True Wireless
1MORE Q21
80Great
$23
Full review data1MORE Q21 vs Umidigi AirBuds: which should you buy?
Specs, scores and condensed review verdicts for the 1MORE Q21 vs Umidigi AirBuds, side by side. Where a product has no HearWiki score yet, not enough reviews have been aggregated to rate it.
True Wireless
Umidigi AirBuds
Not yet scored
$15
Full review dataScore breakdown
Each axis is a 0–10 blend of what reviewers scored, not a lab measurement.
1MORE Q21 leads on 6 of 7 measures.
- 1MORE Q21
- Umidigi AirBuds
HearWiki score
80
-
Sound
7.6
-
Noise cancelling
7.7
-
Battery
4.9
-
Calls
7.2
-
Value
9.5
-
Price (USD)
$23
$15
Generation & platform
The scores rank quality. This is the other question: is the newer one actually newer technology, or the same platform in a new shell?
New platform
1MORE Q21 (2025) against Umidigi AirBuds (2020). The 1MORE Q21 is the newer platform here: Top codec LDAC against AAC and ANC type Hybrid against None.
- Q2120255 yr newer
- AirBuds2020
What differsQ21AirBuds
- Top codec
- LDAC
- AAC
- ANC type
- Hybrid
- None
Platform
Level on: USB-C, Water resistance.
Specifications
Q21AirBuds
- Type
- True Wireless
- True Wireless
- Price (USD)
- $23
- $15
- HearWiki score
- 80
- Not scored
- Released
- 2025
- 2020
- Availability
- Sold new
- Discontinued
- Driver
- 12 mm dynamic
- 10 mm dynamic
- Driver type
- dynamic
- dynamic
- Driver size
- 12 mm
- 10 mm
- Drivers per side
- 1
- -
- Frequency response
- 20 Hz - 40 kHz
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- Impedance
- 32 Ω
- -
- Bluetooth
- 5.4
- -
- Codecs
- SBC, AAC, LDAC
- SBC, AAC
- Multipoint pairing
- Yes
- -
- Battery life
- 5.5 h
- 5 h
- Battery life (ANC on)
- 4 h
- -
- Battery incl. case
- 22 h
- -
- Full charge time
- 90 min
- 90 min
- Wireless charging
- No
- -
- Active noise cancelling
- Yes
- No
- ANC type
- hybrid
- -
- Transparency mode
- Yes
- -
- Companion app
- Yes
- -
- Custom EQ
- Yes
- -
- Wear detection
- No
- -
- Controls
- touch
- -
- Weight
- -
- 4 g
- Case weight
- 32.2 g
- 32 g
- Water resistance
- IPX5
- IPX5
- USB-C
- Yes
- Yes
- Microphones
- 2
- 1
- Call noise reduction
- Yes
- Yes
- Call NR technology
- AI ENC
- ENC
What reviewers said
1MORE Q21
The 1MORE Q21 earbuds deliver impressive value for their low price, combining solid active noise cancellation, clear call quality, and engaging sound in a budget-friendly package. They also support LDAC and multipoint, making them a versatile everyday option, though battery life is somewhat limited. Their low-latency performance and IPX5 rating make them suitable for gaming and sports use.
- Pro:Strong ANC for the price
- Pro:Clear call quality
- Pro:Great sound with LDAC support
- Con:Battery life is below average
- Con:Sound has some noticeable quirks
- Con:No wireless charging
Umidigi AirBuds
These true wireless earbuds deliver a straightforward listening experience with a 10mm dynamic driver, plus IPX5 water resistance for sweat or light rain. They provide around five hours of playback per charge, extendable to 20 hours with the case, and include ENC to improve call clarity in noisy settings.
- Pro:IPX5 water resistance for workouts and light rain
- Pro:Compact and lightweight design at just 4g per bud
- Pro:Decent 20-hour total battery with the charging case
- Con:No active noise cancellation for immersive listening
- Con:Battery life per charge is modest at 5 hours
- Con:Single microphone may limit call quality in very noisy places
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