Over-Ear
JLab JBuddies Pro Wireless
80Outstanding
$35
Full review dataJLab JBuddies Pro Wireless vs Tronsmart KH02: which should you buy?
On aggregated review scores the JLab JBuddies Pro Wireless comes out ahead with a HearWiki score of 80. The full breakdown - sub-scores, specs and what reviewers actually said - is below.
Our pick: JLab JBuddies Pro Wireless - Outstanding overall at around $35.
Over-Ear
Tronsmart KH02
56Average
$30
Full review dataScore breakdown
Each axis is a 0–10 blend of what reviewers scored, not a lab measurement.
JLab JBuddies Pro Wireless leads on 4 of 6 measures.
- JLab JBuddies Pro Wireless
- Tronsmart KH02
HearWiki score
80
56
Sound
7.0
4.2
Battery
8.1
8.0
Calls
4.2
5.0
Value
8.7
6.4
Price (USD)
$35
$30
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?
Mixed generations
JLab JBuddies Pro Wireless (2025) against Tronsmart KH02 (2024). Neither is straightforwardly newer: the JLab JBuddies Pro Wireless brings Top codec AAC against SBC, while the Tronsmart KH02 answers with Bluetooth 5.3 against 5.0. The JLab JBuddies Pro Wireless answers on convenience features: it adds Water resistance (IPX4).
- JBuddies Pro Wireless20251 yr newer
- KH022024
What differsJBuddies Pro WirelessKH02
- Bluetooth
- 5.0
- 5.3
- Top codec
- AAC
- SBC
- Water resistance
- IPX4
- Not rated
Platform
Everyday features
Level on: USB-C.
Specifications
JBuddies Pro WirelessKH02
- Type
- Over-Ear
- Over-Ear
- Price (USD)
- $35
- $30
- HearWiki score
- 80
- 56
- Released
- 2025
- 2024
- Availability
- Sold new
- Still sold new
- Driver
- 40 mm dynamic
- 40 mm dynamic
- Driver type
- dynamic
- dynamic
- Driver size
- 40 mm
- 40 mm
- Drivers per side
- 1
- 1
- Frequency response
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- Impedance
- 32 Ω
- 32 Ω
- Sensitivity
- -
- 93 dB/mW
- Bluetooth
- 5.0
- 5.3
- Codecs
- SBC, AAC
- SBC
- Multipoint pairing
- No
- No
- Wireless range
- 9 m
- 15 m
- Battery life
- 35 h
- 45 h
- Full charge time
- 180 min
- 120 min
- Quick charge
- 10 min → 4 h
- 10 min → 2 h
- Wireless charging
- -
- No
- Active noise cancelling
- No
- No
- ANC type
- none
- -
- Transparency mode
- No
- -
- Companion app
- No
- No
- Custom EQ
- No
- -
- Wear detection
- No
- -
- Controls
- buttons
- buttons
- Weight
- 165 g
- 174 g
- Water resistance
- IPX4
- none
- Foldable
- Yes
- Yes
- Detachable cable
- -
- Yes
- USB-C
- Yes
- Yes
- Connector
- -
- 3.5 mm
- Microphones
- 1
- 1
- Microphone type
- MEMS
- -
- Mic sensitivity
- -42 dBV
- -
What reviewers said
JLab JBuddies Pro Wireless
The JLab JBuddies Pro Wireless are budget-friendly over-ear headphones aimed at younger listeners, offering a lightweight and foldable design for easy travel. They provide a long 35-hour battery life and IPX4 sweat resistance, making them suitable for daily use and light activity, though they lack active noise cancellation and multipoint connectivity.
- Pro:Long 35-hour battery life
- Pro:Lightweight and foldable design
- Pro:IPX4 sweat resistance
- Con:No active noise cancellation
- Con:No multipoint Bluetooth connection
- Con:Basic button controls only
Tronsmart KH02
The Tronsmart KH02 is a budget-friendly over-ear headphone aimed at kids, offering a long 45-hour battery life and Bluetooth 5.3 for reliable wireless listening. It features a foldable, lightweight design with volume limiting for safer use, and can also be used wired via a 3.5mm connection. While it lacks active noise cancellation and advanced codecs, it provides a simple, durable option for young listeners.
- Pro:Long 45-hour battery life
- Pro:Bluetooth 5.3 for stable connection
- Pro:Foldable and lightweight design
- Con:No active noise cancellation
- Con:Only supports SBC codec
- Con:No app support or multipoint
Summaries are AI-condensed and paraphrased from published reviews and specs - not original hands-on testing. More on our method.
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