I tested the EarFun's open-ear buds for a week — and they've changed the way I listen to music when working out

The EarFun Clips have changed the way I think about open-earbuds. I’ve tested quite a few now, and each time I’ve reluctantly accepted that I’ll be sacrificing sound quality in honor of letting in some ambient sound. But not with the EarFun Clip earbuds.

Open-ears often make some of the best running headphones, and with these ones being sweatproof, they’re well-equipped for the job. But in some ways, they don’t act like open-ears. These buds have awesome sound quality and block out a more ambient sound than most other clip design buds.

Unfortunately, they don’t have any size adjustment and can get a little tinny at higher volumes but I have no other complaints. Sound quality? Awesome. Comfort? Ideal. Design? Sleek.

You can find out more about why I love these buds so much in my full EarFun Clip review.

EarFun Clip review: Specs

EarFun Clip review: Price & availability

• Affordable
• Regularly discounted at Amazon

The EarFun Clip open earbuds are available for $89 at Amazon U.S. and £79 at Amazon U.K., but as with a lot of EarFun products, they seem to be regularly discounted. The buds are only available in the Silver Grey colorway, which means that style choice is limited.

Color choice is pretty limited when it comes to open-earbuds, but with the Bose Ultra Open Earbuds ($299) you can choose between a light or dark colorway. Given the option, I’d spring for a lighter colorway in the EarFun Clips, but I’m willing to sacrifice looks for the sake of the performance at the low price point.

The Earfun Clips has the same ‘C’ shape design that clips around the ear as the Soundcore c30i ($69), but are a little more expensive. The EarFun Clips come in a lot cheaper than the Soundcore Aeroclips though at $129, and I’d recommend the Clips over these in a heartbeat and the sound quality is better, as well as the fit being more comfortable.

EarFun Clip review: Design & controls

• Silicone stem keeps its shape
• Sweatproof and dustproof
• Button controls are reliable

The EarFun clips may be budget, but they look super sleek. There is a silicone stem that wraps around the outer cartilage of the ear, and it’s very easy to bend to get the right fit. Even though I was bending them, the tough metal alloy in the stem meant that it bounced straight back to its original shape.

The shape of the EarFun Clips mimics the shape of the Soundcore AeroClips, which are my benchmark open-earbuds. The AeroClips have silicone covers to ensure a secure fit, but the EarFun Clips don’t have anything similar included, so it’s one size fits all. While they fit me securely, for someone with smaller ears the EarFuns may feel a little loose.

With a waterproof rating of IP55, the buds are sweatproof and waterproof from water splashes. So you can work out in them or go running in the rain. They are also resistant to dust, but I recommend still storing them in the case when you aren’t wearing them to make sure they stay as clean as possible.

There is a red accent on the stem of the right earbud to differentiate between the right and the left bud. You can also make sure that the buds are in the correct ears by making sure the control buttons are on top.

I like that the controls on the Clips are buttons, as they are far more reliable than touch controls. When I’m on a run, my hands are quite shaky because of the constant movement, so touch controls can be finicky. But with the buttons, I had no issues working the buds.

EarFun Clip review: Comfort

• Comfortable for long periods
• No size adjustment

As I mentioned up top, the EarFun Clip earbuds aren’t adjustable like the Soundcore Aeroclips, so it’s a one-size-fits-all deal. That being said, they fit my average-sized ears securely and didn’t budge, no matter how much I shook my head around.

I wore the open-earbuds all day in the office and hardly noticed them in my ears at all. With the buds in the case they weigh just 1.73 ounces, and the clips themselves felt weightless while I was wearing them. Wearing my Apple Airpods 3 for just a couple of hours starts to get uncomfortable, but I didn’t have any such issue here.

I took them on a short run and didn’t have any issues with them feeling loose or slipping out of place at all. These are issues I encountered with the EarFun OpenJump earbuds. I also wore them while on my walking treadmill and the movement didn’t cause them to move either. I was walking for around two hours and didn’t have to reposition the buds once.

EarFun Clip review: Ambient awareness

• Offers increased awareness of surroundings from in-ear buds
• Blocks out more sound than other open-ears

Part of the appeal of open-ear earbuds is that they allow you to remain fully aware of everything going on around you while still enjoying your favorite music, allowing you to feel comfortable in your surroundings. But the EarFun Clips drowned out most of the ambient sound around me. I couldn’t even hear my colleague speaking at my regular listening volume, and she sits right next to me.

If the Soundcore c30i had the problem of letting in too much sound, the EarFun Clips are the exact opposite. To solve this I just had the volume a little lower when I needed a bit more awareness.

EarFun Clip review: Connectivity

• 15 meters Bluetooth range
• Bluetooth 6.0
• Dual device connectivity

The EarFun Clips use Bluetooth 6.0, giving a connectivity distance of 15 meters. While Bluetooth 6.0 sounds good as it’s the newest Bluetooth version, it isn’t actually doing much more than Bluetooth 5.3 or 5.4. When more devices can support Bluetooth 6 it will be great for conserving power, lowering latency, and better sound quality from advanced codecs. For now though, the EarFun Clips support SBC and LDAC audio codecs which are also supported by Bluetooth 5.3 and 5.4 audio devices.

Many phones, laptops and tablets aren’t equipped to support 6.0 just yet as of 2025, but it is great future-proofing for the EarFun Clips when there are more output devices with Bluetooth 6.0 and better quality codecs available.

The earbuds have dual device connectivity, meaning I was able to switch easily between my phone for music and my work laptop for calls. Most of the earbuds I test are equipped with multi-point connectivity, but it can sometimes be a pain to manage and connect. But with the EarFun Clips it was totally easy.

EarFun Clip review: Sound quality & EQ App

• Tinny at high volumes
• Default EQ sounds great
• Can enhance vocals and bass well

Honestly, I went into testing these earbuds pretty skeptical. I‘ve previously tested the EarFun OpenJump open-earbuds and… let’s just say they weren't my favorite. But the EarFun Clips blew me away. With open-ears you’re always going to sacrifice some audio quality, as the open design results in sound leakage and loss of detail in the music. But the EarFun Clips perform more like in-ear buds.

While testing the Clips, I used the EarFun app’s EQ settings to get the most out of different genres, by finding the best sound profiles for each song with preset EQs and Custom EQs. After trying out all the EQ settings the app has to offer, I would recommend sticking to the Bass Boost and Default EQ as much as possible, as the genre-specific EQs sounded a little tinny at high volumes, but not awful. Sticking with the default EQ will make sure you have the best profile for these buds.

I firstly listened to one of my all-time favorite songs, ‘Seven Wonders’ by Fleetwood Mac. I stuck to the EarFun Neutral Tuning, which is the default sound profile. This is definitely the best option for these earbuds. Stevie Nicks' vocals were super clear and the backing vocals popped. No element of the song was lost, and the sound of the synthesizer throughout was strong, even with the enhanced drums.

I then turned to a more recent release, ‘Stay For Something’ by CMAT. I used the Bass Boost EQ preset as I wanted to enhance the beat of the kick drum, and boy, did it work. This also gave the bass guitar a chance to shine, which wasn’t as prominent with the neutral EQ tuning. The vocals also sounded almost echoey, but in an ethereal way that complemented the rest of the song.

I wanted to try out the genre-specific EQ presets next, and listened to ‘Bubbles’ by Biffy Clyro with the Rock EQ preset. The EQ preset allowed the electric guitar riffs to take center-stage, but I could detect a slight tinniness at higher volumes.

Otherwise, the rock EQ made the song feel even punchier than it already is. And like I said, since these are open-earbuds, I wasn’t expecting them to be perfect, but sticking to the default EQ solved the tinniness issues.

Finally I went for ‘Pyro’ by Kings of Leon to give the Vocal Enhancement EQ a go. Kings of Leon know how to make the vocals the focus of their music without distracting from the addictive guitar riffs, so for me, they are the perfect vocal test. This EQ preset gave the band an ethereal sound, and enhanced the sound of the guitar riffs by elevating them beyond the rest of the instruments on the track.

EarFun Clip review: Battery life

• 10 hours buds only
• Case has 40 hours
• 10 minutes of charging gives 2.5 hours listening time

The battery life on the EarFun Clip is pretty impressive. Like the Soundcore c30i, the buds have 10 hours of battery life, while the charging case adds another 40 — that’s 10 more hours than the c30i buds with their case.

After using the buds for 6 hours at medium volume, they were still at 40%. Performance will depend on how loud you listen to the music, but I found medium volume was loud enough without creating too much sound leakage for everyone around me.

I always forget to charge my audio gear, so it’s great that just 10 minutes of charging these buds gives two and a half hours of playtime. The buds charge fully after one hour in the case, and the case takes two hours to charge fully. There is a USB-C cable included with the buds.

EarFun Clip review: Verdict

The EarFun Clip open-earbuds have become a staple for me when I’m out on walks. They block out more ambient sound than other open-earbuds I have tried, but using them at a lower volume easily solves this without detriment to sound quality.

The buds are sometimes tinny at higher volumes, especially on punchier songs, but are fine when listening at a moderate volume. Annoyingly, there is no size adjustment, and while this wasn’t a direct issue for me, I appreciate the adjustment of other buds like the Soundcore AeroClip to make the fit and feel even better, and to suit a wider array of people.

But that’s where my qualms end with the EarFun Clips. These are extremely comfortable earbuds to wear for long periods of time, which complements the long 10-hour battery. They’re waterproof, sweatproof and dustproof making them great for working out, and offer great sound quality on top of it all. I would recommend these buds in a heartbeat and at such an affordable price, they are an absolute steal.