The color is more of a pink orange red than a blue red like the picture. It has fantastic treble, decent mids, and annoyingly soft bass. Haven?t checked the battery charge time but 15 hours is more than enough for me. I just got the BTAs today, so I havent had a chance to let them open up yet, so maybe things will change with a few more hours of listening. I ordered this shoe in the color "nude suede. Will update with any future connectivity issues, but I am really hoping they continue to pair well as they fit my small ears nicely and they sound great. Great bench for home gym. The top party always fall off until I finally lost it This is an almost perfect mouse. (Deducted one star because the bottom of one of my feet began to hurt after standing for a long time, but I will add the extra star if the issue subsides).