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Aftershokz Air Bone
This pair of bone conduction headphones is durable, lightweight, and comfortable, but it's showing its age.
Battery Life & durability / build quality
6.2/ 10
Battery Life6.2
0.010.0
A 6.2 puts its battery life in the bottom 10% of bone conduction headphones we've measured.
Measured on 8 of the 19 we've cataloged.
9.4/ 10
9.4
0.010.0
A 9.4 puts its durability / build quality in the top 10% of headphones we've measured.
Measured on 233 of the 510 headphones we've cataloged.
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Key specs
Transducer Type
Bone conductionMost commonBone conduction56%Air conduction (open-ear)44%
Bone conduction is the most common — on 56% of the 18 bone conduction headphones we've cataloged (of 19).
Battery Life Wireless
6 hBelow average6 h
6 h12 h
below average for bone conduction headphones — based on 15 of 19 we've cataloged.
IP Rating
IP55Most commonIP5553%IP6720%IP5413%IP687%
IP55 is the most common — on 53% of the 15 bone conduction headphones we've cataloged (of 19).
Music Storage
NoMost commonFalse88%True13%
False is the most common — on 88% of the 16 bone conduction headphones we've cataloged (of 19).
Sound
- Transducer Type
- Bone conduction
Battery
- Battery Life Wireless
- 6 h
- Charging Method
- MicroUSB
- Full Charge Minutes
- 120 min
- Fast Charging
- No
Build
- IP Rating
- IP55
- Sweat Resistance
- Yes
Features
- Music Storage
- No
- Control Type
- Physical buttons
- Voice Assistant Support
- Siri, Google Assistant, Alexa
Connectivity
- Bluetooth Version
- 4.2
- Bluetooth Codec
- SBC
- Connection Type
- Bluetooth
- Multipoint Devices
- 2 devices
Design
- Color Options
- Canyon red, forest green, midnight blue, slate gray
- Weight
- 30 g
Identity
- Model Number
- AS650SG
Microphone
- Microphone
- Yes
- Noise Reduction Type
- Passive noise isolation
Release
- Date
- 2017-09-18
- Msrp Usd
- 99 USD
- Year
- 2017
SoundGuys review
Battery life6.2
Comfort & fit8.3
Connectivity5.0
Design6.4
Portability7.9
Features6.9
The verdict
Upon its debut, the AfterShokz Air was a coveted bone conduction headset with a uniquely sturdy build. Today, Shokz' (formerly AfterShokz) offerings are more enticing than the Air. If you can find it on promotion, the Air is a fine deal, but there are better options from the same company that cost less.
✓Liked: Dust and water resistance, Leaves ears unoccluded, good for safety, Voice assistant access, Comfortable, secure fit
✕Could be better: Quiet output, Bluetooth 4.2, Relatively short battery life
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