Wyze Wireless Gaming Headset  Headphones Review

Reviewed Apr 17, 2023 at 11:58am
Tested using Methodology v1.5 
Wyze Wireless Gaming Headset

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The Wyze Wireless Gaming Headset is Wyze's first pair of gaming headphones. This wireless-only headset has a detachable mic and a wireless USB dongle for a low-latency connection with PCs and PlayStation consoles. Unfortunately, it's not compatible with Xbox consoles, but the headset's Bluetooth connection will let you use it for mobile gaming and watching videos.

Our Verdict

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Neutral Sound 

The Wyze Wireless Gaming Headset is okay for neutral sound. The sound profile is v-shaped and excited, with an emphasized bass and treble range, making it well-suited for pop and rock. Unfortunately, the overemphasis in these ranges makes bass audio sound muddy and hollow, while sibilants feel piercing. The high-mid range also suffers from some underemphasis, negatively affecting game dialogue clarity. Sadly, there aren't any sound customization features, like a companion app with a graphic EQ or presets, to let you fine-tune the mix to your liking.

Pros
  • Comfortable and well-built.
Cons
  • Easily inconsistent sound delivery depending on fit.
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Commute/Travel 

The Wyze Wireless Gaming Headset is mediocre for commuting and travel. The closed-back over-ear design fails to block out any background noise in the bass range, like plane or bus engines, and can barely isolate you from passenger chatter. Fortunately, it's comfortable for extended trips, and the long battery life will last you the whole ride. You can also remove the boom mic and use the internal mic while on the go. However, if the road's bumpy, it'll likely move around your head.

Pros
  • Long battery life.
Cons
  • Easily inconsistent sound delivery depending on fit.
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Sports/Fitness 

The Wyze Wireless Gaming Headset is alright for sports and fitness. Stability is mediocre, so it'll move around during moderate exercise and fall off during intense workouts. It's also quite bulky and doesn't have any protection against water, dust, or dirt.

Pros
  • Comfortable and well-built.
Cons
  • Low clamping force results in mediocre stability.
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Office 

The Wyze Wireless Gaming Headset is okay for the office. It doesn't have ANC and isn't the best at passively isolating you from background office chatter. However, the long battery life and decently comfortable fit will benefit you during long workdays. Fortunately, their mic can easily separate your voice from moderate and loud background noise, so virtual meeting attendees will hear you clearly.

Pros
  • Long battery life.
  • Comfortable and well-built.
Cons
  • High latency via Bluetooth.
  • Microphone makes your voice sound far away.
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Wireless Gaming 

The Wyze Wireless Gaming Headset is decent for wireless gaming. Its Bluetooth connection is too high for gaming, but the wireless USB dongle will let you play on PC and PlayStation without any sync issues. It's also comfortable enough for long sessions, and the boom mic makes your voice sound clear and understandable, if not a little quiet. Fortunately, the long battery life will last you throughout many long play sessions.

Pros
  • Long battery life.
  • Comfortable and well-built.
  • Microphone separates your voice from background noise in very loud environments.
Cons
  • High latency via Bluetooth.
  • Not compatible with Xbox consoles.
  • Microphone makes your voice sound far away.
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Wired Gaming 

The Wyze Wireless Gaming Headset is a wireless-only gaming headset that you can't use for wired gaming.

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Phone Calls 

The Wyze Wireless Gaming Headset is decent for phone calls. If you're using the detachable boom mic, your voice sounds clear and understandable but quiet and unnatural. Using the integrated mic also makes you sound soft and far away. Fortunately, it can easily separate your voice from background noise in moderately noisy and loud environments.

Pros
  • Microphone separates your voice from background noise in very loud environments.
Cons
  • Microphone makes your voice sound far away.
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    Phone Calls
  • Changelog

    1.  Updated Apr 17, 2023: Review published.
    2.  Updated Mar 29, 2023: Early access published.
    3.  Updated Mar 23, 2023: Our testers have started testing this product.
    4.  Updated Mar 17, 2023: The product has arrived in our lab, and our testers will start evaluating it soon.

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    The Wyze Wireless Gaming Headset only comes in one color: 'Black'; you can see our unit's label here. If you come across another variant please let us know in the comments, and we'll update our review.

    Popular Headphones Comparisons

    The Wyze Wireless Gaming Headset is Wyze's first entry into the gaming space, and as such faces heavy competition from more established brands. This budget headset has a respectably long battery at nearly 37 hours continuously, nearly the same as the more expensive Astro A30 Wireless. Latency via the wireless USB dongle is also very low, much lower than the pricier HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless. Where its budget price starts to show, however, is in its cheaper build quality, unstable fit, and lack of premium features, like a companion app with graphic EQ and presets to fine-tune the sound to your liking.

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    The Logitech G433 are better, yet less versatile, gaming headphones than the Wyze Wireless Gaming Headset. The Logitech headphones have a more neutral sound profile with more bass than the Wyze, which you'll appreciate if you play FPS and action games. They're also more comfortable and slightly more stable, so they won't fly off your head if you jerk around in your chair during a match. However, you can only use the Logitech wired, which limits your range of motion. As such, they're less ideal for use while out and about since their cable can get snagged. Their lack of an integrated microphone also means you won't be able to take calls without the boom mic in.

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    The Wyze Wireless Gaming Headset is more versatile and better for everyday use than the Wyze Noise-Cancelling Headphones. While the Noise-Cancelling Headphones are better-built, more comfortable, and have a more intuitive control scheme, you can't use them for gaming since their latency via Bluetooth is too high, and their wired connection doesn't let you use the mic. The Wireless Gaming Headset's mics work better than the Noise-Cancelling Headphones', making your voice sound more natural and full, though still very quiet. The boom mic is also detachable, allowing you to wear this headset around town and at the office. However, since it lacks the Noise-Cancelling Headphones' active noise cancelling (ANC) feature, it struggles to isolate you from any substantial background noise.

    HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless

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    The HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless are better gaming headphones than the Wyze Wireless Gaming Headset. For starters, the HyperX's battery lasts over ten times longer than the Wyze, letting you use them for countless play sessions without needing a recharge. You can also fine-tune their mix via the companion app's graphic EQ and presets, which the Wyze lacks. The HyperX are also better built and more comfortable, with a higher clamping force that results in better stability during intense matches. However, the Wyze can also connect to devices via Bluetooth, making them more versatile for use on the go.

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    Test Results

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    Design
    Style
    TypeLockedOver-ear
    EnclosureLockedClosed-Back
    WirelessLockedYes
    TransducerLockedDynamic

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    Comfort
    WeightLockedLock lbs
    Clamping Force
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    Controls
    OS Compatibility
    LockedLocked
    Ease Of UseLockedLocked
    FeedbackLockedLocked
    Call/Music ControlLockedLocked
    Volume ControlLockedLocked
    Microphone ControlLockedLocked
    Channel Mixing
    LockedLocked
    Noise Cancelling ControlLockedLocked
    Talk-Through
    LockedLocked
    Additional ControlsLockedLocked

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    Portability
    LLockedLock" (Lock cm)
    WLockedLock" (Lock cm)
    HLockedLock" (Lock cm)
    VolumeLockedLock in³ (Lock cm³)
    Transmitter RequiredLockedLocked

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    Case
    TypeLockedLocked
    LLockedN/A
    WLockedN/A
    HLockedN/A
    VolumeLockedN/A
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    Build Quality

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    Stability

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    In The Box

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    Sound
    Sound Profile
    Bass Amount
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    Treble Amount
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    Frequency Response Consistency
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    Raw Frequency Response
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    Bass Accuracy
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    Mid Accuracy
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    Mid-Mid
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    High-Mid
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    Peaks/Dips
    Peaks
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    Dips
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    Imaging
    Weighted Group Delay
    LockedLock
    Weighted Phase Mismatch
    LockedLock
    Weighted Amplitude Mismatch
    LockedLock
    Weighted Frequency Mismatch
    LockedLock

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    0.0
    Passive Soundstage
    PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)
    LockedLock dB
    PRTF Size (Avg.)
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    PRTF Distance
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    Openness
    Locked
    0.0
    Acoustic Space Excitation
    Locked
    0.0

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    0.0
    Virtual Soundstage
    Head Modeling
    LockedLocked
    Speaker Modeling
    LockedLocked
    Room Ambience
    LockedLocked
    Head Tracking
    LockedLocked
    Virtual Surround
    LockedLocked
    0.0
    Weighted Harmonic Distortion
    WHD @ 90
    LockedLock
    WHD @ 100
    LockedLock

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    Test Settings
    Firmware
    LockedLocked
    Power
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    Connection
    LockedLocked
    Codec
    LockedLocked
    EQ
    LockedLocked
    ANC
    LockedLocked
    Tip/Pad
    LockedLocked
    Microphone
    LockedLocked

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    Isolation
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    Noise Isolation
    Isolation Audio
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    Overall Attenuation
    LockedLock dB
    Noise CancellingLockedNo
    Bass
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    Mid
    LockedLock dB
    Treble
    LockedLock dB

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    Leakage
    Leakage Audio
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    Overall Leakage @ 1ft
    LockedLock dB

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    Microphone
    Microphone Style
    Integrated
    LockedLocked
    In-Line
    LockedLocked
    Boom
    LockedLocked
    Detachable Boom
    LockedLocked
    MicLockedYes

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    Recording Quality
    Recorded Speech
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    LFE
    LockedLock Hz
    FR Std. Dev.
    LockedLock dB
    HFE
    LockedLock Hz
    Weighted THD
    LockedLock
    Gain
    LockedLock dB

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    Noise Handling
    SpNR
    LockedLock dB
    Noise Gate
    LockedLocked
    Speech + Pink Noise Handling
    Locked
    0.0
    Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample
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    Speech + Subway Noise Handling
    Locked
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    Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample
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    Active Features
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    Battery
    Battery Type
    LockedLocked
    Continuous Battery Life
    LockedLock hrs
    Additional Charges
    LockedLock
    Total Battery Life
    LockedLock hrs
    Charge Time
    LockedLock hrs
    Power-Saving Feature
    LockedLocked
    Audio While Charging
    LockedLocked
    Passive Playback
    LockedLocked
    Charging PortLockedLocked

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    0.0
    App Support
    App NameLockedLocked
    iOSLockedLocked
    AndroidLockedLocked
    macOSLockedLocked
    WindowsLockedLocked
    Equalizer
    LockedLocked
    ANC Control
    LockedLocked
    Mic ControlLockedLocked
    Room Effects
    LockedLocked
    Playback Control
    LockedLocked
    Button MappingLockedLocked
    Surround Support
    LockedLocked
    Connectivity
    0.0
    Bluetooth
    Bluetooth Version
    LockedLocked
    Multi-Device Pairing
    LockedLocked
    NFC Pairing
    LockedLocked
    Line Of Sight Range
    LockedLock ft (Lock m)
    PC Latency (SBC)
    LockedLock ms
    PC Latency (aptX)
    LockedN/A
    PC Latency (aptX HD)
    LockedN/A
    PC Latency (aptX-LL)
    LockedN/A
    iOS Latency
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    Android Latency
    LockedLock ms

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    0.0
    Non-Bluetooth Wireless
    Non-BT Line Of Sight Range
    LockedLock ft (Lock m)
    Non-BT Latency
    LockedLock ms

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    0.0
    Wired
    Analog Audio
    LockedLocked
    USB Audio
    LockedLocked
    DetachableLockedLocked
    LengthLockedN/A
    Connection
    LockedLocked
    Analog/USB Audio Latency
    LockedN/A

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    PC Compatibility
    Analog
    LockedLocked
    Wired USB
    LockedLocked
    Non-BT Wireless
    LockedLocked

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    PlayStation Compatibility
    PS4 Analog
    LockedLocked
    PS4 Wired USB
    LockedLocked
    PS4 Non-BT Wireless
    LockedLocked
    PS5 Analog
    LockedLocked
    PS5 Wired USB
    LockedLocked
    PS5 Non-BT Wireless
    LockedLocked

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    Xbox Compatibility
    Xbox One Analog
    LockedLocked
    Xbox One Wired USB
    LockedLocked
    Xbox One Non-BT Wireless
    LockedLocked
    Xbox Series X|S Analog
    LockedLocked
    Xbox Series X|S Wired USB
    LockedLocked
    Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless
    LockedLocked

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    Base/Dock
    Type
    LockedLocked
    USB Input
    LockedLocked
    Line In
    LockedLocked
    Line Out
    LockedLocked
    Optical Input
    LockedLocked
    RCA Input
    LockedLocked
    Dock Charging
    LockedLocked
    Power Supply
    LockedLocked

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