EarFun Tune Pro review: Battery champs under $50

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EarFun Tune Pro review: Battery champs under $50

By Tom NewmanJune 11, 202513 mins read

We’ve put the EarFun Tune Pro to the test to see if they hold up to their promise of delivering a premium headphones experience under $50.

Last month, EarFun launched the Tune Pro over-ear wireless ANC headphones. In terms of pricing, this new pair of headphones sits in the company’s lineup between the Wave Life and Wave Pro. With many of the same features as high-end headphones, how do the Tune Pro stack up against the competition?

Unboxing

Opening up the box, you are greeted with the headphones themselves, a 1.3 meter AUX cable, 1.2 meter USB-C to USB-C cable and a user manual. Unfortunately, there’s no pouch or carry case.

Design

The EarFun Tune Pro currently come in black only. They look and feel surprisingly premium. They have plastic arms, a soft headband, memory foam ear cushions and metal outer ear cups, leading to a comfortable fit even after hours of use. They can fold for compact storage. The weight is 289.5g, which is on par with other popular headphones – not too heavy, not too cheap feeling. There’s unfortunately no sign of a waterproof rating.

There are physical controls along the bottom of each earcup (more on these later), an LED indicator that shows headphone/charging status, a microphone, 3.5mm audio jack on one side and USB-C port on the other.

Set up

I powered on the EarFun Tune Pro by holding the power button. They immediately entered pairing mode and showed up right away in settings on my iPhone. Once paired, you can start playing music right away, without needing the app.

The headphones use Bluetooth 5.4. With multipoint, I paired the headphones with my laptop too. This process was easy and worked as expected, automatically switching between the devices based on where audio was playing.

After turning off and back on the headphones, they quickly connected to both devices without prompting.

There are handy voice prompts so you know what mode the headphones are in. The volume and language of these prompts can be customized in the app.

Sound quality

The EarFun Tune Pro feature dual-unit dynamic composite membrane drivers, including a 40mm PET film diaphragm that handles the majority of frequencies, while a 10mm LCP diaphragm manages the high end.

When wired, the headphones support Hi-Res Audio. Audio can be sent over USB-C or 3.5mm AUX input. It’s nice to have both of these options, as many competitors lack one or the other.

The headphones sound about as good as you’d expect sub $100 headphones to sound, but better than many in the $50 price bracket. Spoken-word content sounds fine, but music sounds less full with muddy bass, when A/B tested against my Sony WH-1000XM4 headphones. They get plenty loud enough, but really start to suffer if you push them. It may feel unfair comparing these to such high-end headphones, but they just leave me wanting that bit more. These results are likely down to the drivers, as I get similar results whether wired or wireless.

Noise cancellation

The EarFun Tune Pro have hybrid active noise cancellation, up to 45dB. I left the headphones in ‘Strong ANC’ mode most of the time where they did a good job of cancelling noise. There are also anti-wind noise and ambient modes to help you stay aware of your surroundings.

There are 5 ENC, AI algorithm, noise canceling microphone for clear calls.

Controls

As mentioned, there are physical controls along the bottom of the ear cups. On top of turning on and off the headphones, a single tap on the power button will play/pause/answer/end calls. A long press or multiple presses will reject calls, transfer calls or activate the voice assistant. There are also volume up and down buttons, and an ANC button that cycles between Normal, Ambient Sound and Strong ANC. The functions can be customized when you long-press these buttons, including play/pause, volume up, volume down, next track, previous track, voice assistant, noise cancellation, redial, game mode and dual device connection.

Unfortunately there is no wearing sensor for automatic play/pause, as on some wireless headphones.

Battery life

This is where the EarFun Tune Pro really shine. The headphones last for a whopping 120 hours with ANC off and 80 hours with ANC on! With a 1,100 mAh battery, these times are far longer than the competition. For reference, the new Sony WH-1000XM6 last for 30 hours with ANC on, Apple’s AirPods Max claim 20 hours with ANC on, and Bose’s QuietComfort Ultra last around 18 hours with ‘Immersive Audio’ on. 120 hours is five full days with no stopping. If you’re after a pair of headphones that just keep going and going, this is them.

When dead, a quick 10-minute charge will provide up to 15 hours of playback.

App

The EarFun Audio app is not required to get listening, but provides additional features. Upon opening the app, the headphones are recognised straight away. The top of the app displays battery status. This is followed by the noise cancellation switcher with five levels – Normal (off), Ambient Sound, Wind Noise Cancelling, Comfort ANC, and Strong ANC. You can also enable Game Mode for low latency, a new Theater Mode for a wider soundstage, customize the controls, switch off USB audio charging to consume less device power when using USB audio, set up multipoint connection, update the firmware and control other device settings.

There’s also an equalizer, loaded with presets, a 10-band custom EQ and sound profile. Under the Discover tab, you can find and customize white noise sounds, including various nature, animal and other noises.