Tronsmart Apollo Bold: review, features and opinions

Every day the market for wireless headphones is becoming more competitive, that is why today we analyze the new Tronsmart Apollo Bold, which at the level of technical specifications promise to have good features, highlighting the Hybrid active noise cancellation and the new chip of Qualcomm aptX.

Tronsmart was born in 2013 focused on technology gadgets and since 2017 it has focused exclusively on the sound sector to stand out for its good quality-price ratio. We are in a mid-high range of in-ear headphones Bluetooth, which for just under 100 euros includes all the latest components and technologies currently on the market.

Who do we recommend these headphones for?

You have to know that for each product there is a type of user, and Just because it's more expensive doesn't mean it's going to be the best option.. That is why if you practice sport or outdoor activities, these headphones are your best companion.

Thanks to your IP45 certification (sweat and dust resistance) We have headphones ready for any situation. We must not forget that they have touch controls with which we can control the volume, play the next tracks, or even stop them with a few simple touches.

Design and comfort

With a very well polished and elegant design, these headphones have good ergonomics and fit perfectly to the ears thanks to the superior quality of silicone of the pads, resist sudden movements and they give you a spectacular acoustic immersion. They barely stick out once we wear them, although at first glance they seem too thick.

It has about proximity sensors, which pause the sound when we take them off and resume it when we put them back on.

He Charging case is quite light, weighing 41 grams and with fairly small dimensions that do not bother you when carrying it in your pocket. It has a magnetic cover and a capacity of 500 mAh, equivalent to 30 hours of extra autonomy.

What's in the box?

• USB-C Cable which will power the headphone case with fast charging.
• Manual of instructions.
• Replacement pads with different sizes (S, M and L)
• The headphones Tronsmart Apollo Bold, obviously.

It is a careful and well-organized packaging that projects a good impression of the product we have in our hands.

Sound

With the new top-of-the-range Qualcomm aptX chip they reproduce a very high sound quality, competing directly with its rivals Jabra Elite 65T, Airpods Pro and the Sony WF-1000XM3 with a much higher price.

As far as sound quality is concerned, It's pretty good, although not the best., but for this price it leads against others. They offer a very high total volume superior to other options from other brands, as long as we have the noise cancellation off, as it offers greater audio fidelity.

Has about Very clear highs and midsThe bass is not bad at all, although at maximum volume you can notice some distortion, which is not a problem if you adjust your smartphone's equalizer by lowering it by 3-5 dB.

The noise cancellation works really well thanks to the multiple microphones, which are surprisingly isolated once you activate them, although we must not forget that it will modify the final audio quality, however, it keeps it at a good level.

Sound modes

The Tronsmart Apollo Bold includes three sound modes that greatly modify the final result:

• Noise cancellation, it is ideal when we do not want to have residual sounds from the outside.
• Ambient mode, very curious and innovative since, with the integrated microphones, we will be aware of outside sounds. Perfect if we are on the subway to hear the stops or if someone speaks to us from another room.
• Fidelity mode, as its name suggests, is for those moments when you want the highest audio quality.

Microphone

With nothing more and nothing less than 6 built-in microphones In each earphone, the Apollo Bold will allow us to pick up the sound from outside every angle and cancel it up to 35 db without any major problem, allowing us greater immersion when the ANC option is activated.

As for voice calls or using the assistant, which we can activate with gestures from the headphones themselves, we have not noticed that there is no problems when using voice recognition.

Autonomy and battery life

Each earphone has 85 mAh offering up to 10 hours of battery life With a volume of the 50%, although in practice and as a user who likes to set the volume quite high, they have offered me a little more than 7 hours, which will be more than enough to get through the day without fear of running out of battery.

He The case has 500 mAh which adds about 30 hours of battery life. extra making a total of 40 if we carry the headphones along with it. Although once again we insist that the autonomy will be affected depending on the volume at which we are using it.

Bluetooth and TWS+ connection

With Bluetooth 5.0 and the LDS laser antenna it incorporates, has a range up to 15-20 meters with the device paired in True Wireless Stereo+, in my case a smartphone, although in practice we will not need so much distance, since we will have our smartphone/smartwatch nearby.

Updated with a USB-C in the case guarantees us a Quick charge of the Apollo Bold in around 2 hours from 0 to 100% of the battery, which is not bad at all. Although when push comes to shove we will never run out of battery and the charging times will be much shorter.

Unlike other headphones, the Tronsmart Apollo Bold has achieved the TWS+ certification, this means that they will be perfectly synchronized and paired, forgetting the possible problems of phase shift in the sound.