort, security, and sound quality. None of the supplied O-hooks fit my oddly-shaped ears perfectly—I'd need them to be even larger than the largest supplied ones—but I had absolutely no issues with the overall fit of the 1MORE Stylish True Wireless In-Ear Headphones. Not once did they slip out of my ears by accident. At the same time, I was able to wear them for the entire duration of their battery life without feeling even the slightest discomfort.


Since the speaker tubes are fairly wide, you might struggle when swapping the ear tips. Here's what worked best for me: Just flip the ear tip "inside out" and guide it on to the tube. You can then simply pull it back into its original position. Silicone is durable and won't get damaged in the process. After that, putting on the O-hook is as simple as slipping it on. There's a small notch on top of the earpiece that needs to align with the hole on the O-hook. Keep in mind that the O-hooks aren't universal—there are left and right ones. They're even marked with the appropriate letter, so you'll know which earpiece goes into which ear.


Both earpieces have a physical button. It's a multipurpose button used for all types of interactions with the headphones. By pressing it once, you can pause whatever is currently playing or answer/hang up a phone call. If you want to decline a phone call altogether, simply hold this button. Double-clicking it will make you jump to the next song, while triple-clicking it takes you to the previous song (or the beginning of the one that's currently playing). If you have an app sending sound to the headphones (Spotify, YouTube, or whatever else), both buttons have the same functionality. If there's no playback, double-clicking the button on the left earpiece will instantly activate the voice assistant (Siri or Google Assistant, depending on your phone). You can also use the "Hey Siri" voice prompt even when a song is playing to then tell Siri to switch to the next song, go back to the previous one, and so on. I wasn't able to get the voice prompt to work properly on my Android smartphone; I had to pause the music (a single click on either button) and then double-click the button on the left earpiece to activate Google Assistant.

Even though many higher-quality TWS in-ear headphones opt for touch-sensitive controls, and having physical buttons might be seen as a "lesser" solution to some, I actually ended up very much liking it. Not only because 1MORE made them clicky, precise, and pleasant to use, but also because I had complete freedom to fiddle with the earpieces without worrying about pausing the music or changing the song accidentally. When I sought to push the earpiece deeper into my ear canal, I simply stuck out my finger and did so. Had the exterior of the earpiece been touch-sensitive, it would have been much harder to do.


On the inner side of both earpieces are two magnetic connectors for charging their batteries. You simply drop the earpieces into the charging cradle—the connectors automatically align with their respective pins, and the earpieces securely snap into place. The LEDs on the earpieces tell us when the headphones are in pairing mode (rapidly blinking red and blue), when they're charging (constantly glowing red), and when they're charged (LEDs off).


The purpose of the supplied plastic cradle is twofold. The more obvious reason is to help with storing the earpieces and carrying them around without worrying that they might get damaged or lost in the process. However, the cradle also works as a portable battery. As soon as you place the earpieces inside, the cradle's 410 mAh battery starts charging the 55 mAh batteries inside the earpieces. What this means is that whenever you're not using the headphones, you're effectively charging them, making sure they last for as long as you need them to the next time you use them. With some basic math, it's clear that the cradle can charge both earpieces from empty to full capacity a grand total of four times. Since the batteries inside the earpieces last from 4.5 to 6.5 hours, depending on the listening volume, the cradle will provide you with a playtime of approximately 24 hours before you need to charge its battery. A quick top-up is a valid option, too—the cradle supports fast charging, so having it plugged in for 15 minutes will give it the ability to recharge the earpieces for three hours of playtime. Sweet!


If there's one detail I find annoying, it's that the cradle is equipped with a Micro-USB port. I'm well aware that this won't be a problem for everyone, but it is for me, and it will be for anyone else whose devices use a USB-C charging port. Also, you won't be able to use a Micro-USB cable with a thicker head as it simply won't fit into the hole of the provided Micro-USB port.

Battery Life

Depending on your preferred listening volumes, the 1MORE Stylish True Wireless In-Ear Headphones will offer you between 4.5 and around 6.5 hours of playback. That might strike you as underwhelming, but do keep in mind that 1MORE built these headphones around a charging cradle. The cradle makes all the difference in how battery life with these headphones is perceived. Even though I was well aware that they won't run for more than 4.5 hours at high volumes, I rarely used them for that long without taking a break. When you're not using them, you put them into the cradle, and when you put them into the cradle, their batteries get recharged. Sure, these won't be your go-to transatlantic flight headphones. But for daily commutes or adding a soundtrack to your walks around the city, the battery of the 1MORE Stylish True Wireless In-Ear Headphones almost stops being something you think about.

Even though battery status gets reported to Android/iOS and you can check it at any time on your smartphone, you'll get an audio prompt 30 minutes before one of the earpieces is depleted, saying "Battery low, please charge". In case the other earpiece still has some juice left, you can use it to listen to music or have a phone call on one ear. This is thanks to the fact that both earpieces can work as the Master instead of the Master being predetermined. More on that on the next page of this review.


As I've already mentioned, the charging cradle supports fast charging, and it will be able to provide the earpieces with 3 hours of playtime after only 15 minutes of charging. A full charge takes around 90 minutes. When the earpieces are being charged, their LEDs will glow red. As soon as they stop glowing red, they're fully charged.

Microphone Performance

Both earpieces have a built-in pinhole microphone. It does a good job of transferring voice during phone calls and making it understandable to whoever you're talking to. I used the headphones for several phone calls daily and didn't get a single complaint in terms of voice quality. The same holds true for when you're talking to your voice assistant of choice.