Affordable neckpiece

Back again for a second outing, the Bullets Wireless get a boost in performance and active noise cancellation.

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■ Still the same mould as five years ago, the design hasn’t evolved beyond the magnetic clasping of the two earbuds in resting position. Elsewhere, there is the control panel pod on one side and the battery pod on the other. Basic controls like volume up/down and track change, apart from the function key are all you get.

■ ANC can be toggled on/ off by long pressing the centre button, but the layout could’ve been better and you tend to hunt around with your fingertips trying to hit the right control more often than not. Google Fast Pair is available if you use a OnePlus device but even with an iOS device, it’s quick and painless, but device switching always works better with Android devices.

■ Using 3 mics in a feedforward and feedback design, the ANC levels are acceptable but don’t drown out all sorts of noises. High-frequency sounds still creep through and the mid-band is where you get the most amount of noise cancellation. Can’t complain at this price though.