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AfterShokz doesn’t make headphones with bone conduction? The Naenka Runner Pro is a headband-style headset that looks and sounds a lot like other bone conduction headsets on the market. (Bone conduction headsets send vibrations straight to your inner ear through your jawbone.) However, it has two different audio modes that make it a unique product.
This is the only bone conduction headset we know of that is waterproof, has an MP3 player built in, and can stream music from a smartphone via Bluetooth. This “memory mode” makes it quickly appealing to runners who don’t want to bring their phone on a run. It also makes it appealing to swimmers.
Naenka Runner Pro Specifications
Specification | Details |
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Weight | 7.8 grams per earbud |
Battery Life | Up to 12 hours |
Connectivity | Bluetooth 5.0 |
Water Resistance | IPX7-rated |
Noise Cancellation | Active noise cancellation |
Naenka Runner Pro: Design

If you’ve never used bone conduction headphones or don’t know much about them, you should know a few things first. Bone conduction headphones are made so that the sound they make doesn’t go through any holes. This type of headphones has a hole that is completely closed off. On top of that, this headphone can make sound because it uses vibration technology. It can also get a water protection rating of IPX8 because it is completely sealed. You can buy this neckband from its official website
Naenka Runner Pro: Features
Naenka uses bone conduction technology to send sound to your ears. This technology works by sending waves through your cheekbones and up towards your ears, but not into your ears. That means you’re getting a design with open ears, which still lets some outside sound in.
Early bone-conduction headphones had trouble making good sound, and when the vibrations were sent up to the ears, they tickled. Luckily, that’s not what’s happening here.Naenka lets you choose between two ways to listen. The first one is a pretty normal Bluetooth one that lets you connect it to your phone.
Comfort and Fit
There is no way to change how they fit, so people with bigger heads will find them more comfy. The headband will hang off the back of the neck too much for people with smaller heads. Still, it hangs over the ear well and didn’t move around at all during our test workouts.
Naenka Runner Pro: Sound quality

If you want to get the best sound out of bone conduction headphones, you have to be willing to give up a little bit. After all, the point is to get sound to you while still letting you hear what’s going on around you.
The Runner Pros have a 16mm speaker driver that Naenka says will deliver “dynamic stereo sound quality.” Even though they won’t blow you away, they’re on par with Aftershokz’s best bone conduction headphones.
Battery and Bluetooth
The 230 mAh battery in the Runner Pro can keep the music going for 6 hours (or 240 hours in standby mode). Using the included magnetically attached USB Type-A charging cable, a full charge took about 1.5 hours. This cable can also be used for the purpose of transferring music.
The second option is fantastic, but we don’t know anyone who is willing to run nonstop for six hours. You should get a full day’s use out of them, especially if you don’t need to utilise the Bluetooth connection.
Pricing and availability
Shenzhen Mengqu Life Technology Co. produces a line of bone conduction headphones under the Naenka name. After an initial price drop from $149.99 (about £110 / AU$200), the Naenka Runner Pro is now available on the Naenka website(opens in new tab) for $119.99 (approximately £88 / AU$165). Naenka Runner Pro may be purchased on Amazon.com (US) and Amazon.co.uk (UK).
Final Words
The Naenka Runner Pro are more affordable alternatives to the Aftershokz Trainerz. These headphones provide a superb sound experience, a long battery life, and an integrated music player, allowing you to leave your phone at home.
Naenka Runner Pro review: The good and The bad
The Good
- Bluetooth with AptX
- 8GB MP3 player
The Bad
- Short battery life
FAQS
The Naenka Runner Diver is a great headset that works with bones. If you want to listen to music or podcasts on land and in the water, this headset is a great choice. It is very comfortable to wear for a long time, and the battery will last for at least a marathon.
Hearing loud sounds over and over again can hurt the hairs and nerves in the cochlea. Because bone conduction headphones still send sound to the cochlea, they can still cause hearing loss if they are not used properly.