Headphones — Final Audio ZE300

The ZE300 is a compact true wireless earphone from Japanese maker final, built around a newly developed internal acoustic structure and a very small housing. It adds active noise cancelling to a budget earbud and comes in Sky Gray, Greige and Black. The European recommended price is under EUR 50, which places it well below the ZE3000 in the same ZE series.

Key specs that matter

Each earpiece weighs about 4 g, which final calls ultra-compact. The buds play for up to 5.5 hours per charge, and the charging case brings the combined total to about 21.5 hours. Recharging the case takes 1.5 hours, and its socket is USB-C. The Bluetooth link supports the SBC and AAC codecs. An IPX4 rating protects against splashes, sweat and light rain, which covers workouts and walks in wet weather. Noise cancelling has three settings - Noise Cancelling, Ambient Mode and off.

Engineering and use context

final gave the ZE300 Airflow Ports that relieve pressure inside the ear canal, which is intended to make longer wear more comfortable with a sealed in-ear fit. The company calls its approach Balanced Noise Cancelling, and the ambient setting lets outside sound through for conversations, announcements or street traffic without removing the buds. A noise-reducing microphone system handles calls. Touch controls sit on the housings, and a Touch Control Disable Mode switches them off so that adjusting the fit or lying on a pillow does not pause playback or skip tracks. The box contains the charging case, TYPE E ear tips in SS, S and M sizes and a USB-C cable.

Pairing

As a Bluetooth product the ZE300 pairs with any Bluetooth source device, with no amplifier or converter involved. AAC support makes iPhones and iPads a natural match, while Android devices use AAC or SBC. The small TYPE E tip sizes suit smaller ear canals, and users with larger ears may need to source bigger tips of the same type separately.

Alternatives

The final ZE3000 is another true wireless earphone from the brand in its ZE series.