True wireless earbuds have revolutionized the way we listen to music and other audio content daily. Their compact size makes them perfect for on the go use, whether you’re commuting, working out, or even just relaxing. True wireless earbuds also feature an ergonomic design that provides a more secure fit than wearing headphones, ensuring all-day comfort. They also integrate advanced features like active noise cancellation (ANC), which helps to block out background noises from your surroundings. Furthermore, they also have a long battery life as they come together with a charging case that typically keeps them charged for an entire day. And since most new smartphone models no longer include 3.5mm headphone jacks for wired earbuds or wired headphones, there’s never been a better time to invest in a pair of true wireless earbuds. For a pair of true wireless earbuds that are designed to deliver a truly immersive listening experience, the LG TONE Free T80S are definitely the right choice.
The LG TONE Free T80S are true wireless earbuds which have a comfort fit ergonomic design, medical-grade silicone eargels that offer all-day comfort, and a IPX4 Water-Resistance Rating. They feature an unparalleled sound quality powered by reinforced Graphene speaker drivers that deliver crystal-clear audio, along with Dolby Atmos support for cinema-quality sound when paired with an LG OLED TV or for enhanced audio on your LG gram laptop, Dolby Head Tracking which ensures consistent audio from every angle, adaptive ANC technology for filtering background noises, 3 sound modes including Whisper, Listening, and Conversation Modes, plus support to voice calls. They also boast touch controls, a wearing detection function, Bluetooth 5.4 connectivity with support to Bluetooth Multipoint and Multi-Pairing, and up to 9 hours battery on a single charge and up to 36 hours battery with their charging case, which features a Fast Charging function and support to USB-C Charging and Qi Wireless Charging. Via the LG TONE Free App, users can customize the audio equalizer to adjust the earbuds’ sound settings, re-configure their touch controls, check their battery status, pair with and swap among different devices, locate the earbuds if lost, and switch between third-party music apps.
Designed to enhance your listening experience, these true wireless earbuds can offer you an unmatched sound performance, whether that’s for watching content at home or just listening to music.
Here’s our comprehensive review of the LG TONE Free T80S, where we discuss in detail everything that these true wireless earbuds have to offer you.
DESIGN & SPECS
Starting with the earbuds’ dimensions, the LG TONE Free T80S have an oval shape and a compact form factor, with each earbud measuring just 0.85 inches long by 0.86 inches wide by 0.95 inches tall (2.15 x 2.18 x 2.41 cm). The earbuds are also rather lightweight, as each earbud weighs just 0.21 oz. (5.95 g).
Moreover, these true wireless earbuds also feature a comfort fit ergonomic design, as they come equipped with medical-grade silicone eargels that allow for a secure and comfortable fit all day long.
In regard to wearing the earbuds, it’s also worth mentioning that these true wireless earbuds also come with four (x4) removable silicone eartips of different sizes (Extra-Small, Small, Medium, and Large) included in their package, so users can choose the eargel size that best fits their ears to ensure they can have the most comfortable and secure fit possible. (The earbuds come equipped with the Medium-size eargels out of the box).
Make sure you take 2~3 minutes of your time to do a fit test with eartips of different sizes so that you can get a proper seal on the earbuds, as this will help ensure you have a good listening experience.
The LG TONE Free T80S also sport a modern design. The earbuds come in a flat color (either Black or White), which gives them a stylish and discreet look, making it easy to match them with any wardrobe choice. For our review unit, we got the Black color model, which has a simple, yet really cool aesthetic.
Moreover, these true wireless earbuds also pack a high-quality and durable construction.
Plus, they’re also rated to have a IPX4 Water-Resistance Rating, which qualifies them as being dust-proof, sweat-proof, and splash-proof. Therefore, they can withstand sweat during workouts and even faint rain for a short period of time without their internal components getting damaged (they’re water-resistant up to a certain point, but do remember to get them off your ears eventually).
Lastly, the LG TONE Free T80S also come together with a dedicated wireless charging case, which, just like the earbuds, is also fairly compact, measuring just 2.54 inches long by 1.28 inches wide by x 1.77 inches tall (6.45 x 3.25 x 4.49 cm), and also packs a sturdy construction.
AUDIO SPECS & AUDIO QUALITY
Moving on to the earbuds’ audio specifications and audio quality. For reproducing their unparalleled sound quality, these earbuds come equipped with reinforced Graphene dynamic speaker drivers which are built of a strong, lightweight material that makes them capable of delivering a better overall audio quality with reduced vibrations, allowing you to hear every sound with crystal-clear quality.
To achieve that unparalleled sound quality, the earbuds also feature support for Dolby Atmos, which gives their sound profile a cinema-quality sound when paired with an LG OLED TV (or an enhanced audio quality when paired with an LG gram laptop), and also leverage Dolby Head Tracking technology, which ensures consistent audio from every angle by following your head movement, allowing you to hear every sound come alive and making you feel just like if you’re front-row and center-stage.
Thanks to that, users are able to get a truly immersive listening experience.
That said, you can expect the LG TONE Free T80S to deliver a pristine sound quality with enhanced high- and mid-range frequencies, along with a punchy and vibrant bass.
Moreover, these true wireless earbuds can also be used for voice calls, as each earbud also integrates a 4-microphone system that adjusts the microphones to the right noise cancellation level for a clear voice quality.
The earbuds’ 4-mic system comprises an outer mic that monitors and reduces ambient noise from your surroundings, a voice mic that records your voice, an inner mic that reduces noise in your ear, and a unique VPU (voice pick up unit) sensor that detects vibrations to sense if you’re on a noisy phone call or a quiet one-on-one conversation as a way to ensure the right ANC level and right voice level every time.
Notable Audio Features
Adaptive ANC
On top of their unparalleled sound quality, the LG TONE Free T80S also feature adaptive ANC technology, which automatically adapts the earbuds’ sound profile and noise cancellation function for effectively filtering background noises, thus helping you hear everything better while also ensuring clear voice calls.
3 Sound Modes
Additionally, the earbuds also feature three (x3) different sound modes, for listening to music or making voice calls in different situations:
Those include:
- Whisper Mode – allows you to discreetly engage in private conversations by whispering softly into the mic of the right earbud.
- Listening Mode – lets in some of the sounds within your surroundings so you can listen and pay attention to things like traffic or other people close by.
- Conversation Mode – amplifies the voice of people that you’re talking to, so you can easily chat with your earbuds in.
INTERFACE & BUILT-IN TOUCH CONTROLS
For controlling the earbuds’ different functionalities, the LG TONE Free T80S also integrate built-in touch controls that make controlling the earbuds easy and intuitive.
Performing a single tap on either earbud lets users Play/Pause the current soundtrack, while touching once and holding a earbud (i.e. performing a long press) enables users to enable the earbuds’ ANC.
Double tapping the left or right earbuds allows users to respectively turn the Volume Down or Up, while triple tapping the left or right earbud lets users Skip to the Previous or Next Track.
For the earbuds’ call controls, know that tapping once on either earbud allows users to Answer an Incoming Call, while double tapping either earbud lets users End/Reject a Call.
We’d also like to note that the TONE Free T80S also boast a wearing detection function, which enables the earbuds to automatically pause or resume their audio playback (music or other type of audio content) respectively when you take them off or put them back on.
CONNECTIVITY
For their wireless connectivity, these true wireless earbuds utilize Bluetooth 5.4 connectivity.
What’s more is that the earbuds also boast support to Bluetooth Multipoint, for which they can be paired wirelessly with up to five (x5) devices, such as a smartphone, a tablet, a laptop, a smart TV like an LG OLED TV, and more.
Plus, they also support Bluetooth Multi-Pairing, which allows users to connect them with 2 devices simultaneously.
BATTERY & BATTERY LIFE
When it comes to the earbuds’ battery life, know that the earbuds themselves can offer you up to 9 hours of battery on a single charge for listening to music (with their ANC turned Off).
On top of that, the earbuds’ wireless charging case provides you with an additional 27 hours of battery (with their ANC Off) for a total of 36 hours of battery life.
To recharge the LG TONE Free T80S and their charging case, you simply have to place the earbuds in their case’s magnetic-pin charging slots, and then connect the included USB-C charging cable to their case’s USB-C charging port.
The earbuds’ charging case features a USB-C Fast Charging function which allows you to quickly recharge them with around 1 of battery power in just 15 minutes, and it also supports Qi Wireless Charging for recharging both their case and the earbuds battery power wirelessly.
THE SMARTPHONE COMPANION APP – The LG TONE Free App
Users can also install the LG TONE Free App on their smartphone to configure the earbuds’ sound and touch control settings, which can be downloaded for free for iOS and Android devices.
Via the LG TONE Free App, users can customize the audio equalizer to adjust the earbuds’ sound settings, as well as re-configure their touch controls.
The app also allows users to pair with and swap among different Bluetooth-enabled devices, check the earbuds’ current battery life, locate the earbuds if you happen to lose them, and switch between third-party music apps (such as Spotify, etc.).
FINAL THOUGHTS
All in all, these true wireless earbuds are perfect for those looking for a pair of wireless earbuds that can offer you a rich sound for a truly immersive listening experience. They’re comfortable to wear, deliver an outstanding sound quality, are easy to control and also straightforward to configure via their mobile app.
The LG TONE Free T80S are currently available in two (x2) different color options: White and Black.
If you’re interested in purchasing them, know that each pair is currently discounted from their normal price of $199.99, and is now going for just $149.99 (saves you 50), and each purchase also comes accompanied by a 2-Year Warranty. You can order them online either directly from LG’s official shopping page, or you can instead get them from Amazon.
