The Skullcandy Dime True Wireless are budget-friendly earbuds and are the first generation of the Skullcandy Dime 2 True Wireless. They have a very small and lightweight design rated IPX4 for water resistance. They also have a very slightly bass-heavy sound profile that delivers a touch of extra thump and boom to your mixes. They're still well-suited for a variety of audio content, though. However, their continuous battery life is pretty short at 3.8 hours, and their case only roughly holds an additional 2.5 charges.
Our Verdict
The Skullcandy Dime are decent for neutral sound. They have a slightly bass-heavy sound profile but lack any sound enhancement features to help customize their sound to your liking. Due to their closed-back and in-ear fit, they also have a bad passive soundstage. On the upside, they reproduce audio consistently.
- Very consistent audio delivery.
- Bad passive soundstage.
The Skullcandy Dime are good for commute and travel. They're fairly comfortable and can block out a decent amount of background noise like ambient chatter around you. However, they struggle to cut down the rumble of bus and plane engines, and their continuous battery life of 3.8 hours probably won't last through a long bus or plane trip.
- Great build quality.
- Passively cuts down ambient chatter.
- Stable and breathable design.
- 3.8-hour continuous battery life.
- Struggles to passively isolate bass-range noise.
The Skullcandy Dime are great for sports and fitness. They have a stable fit and are rated IPX4 for water resistance, although we don't currently test it. They're also fairly comfortable; that said, you may have to hold the buds down to register a command without putting pressure on your ear. However, they have short continuous battery life.
- Great build quality.
- Stable and breathable design.
- 3.8-hour continuous battery life.
The Skullcandy Dime are alright for office use. They don't leak a lot of audio and they can passively block out ambient noise like office chatter. They also have a fairly comfortable fit, but some users may find that they have a deep in-ear fit. However, they have a short continuous battery life that probably won't last through your workday without pausing to recharge them.
- Great build quality.
- Passively cuts down ambient chatter.
- 3.8-hour continuous battery life.
- No NFC or multi-device pairing.
The Skullcandy Dime are Bluetooth-only headphones that can't be used on a wired connection.
The Skullcandy Dime are wireless-only headphones and can't be used wired.
The Skullcandy Dime are okay for phone calls. They have an integrated mic that does a fair job of recording your voice, although it doesn't sound very natural or full-bodied. However, it has sub-par noise handling, so you may not be clearly heard if you're talking in a loud environment. On the upside, the headphones can passively isolate you from some ambient noise around you.
- Passively cuts down ambient chatter.
- Mic has sub-par noise handling.
Changelog
- Updated Mar 02, 2022: Retested 'Speech + Subway Noise Handling' in Noise Handling. Also retested 'Power-Saving Feature' in Battery and App Support. Updated 'Codec' in Test Settings.
- Updated Jun 29, 2021: Converted to Test Bench 1.5.
- Updated Apr 27, 2021: Review published.
- Updated Apr 23, 2021: Early access published.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
The Skullcandy Dime come in four color variants: 'True Black', 'Chill Grey', 'Green', and 'Light Grey/Blue'. We tested the True Black variant and you can see our model's label here. If you come across another variant, please let us know in the discussions and we'll update our review.
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The Skullcandy Dime are budget-friendly truly wireless headphones. Like the Skullcandy Spoke True Wireless and Skullcandy Sesh EVO True Wireless, they're small, lightweight, and have a good build quality. However, their continuous battery life is very short, and they lack any extra features like a companion app or EQ presets.
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The JLab Audio GO Air POP True Wireless are better for most purposes than the Skullcandy Dime True Wireless. The JLab have a much more comfortable fit, a better overall mic performance, and a significantly better battery performance. They also have a somewhat better noise isolation performance and sound customization features, unlike the Skullcandy. On the other hand, the Skullcandy have a more balanced sound profile that some may prefer.
The Skullcandy Dime True Wireless are slightly better headphones than the Skullcandy Sesh Evo True Wireless. The Dime have a more neutral sound profile out of the box, which some users may prefer, and their integrated mic offers better overall performance. However, the Sesh Evo are more comfortable and isolate more noise passively. They also have better battery performance and have a couple of built-in EQ presets.
The Skullcandy Dime True Wireless and the Skullcandy Indy Evo True Wireless are somewhat similar headphones, but the Dime are slightly better. The Dime have a more neutral sound profile out of the box, which some users may prefer, and a better battery performance. However, the Indy Evo are more comfortable and rated IP55 for dust and water resistance.
The Skullcandy Dime 2 True Wireless are the next generation of the Skullcandy Dime True Wireless. They now support Tile, a secondary app that allows you to track your buds if you misplace them, and they have a standby mode to help conserve battery life when you're not using them. However, both models otherwise perform similarly.
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