The first time I saw the ear clip earphones (a special name for this type of earphones – these are open earphones that are attached behind the ear), they caught people’s attention with their very unusual design and way of being inserted into the ear. However, the price of $200 seems inappropriate, and now the prices on Amazon range from 180 euros to 329 dollars, which is just too much.
I recently published a review of Sanag’s cost-effective ear clip earphones suitable for sports cycling, and it turned out that the price of the earphones was very good, and the manufacturer obviously noticed a certain conversion process from my website to their store website on TEMU, suggesting that I study their other models, especially their newly launched Sanag S6S ear clip version.
Their price is quite reasonable, and in addition, they immediately released a Black Friday coupon for my readers, so let’s get familiar with these earphones in this review, because in my opinion, this format is generally promising, as the earphones do not cover the ear canal, while being absolutely firmly fixed in the ear. But we will see the sound quality, control, etc., of these earphones in the review.
Technical Features
- Earphone Type: True Wireless (TWS), In-ear earphones.
- Profiles: A2DP, AVRCP, HSP, HFP.
- Frequency Range: 20 Hz – 20 kHz.
- Bluetooth Version: 5.3.
- Moisture Protection: IPX4.
- Control: Touch.
- Codecs: SBC, AAC.
- Battery: Case – 400 mAh, Earphone – 40 mAh.
- Multi-point: No Ear Detection.
- Sensor: No.
- Autonomy: 7.5 hours for earphones, up to 38 hours from the charging case.
- Weight: 3.5 grams (earphone).
- Color Options: Black, Blue, Purple.
- Price: $33.25 on TEMU US.
This product link needs to switch the website to the United States on the right to display the S6S purchase interface, and the price is cheaper. TEMU A coupon event has been set up for the global crazy shopping day Black Friday, with a huge discount of $6. No need to enter the discount coupon code, $6 will be automatically deducted when purchasing and paying.
The box with the earphones comes with a dust cover, sealed with cellophane. It looks quite gift-worthy.
Delivery Set: Earphones with case, charging cable, user manual.
Appearance and Features
The charging case with the earphones is made of matte plastic. There is an LED in the center of the case, which is used to demonstrate the charging process.
The Type-C charging port is located at the bottom edge of the case.
The case lid is magnetic and can be easily opened. Due to the shape of the earphones, they can be taken out of the case without any problems. In addition, their design and the design of the case make it impossible to put the left earphone in the case instead of the right one – and vice versa.
The thick part of the earphones with the battery, microphone for noise reduction during calls, and touch layer for control is located behind the ear, and the front part with the speaker and call microphone is located in the ear.
Earphone Operation
It is not difficult to figure out how the earphones are installed. The most important thing here is to position them correctly so that the speaker is directly above the ear canal.
The most convenient for me is to insert the earphones into the middle of the ear and then lower them a bit. After a few practices, there will be no more problems with wearing these earphones.
The earphones fit perfectly with the ear, you almost won’t notice them, and it is almost impossible for the earphones to fall out accidentally, as pulling out the earphones requires a certain amount of force, so whether running or cycling, the earphones will not fall out. Jumping or any active games.
The controls here are as follows.
- Single touch – Play/Pause;
- Double tap – Next/Previous track (right, left earphone);
- Triple tap – Lower/Raise volume (right, left earphone).
Obviously, they did a touch to attach volume control to triple taps, as many users need this feature on earphones.
Generally, a single touch is strongly discouraged on TWS earphones to avoid false reports. For this type of earphone, touch control is actually hidden behind the ear, and single taps during use usually do not cause problems. However, when installing, when you adjust in the ear, there will definitely be false reports, which is of course not good.
Here, you can redefine touch operations within certain limits using the Sanag app, which can be downloaded using the QR code in the user manual. If the interface language on your smartphone is Russian, it is best to go to settings immediately in the app and switch to English, as the Russian app interface is very poor. And English is also quite good.
The App
However, the app is not very useful. There you can only see the charging level of the earphones, swap control keys (for example, to ensure that triple taps on the right earphone make the volume higher, not lower), and enable preset equalizer settings, which have little effect on the sound.
Sound Quality
Now let’s talk about the sound quality of these earphones. The design itself does not mean any miracles in terms of sound: obviously, the quality of the plug would be better. However, the focus here is that the earphones do not block the ear canal, although the speaker is very close to the ear canal.
The quality is quite good. The middle and high are good and very detailed. Of course, for bass, everything is weak, but somehow this type of earphone is unexpectedly even with TWS earbuds, bass is usually mediocre, and if you press the earphones tightly on your body, you can hear it. With your hands on your ears.
For listening to music, it is tolerable, and for various podcasts and radio programs, it is really good.
Some reviewers complained that when you exercise with these earphones, everyone around you can hear what you are listening to. This is incorrect. Of course, if someone is next to you, they will hear the sound playing from your earphones, but this is actually no different from in-ear earphones, which listen in the same way.
I tested them in the earphone mode. I clearly heard the voices of subscribers, and they also clearly heard my voice. There is noise reduction during calls, and it is possible to talk on the phone in not very noisy environments – for example, on the street – the caller said that the noise interference was not significant.
Battery Life
In terms of battery life, it is similar to the numbers published by the manufacturer. At maximum volume, the earphones can last about seven hours on a single charge. At the same time, they can be fully charged 3 times from the charging case, so it takes about 30 hours to charge in the case – very similar. (The manufacturer specifies up to 38 hours, but this is not at full volume.)
The total charging time is one and a half hours, and the earphones can be listened to for about 2 hours after charging for 10 minutes.
Work Observations and Conclusion
Well, in general, I like these earphones. There are two complaints about them. First, I want multi-point, which is not a problem, and it is futile to make it trigger on a single touch – this is wrong.
Otherwise, everything seems to be fine. High-quality packaging (which is important if you want to give the earphones as a gift), impressive design of the earphones themselves, comfortable fit – you will not get tired of them, and you will not actually notice that they are in your ears, – long battery life, good sound quality for this design, high-quality work in earphone mode.
PS: Don’t forget to follow Sanag Direct’s TEMU US store: Sanag Direct on TEMU. Temu’s discounts during Black Friday are very large, hurry up and buy.
Review Breakdown
Design
Features
Hardware
Ease of Use
Pricing
Good!
High-quality packaging, impressive design of the earphones themselves, comfortable fit - you will not get tired of them, and you will not actually notice that they are in your ears, - long battery life, good sound quality for this design, high-quality work in earphone mode.
