JBL Under Armour True Wireless Flash

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As a collaboration between JBL and fashion brand Under Armor, the JBL Under Armor True Wireless Flash headset was born for sportspeople and is not nearly suitable for everyday use.

From the name you know, JBL Under Armor is a True Wireless headset, i.e., completely wireless, but the two ears do not work independently, but there will be the main side and a secondary side. That is, the Bluetooth signal from your phone or computer will connect to the main party, the other party will synchronize with the main party. The limitation is that if you lose the main party, the other side will be considered abandoned.

And because this is a headset born for sports needs, if you want to buy it for daily use, you should consider it carefully, because there are quite a lot of inconveniences and unsuitable sound quality to enjoy music consciousness.

JBL Under Armor True Wireless Flash Design

The two sides of the JBL Under Armor True Wireless Flash headphones are housed in a rather large metal charging case with a battery of up to 1500mAh. This charging case uses an interesting slide-out mechanism, has a strap, five battery level lights, and a micro-USB charging port. As a product launched in 2019, JBL should have equipped a USB Type-C port; it would be more reasonable.

The JBL Under Armor True Wireless Flash headset itself is quite large. Comes with three sets of ear fins and eartips of different sizes; you need to choose the right size to fit the ear canal. However, if you have a small ear canal, especially women, even choosing the smallest size may still be a bit large, painful and painful if worn for a long time; if you intend to buy it, you should try it prior.

Another thing I don’t like is JBL Under Armor True Wireless Flash because the sound pipe and the ear tip are quite short. That is suitable for you to play sports because it will be very difficult to hear, especially when sweating if it is inserted too deep.

The headset itself is IPX7 waterproof, comfortable for intense training, even walking in the rain or taking it out to wash it directly under the faucet after each training session to ensure hygiene.

Each side of the headset has its button and microphone. Connecting the headset to the source is also very simple; you need to take the earphones out of the charging case, turn on Bluetooth on your phone, tablet or laptop to find the device called UA I JBL True Wireless Flash, and the connection is done.

The basic control keys include:

The right:

– Press once: Receive call/end call, pause/play

– Press twice: Reject calls, change tracks when listening to music

Left side:

– Press once: TalkThru mode on/off (lower the music to hear the surroundings or other people talking)

– Press twice: Enable/disable Ambient Aware mode (increasing the ambient sound, providing safety when you can both listen to music and be aware of the surrounding sounds)

– Long press: Open virtual assistant

To reset, put both ears in the charging case, then press and hold the right ear for about 5 seconds. Overall pretty easy to use.

Practical experience

I will talk about the wearing experience; I appreciate JBL Under Armor True Wireless Flash because it is very clingy to the ear; even when running, jumping, or doing intense exercise, it still cannot fall out. As mentioned above, if worn continuously for too long, it feels a bit painful to the ear due to its large size.

Regarding the two features TalkThru and Ambient Aware, I find Ambient Aware more realistic; for example, if you are running on the street, you should use this mode to hear the sound of cars and horns around.

As for TalkThru, it indeed helps to reduce the song’s volume, amplifying the voice, but to talk, I still find it more comfortable to remove the headset. And the headset itself does not have active noise cancellation technology, so considering the current price range of about $ 150-180, it also loses many other TW headset models.

As for connectivity, the headset uses Bluetooth 4.2 but does not support any high-end Bluetooth code such as aptX, aptX HD, or LDAC. During use, with both iPhones, Androids, Windows computers, and music players (DAPs), there are a few drops in the connection between the source and the headset, sometimes even dropping the connection between the two. Headphones cause the music to stop for a beat or suddenly lose one ear, causing a “mood” drop when listening to music.

Because there is no Qualcomm aptX Low Latency standard, the audio latency is also quite high; listening to music is no problem, but watching videos or playing games, the image goes first, the sound follows.

Sound Experience

The lack of support for any high-end Bluetooth code has shown that this headset is not hit hard on sound quality. Each earphone is a 5.8mm dynamic drive; although the diaphragm size is small, it gives explosive bass.

If you are a fan of EDM and often listen to them to do sports, then JBL Under Armor True Wireless Flash will give you more motivation to practice.

Of course, the bass of JBL Under Armor True Wireless Flash is only strong in force and volume, i.e., strong and loud. But if you are a meticulous person who requires a headset with many basses but good control, the bass is strong, deep, and firm, without the phenomenon of flaring, then, of course, TW headphones like these cannot be a response.

JBL Under Armor True Wireless Flash is only called for listening in the midrange and highs because the detail and sound separation is quite poor. The bass dominates the rest of the sound bands, and even if you are not an audiophile, If you listen to the sound for a long time, you will also feel quite tired.

Because of these features I just mentioned initially, this headset is only for sports. Normally, we only practice for about an hour a day, and practicing strong and vibrant bass will stimulate them. We practice harder, maintain it longer, and at this time, the quality of other sound bands is not so important.

If you intend to use it every day for all your needs, from listening to music, watching movies, there are many better options in this price range, such as Samsung Galaxy Buds + with noise cancellation, “try” a little more. We have the Sony WF-SP800N or the Sony WF-1000XM3, the more expensive TW options.

Battery life

Thanks to its rather large size compared to other TW brothers, the battery life on JBL Under Armor True Wireless Flash is also much higher than the common ground.

According to the manufacturer’s announcement, each ear can listen to music for 5 hours continuously, I experience at a volume of about 60 – 70%, even longer. Even when you practice with high volume, it is normal to maintain 4-5 hours, which is enough to run an average marathon.

With a 1500mAh charging case that provides four more charges for the headphones, JBL Under Armor True Wireless Flash will provide up to 25 hours of music playback when the headset and the charging case are fully charged. If you exercise 2 hours a day, it takes more than ten days to recharge once. That will especially make sense if you intend to buy it and use it for a few years. Because if you buy a headset with a battery life of only about 3 hours, about two years of use, they can be reduced to 2 hours sometimes to just over 1 hour. As for JBL Under Armor True Wireless Flash, even with a 50% battery, still comfortably provides a 2-hour training session.

Conclude

With all that JBL Under Armor, True Wireless Flash is, this is still a good choice for those who like a neat, waterproof TW headset, long battery life, firmly gripping the ear for sports.

As for mixed-use needs or interest in sound quality, JBL Under Armor True Wireless Flash is not a good choice in the price range.

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