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If you want a pair of sport earbuds that stay hooked over your ears through sweaty runs and can be slung around your neck between sets, choose Xmenha Sport Neck Headphones; if you need open-ear clip-on buds with a touchscreen charging case, Bluetooth 5.4 and a longer rated battery window, choose Piluyaa Clip-on Earbuds.
• Xmenha's biggest strength: a neckband plus ear hooks and ear loops — three separate retention systems, which is a lot of insurance for gym work, running and other sweaty exercise.
• Xmenha's biggest trade-off: no charging case and no touchscreen, and only an IPX4 water-resistance rating, so heavy rain is not its friend.
• Piluyaa's biggest strength: an open-ear clip design with a full-color LCD touchscreen on the case, Bluetooth 5.4, and a rated 24-hour battery life.
• Piluyaa's biggest trade-off: open-ear buds sit outside the ear canal, so they trade the plugged-in feel of a traditional earbud for situational awareness.
• Pick Xmenha if you want earbuds that physically cannot fall to the ground and you like physical buttons.
• Pick Piluyaa if you want a screen, app-free control of EQ and settings, and a case you can ping to find a lost bud.
The Xmenha sets out to solve one problem: earbuds that pop out mid-workout. It attacks that with redundancy. There are ear hooks that wrap over the top of the ear, ear loops that add a second point of contact, and a neckband that connects the two earpieces so they hang around your neck when you pull them out. In my opinion, that combination is the whole point of this product. Even if one bud works loose on a treadmill sprint, it is still attached to the neckband.
The fit story goes beyond retention. Xmenha says the earpieces are shaped to follow the contours of the human ear, so long sessions shouldn't create pressure points — and the neckband design means you can take them out without stashing them in a pocket. That matters for gym-goers who move between machines, and for runners who want to pause and talk without holding a bud in their hand.
Water resistance is IPX4, which covers sweat and splashes. That is the honest limit. It is not a swimming or downpour rating. The enclosure is plastic, the colour is black, and the box includes the headphones, a USB cable and a user manual. Skip the Xmenha if you want a pocketable charging case, touch controls, or a screen — it has none of those. It is for someone who prioritises grip and a physical button over everything else.
Piluyaa Clip-on Earbuds: Who It's For
The Piluyaa takes the opposite approach: nothing enters your ear canal. These are open-ear clip-on headphones (model M100) that use a C-shaped bridge and a slim hook to clamp onto the ear, leaving the canal open. If you have ever found in-ear buds uncomfortable after an hour, or you run on roads and want to hear traffic, that design is the reason to look here. The earpiece shape is open_ear, and the enclosure mixes metal and plastic.
The standout feature is the case. It carries a full-color LCD touchscreen for music playback, EQ adjustments, call management, and settings like wallpaper, language and brightness. That is unusual — most earbuds push you toward a phone app or a set of touch gestures you have to memorise. Here the case is the control panel. Piluyaa also lists a find-my-earbuds function through the charging case, a remote selfie control, and an LED light.
Wireless is Bluetooth 5.4, rated for a stable connection up to 10 metres, which covers workouts, commuting and desk use. Audio is handled by a dynamic driver with a 20Hz–20,000Hz frequency range, and Piluyaa describes high-resolution sound with surging bass, HD noise cancellation for calls, and 8th-gen directional sound technology to reduce leakage — the classic open-ear problem. Noise control is sound isolation.
Battery is listed as 24 hours total across the earbuds and case. Note that the product title mentions 48H while the battery spec field says 24 hours; I go with the 24-hour figure from the structured spec and treat the title as marketing wording. Water resistance is listed as IPX, a general waterproof rating for workouts, rain and sweat. The box includes the clip-on headphones, a USB-C charging cable, a charging case and a user manual. Skip the Piluyaa if you want the sealed, plugged-in feel of a traditional in-ear bud, or if you'd rather press a physical button than tap a screen.
• Best for staying put during hard training → Xmenha Sport Neck Headphones. Ear hooks, ear loops and a neckband all work together.
• Best for long-wear comfort without ear-canal pressure → Piluyaa Clip-on Earbuds. The open-ear clip design never seals the canal.
• Best for control without a phone → Piluyaa Clip-on Earbuds. The LCD touchscreen case handles playback, EQ and settings.
• Best for battery headroom on paper → Piluyaa Clip-on Earbuds. 24 hours total versus no rated figure published for the Xmenha.
• Best for newer wireless standard → Piluyaa Clip-on Earbuds. Bluetooth 5.4 against the Xmenha's 5.3.
• Best for call clarity in noisy places → a close call. Both list noise cancelling; Xmenha uses smart noise cancelling with sound isolation, Piluyaa pairs HD noise cancellation with directional anti-leakage tech.
• Best for sweat-heavy gym sessions → Xmenha Sport Neck Headphones. IPX4 is a defined splash/sweat rating, while Piluyaa's is stated generically as IPX.
• Best for runners who need to hear traffic → Piluyaa Clip-on Earbuds. Open-ear sound lets ambient noise in by design.
I would buy the Xmenha Sport Neck Headphones if my priority is earbuds that refuse to fall — the hooks, loops and neckband make it the more reassuring pick for running, lifting and sweaty gym work, and physical buttons are easier to hit with wet hands. I would buy the Piluyaa Clip-on Earbuds if I wanted open-ear comfort, a touchscreen case and Bluetooth 5.4, and I could live without a defined IPX4-style rating. My pick is the Xmenha for pure sport use; the Piluyaa is the better all-day, all-rounder. Whichever you lean toward, check the current price on Amazon before deciding.
FAQ
The battery spec lists 24 hours average life, and Piluyaa describes it as 24-hour total battery across the earbuds plus the case. The product title mentions 48H, so treat the 24-hour spec as the figure to plan around.
The Xmenha is rated IPX4, which covers sweat and splashes but not submersion. The Piluyaa is listed as IPX without a digit, described as suitable for workouts, rain and sweat. Neither is a swimming headphone.
Value depends on what you weight. The Xmenha gives you retention hardware and buttons; the Piluyaa gives you an LCD touchscreen case, Bluetooth 5.4 and a longer rated battery. Since prices change, check the current price on Amazon and match it against the features you actually need.
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