Costar Diamond T300: QSG

Costar has debuted in the Indian market with their first product being TWS
earbuds, Diamond T300. It comes with ANC (Active Noise Cancellation),
transparency mode, low-latency gaming mode, Bluetooth 5.0, and much
more. This feature makes these earbuds stand out in the crowd of true
wireless earphones.
Costar Diamond On T300: Connectivity and Touch Controls

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The Costar Diamond T300 pairing process was simple and swift. Take out
the earbuds for the first time, press, and hold on to the earbuds for 5
seconds. It will automatically enter into pairing mode. Now, turn on the
Bluetooth on your smartphone or computer and check out the Available
devices section. Tap on the Costar Diamond T300 to connect. These
earbuds come with Bluetooth version 5.0 The range is around 6-7m.

To access all the modes – Active noise cancellation, Transparency

mode, and Gaming, Costar has provided touch controls on the
Diamond On T300. Here is how to access them.

For answering and

ending incoming calls –
tap on either of the
earbuds twice.

To reject the incoming

call – press on the
earbud for 2 seconds.

For playing/pausing music/video-

tap once on either of the earbuds.

Skip to the next music or video by

tapping twice on one of the
earbuds.

To enter transparency mode –

press and hold on to the earbud for
two seconds.

For turning on active noise

cancellation once again press and
hold on the earbud for two seconds and the same for turning it off.

To invoke voice assistant – tap on the earbud (Left/Right) thrice.

Enter into gaming mode by tapping on the earbuds thrice.

Costar Diamond T300: Battery Life
The battery life on the Costar Diamond T300 is decent. You get four
charge cycles after charging the case entirely. It takes about 2 hours of
time to charge the case thoroughly. The battery life can be extended a bit
more on the earbuds by turning the ANC mode off.

Costar Diamond T300: Price in India and Specifications

Speakers 10mm drivers

Bluetooth Version v5.0

Water Resistance IPX4

Latency 70ms

Battery Life (case) 16 hours

Battery Life (TWS) 4 hours

Costar Diamond T300: Design, Comfort, and Build Quality

The Costar Diamond T300 gets a unique design that we have rarely seen
in TWS earbuds in this price segment. As the name suggests, it has a
Diamond shape design with sharp corners. We found the sharp corners of
the case not much comfortable to hold.

The case is of standard size and takes up a bit of space in the jeans
pocket. On the top of the case is a Costar branding whereas, there is a
mini-LED charging indicator on the front. At the bottom is a Type-C port for
charging. The case has a matte finish and doesn’t attract fingerprints.

The earbuds carry the same diamond design language, where the end of
the stems is flat. They get fit easily in the ear with the proper in-canal fit and
feel lightweight. There are two extra ear tips of different sizes that you can
change based on your comfort. All the three ear tips are orange in colour
which carries the orange accent of the case from the inside. We used the
earbuds for long music and movie sessions and found them comfortable.

The Costar Diamond T300 TWS earbuds carry an IPX4 rating that protects
them from water splashes. We carried it amid the heavy rain in Kolkata’s
monsoon season. And they were still working well. However, we don’t
recommend putting them near a swimming pool or anything that has a
huge amount of water.

Costar Diamond On T300: Sound Quality, ANC, and Transparency

Mode

The Costar Diamond

T300 TWS earbuds
come with Active Noise
Cancellation (ANC)
feature that makes them
stand out in this price
segment. Unless you are
not in an overcrowded
and noisy environment
you won’t need to switch
to Active noise
cancellation mode.

Besides Active Noise

Cancellation, another
helpful feature in these
pairs such as the
transparency mode.
While listening to music
or watching videos, it is
hard to hear another
person properly. The
transparency mode
comes to the rescue
here and once activated, it helps you to listen better and be aware of
whatever is happening in your surroundings without taking off your earbuds
or pausing the music.

This mode just works fine on these earbuds, unless you are not too lost in
music or watching movies with full concentration, you will be able to hear
your surroundings with transparency mode on.

Most of the time, listen to music at 50-70 per cent volume indoors but they
can go loud. The sweet spot is the 60 per cent and anything above 80 per
cent is going to feel harsh on the ears.

Costar Diamond T300: Gaming and Mic Quality

The Costar Diamond T300 TWS earbuds has a dedicated game mode that
can bring the latency down to 70ms for gaming. The reloads, and firing
sound seemed to be in sync. You can rely on these earbuds for gaming
unless you have a dedicated set of gaming earphones.

The mic quality on the T300 is average. While using it for calls, the receiver
often asked why our voice was low. Since these earbuds have Active Noise
Cancellation, it helps to cut the background noise but still, in a noisy place,
you will face some difficulty while making calls mostly due to the fact the
receiver won’t be able to hear you properly.

Costar Diamond T300 Pros & Cons

• Effective Active noise cancellation and transparency mode.
• Good Passive noise cancellation.
• IPX4 rating.
• Dedicated gaming mode for low latency.
• Balanced sound quality.
• Numerous touch controls.

Cons
• Average battery life.
• Poor mic quality.
• Misses out app support for tweaking audio or future firmware
updates.