TREBLAB Z2 Review: A Lot of Features for $80

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The Short Version

Buy it if you want the longest feature list you can get for under $80. Multipoint, a 3.5mm backup, a gaming mode and 58 hours of battery is a lot at this price.

Don't buy it if cancellation strength is the priority. The ANC is real but modest — rated -25dB, which dulls steady noise rather than erasing it.

Buy a Soundcore instead if you want the most proven pick. Our best noise cancelling headphones under $100 page ranks options with larger, more established owner bases above it.

Where the $80 Goes: Features

This is the most feature-dense budget headphone on this site, and that's the whole reason to consider it.

The list is genuinely long for the money: Bluetooth 5.3 with multipoint, so it holds a phone and a laptop at once and switches without re-pairing. A 3.5mm AUX input for a wired backup when the battery dies or latency matters. A gaming mode that drops latency to a quoted 65ms — not console-grade, but a real difference for mobile gaming and video. IPX4 sweat resistance for the gym. And four physical buttons covering volume, ANC, voice assistant and playback, with no app required — everything is controlled on the headphone itself.

Any one of these is common; having all of them at $79.97 is not. If you've been frustrated by budget headphones that drop multipoint or omit a wired option, the Z2 is built to answer exactly that.

Battery and Comfort Are Genuine Strengths

58 hours of playtime, and 243 grams on your head.

Fifty-eight hours is a full week of daily use between charges, and USB-C fast charging refills it in two to three hours. As with every manufacturer figure, treat it as a ceiling reached at moderate volume — but even discounted heavily, this is a headphone you charge rarely.

At 243 grams it's genuinely light for an over-ear, with soft cushions and a foldable design that packs down for a bag. Weight is the quiet reason people take headphones off on a long session, and the Z2 is on the right side of that line.

Where It Doesn't Spend: Cancellation

Hybrid ANC rated at -25dB, from four microphones.

This is the honest limit of the product. -25dB is real cancellation — it takes the edge off steady, low-frequency noise like a train, an air conditioner or office hum — but it's a modest figure next to the -45dB and -52dB numbers that stronger budget models quote. It will not erase a commute the way a flagship does, and it does very little about voices, which is true of every headphone at this price regardless of the decibel claim.

So the Z2 is not the pick if quiet is the single thing you're buying for. It's the pick if you want cancellation as one feature among many, rather than the headline.

Sound

40mm drivers covering the full 20Hz–20kHz range, tuned toward deep bass.

This is a consumer, bass-forward tuning aimed at gym playlists and everyday listening rather than critical accuracy — the same territory as most headphones at this price. It's enjoyable rather than revealing, and there's no app EQ to reshape it, so what you hear out of the box is what you get.

A Note on the Owner Base

The Z2 holds a rating in the low-4s across several thousand reviews — solid, but a step below the mid-4s that the most-recommended budget models reach.

That gap is worth naming honestly. It doesn't mean the Z2 is unreliable; it means its track record is a little shorter and slightly less spotless than the Soundcore models this site ranks above it. At $80 with this feature set, that's a reasonable trade for many buyers — just not the safest possible one. Our TREBLAB Z2 vs Soundcore Space One comparison sets that trade against the strongest ANC under $100 directly.

What You Give Up

Flagship cancellation. -25dB is modest; steady noise dulls, it doesn't disappear.

App control and EQ. Everything is on-device, which is simple but means no tuning.

A top-tier track record. Good ratings, but a smaller and slightly lower-rated owner base than the category's safest picks.

Reference sound. Bass-forward and fun, not accurate.

FAQ

Is the TREBLAB Z2 worth buying? For the feature set at the price, yes — multipoint, a wired backup, a gaming mode and 58 hours of battery under $80 is a lot. For cancellation strength specifically, stronger options exist at similar money.

How good is the noise cancelling? Modest but real. The -25dB hybrid ANC dulls steady low-frequency noise like engines and fans, and does little about voices — as with any headphone at this price.

Does it have multipoint? Yes — Bluetooth 5.3 with multipoint holds a phone and a laptop at once and switches without re-pairing, which is uncommon at this price.

Can I use it wired? Yes. It has a 3.5mm AUX input for a wired backup when the battery is flat or you want the lowest latency.

How long does the battery last? TREBLAB quotes 58 hours per charge, with USB-C fast charging to full in two to three hours. Expect somewhat less at high volume.

Is it good for gaming? It has a 65ms gaming mode that helps with mobile gaming and video. For competitive console or PC gaming, a dedicated 2.4GHz headset is a better tool.

The Verdict

Our score: 7.9/10. The TREBLAB Z2 is a feature-first budget headphone, and on that measure it over-delivers: multipoint, a wired backup, a gaming mode, IPX4, 58 hours of battery and full on-device control for under $80 is more than most rivals offer at the price. Its light 243-gram build and long battery are genuine day-to-day strengths.

What holds it back from a higher score is exactly what it chose not to prioritise — cancellation strength and a top-tier track record. If you want the quietest possible commute, or the safest possible purchase, our best noise cancelling headphones under $100 guide ranks stronger picks. If you want the longest list of features your $80 can buy, the Z2 is hard to beat — and for the gym specifically, our best noise cancelling headphones for the gym page covers where it fits.