Wasart J55

Great battery, useful LED display, and a price that's basically pocket change. But the sound is so bad it's almost an insult to the music you're playing.

Battery life is the clear standout here. At the 86th percentile, the 8 hours per charge and 40 total with the case beat plenty of earbuds costing three times as much. The LED display showing case and bud charge levels is a nice touch you rarely see at this price. But the sound is rough. The 6mm driver listed in the specs and the 14.2mm driver mentioned in the marketing copy don't agree, and neither one saves the muddy, lifeless audio. Music scores a 15.7 out of 100, which is genuinely bad. The mic sits at the 40th percentile, so calls are passable in quiet rooms but fall apart with background noise.

The Soundcore P31i and JLab JBuds Pods ANC both cost a bit more but deliver dramatically better sound and comfort. The P31i especially is a known budget champ with solid bass and a better fit. The Nothing Buds 2 and Samsung Galaxy Buds3 Pro are in a completely different league, but they're also 4-5x the price, so that's not a fair fight. If you're strictly capped at this budget, the J55's battery life beats most competitors. But you're making a real trade-off in audio quality.

At EUR 27, you're paying for battery life and convenience, not audio quality. If you just need something to listen to podcasts at the gym or take occasional calls, the price is hard to argue with. But if music matters even a little, save up another 20 or 30 euros and get something that doesn't make your favorite songs sound like they're playing through a tin can.

The Wasart J55 is a budget true wireless earbud that nails the basics and completely whiffs on the one thing that actually matters: sound. You get Bluetooth 5.3, a genuinely useful LED battery display on the case, and 40 hours of total playtime for around EUR 27. That's a solid feature set for the price. But our database puts the sound quality in the 5th percentile, which is about as close to 'please don't play music through these' as it gets.

If you care about music quality at all, skip these. The sound is in the bottom 5% of everything we've tested, and no amount of battery life makes up for that. Go grab the Soundcore P31i or JLab JBuds Pods ANC instead. You'll pay a bit more, but your ears will thank you.

The Wasart J55 is a battery champ with a great case display and a price that's hard to beat. But sound quality this bad is a dealbreaker for anyone who actually likes music. Buy these for podcasts, audiobooks, and gym sessions where you don't care about fidelity. For anything else, spend a little more and get the Soundcore P31i.