JLab launches JBuds Mini: smallest wireless earbuds with ANC and US$40 price tag

Remember the days when making the tiniest possible gadget was the ultimate flex of technological prowess for a company? When miniscule meant cool, even at the cost of ergonomics? Well, there's a new compact champion on the market and this one actually makes a lot of sense.

JLab has just launched the JBuds Mini, the smallest wireless earbuds available on the market (a title previously claimed by the 1More ComfoBuds Mini) supposedly “designed for the best fit for smaller-sized ears”. They will surely be welcomed by those who can’t get the right fit with regular brands, but with three sizes of silicone tips, they should fit regular-sized ears too. The JBuds Mini is no one-trick-pony, though. It has pretty standard features like noise cancellation, multipoint connectivity for connecting to two devices at once, an IP55 rating for sweat and dust resistance, a transparency mode, and a respectable, if not class-leading 5.5 hours of battery life, plus 15 in the case.

At 3.3 g per earbud (against the latest Airpods’ 4.28 g) JLab claims they’re “the smallest of any major headphone brand”, and it’s not just the earbuds themselves that are tiny; the JBuds Mini’s charge case genuinely looks at home on a keychain ring. Another benefit is that the earbuds will be ideal for wearing while lying on one’s side in bed, since they don’t protrude from the ear as much.