Today we have another pair of earbuds to test, also from Soundpeats and also an open-ear design, namely the POP Clip. Just like the previous earbuds from Soundpeats, also the POP Clip comes in a stylish box with some specifications on the back of the box. Bluetooth version 5.4 here also with a frequency range of 20Hz to 20kHz. Maximum working distance is the normal 10 meters for Bluetooth.



On these earbuds we should get around 8 hours of playtime and up to 30 hours total with the charging case. Fifteen minutes quick charge gives around three hours of playtime. The POP Clip earbuds feature Litium Polymer batteries with a capacity of 45 mAh for the earbuds and 400 mAh for the charging case. These earbuds feature 10.8mm dual magnetic drivers and just like the PearlClip Pro, these are interchangable for left and right ear, just position them how you want in the charging case and they adapt to which side they should be used on.

The POP Clip also comes in four different colors; black, white, beige and purple. So either you get a pair of these that best match your outfit or get one of each color so you can match your outfit day to day. The one we have on our testbench is the white version, with a hint of pearl in the color as well.




Opening up the box reveals yet again the charging case which has a single RGB led on the front for charging and operational status. USB-C charging port is on the back and we have the reset and pair button on the right side this time. The charging case comes in a matt white design which feels as easy to clean as the Air5 Pro and PearlClip Pro, which is especially important on the white POP Clip as I'm sure the white will more easily get dirty and need more cleaning maintenance.

Inside the charging case we of course find the earbuds which also comes with protective tabs over the charging contacts to isolate them from the charging case. Removing the isolating tabs and placing them back into the charging case both activates them and starts to charge them up, making it possible to connect these via Bluetooth to your master devices such as phones and or computers.



Something that feels normal these days is that you can have two devices connected at the same time to one pair of headphones, but there are still headphones out there that can't do this - for reasons unknown to me. The POP Clip features dual connection, so all is good. Music on the computer and when a call comes in on the phone, it switches over to the call ready for you to answer or decline the call, either on your phone directly or with the buttons on the earbuds.

Being an open-ear clip design, you clip these around your ears and don't push them directly into your ear canal like in-ear earbuds. These earbuds also feature memory steel wire, so you have some possibilities to adapt the earbuds to your ears.

There are of course a couple of differences to the PearlClip Pro from Soundpeats, even if they both are open-ear clip designs. First off is the battery and electronics part which is much bigger, this part goes behind your ear obviously. The piece that goes into your ear is a little big larger and completely round with a more directional audio path. Futhermore we don't have touch controls on the POP Clip, instead we got physical buttons which means positive click feedback when pushing a button. Buttons are of course configurable in the PeatsAudio app available for both Android and iOS, with single/double/triple clicks and long press functionality.

The weight of a single POP Clip earbud is 4.73 grams. Amazing as the battery is slightly larger and sure, a little smaller driver in the POP Clip compared to the PearlClip Pro which weighs 5.85 grams per single earbud.

Just like the other Soundpeats earbuds we've tested so far, you can use just one of the earbuds at a time, which for these open-ear earbuds could prolong your playtime as you can use one at a time, giving you in the POP Clip case 16 hours playtime by using just a single ear bud, when that is out of battery, place that in the charging case and then take the one charging and use that one for another 8 hours.


Testing the POP Clip was a breeze, just like with PearlClip Pro. With the slightly less weight of these ear buds, they are very much not noticeable when in use. A larger contact surface on the back of your ears, I can slightly feel that I have something behind the ear, but really not that could give me discomfort in any way compared to the PearlClip Pro - they are just as comfortable.

The difference with in-ear earbuds compared to the open-ear clip design is that the in-ear slightly pushes and stretches your ear canal to make a seal and good seat in your ear. You of course get used to this and it is what I've always liked the most. The worst I can come to think of is the 80s and 90s earbuds that had the foamlike cover for the earbuds - those were horrible and I rarely used those. But these days we have the in-ear with a positive seal making it possible with noise reduction and noise cancellation. We have the on and around ear designs also with noise reduction and noise cancellation.


Finally we have these open-ear designs which really can't do noise reduction or noise cancellation, it's really not their job either. These are more to give you a background sound or music, while being able to talk to anyone around you and give you a situational awareness that is natural, compared to similar active functions like "ambient sound" or awareness hearing on more sealed earbuds or headphones where you need to use the built-in microphones to actually listen to the surrounding sounds and then recreate this on the speaker drivers inside the earbuds or headphones - which some think feels unnatural and are often uneasy with the sounds. For me, I've gotten used to it as it is quite useful.

The open-ear design however gives you that natural situational awareness as the earbuds don't have to worry about the sounds around you and you have some space between the ear buds and the ear canal in your ears, letting surrounding sound in.

Again, just like with the PearlClip Pro, the bass is not what you're after if you purchase open-ear designed earbuds. You get lots of treble and you get bass, but nothing compared to in-ear or on/over ear headphones. It is a completely different design and function. However, just like with the PearlClip Pro, you get an amazing experience of being in a store that has speakers in the ceiling playing music softly. With the open-ear design of the POP Clip you get to hear the music, while you can still talk to people around you, just as if there were music in the ceiling of the shop you're in - without the people around you being able to hear the music you're listening to.


If you form the earbuds clip you can get them slightly closer to your ear canal and in that way reduce surrounding sound and increase the volume of the POP Clip earbuds. But always remember to keep the volume level not too high and that the POP Clip isn't meant for high volumes and a lot of bass. There are other audio solutions available for that.

The fitment of the POP Clip is also great, no matter how much you shake your head up or down, side to side, you won't be able to shake these earbuds out of your ears.

Pricing is always a bit tricky with different currencies, but an average between USD $39.99 and USD $69.99.

Anyhow, as long as you don't expect heavy bass, these earbuds are amazing and gives a couple of options and features that you don't get with regular in-ear earbuds or headphones.

Certainly an excellent product!