Skullcandy Mod wireless earbuds offer multipoint support on the cheap

Skullcandy Mod wireless earbuds offer multipoint support on the cheap
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Skullcandy's Mod wireless earbuds could be its best yet in terms of spec-per-buck. Not only do they pack a high degree of weather resistance, USB-C charging and a long battery life, but they also have multipoint support – a feature usually seen only on much more expensive headphones.

Multipoint lets you pair wirelessly with more than one device at a time, and switch seamlessly between them. So if you are listening to music from your laptop and get a call on your phone, the headphones will realise and switch to the call automatically.

This is a feature of premium offerings such as the Sony WH-1000XM5, but it's not usually seen on in-ears costing the Mod's $60 (international pricing is still TBC).

The Mod are rated IP55, which means they are protected against dust ingress (though they are not completely dust-tight) and can withstand intense spraying with water. Again, this is better than most headphones at the same price.

Battery life is impressive, too, with a claimed seven hours of use from the buds backed up by another 27 hours from the case, making for a total of 34 hours of runtime before a charge from a wall socket is required. That's no match for the 45 hours from the Cambridge Audio Melomania 1 Plus package, perhaps, but it's still impressive given the Mod are less than half the price.

Bluetooth 5.2 comes as standard, and the design is a lot more muted than some of Skullcandy's more audacious offerings. All of which gets a thumbs up from us.

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Joe Svetlik

Joe has been writing about tech for 20 years, first on staff at T3 magazine, then in a freelance capacity for Stuff, The Sunday Times Travel Magazine (now defunct), Men's Health, GQ, The Mirror, Trusted Reviews, TechRadar and many more. His specialities include all things mobile, headphones and speakers that he can't justifying spending money on.