boAt Airdopes 441 TWS Ear-Buds with IWP Technology, Immersive Audio, Up to 30H Total Playback, IPX7 Water Resistance, Super Touch Controls, Secure Sports Fit & Type-C Port(Active Black)
Positive Reviews
Positive Review 1
Amazing product !!
It’s a really good pair of Airdopes. Good bass
Just at the low volume, it’s a bit too soft need to keep the volume on 65 percent onwards to get a really good feeling. Distance from the phone pretty much 10 or 15 meters later it gets a bit faded. Looks too good premium quality the LED lights on the CTC (capacitive touch control). The fit is too good if any problems you feel it’s a bit loose change the ear tips. It fits really well in helmets but the advice does not to use both together while riding a bike you literally can’t hear much. The CTC button is too sensitive but needs to get used to it. The colour variant is too catchy really nice. I was expecting a big charging case but when I saw it was so small like literally fits into your palm. It has magnetic charging so your airdope doesn’t fall off and the lid is magnetic so it won’t open unnecessarily. It has a C-type charging port that one great thing done by boAt since most of the phones have C type charging port you won’t have to search for a charger. I just got it today still need to play around with it will update in a while. Overall great product, only the volume at the low which doesn’t sound great needs a bit fix but thumbs up great product must buy.
And great delivery and packaging by Amazon.
Positive Review 2
Best buds in the budget with Type C
I have been researching about getting a nice TWS bud for my everyday use.
My priorities were like this –
- Balanced Sound with a nice blend of Bass, Treble, and Mids. (I’m an audiophile but was ready to compromise cuz budget :P)
- Type C Charging – I use a Oneplus 6T so it is much convenient to manage things with one charger.
- Decent battery backup.
- Shouldn’t feel bulky in the ears.
And then I got these buds, and here goes my feedback –
- First Impression – They look great, love the red and black color tone.
- Fits well in the ears without feeling bulky.
- Not super satisfied with the audio quality, felt it was too Bass-heavy(Found a fix with Equaliser settings).
- There’s no volume control option from the buds, but you can do it from your phone without much effort(Ain’t it?).
Fix to adjust bass if you’re on a Oneplus Device –
- Fortunately, Oneplus provides Audio Tuner to adjust EQ at OS level.
- Open the Audio Tuner and go to Sound Enhancement.
- Select Feat. JBL E1+
- Open Preset options
- Select Blues and Voila!! 🎯
For other phones –
I’m not sure about other devices as I haven’t tested on them, but here are a couple of things I used to do on my previous phones to adjust sound settings. As most phones or music player apps provide equalizer settings, you can select presets like ‘Vocal/Jazz/Blues/Pop’ which tend to compress Bass and enhance Mids and Treble.
Also, after reading a couple of reviews of other TWS buds, I considered changing the ear tips to smaller ones and surprisingly it boosted the experience. However, it mostly depends on the size of your ears so might not work for everyone.
Do let me know if you need any further information about this, happy to help! 🙂
Happy Listening! 🎶
Positive Review 3
Really good product
* It’s my first ever truly wireless buds and the sound quality is very good. Bass quality is awesome.
* Earbuds are really light in weight and easy to fit due to their ergonomic design and never fall off the ears.
Though the case is a bit on the heavier side it’s totally understandable as it carries a 2600mAh battery.
RGB lighting and touch is very responsive
* The instant wake n pair tech is really good within 2 secs of opening the case buds gets connected to the previously paired device.
* I tried playing pubg and I didn’t notice any latency, it was really fine.
* While calling indoors the voice reaching is clear and crisp but as it has no noise cancellation for mic in outdoor condition or noisy environment will not be that good but still I’ll say above avg performance.
**** Battery🔋 review (after 2 weeks)
Battery life is exactly what they have promised and I guess I got even more than that.
I charged the case as soon as I got it and then didn’t charge it for around 12 days and it’s still working and on an everyday basis, I used the buds 4-5 times.
I used it for 5 hours continuously with 2-3 hrs of gaming and video streaming and still, 30% was left.
And if you use the buds at 55-60%(which I guess is the best because it’s very loud) volume it will surely last for 6-6½ hrs.
Buds get charged very quickly I guess within 20-25 mins of putting them back into the case.
The case takes around 1hr 15 mins or so to get fully charged.
****** ONE THING I’LL LIKE TO ADD IS, I USED IT WITH MY MACBOOK AND I NOTICED THE VOLUME WAS EXTREMELY LOW BUT ON THE OTHER HAND IF USED WITH ANY MOBILE, ITS VOLUME IS REALLY HIGH. SO I DON’T KNOW IF IT’S MACBOOK’S PROBLEM OR EARBUDS, BUT I DON’T MIND AND IF YOU’RE CONSIDERING BUYING THIS FOR USING WITH LAPTOPS I WOULD SUGGEST YOU CHECK THIS ISSUE WITH SOMEONE ELSE BUT IF YOU’RE GETTING FOR USING IT WITH PHONES THEN JUST GO FOR IT.
Positive Review 4
Must buy if you are a basshead
If you are a fan of bass like I am, hell, you are going to love these airdrops. I have been using Boat products for a while and haven’t gone unsatisfied even if I feel the durability of said products could have been more. Sometimes, one earbuds stop working. Happened many times. I had a boat 225 and then a Boat 255 Pro. But they had got one thing in common — BASS. I’m a basshead and Boat products are a sure-shot recommend.
Of late, I had been researching a lot of truly wireless earbuds. I checked out several including Redmi Earbuds S, MI TWS Earbuds, Blaupunkt BTW-01, Realme Earbuds X TWS, and a few others. I settled, however, on Boat 441 Airdopes as I have built this trust factor with Boat products and am very skeptical of going to any other, especially Boat really offers their audio types of equipment at an affordable price. I watched a lot of reviews for these Airdopes and settled on it finally. I am usually a paranoid person, but I am glad to say that I am satisfied at the moment with what I have purchased.
This is a 3-day usage review. I will edit this review as I pass the 1-month, 3-month, and 6-month marks. On the basis of my usage, I will let you know why I recommend it.
Let me talk about the Amazon delivery first. Contactless and on-time delivery even in these pandemic times. So, salute to the delivery heroes who are functioning even in these risky and dangerous times. Salute boss!
The box came with a charging case that had two earbuds inside it, an advertisement foldable pamphlet, a USB Type-C cable, an instruction manual, and a plastic case of two extra earbuds and hooks.
The earbuds were at 80% charge when they arrived, but I had it charged fully as soon as I opened the case. At 100% audio volume, the airdrops have been lasting me about 3 hours and 45 minutes, which is decent for this price. The buds fit extremely well, except that they have fallen off a couple of times (but that may be because of my ears). However, I have no complaints because I really think I didn’t insert them into my ears fully and that’s why they fell. Regardless, they are also comfortable, and even after 3.5 hours, I haven’t felt any discomfort or pain. So, all in all, the quality of the earbuds (premium plastic) is awesome. I will give it a 4.5/5 for comfort and build quality.
Note: After 20-days of usage, I have no complaint regarding the fit. Although they do seem to come out sometimes when your ears get too sweaty. So, moisture might cause them to come out. But it has only been a rare moment they did. I live in Mumbai, a humid city, and I haven’t seen them come out a lot. But it did come out a couple of times during one workout.
The charging case is premium quality too. It charges to full capacity in about two hours, which is good. It has a neat finish to it. I love the black on it and the red inside. Yes, I bought the Raging Red option. Boat only has black and red for now. More colors will be coming according to their Facebook page. However, I have always loved red.
Inside the charging case, the earbuds have their own slots. Magnets are perfect.
I wish the battery in both the earbuds lasted more than 4 hours but that’s what they tell us in their features list. So, it gave me exactly that. It does its job, but I wish it had a 6-hour playback at least. But then for this price, maybe it is worth it. I think this is where Boat lacks. It provides a minimum playback compared to its competitors.
Note: After 20 days of usage, I felt that the touch sensitivity could be better. The one-touch pause and play works for music players but doesn’t work for Netflix and Prime and other apps. Which is weird. It starts the music player again if the song is in the player queue. Maybe if I do a factory reset, it will be better. I Will let you know regarding this. It might be a problem with mine alone because a few days ago, the touch sensitivity was awesome. Regardless, the sensitivity is still top-notch. I am finding the functionality confusing.
Battery Life: 4/5
Coming to call, I think it did its job good. I could hear the other person’s voice clearly. And I could hear him too. So I will give it a 4.5/5.
Note: I’d not recommend this for calling but it does its job. Noise cancellation is decent.
Lastly, I am coming to the best aspect of these airdopes. The Sound quality. Bass is just awesome. Trebles and mids are decent. Vocals are good. I just enjoy listening to the songs on these airdopes. The beats are awesome. They are more or less similar to Boat 255 Pro Bluetooth, maybe even slightly better. So, sound quality, 5/5.
Overall, I think these is the best true wireless buds you can find on a shoestring budget. Fit, quality, sound, noise cancellation, all good. Affordable too. So, I do recommend these airdopes if you are looking for something in the price range of 1.5k INR – 3.5k INR.
Note: Boat Airdopes 441 and 451 are not much different. So, just the color.
And ah yes, forgot, these airdopes have got IPx6 waterproofing. I haven’t tested it as yet and don’t want to risk it, but I gather that it will protect the buds from sweat and water droplets. 🙂
Note: I am now 7 months into using this. The earphones still work with the same quality as received. However, there’s a little glitch. Whenever the battery percentage drops by 10 or 20 percent, it seems to disconnect. It reconnects automatically, but it can get annoying. Doesn’t happen every time, but there’s a frequency. Tried calling on these earphones as well. Good quality. Earphones run for at least 3.5 hours and a single battery charge for the case gives at least 3-4 charges. So, all in all, good.
Positive Review 5
BEST AIRDOPES BY BOAT… GO FOR IT WITHOUT ANY SECOND THOUGHT
FIRST OF ALL THESE AIRDROPS ARE REALLY DOPE. I HAVE BEEN USING THEM FOR ONE MONTH AND HERE ARE MY HONEST REVIEWS ABOUT THEM IN SHORT.
1] AS I AM A FITNESS GUY THESE AIR DOPES ARE PERFECT FOR GYM LOVERS. THE AIR FINS DO THEIR JOB PERFECTLY. I DID SKIPPING RUNNING JUMPING EVERYTHING WITH THESE AND THEY DIDN’T EVEN MOVED SLIGHTLY FROM THEIR PLACE. THE LARGE FINS START TO GIVE PAIN AFTER 2 3 HRS OF USE.SO I CHANGED THEM TO THE OTHER EXTRA-MEDIUM EARFUL GIVEN INBOX.SO THAT PROBLEM IS SOLVED AS PER UR EAR FITS.
FIT — 4.8/5
COMFORT — 4.5/5
2] THEY HAVE A AWESOME BASS. SO BASS HEADS WILL DEFINITELY LOVE THEM. ALSO, THE TREB MIDS ARE GOOD
BASS — 4.9/5
MID/HIGH/TREB — 4.5/5
3]THE CAPACITIVE TOUCH CONTROLS ARE GOOD .. JUST A SEC DELAY IS SEEN WHEN U TOUCH THEM AND FOR ACTUAL ACTION TO BE PERFORMED ..BUT THEY DO WORK WITH PERFECTION EVEN THEY HAVE SWEAT OR WATER ON THEM.
TOUCH — 4.5/5
4] TALKING ABOUT DURABILITY THEN I HAVE SAT ON THE EARDOPES MANY TIMES BY MISTAKE AND FELL FROM MY HANDS TOO. ALSO, THE CASE WAS FALLEN A COUPLE OF TIMES.. BUT NOT A SINGLE PROBLEM.
DURABILITY — 4.8/5
5] ABOUT THE CONNECTIVITY I WOULD SAY ITS GOOD. IF THERE IS NO OBSTACLE IN BETWEEN IN A ROOM THEN THE RANGE IS MORE THAN 15m… OR ELSE IT WILL START TO BREAK IF A WALL OR SOMETHING BIG COMES IN BETWEEN WHEN U GO TO ANOTHER ROOM OR FLOOR.
CONNECTIVITY — 4.5/5
6] IPX DOES ITS WORK PERFECTLY.. I USED THEM IN SLIGHT RAINFALL. IT WORKS PERFECTLY.
IPX — 4.8/5
7] BATTERY PERFORMANCE IS GOOD. THE CASE CHARGERS THE EARBUDS 3 TO 4 TIMES. AND IT TAKES 1.3 HRS TO CHARGE COMPLETELY FOR THE CASE AND 1 HR FOR BUDS. AND THE BUDS PLAY UP TO 4 HRS ON 90% VOLUME.
BATTERY — 4.6/5
8] NOISE CANCELLATION IS DECENT… NOT THE BEST BUT WORKS FOR ME. ALSO, THE CALLING EXPERIENCE WAS GOOD. VOICE IS CLEAR TO THE OTHER PERSON EVEN IN MILD TRAFFIC. SO CALLING IS GOOD.
NOISE CANCELLATION — 3.5/5
CALLING — 4.5/5
OVERALL THESE EARDOPES ARE GREAT. IF U GET THEM IN THE PRICE RANGE OF 2000 TO 2500 .. GO WITHOUT A SEC THOUGH. HOPE U GUYS FIND THIS REVIEW USEFUL.
Negative Reviews
Negative Review 1
Too much price for these not-poor pair of Earbuds.
Reviewed in India on 30 June 2020
Colour: Active BlackStyle name: Airdopes 441Verified Purchase
Boat is an Indian Company but all the products of this company are Made in China so it is not making the products itself. They are just buying Chinese products and selling them by their name.
I have extensively used these buds for a month while doing workouts and watching movies and listening to music and below is my detailed review of the Earbuds.
Pros:
- Great Sound Quality
- Great Bass
- Great Battery Life
- Fast Charging
Cons:
- It doesn’t fit properly in the ears. It is just not me, 3 more friends of mine are facing the same issue. It doesn’t fit properly specially in the right ear. Also, your right ear starts paining after some time if you push it or try to fit it properly by rotating it in your ear.
- So, if the right bud doesn’t fit properly so obviously you don’t feel the good sound quality from your right earbud. Sometimes I felt that there is some problem with the Right earbud sound quality but then I realized that it is because of the fitting issue.
- Earbuds slip out of your ear when you wear them while working out due to sweat. It gets slipped when it gets wet due to sweat. Even when the earbuds are fitted properly they will fall out when they get wet.
- The company says that as soon as you open the charging box of the buds both buds get paired between each other automatically but sometimes both don’t get paired between each other and only left or the right one gets paired to the phone or the laptop. Then you have to wait for some time for the other to get paired.
- The range of the Bluetooth is not that great. Sometimes even you are in the range or at the boundary level within the range one of the buds will stop working and you will hear sound from only one bud. Most of the time it is Right.
- Sometimes one of the earbud stops working without any reason and the battery status of both the buds are different which is very weird.
- My right Earbud stopped working after a month. So I have to find a Service Centre which is not everywhere and not very good.
- Last but certainly not least, their after-sales service is horrible. Their customer care doesn’t respond to calls, emails, Twitter, or anything. It is a pain to reach out to them. They behave like a roadside local shop.
So all in all it is a good pair of earbuds but Rs.2500/- is too much for these earbuds. So I would not suggest buying this pair of Earbuds at this price.
You can buy Noise Shots or Noise Shots XO and those are much better and you will enjoy the experience with them.
boAt is Horrible and ridiculous.
Negative Review 2
There is a PROBLEM with earbuds!! REPLACEMENT also has the same.
I received Boat Airdopes 441 from Amazon on Friday 19th June.
But there’s an issue. I hear a strange noise from my left earbud every time I play something. Be it from YouTube or be it from a music app. It’s a ‘hiss’ kind of sound. It is only heard when I press the play button and continues throughout the video/audio and when I stop it, the noise goes off. This particular noise is also heard when I get notifications on my phone. It is clearly noticed when there is silence in the room. I googled and it’s called static noise something. I am worried now. Anyone else is experiencing this noise? How do I get rid of this sound? It’s really annoying. Not finding the solution on the internet. Please help me.
I think I got a faulty piece. I will contact Boat customer care on Monday and return on Amazon. I want replacement with a good, proper product.
EDIT: I ordered a replacement and received it this morning. The new airdopes also have the ‘hiss’ noise. I think it is in all the airdopes. Dear boAt, you have made an amazing design for the Airdopes 441. Also, the sound quality is best. But this noise has made me dislike the product. Sorry. Returning it.
Negative Review 3
Amazon deleting my review.
Boat AirDopes, have by far been the most champion-looking TWS that I have invested in. However, it makes me feel that the premium looks are simply to deceive the customers from other core issues that thus TWS has.
- Connectivity: The connectivity is very poor and there is a lag between the video and audio.
- Battery: The right earphones, just don’t charge. So, I have been using just one TWS for about 2-3 months.
- Warranty: There is no warranty on the product, and the steamboat never ever replies. It’s absolutely impossible to get in touch with them. They are almost invisible. The after-sale services have been the worst. Actually, nonexistent.
- Amazon: This is the 4th review that I am writing. Amazon has been consistently deleting my reviews.
Negative Review 4
Below expectation
From the first look, they really looked very nice. I bought the red colour, and the red colour pops-up really nice.
The Charging Case is also very nice looking.
I wore them for a few minutes, and my ears started hurting.
The fitting is going to be different for each user, depending on the size of their years and their comfort.
Music lovers may not appreciate this, as it does not have enough bass.
People who would like to use it for official or personal calls will feel that you will Sound robotic to the other person.
There is also a delay in voice-over, which I think it’s not that bad.
The noise cancellation is not there at all.
These are much better than a few similar products available in the market. However, it will be to each user to choose these based on their comfort level as well as their pocket.
Negative Review 5
One of AirDopes stopped working
Look wise product is good, but the quality of the product seems to be compromised by boat,
A product which I was delivered has a very low-quality case, I fear just by using two days that is it going to be in one piece for a month or two?
Now let’s come to the product itself “AirDopes”
I used it for three days and the sound quality is good as compare to the price and specs given by boat
The major drawback of the product is its design it feels heavy /bulky in the ears after wearing it for 10 mnt you can feel itching in your ears… Not so comfortable at all
After three days of purchase, One earbud stopped working and can’t be diagnosed with hard/factory reset…
Now there is no refund for this product… I’ll have to stick with this product though replacement of same is under process.
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