Budget earbuds

The days of cheap earphones being tinny trash are behind us: sifting through the bargain bin today can surface audio gold. Like these...

- TOM MORGAN

OnePlus Buds 4

What's the story?

With adaptive noise-cancelling, spatial sound and a familiar flip-top case, the Buds 4 offer most of what made the last-gen Buds Pro 3 a five-star product, only for a lot less cash. They've got the same dual-driver arrangement but lose the wireless charging abilities and have a mostly plastic build rather than fancy vegan leather.

Are they any good?