Over-ear design is more comfortable to wear for extended period. - Hands-free phone calls with either earbud have really clear voice in both directions; the microphones are high grade. You’ll end up coming right back here. If they could provide a firmware update that allowed you disable the mute beepbeep then these headphones would easily be some of the best on the market, even competitive with > $100 models. ) I hope this helps others. The first three episodes, Safe and Sound, and The Father Thing were the only ones in this series worth watching (and that were really quite good despite a few changes). The sweat level is high. Best part is material is breathable They are super cute! My mom has longer toes but a wide 8 1/2 also and she fits a 40.