LG TONE Free FN7 (White)
Sounds Great! Feels Good!
01/06/2021 14:39
My 1st LG earbuds and I am pleasantly surprised and impressed by the build and sound quality of the unit. I especially liked the small round case which surprisingly feels very nice to hold and feel for some strange reason!
The FN7 actually sounds better than my other earbuds at a much lower price. Out of the 4 built-in sound modes, I find the immersive mode the best for listening to vocals and soothing sounds. Bass boost for running and up tempo beats. The 2 custom modes are a bonus but I found switching to it sometimes causes a loud screech.
The earbuds has strong Bluetooth connectivity. I only experienced 1 or 2 drops but they reconnected really fast. Battery life is excellent! I really liked the super strong magnets that hold the earbuds in place. My other earbuds sometimes doesn't charge due to the weak magnetic connection to the case.
I had some issue with the haptic touch, whenever I tried to change the volume by double tapping, it will almost always stop playback because of the Touch Once setting. I found a better option was to change the default settings using the Touchpad Settings by swapping the Touch Once option to control the volume instead of playback and Touch Twice to Play/Stop instead.
ANC for me was good. Under High setting, it will cut out most of the low drone from fans and trains while still allowing some of the train announcements to be heard. I personally prefer to be able to hear some external noise instead of 100% of nothing for safety reasons. So that worked out very well for me. With the correct earbud seal, it will effectively cut out 80-90% of the noise.
One thing to note is that the UVNano feature only kicks in when the case is being charged via cable and not every time you put the earbuds back into the case.
The app needs some refinements though, I encountered some instability such as the widget not responding or very slow to react. The app was also unable to detect that the earbuds had already been connected to my mobile at times, had to restart the app for it to detect it correctly. I also noticed that when the case runs out of battery, the battery status is not shown on the app. I think its a good idea to still display the battery status even if its 0% as a reminder to charge.
Minor quirks aside, I really enjoyed using the FN7 and actually it has become my daily driver whenever I leave the house and before bed! : )
FBL
Singapore , Singapur
Age: 57
Gender: Female