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If you want a playful, kid-friendly headset that works both wirelessly and over a 3.5mm cable, choose Xmenha Girls; if you need a simple, compact wired in-ear set for a laptop, phone or Chromebook, choose AFGHOA 3.5mm.
• Xmenha Girls — biggest strength: Over-ear design with a hybrid active noise cancellation setup, 40mm dynamic drivers, Bluetooth and a 3.5mm jack, plus a light-up cat theme kids actually want to wear.
• Xmenha Girls — biggest trade-off: It's a bulky over-ear headset (plastic build, foldable) that leans on its looks and features, so it's more headphone than pocketable accessory.
• AFGHOA 3.5mm — biggest strength: A truly compact, lightweight in-ear set (about 5 g) with magnetic earbuds that clip around your neck, inline button control, and a zipper carry case.
• AFGHOA 3.5mm — biggest trade-off: It's wired only — no Bluetooth — and relies on passive sound isolation from silicone tips rather than active noise cancellation.
• Who each is for: Xmenha Girls suits a child who wants a fun, comfortable over-ear headset for school, travel and gaming; AFGHOA 3.5mm suits a student, commuter or office user who wants a no-fuss wired earbud for a laptop or phone with a 3.5mm jack.
The Xmenha Girls headset (model ZKB-MS-B4) is built around one idea: making headphones that a kid is excited to put on. The over-ear cups carry a transparent "capsule" look with cat ears and gradient LEDs that flow around the earcups, and the lights can be switched on or off. For a child who's bored by plain black headphones, that's the whole appeal — and the fact you can turn the lights off means it can still pass as a normal school headset when you want less attention.
Under the styling, the specs are more serious than you'd expect at this category. It uses 40mm dynamic drivers with a 20 Hz–20,000 Hz range, hybrid active noise cancellation to cut ambient sound, and a built-in unidirectional microphone for calls and chat. Connectivity is genuinely flexible: Bluetooth for wireless use (pairing shows up as "MS-B4"), and a standard 3.5mm jack for anything wired — phones, Chromebooks, Kindle Fire, Switch, iPad and tablets. That dual mode is the real selling point: if the battery dies, you just plug in the cable and keep going.
Buy it if you're shopping for a big kid who wants a comfortable over-ear headset with lights, a mic and both wireless and wired options. Skip it if you want something tiny and pocketable, or you'd rather not manage a rechargeable battery at all — this is a full-size headset, not a grab-and-go earbud.
AFGHOA 3.5mm: Who It's For
The AFGHOA 3.5mm is the opposite philosophy: small, simple, and wired on purpose. These are in-ear earbuds with a metallic-finish casing that fades from red into black, magnetic backs so you can clip them around your neck between calls, and a nylon-braided cord with reinforced connector ends. At roughly 5 grams, you'll forget you're wearing them — which is exactly what you want from earbuds you leave in a laptop bag.
The audio side is a dynamic driver rated 32 ohm with 105 dB sensitivity and a 20 Hz–20,000 Hz range — an easy-to-drive, phone-and-laptop-friendly spec. Instead of active noise cancellation, it uses in-ear silicone caps for passive sound isolation, which is the right approach for this form factor. The brand includes S, L and M tips so you can size the fit to your ears, and there's a zipper PU leather case in the box for the buds and spare tips. Controls are a simple inline button for media and calls.
There's no Bluetooth here at all — it's a 3.5mm jack headset, full stop. The branding points at Moto G Play/Stylus/Power, HP, ASUS, Chromebook and Samsung A15/A14-style devices, i.e. anything with a headphone socket. It's rated for ages over 6 and carries an 8-month warranty. For school kids, commuters, or anyone on a laptop all day, the plug-and-play nature is the point: no pairing, no charging, no waiting.
Buy it if you want lightweight wired earbuds that live in your bag, survive being yanked around thanks to the magnetic neck design, and work instantly with a laptop or phone that still has a 3.5mm port. Skip it if you need wireless freedom or active noise cancellation — neither is on the menu here.
• Best for kids and tweens → Xmenha Girls. Cat ears, LED lights and an over-ear fit are designed to be worn by children, and the lights can be turned off for school.
• Best for adults, students and office use → AFGHOA 3.5mm. A 5 g in-ear set with a braided cord and carry case disappears into a bag and needs zero setup.
• Best for noise handling → Xmenha Girls. It lists hybrid active noise cancellation; AFGHOA relies on passive silicone-tip isolation, which is quieter than nothing but not the same thing.
• Best for portability → AFGHOA 3.5mm. In-ear buds plus a zipper PU case beat a folding over-ear headset every time you're travelling light.
• Best for wireless freedom → Xmenha Girls. Bluetooth plus a 3.5mm jack means you can go cable-free and still plug in when the battery runs down.
• Best for "never think about charging" → AFGHOA 3.5mm. It's wired only, so there's no battery to manage.
• Best for mic and calls → either, depending on fit. Xmenha has a built-in unidirectional mic for chat and calls; AFGHOA has an inline button control for calls on a wired connection.
• Best for bigger ears or a looser fit → Xmenha Girls. Over-ear cups sit around the ear rather than inside it, which some kids and adults simply prefer.
In my opinion, the right pick comes down to who's wearing it and whether you want a cable. If I were buying for a child — especially one who uses a headset for school, gaming and travel — I'd buy the Xmenha Girls. The over-ear comfort, the hybrid active noise cancellation, the mic, the 40mm drivers and the Bluetooth-or-3.5mm flexibility cover far more situations, and the LED cat design is the thing that actually gets a kid to keep them on. I'd choose the AFGHOA 3.5mm only if the user is an adult or older student who wants lightweight wired earbuds for a laptop or phone and never wants to think about charging. Different jobs, different tools — but if I had to pick one for a family with kids, it's the Xmenha.
Both. It connects over Bluetooth (it shows up as "MS-B4") and also has a standard 3.5mm jack, so you can use it corded if the battery is empty or your device has no Bluetooth.
No. It's a wired 3.5mm jack earphone only. It has no wireless technology, which is why there's no charging to worry about.
By design, the Xmenha Girls — it lists hybrid active noise cancellation in addition to soft over-ear cushions. The AFGHOA uses in-ear silicone caps for passive isolation, which blocks some surrounding noise but isn't active cancellation.
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