There are a lot of wireless earbuds on the market at this point, but none have quite matched the experience of Apple’s AirPods yet. The combination of well-designed case, excellent battery life, and seamless software (with iOS, at least) makes them the wireless earbuds to beat.

Almost every competitor has aimed to take on the AirPods indirectly by focusing on their weak points — the one-size-fits-most-ish design and the lack of sound isolation. Oppo’s new O-Free earbuds, however, go further than any other in attempting to play Apple’s game. These are the closest thing you can get to the AirPods-on-iOS experience without owning an iPhone, with similar hardware design and sleek software integration.

They’re not quite as good,…

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