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If you want a kid-safe, volume-reduced pair of over-ear headphones with a microphone for school, video calls and everyday entertainment, choose eKids Pokemon Kids; if you need a waterproof, open-ear headset built for swimming, running and cycling with onboard MP3 storage, choose viyawise B11.
• eKids Pokemon Kids — biggest strength: A kid-first design: volume-reduced over-ear cups, a built-in mic, a detachable 3.5mm cable for wired listening, and a foldable frame that travels well.
• eKids Pokemon Kids — biggest trade-off: Its audio is tuned for safety and fun, not for serious sport or water exposure, so it stays home in the pool and won't satisfy an adult listener chasing detail.
• viyawise B11 — biggest strength: An IP68 open-ear build that survives swimming, plus 32GB of onboard storage so you can leave your phone behind entirely.
• viyawise B11 — biggest trade-off: Bone conduction sound is open by design, so you trade isolation and thump for awareness, and Bluetooth simply doesn't work underwater — you must switch to MP3 mode.
• Who each pick is for: eKids for children and families; viyawise B11 for swimmers, runners and cyclists who want their ears free.
This is a pair of headphones designed around one idea: letting a child listen without a parent hovering. Volume is reduced to protect young ears, and the over-ear, plastic-shelled cups sit around the ear rather than pressing into it. The headband adjusts, the ear cushions are padded, and the whole thing folds down for storage in a backpack. In my opinion, that combination — adjustable, padded, foldable — is exactly what a school-and-travel pair needs to be.
The feature list is practical rather than flashy. Bluetooth 2.1 connects to phones, tablets and computers for wireless streaming. The built-in microphone handles video calls and classroom chat, and a detachable 3.5mm cable is included for wired listening when Bluetooth isn't an option — a genuinely useful fallback on a plane, in a car, or with a device that has a headphone jack. The rechargeable battery is rated at up to 24 hours of continuous playtime, and the package includes a USB charging cable. Pikachu graphics and a yellow finish round it out as a gift.
Buy it if you're shopping for a kid who needs one pair for homework, movies, music and the occasional video call, and you want volume limited and the fit adjustable. Skip it if the user is a teenager or adult who cares about sound quality, or if the headphones need to survive water, heavy sweat or hard training. There's no noise control here, and no waterproofing claim — this is a home, school and travel product, and it's honest about that.
The B11 is a completely different animal. It's an open-ear, bone-conduction headset made of silicone and TPE, weighing just 28 grams, with an orange finish. Nothing enters your ear canal — the drivers conduct sound through the bone in front of your ear — so you keep your ears open to traffic, teammates and surroundings. That's the whole point for running, cycling and hiking, and it's why the frame is built to sit alongside swim caps, goggles, sunglasses and bike helmets.
Water is its party trick. The IP68 rating means it resists sweat and rain, and it's submersible in up to 2 metres of water for up to 2 hours — so actual swimming is on the table. There's one rule: Bluetooth doesn't transmit underwater, so you switch to MP3 mode. That's where the built-in 32GB of storage comes in — up to roughly 8,000 songs loaded straight from your computer over the magnetic charging cable, which doubles as a USB connection. Battery life is rated at 10 hours per charge, with a 2-hour top-up. Bluetooth 6.0 keeps latency low and can hold two devices at once, and a noise-suppressing mic handles calls.
Buy it if you swim, run or ride and want music without sealing off your ears — or you want to leave your phone in a locker and just carry the songs on the headset. Skip it if you want deep bass, total noise isolation, or a listening experience built for a child. It's aimed at adults and teens, and it makes no volume-limiting claims.
Side-by-Side: Which Should You Choose?
• Best for swimming → viyawise B11. IP68 and 2-metre submergence for up to 2 hours; the eKids has no water rating at all.
• Best for battery life → eKids Pokemon Kids. Up to 24 hours versus 10 hours on the B11.
• Best for leaving your phone behind → viyawise B11. 32GB of onboard MP3 storage holds roughly 8,000 songs.
• Best for video calls and homework → eKids Pokemon Kids. Built-in mic plus Bluetooth and a detachable 3.5mm wired option.
• Best for running and cycling awareness → viyawise B11. The open-ear design keeps you tuned in to your surroundings.
• Best for travel and storage → eKids Pokemon Kids. The foldable frame packs down easily; the B11's advantage is that it weighs only 28 grams.
• Best for bass and isolation → neither, honestly. The eKids is tuned for safe kid listening and the B11 is open by design; if you want sealed, thumping sound, both are the wrong shape.
If I were buying for a child, I'd take the eKids Pokemon Kids without hesitating: the volume limiting, the adjustable padded fit, the mic, the wired backup cable and the foldable frame cover school, home and travel in one purchase. If I were buying for myself as a swimmer or cyclist, I'd take the viyawise B11 — nothing about a kids' headphone competes with IP68 waterproofing and 32GB of phone-free music. These two barely overlap, so let the user decide it: a young listener at a desk, or an adult in the water.
FAQ
Yes — that's its main job. It has a built-in microphone for calls and classroom use, Bluetooth for tablets and computers, and a detachable 3.5mm cable for devices without wireless. Volume is reduced for young ears.
Yes, with one caveat. It's IP68-rated and submersible in up to 2 metres of water for up to 2 hours, but Bluetooth doesn't work underwater, so you switch to MP3 mode and play from the built-in 32GB storage.
The eKids is rated for up to 24 hours of continuous playtime and charges in about 24 hours, while the viyawise B11 is rated for 10 hours and charges in roughly 2 hours. For long stretches away from a charger, the eKids wins.
No. The eKids lists no noise control, and the B11's open-ear design deliberately lets outside sound in. The B11 does have a noise-suppressing microphone for clearer calls, but that's for your voice, not for blocking the world around you.
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