Get the JLab GO Air if you don’t care about high-quality audio or fancy features while shopping for a consumer electronics product. The buds have a level of comfort that makes them suitable for daily usage and a stability that makes them suitable for workout. It’s possible that the quality of the microphone isn’t the best, but it’ll get the job done for a fast chat, and the built-in USB charging cable is a wonderful perk offered by JLab.
The JLab emblem is printed on the outside of the black Go Air earpieces, and in comparison to other models that are geared towards physical activity, they have a compact appearance and feel. It is remarkable that the fit is in fact very secure; normally, we see larger earpieces with fins and hooks, but these are little and do not have fins. Neodymium dynamic drivers measuring 8 mm in diameter and delivering a frequency range of 20 Hz to 20 kHz can be found within. The earphones support AAC and SBC Bluetooth codecs and are compatible with the latest version of Bluetooth (5.0).
[content-egg-block template=offers_logo hide=price]Specifications
- Type: In-Canal
- Wireless: Yes
- True Wireless: Yes
- Connection Type: Bluetooth
- Water/Sweat-Resistant: Yes
- Active Noise Cancellation: Yes
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Controls for the volume down (a single tap), track backward (push and hold for a second), and power are located on the outer surfaces of the earpieces, with the left earpiece being responsible for the volume down control (hold for three seconds). One tap on the right ear will increase the volume, two taps will control playback, one press and hold for one second will skip forward one track, the right ear will handle call management, and it may also be used to power down the device.
It often took many taps in testing for the controls to register touch. This implies that for instructions that require multiple taps to complete, as several of them do, you have a good probability of the command not working properly. The sensitivity of the buttons is a concern. Because of this, some of the on-ear controls we’ve tested are among the most annoying we’ve seen.
Within the domain of truly wireless technology, the charging case has one of the more unusual designs that we have encountered. Because the USB cable has almost little length and is hardwired into the device, charging can be an incredibly tedious process. When the headphones are docked, there is no cover over the earpieces, thus they are always visible.
When it comes to the JLab Go Airs’ battery life, you get exactly what you pay for in terms of their price. The charging case has a battery life of 15 hours, while the earbuds themselves have a maximum runtime of five hours on their own.