Baseus is a Chinese brand founded in 2011. The company actively sells power banks, charging adapters, cables, and accessories for smartphones. For example, the company has a cool power bank designed for laptops. The model is called Baseus Blade HD Laptop Power Bank 100W 20000 mAh. The power bank weighs only 445 grams and has 2 Type-C ports with a power of 100 W. The device is capable of almost fully charging a MacBook Pro 14. A top item for those who work a lot away from outlets. By the way, we have review came out second generation models – Baseus Blade 2 65 W.
And today we are getting acquainted with the new Baseus Bowie 35 headphones. These TWS headphones have several features that attract attention:
- Price 4,999 rubles at a discount (for example, in This is how they sell DNS);
- Active noise reduction 50 dB;
- 8 hours on one charge + 65 hours of battery life with case;
- Case with a screen displaying the charge;
- Unusual design and approach to management;
- 3 microphones on each earphone;
- Protection IPX4;
- Bluetooth 5.3.
Table of Contents
Specifications
- Material: plastic
- Color: black
- Bluetooth version 5.3
- Bluetooth operating distance: 10 meters
- Audio codec SBC
- Frequency range: 20–20,000 Hz
- Active noise cancellation 50 dB
- Features: IPX4 waterproof, digital display, touch control
- Built-in microphone: 3 in each earphone
- Battery charging input port: USB Type-C
- Battery capacity (headphones): 45 mAh
- Operating time: up to 8 hours without case (without ANC)
- Battery capacity (charging case): 800 mAh
- Operating time: 65 hours with case (without ANC)
Package
The headphones are supplied in a box made of thick cardboard. The inner part, in which the headphones are stored, can be removed by pulling the silk ribbon. Before the New Year it is doubly pleasant. It’s not a shame to give such a box
Appearance
Visually, the Baseus Bowie 35 is primarily attracted by the presence of a screen on the case. However, let’s take it in order. The case is made of matte black plastic. But plastic is different from plastic. This one is different in that it does not leave fingerprint marks. And if you rewind our site, you will see that recently at a meeting there were competing headphones, which also have a matte black case, but that’s where the “fingers” remain.
The case itself is quite well-fed. Probably because of the screen. Plus, a high-capacity 800 mAh battery was installed in it. Batteries of this size, by the way, are installed on most push-button phones.
Now let’s move on to the screen. It lights up as soon as you open the lid, and displays the charge percentage of the case. On the sides of the charge percentage number there are two scales, the purpose of which is to show whether the headphones are charging or not. When the headphones are charging, the scale fills cyclically. And when there is no charge, it lights up statically.
Because of the screen, the backlight on the headphones themselves, and the overall design, the Baseus Bowie 35 look futuristic. Personally, I associate them with cyberpunk.
The headphones are slightly shortened and quite large. But at the same time they fit very well in the ear. I noticed that this year many manufacturers have slightly changed the shape of their headphones. Thanks to this, the headphones sit much more comfortably in the ear and can be worn longer without getting tired.
The Baseus Bowie 35 is worth praising for its design, quality of materials and ergonomics. Objectively there is nothing to complain about. Finally, let me remind you that the headphones have IPX4 certification, that is, they are not afraid of even heavy rain. So suitable for running and gym. The main thing is to remember that you cannot put wet headphones in the case.
Controls, sound and application
Let’s start with the application, since it is the key to both sound and control. Background noise is a control of sound modes: noise reduction and transparency, next to it is an equalizer, which has several preset presets, and even lower is a control setting.
However, the first thing I want to draw your attention to is the headphone icon in the upper right corner. This is the headphone search option. On command, the selected earphone begins to emit a thin, high-pitched squeak. For example, in a quiet apartment you can hear it perfectly even from a distance of 3.5 meters.
The sensory feet are responsible for control. The main advantage of the control is that it can be configured in the application separately for the right and left headphones. For example, a double tap on the left earphone can be a pause, and on the right one it can be a transition to the next track. But, for example, I ended up setting up the controls like this: double tap on the right earphone to go to the next track, on the left to go to the previous one. Holding the right earbud for a long time is a pause, and holding the left earbud is a switch between noise reduction modes.
The headphones have 10mm drivers, which give clear and accurate sound, which, perhaps, was slightly lacking in volume for me. But here, most likely, the reason is that before that I tested Baseus on-ear headphoneswhich have a “spatial” sound function. Considering that the prices for both headphone models are approximately similar, there is some room to think about which headphones to get. However, it’s quite difficult to find fault with the sound of Baseus. The company has its own acoustic laboratory for the development and testing of sound technologies.
The headphones are designed to confidently reproduce bass. The manufacturer says they boost bass by 200%. This is true. This fact also determines the purpose of the Baseus Bowie 35: they are ideal for playing modern music, in which bass lines are the basis of the harmonic structure. So electronic music, pop music, R&B sound great. For example, this approach suits me quite well: while I’m working (especially on the road), I like to turn on some lo-fi beats in the background to isolate myself from the world. But if the amount of bass seems excessive to you, then there is always an equalizer, and also uncheck the Bass Boost option in the settings.
Finally, in the part about sound, I note that the headphones have a large volume reserve. Even on the subway I did not raise the volume above 70%.
Noise cancellation and headset mode
This is perhaps the top feature that sets Baseus apart from its competitors. The headphones offer noise cancellation of 50 dB. This is a high value. Competitors are asking 8–10 thousand rubles for such a feature.
At the same time, the application offers fairly flexible noise reduction settings. You can either choose a ready-made preset or set the values yourself on a scale from 1 to 10. “Noise reduction” works. For example, only after turning off noise reduction (no music was playing), I realized that the laptop coolers were working at full capacity (Windows started installing updates). So it’s pretty safe to say that the Baseus Bowie 35 offers the best active noise cancellation for the money. By the way, if you want top-end noise reduction in in-ear headphones, then look towards the Japanese brand of 4 letters, the “plugs” of which cost 29,990 rubles.
In addition to simply turning off the mode, there is also a “transparency” option. Transparency works well. In the cafe you can clearly hear the cashier.
Each earbud has three microphones. One is responsible for sound transmission, and the other two are for noise reduction. Thanks to this, high quality speech transmission is achieved. The headphones reliably filter out background noise and dampen wind noise well.
Battery life
On one charge, the headphones will last 8 hours. And together with the case, the operating time is 65 hours. These indicators correspond to operation in the basic mode. If you turn on noise reduction, the operating time on a single charge is reduced to 5.5–6 hours (depending on the volume), which is still an excellent result.
Conclusion
Baseus Bowie 35, priced at 4,999 rubles, attracts attention with its price-performance ratio. The closest competitors offering the same set of functions and similar sound cost 8-10 thousand rubles. Compared to them, the Baseus Bowie 35 stands out due to the presence of a screen on the case, as well as a gigantic battery life.
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Source: mobile-review.com
