Vivo Launches Its First Clip-On Earbuds With 42-Hour Battery Life

Vivo has introduced its first clip-on earbuds, called the Buds Clip, along with a new X500 smartphone series. The standard Buds Clip retails for $89, down from the usual price of $104, while a wireless charging option is priced at $104, with a regular price of $119. Both earbuds are designed with an open-ear configuration that maintains complete freedom of the ear canal.

Each earbud connects to the ear using a flexible, memory titanium alloy bridge and weighs just 5.2 grams. The earbuds exhibit a symmetrical design, allowing users to attach either earbud to either ear, with the system automatically adjusting stereo channels accordingly.

The Buds Clip is available in three colors: black, white, and purple, with the latter two featuring a pearlescent finish. In terms of audio, the earbuds utilize 12mm drivers, and Vivo has introduced an anti-leakage mode that utilizes directional audio to direct sound into the ear canal, thereby minimizing sound leakage. Additionally, the earbuds include an adaptive volume feature that modifies sound levels according to the surrounding noise.

Users can fine-tune audio through a standard 10-band equalizer, and calls are enhanced by two microphones and a bone-conduction sensor to differentiate the user's voice from background noise.

Each earbud offers up to 10 hours of playback on a single charge, while the charging case extends total battery life to 42 hours. The earbuds can be rapidly charged, providing up to three hours of playback after a mere 10 minutes of charging. They hold an IP55 rating for dust and water resistance. Control over the Buds Clip is facilitated through a touch-sensitive area on the exterior of the earbuds, supporting taps for play/pause and sliding gestures for volume adjustment. The earbuds can simultaneously connect to three devices via Bluetooth.

Certain advanced software features exclusive to Vivo and iQOO smartphones are incorporated, such as real-time translation and AI-generated transit notifications.