Weight battery and listening quality are great and have come along way since the first generation. I'm in my second pair. Only complaint I have is from the callers. I get a lot of “what's that noise in the background?” They are hyper sensitive to background noise

I'm returning my shokz but that is just due to personal preference. There is nothing wrong with the headphones, the purpose of open ear is exactly what you get with these. My only problem is that the music unfortunately loses all of the bass without an in ear piece. On top of that, when you raise the volume to max, it creates this very weird and irritating vibration on the side of your head that gets you distracted from your workout.

I really needed to change my earbuds due to a change in exercise regime. Of course, all my regular wired earphones were obsoleted when Apple changed to its new connectors, and I picked up a pair of standard earbuds. But darn - they kept on falling out, while I was going 15 mph on my bike! After one was run over, I sought advice on what to change to, and I go the recommendation for SHOKZ. I was doubtful, because I had tried bone conduction early in its development, and was unimpressed with fidelity. But I was blown away by SHOKZ. First off, they were comfortable, and easy to use. There was no risk of falling out of my ears. Second, they sound great. I hear every word of my podcasts, in great fidelity. Third, I feel safer, because I can now clearly hear the world around me. These are great, thank you!

For safely I've never run with ear buds. I used a vest and just played music on the phone. When I moved from WA state to Phoenix, I soon realized just how much heat that phone on my chest added to the already 90+ degree summer mornings. So I invested in an upgraded running watch that stores music and my Shokz. I absolutely love them!! I can still hear the birds chirping and the cars and talk to other runners and my music sounds perfect! It's almost weird how clearly I can hear both. I love how free it feels and even more important in this climate how much cooler I am without having my phone. Love Shokz will never go back!

I have 5 pairs of shocks, 1 open run pro mini, 2 aeropex mini's, 2 open swim and I also have most of my coworkers purchasing their own for work. Will I continue buying these... Yes. The Open run pro's tho have one flaw and thats the heavy feel of hard plastic on the temple, where the aeropex have more of a soft texture plastic or rubber over lay, I don't know but there is a difference and if the open run pro's had that softer temple feel and slightly shorter. I recommended making open swim mini's and yeah well 4 stars because it definitely is worth buying if you've never had a pair.

This is my second pair of Shokz (previously AfterShokz) and they sound better, last longer on a charge, and have less bounce than my first pair. I'll have to see how they perform in the rain and how long they last, but for now, these are the best running headphones I've ever owned. They sound good, obviously not as good as in-ear or over the ear headphones, but I'm surprised how good music sounds and how clear audiobooks and podcasts are. The one area for improvement is that Siri controls don't always work in listening mode ("Hey, Siri..."), but a long press of the control button summons my favorite virtual assistant quick enough.

I originally ordered the OpenRun Pros for my wife and the OpenRun just for myself. I returned my OpenRun and ordered the Pros as soon as I heard the sound difference. Worth the extra money! I wear glasses and the headphones don't get in the way at all which was my concern. 100% comfort while wearing them. Only things I don't like is that the colors are limited on the Pro compared to the OpenRun (I had bought Red but the Pros don't come in that color). Additonally, it's annoying the premium Pros are less waterproof than the OpenRun.

So Ive actually had these headphones for 2 years, but after recent events I had to go back to write a review. I misplaced my headphones last summer, and recently found them BURIED IN MY GARDEN. Better yet, they still work perfectly, having survived through dirt, rain, snow etc of a Canadian winter - Im talking -35C I have sensory issues and really like that these dont cut ambient noise, it sounds like theres a speaker playing in the room, but I can still hear people talking to me etc. Perfect for work, exercise, walking my dog, anything. I dont love things inside my ears but over ear headphones get too hot/uncomfortable, so these bone conduction style is perfect and stay on comfortably all day. Not top notch sound quality so likely not for true audiophiles but are incredibly functional for day to day casual use

This is my third pair (my dog likes the taste?) and I would gladly buy them again because the comfort, controls and sound are simply the best. I have tried them all, in ear, bone only, open hook on ear. I just can't think there could be better sound. I'm a bass player, so you know that was a big deal, and these deliver.

So comfortable and hardly notice they're on my ears. I'm able to listen to music at work and still hear what's going on around me. I can answer the phone without taking them off, makes it so much easier than my AirPods. Love that they have a longer charge to last all day.