Customer Ratings & Reviews

This is my first pair of open ear headphones. I’ve had many noise canceling buds and over ear, which are great for tuning the world out, but these are fantastic at being in the moment while also being to be in your own world. I live in the city and I appreciate being able now to ride my bike while listening to music. I felt unsafe with noise cancelling earbuds not knowing my surroundings, whether a car is approaching or I just need to communicate with someone. I also do a ton of projects at home and I want to be able to hear my dogs bark, the neighbors talking to me, my wife talking to me but still listen to a audiobook, podcast or my music while getting things done. My wife and I also have vastly different music tastes so to be able to still listen to my music while being present is just a great thing now. The sound quality is surprisingly wonderful. I thought I would miss out on the ear drum blowing bass and crisp treble of noise cancelling but it’s all there. I also thought they might feel like a heavy ear ring pulling down on my ear, nope, very comfortable. They just clip right on and are so light and almost unnoticeable. There are controls to answer phone calls, chance tracks, pause/play right on the buds. Out of the box, synced easily to pair with my phone Bluetooth. The packaging was also fully recyclable which is a little thing that does mean something to me to be able to keep stuff out of landfills. Overall I can 100% recommend this Shokz Opendots2 Open ear buds. The ability to be present in the world, hear birds chirping, people talking, and potential dangers, while also being able to listen to a book or rock out without closing the world out and or disturbing anyone is a huge win for me in regards to these.

These Open-Ear Dots 2 Clip-On Earbuds are the latest clip-on earbuds from Shokz. They are open-ear style earbuds that clip onto your ears rather than being inserted as others might be. With excellent sound and rich bass, the Shokz excel in providing clear phone calls with 3 microphones inside. The Shokz Clip-On earbuds provide all day comfort with up to 40 hours of listening when fully charged. Dolby audio is also included and Shokz provides a 2 year warranty covering the Dots 2 clip-ons. After downloading the Shokz smartphone application, connecting the Shokz earbuds to my smartphone via bluetooth was quick and easy with the earbuds case being open and the earbuds still inside. The Shokz earbuds show up under the smartphone's device list as "OpenDots by Shokz". Once connected to your smartphone, open the Shokz application to check for any firmware updates to the earbuds. If yes, the update only takes a few minutes and you will be ready to go with the latest updated firmware. While these Shokz On-ear clip-on earbuds are not noise cancelling, they work well allowing you to take calls and hear music while hearing outside sounds. This makes them perfect for walking, running, working out in the gym or just sitting at your desk working. The earbud case allows for charging the earbuds on a magsafe charger. I really like these new Shokz Open-Ear Dots 2 Clip-On Earbuds. They are a complete package of great sounding earbuds! After registering your Shokz open-ear clip-on earbuds,

I don’t like in-canal headphones unless I’ve showered and cleaned my ears within the past 12 hours. I also don’t like AirPods 4 that don’t go in deep but never stay in. I’ve always been on the lookout for headphones I can wear at work that won’t fall out and don’t need to be jammed into my ears. I had some Bose that went behind my ears a decade ago but they were large and obtrusive. I had the Bose that are similar to these but they clamped way too tightly, to the point of being uncomfortable. These OpenDots behave essentially the same as the Bose, but they don’t have as aggressive a clamping force. Setting them up was very simple: I opened the case and they popped up in my Bluetooth menu. From there, they clipped on to my ears and played my music. Sound isn’t going to thump unless you jam the drivers deep toward your ear canal, but then they are a little out of position and uncomfortable. In a natural position, they are extremely comfortable and the sound is clear. I wouldn’t listen to heavy bass music with them, but they work. You can also hear everything around you and they will never fall out. All in all, I’m very happy with these. The magnetic case keeps them charged and they’re an excellent addition to my daily routine. They pause when you remove them and the on device squeeze controls work intuitively and reliably. Highly recommended!

These are comfortable headphones and earbuds - where typical earbuds can be uncomfortable as they need to sit in your ear to work, the design of the Shokz OpenDots 2 is genius - allowing you to have them rest gently on your ear without being inside your ear. This makes long sessions great and comfortable. They also do a really good job of maintaining sound quality. Once in a while one earbud loses connection, but it appears intermittent and likely to be solved by firmware. Overall, it's very rate and could be related to environmental factors. They are also super, super light adding to the comfort. In addition, the battery really does last the full 10 hours before requiring a charge, so you can get all day listening out of them and then you can get 4x that charge by placing them back in the charging case. They also charge really fast, and even seemingly fast on a wireless charger. They work perfectly with any Qi-certified charger (I've tried a few that I have). Overall, I highly recommend these headphones!

These are great headphones for exercise if you come in with appropriate expectations. They are small, open-ear headphones, so the bass basically isn't present. This can result in music sounding a little muddy as the mid frequencies seem over-emphasized. Despite this, the audio is generally good. For podcasts, you're not really even going to notice unless you're used to listening to 99% Invisible with Roman Mars on real headphones or speakers (bass-heavy voice). The battery life is amazing. I've been using these for at least a couple of hours every day, usually more, and when I connect them to my phone, the battery level is showing 60% for the case and 100% for the earbuds. If you keep them in the case, I'd expect you can go at least a week or two without having to charge with moderate use. These, as with any Shokz headphones, are meant for exercise, and I'd say that these are comfortable enough to wear for a couple of hours at a time while still being able to hear the environment around you. If you're going for a run and need to be aware of traffic, these are a great option.