I waited until I had gotten a chance to get used to them and really see what battery life was etc. After having these for a few weeks I will tell you they are different from my open run shokz that I previously had but I really love them. I don't have to worry about if I'm putting it in the wrong ear I just literally grab one and stick it on my ear either side and it somehow knows which side it's on. it took a little bit longer to get used to pausing music or volume up and down but once I got used to it it's really responsive. If you take one out and set it like on your desk it will stop music in both ears but if you put The second one back in the case then it will play the music in just one year. I haven't hooked up to my laptop for phone usage and my phone for music and it will play my music until I get a phone call and then pause and restart after my phone call. I think they are super comfortable and most of the time I completely forget I have them on. I typically take them off at lunch and charge them in the case and they last all day without a problem and my case is typically only at like 60% at the end of the day. They charge super fast and have the same sound quality that my previous shokz had. I think these are easier to adjust the equalizer settings on. overall I would definitely buy again.