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If you want headphones you can actually wear in the water, choose MONODEAL Swimming Headphones-IP68; if you need all-day wireless earbuds for dry-land training, commuting and long listening sessions, choose Jacuate Clip. These two look similar on a search results page — both open-ear, both Bluetooth 5.4, both built for movement — but they solve completely different problems. One is a swim tool with a built-in music player. The other is a battery monster for the gym, the road and the office. Pick the wrong one and you will be disappointed on day one.
• MONODEAL's biggest strength: True IP68 waterproofing rated for submersion up to 2 meters for 2 hours, plus 32GB of onboard MP3 memory, so it keeps playing when Bluetooth physically cannot.
• MONODEAL's biggest trade-off: You must switch to MP3 mode in the water, and its 8-hour battery is a fraction of what the Jacuate Clip offers.
• Jacuate Clip's biggest strength: A charging case that stretches total listening time to 30 hours, with a 10-minute quick charge good for 2 hours of playback, at just 4g per earbud.
• Jacuate Clip's biggest trade-off: IPX5 only — it shrugs off sweat, rain and splashes but is not designed for swimming or submersion.
• Who MONODEAL is for: Lap swimmers, shower listeners and anyone who wants music underwater without carrying a phone.
• Who Jacuate Clip is for: Runners, cyclists, gym-goers, glasses wearers and commuters who want open-ear awareness with marathon battery life.
The MONODEAL S820 is, in my opinion, the more specialised product of the two, and that is exactly its appeal. Its headline feature is a genuine IP68 waterproof rating — the kind of sealing that lets the headphones handle immersion up to 2 meters for up to 2 hours. That is a different class of protection from sweat resistance. It means you can swim laps with them on, rinse them under a tap afterwards, and not baby them.
The clever part is how it handles the physics problem every swimmer faces. Bluetooth signals do not travel well through water, so MONODEAL builds in 32GB of MP3 memory and tells you plainly to switch to MP3 mode when you are in the pool. That is not a limitation dressed up as a feature — it is the only honest way to deliver music underwater. You load your tracks or audiobooks onto the headphones once, and then you are completely phone-free at the pool. No armband, no locker-room device, no dropped connection. It also works in the shower, which is a genuinely underrated use case.
Sound comes through bone conduction drivers with a 20 Hz – 20,000 Hz frequency range and an open-ear, over-ear fit in silicone. That open design keeps your ear canals clear, so you hear lane mates, whistles and traffic while you train. The whole unit weighs 24g and runs for up to 8 hours per charge, with a 2-hour charge time. Bluetooth 5.4 handles wireless duties when you are dry, and there is a built-in microphone for calls.
Who should buy it: swimmers who want their own music in the pool, people who train in heavy rain or sweat heavily, and anyone who prefers bone conduction because regular earbuds irritate their ears.
Who should skip it: if you want one pair of earbuds for everything — calls all day, podcasts on the train, music at your desk — the 8-hour battery and the MP3-mode workflow will feel like friction. It is a specialist tool, not a daily driver.
The Jacuate Clip M79 goes the other direction entirely. Instead of chasing waterproofing, it chases convenience, comfort and battery life — and it does that convincingly on paper. Each earbud weighs just 4g and uses an upgraded C-shaped bridge that clips onto the ear rather than sitting inside it. The hook-shaped, open-ear fit in beige ABS is specifically pitched at people with small ears and people who wear glasses, both of whom usually struggle with conventional earbuds. If you have ever had an earbud pop out mid-run or press against your temple under a pair of frames, this design is aimed squarely at you.
Battery is where the Jacuate Clip runs away with things. The earbuds themselves plus the charging case deliver 30 hours of total playtime, and a 10-minute quick charge buys you 2 hours of listening — enough to rescue a commute or a gym session when you forgot to plug in. Charging is over USB-C. That combination makes it a genuinely all-day companion rather than something you have to top up constantly.
Wireless duties come from Bluetooth 5.4 with a 10-meter range, one-step auto-pairing out of the case, and smart switching between iPhone, Android and laptop. Touch controls on the earbuds let you change volume and skip tracks without reaching for your phone. For calls, AI-enhanced ENC noise suppression and directional transmission reduce background noise and limit sound leakage, while dynamic drivers cover the same 20 Hz – 20,000 Hz range as the MONODEAL. Durability is IPX5 with a nano hydrophobic coating — sweat, light rain and splashes are fine; swimming is not. Jacuate backs it with a 2-year manufacturer warranty.
Who should buy it: runners, cyclists, gym-goers, commuters, glasses wearers and small-eared listeners who want open-ear awareness and long battery in one package.
Who should skip it: swimmers, or anyone who wants to listen fully underwater. IPX5 is sweat-proofing, not swimming protection, and there is no onboard MP3 memory to fall back on when Bluetooth fails.
• Best for swimming → MONODEAL Swimming Headphones-IP68. IP68 sealing rated for 2 meters of immersion for 2 hours is the deciding spec, and the 32GB MP3 mode means music still plays where Bluetooth cannot reach.
• Best battery life → Jacuate Clip. 30 hours total with the charging case, plus a 10-minute quick charge for 2 hours of playback, versus 8 hours per charge on the MONODEAL.
• Best for phone-free workouts → MONODEAL Swimming Headphones-IP68. The 32GB of built-in memory means you can leave your phone in the locker and still have hours of music.
• Best for all-day wear comfort → Jacuate Clip. At 4g per earbud with a C-shaped clip, it is built for glasses wearers and small ears, and it is the easier pair to forget you are wearing.
• Best for calls and commuting → Jacuate Clip. AI-enhanced ENC noise suppression, touch controls and multi-device switching make it the more practical everyday headset.
• Best for heavy sweat and rain → both work, but differently. The MONODEAL's IP68 is the tougher rating; the Jacuate Clip's IPX5 with hydrophobic coating handles sweat, rain and splashes but not immersion.
• Best weight and fit flexibility → Jacuate Clip. 4g per earbud versus a 24g single-piece headband design — different form factors, and the clip design is the more discreet of the two.
• Best warranty coverage → Jacuate Clip. A 2-year manufacturer warranty versus MONODEAL's 1-year coverage.
If I had to buy one for myself, I would buy the MONODEAL Swimming Headphones-IP68 — because the thing it does, no ordinary open-ear earbud can do at all. IP68 immersion plus 32GB of onboard music is a combination you cannot replicate by picking a different pair of sports earbuds. The Jacuate Clip is the better everyday headphone in almost every other respect: lighter, far longer-lasting, better for calls, and backed by a longer warranty. But if you swim, the MONODEAL is the one that solves a problem the Jacuate Clip simply cannot. Choose based on whether water is part of your routine — that single question decides it.
Yes. The MONODEAL carries an IP68 rating for immersion up to 2 meters for 2 hours and includes 32GB of MP3 memory so music keeps playing underwater, where Bluetooth does not work. The Jacuate Clip is IPX5 — fine for sweat and rain, not for swimming.
The Jacuate Clip delivers 30 hours of total playtime with its charging case and a 10-minute quick charge for 2 hours of listening. The MONODEAL runs up to 8 hours per charge with a 2-hour charge time, and has no charging case.
Absolutely — that is what it is built for. The 4g clip-on design, IPX5 sweat and rain resistance, open-ear awareness and touch controls suit running, cycling and gym sessions well. Just do not submerge it.
That depends entirely on your routine, and I would check the current price on Amazon before deciding. If you swim, the MONODEAL's IP68 rating and 32GB memory justify the pick. If you train and commute on dry land, the Jacuate Clip's 30-hour battery and 2-year warranty make it the more practical daily choice.
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