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If you want a pair of kids' headphones that can do school, homework, video calls and travel in one device, choose eKids Pokemon Kids; if you need headphones you can actually swim with, choose esonstyle Swimming Headphones Underwater.
These two look like they belong in the same shopping cart, but they solve completely different problems. One is a wireless kids' headphone built around safe volume and a microphone. The other is a bone-conduction sport headphone with an IP68 shell and a built-in MP3 player so it can keep playing once your head goes under. Below is how I'd decide between them.
• eKids Pokemon Kids — biggest strength: a complete kid-focused package: Bluetooth streaming, a built-in microphone, a detachable 3.5 mm cable for wired backup, and up to 24 hours of playtime per charge.
• eKids Pokemon Kids — biggest trade-off: not waterproof, and the volume is deliberately reduced, so it is not built for loud listening or for water at all.
• esonstyle Swimming Headphones Underwater — biggest strength: an IP68 fully submersible body rated for depths up to 3 meters for 60+ minutes, plus 8 GB of built-in storage so you can swim without a phone.
• esonstyle Swimming Headphones Underwater — biggest trade-off: Bluetooth does not work underwater, so you must double-click the MFB button to switch to MP3 mode before you get in, and you have to load your own MP3 files first.
• Who each pick is for: eKids for a child who needs headphones for school, home and travel; esonstyle for an adult swimmer, runner or cyclist who wants open-ear audio that survives water and sweat.
This is a kids' headphone first and a piece of tech second, and the spec sheet shows it. It pairs over Bluetooth with phones, tablets and computers, so a child can stream music, watch videos or sit through a lesson without a cable. When the battery runs out, or when the device in front of them has no wireless, the included detachable 3.5 mm audio cable turns it into a plain wired headphone. That one detail is what makes it genuinely useful for school rather than just fun.
Who should buy it: a parent or gift-buyer shopping for a child who needs one headphone for school, home and travel, especially if that child is a Pokemon fan. Who should skip it: anyone who wants strong bass, active noise cancellation (there is none here), or any kind of water resistance. Athletes and swimmers should look elsewhere.
esonstyle Swimming Headphones Underwater: Who It's For
This is the opposite kind of product: it exists because normal headphones die in water. The IP68 rating is the headline — fully submersible, rated to 3 meters for 60+ minutes, which covers lap swimming, surfing, kayaking and heavy rain. It is an open-ear bone conduction design, so the drivers sit against your cheekbones and your ear canals stay completely open. That is a real safety argument for runners and cyclists who need to hear traffic, and it also means no pressure or soreness inside the ear after an hour.
The second half of the story is the 8 GB of built-in memory. You load MP3 files over the magnetic cable, and the headphone becomes a standalone player — no phone, no signal, no problem. There is a shuffle option too: in MP3 mode playback runs in order by default, and pressing the MFB button three times switches to shuffle. Battery life is quoted at 8 hours, and the frame is a 28 g titanium build that is meant to stay put through sprints, flip turns and trail runs. Bluetooth 6.0 handles normal wireless use and calls when you are out of the water, with a 10-meter range.
The catch is the mode switching, and it is worth repeating because it trips people up. Bluetooth does not transmit underwater, so for swimming you must double-click MFB to switch to MP3 mode. If you forget, you will get dropouts and assume the headphone is broken. Who should buy it: swimmers, runners and cyclists who want open-ear audio and phone-free playback. Who should skip it: anyone buying for a young child, or anyone who mainly wants to stream from a phone in a dry room — the MP3 workflow is extra effort you do not need.
• Best for a child → eKids Pokemon Kids. Reduced volume, adjustable fit, kid-oriented design.
• Best for swimming → esonstyle. IP68 submersible to 3 meters for 60+ minutes; eKids has no water protection at all.
• Best for battery life → eKids Pokemon Kids, with up to 24 hours quoted versus 8 hours on the esonstyle.
• Best for phone-free workouts → esonstyle, thanks to 8 GB of built-in MP3 storage and shuffle playback.
• Best for video calls and homework → eKids, which has a built-in microphone and a detachable 3.5 mm cable for wired listening.
• Best for hearing your surroundings → esonstyle. Open-ear bone conduction keeps your ears clear; eKids is a closed over-ear design.
• Best for travel and storage → eKids folds up; the esonstyle's 28 g titanium frame is lighter to wear but not foldable.
• Best for durability in sweat and rain → esonstyle. ABS shell, sweatproof and shatterproof build versus a plastic kids' frame with no water rating.
In my opinion, these are not competitors so much as two different jobs, and you should buy the one that matches the job. If the person using it is a child who needs headphones for school, homework and trips, I would buy the eKids Pokemon Kids — the microphone, the wired backup cable and the 24-hour battery make it the more complete everyday device for that user. If the person using it is a swimmer, runner or cyclist who wants music in the water and off the phone, I would buy the esonstyle Swimming Headphones Underwater, accepting the MP3-mode routine as the price of swimming with audio. If you are torn purely on budget, check the current price on Amazon using the button on this page rather than guessing.
FAQ
No. Nothing in its specs mentions water resistance, and the design is a standard over-ear kids' headphone in a plastic enclosure. Keep it out of pools, baths and heavy rain. If you need water protection, that is the esonstyle's entire reason for existing.
Neither is a great fit for that exact case, honestly. The eKids is not water-rated, and the esonstyle is aimed at adults and requires you to load MP3 files and switch modes manually. If swimming is the main use, I would go with the esonstyle and treat it as an adult's device rather than a child's.
eKids quotes up to 24 hours of continuous playtime and includes a USB charging cable. esonstyle quotes 8 hours, which covers multiple swim sessions or a long run and ride. Real numbers will vary with volume, but the eKids has the clear edge on paper.
No — that is the point of the 8 GB of built-in memory. You load MP3 files over the magnetic cable, switch to MP3 mode with a double-click of MFB, and leave the phone in your bag.
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