Haylou W1 Review – New Budget Earbuds Under $40

The Haylou is one of the most famous and best producers of Headphones, This time we have a new budget earbud of one of these products called the Haylou W1 that has a modern design, better hardware, and features. It’s equipped with CVC8.0 noise canceling to make clear calls without any interruption with dual microphones in each earpiece and with a Knowles dual balanced armature and 7mm dynamic drivers inside that accurately analyze details with the help of QCC3040 BT 5.2 Chip to transmit a flawless connection, the wireless earbuds give you a 20H battery life, all this in one place and at a price not exceeding $40, It means a competitor to the Redmi AirDots 3 in the price category, which gives me a good feeling about their capabilities, so stay with me for more details.

• Qualcomm QCC3040 BT 5.2 Chip
• Knowles Dual Balanced Armature
• 7mm Dynamic Drivers
• Apt & Apt Adaptive & AAC & SBC
• 20H Battery Life
• CVC8.0 Noise Reduction Algorithm
• Pop-up Window
• IPX4 Waterproof

Design And Build Quality

Charging Case

Overall, The Haylou wireless earbuds adopt a simple design, For the charging case, it has a familiar design in the form of a rounded square at the corners, small and light, and a weight not exceeding 40g, made of dark blue (or white) matte plastic with a logo Haylou printed on the top of the charging case.

There is also a long slit in the middle of the front to open the case, which is surrounded by a built-in magnet for easy opening and closing. Inside the charging case, there is a place for earphones with an automatic charging start. And below a slit, there are 3 LED indicators, which Indicate battery status.

The most important thing is the Type-C charging port on the back it’s really practical, I hate it when they put it on the bottom such as QCY T11 and others, especially on non-wireless charging cases.

Haylou W1 Earphones

We are now moving on to the elegant, Haylou W1 wireless earphone with a small design and a glossy dark blue (or white) color with a logo Haylou printed from outside of the earphone and the most important, the shape is light about 4g only to be comfortable on the ear and with stability during movement that helps it in this, soft silicone ear tips with a circular hole to relieve pressure inside the earphone, Which can balance indoor and outdoor air pressure and ventilation.

Also, “L” and “R” logos are printed at the bottom of the headphone grip to distinguish the left and right ears. Nearby is a magnetic charging contact and a microphone pick-up slot with good and clear sound reception during the call with the help of a noise reduction slot on the outside of the earphone, which cooperates with the microphone to accurately distinguish between human voice and noise.

Touch Control Panel

And to control, their touch panel is located at the top of the earphone handle with the LED indicator, which can achieve precise control with very responsive touch sensitivity.

• Tap L or R once to play/ pause music
• Tap R twice to skip to the next song
• Triple-tap L or R to activate the voice assistant
• Tap L twice to return to the previous track

Unfortunately, it’s not possible to change the volume directly from the earbuds, and it’s also not possible to return to a previous song.

Haylou W1 Waterproof

These Haylou W1 have IPX4 waterproof, so they are protected from rain and sweat but shouldn’t be submerged completely in the water to avoid damage, to stay with you in the long run, and give you the freedom to effectively use it in any sports, environment or otherwise.

How To Pair Haylou W1 With Smartphone

Haylou W1 offers strong compatibility with both IOS and Android devices and is powered by a Qualcomm QCC3040 with Bluetooth 5.1 technology for stable and powerful transmission, lower delay, and smoother connection for high sound quality. Also, Support aptX, aptX-adaptive, AAC, SBC a variety of audio decoding methods, and you can enjoy music up to 10m long even with thin walls between you and your device.

The pairing here is the same with any wireless earbuds, all you have to do is open the charging case and take out the earbuds, and the earbud will automatically turn on and enter the pairing state.

Immediately after that, open the Bluetooth interface of the smartphone, and the device name “Haylou W1” will be automatically recognized, then click the pairing prompt window that pops up to show the pairing success and it will display the power percentage of the earphone. The pairing is done manually once, and after that it is automatic, you just have to remove it from the box and use it.

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When using a recent Xiaomi smartphone, you can see the Haylou W1 pop-up animation effect, which supports pop-up to display the power status of the earphone and earphone box.

The Xiaoai App For Haylou W1

The good thing is that Haylou W1 supports the Xiao Ai app which is only available for Android and works smoothly with a simple interface through which you can upgrade firmware, restore the factory, and many other functions.

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Unfortunately, this app is only in Chinese and we don’t understand at all why Xiaomi is not translated into English. However, once you are familiar with the settings, you will learn it and you will be fine.

Audio Quality

The Haylou W1 Earbuds have a wonderful stereo effect, it contains well-defined tones, as well as powerful bass and crisp mid-highs to deliver perfect performance in the full range with a better sound stage, rich sound, and excellent quality, thanks to the Dynamic Driver that combines dynamic units size 7mm steel reinforcement, so that dynamic sound delivers smooth, natural sound of pop, rock, and other strong rhythms. The armature driver delivers powerful, more accurate bass to provide more detail and excels in soothing genres such as acoustic and classical. This is done via the high-definition AAC HD audio codec to deliver the best HIFI stereo for all music styles in this price range.

Call Quality

One of the strengths of the Haylou W1 is the noise reduction technology that is responsible for 2 microphones on each ear, one at the top and the other at the bottom. Here comes the noise reduction hole at the top that is responsible for capturing the environmental noise while using the CVC8.0 call noise reduction algorithm to further reduce the background noise when making calls to achieve clear sound. So the sound here is satisfying because it’s not very muffled and it’s not hissing, but that doesn’t mean there’s no noise at all.

Latency Performance

When it comes to watching videos or playing online games on both iPhone and Android, the videos play without noticeable audio delay brings a low latency of 120ms, which is a good thing for gamers, even in the YouTube or Netflix app which is always a challenge on iPhone. However, it did well.
Unfortunately, there is a slight delay in audio when playing games, which is almost normal, and you can find it on most wireless headphones in this price range.

Haylou W1 Battery And Charging Time

Regarding the battery, the charging case of the Haylou W1 headphones is equipped with a built-in 310mAh lithium polymer battery, So the storage box itself can be recharged for 3 hours, then the earphones can be recharged 3-4 times, which can be used for 4-5 hours on a single charger from 1 to 2 hours, It can add 12 hours with the charging case for a total of 16 hours. The case is recharged via type-C at the side of the case, however, the charging time is a bit long.

Conclusion

In this price category, sound quality is one of the main factors for choosing headphones, for this Haylou W1 is equipped with a large 7mm drive to deliver powerful bass and high-fidelity mid-range sound. So the sound is good and balanced, they are generally great headphones especially when you consider the price.

Haylou W1 Price And Where To Buy

The Haylou W1 Earphone is currently available on Banggood and Aliexpress store for a very good price So, don’t miss out on this great deal. And to view its price or buy it, you can access the offer by clicking on the store icon.

• Haylou W1 TWS Earphone 
• Charging Case
• 3 * Pair Silicone Tips
• Charging Cable
• User Manual

• Model name: Haylou W1 TWS Headset
• Color: White / Dark Blue (Optional)
• Type: In-ear Headset
• BT version: BT5.2
• Chip: Qualcomm QCC3040
• Wireless range: ≤10m (Without obstacles)
• Noise reduction: CVC 8.0 & Dual-Mic noise canceling
• Driver: Knowles balanced armature driver + 7mm Dynamic driver
• Microphone: 4-Mic
• Noise cancellation: CVC 8.0
• Waterproof level: IPX4
• Charging port: Type-C
• Battery capacity: 310mAh(charging base), 32mAh(per earphone)
• Charging Case Charging time: about 3 hours
• Battery life: about 20 hours(with charging case)
• Support Protocol: SBC/AAC/aptX/aptX-adaptive/HFP/A2DP/AVRCP/HSP