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The Edifier G4 ships in a black box with very little colour visible. A large product photo dominates the front of the box.
Inside, the only accessory is a small quick-start guide.
The headset itself is available in three difference colours: black and red, black and green, white and blue. We were sent a black and red sample.
Moving in for a closer look, the back of the ear cups are quite striking thanks to the glossy plastic finish, while the grille section also draws your attention. This isn't an open-back headset, mind, but the grille does give that impression.
Moving to the inside of the cups, the supplied ear cushions are pretty standard given they are covered with faux-leather and measure about three-quarters of an inch thick. They are, however, removable which is a nice touch at this price – many headsets don't have removable ear cushions which just limits their overall lifespan, so kudos to Edifier.
The headband is made from plastic, but it is matte black so you won't be covering it in fingerprints – which is more than can be said for the glossy ear cups.
The inside of the headband is padded with more faux-leather cushioning, coloured bright red.
Moving onto the mic, it is a retractable boom mic that actually stows almost fully away – in a fashion similar to the Razer Kraken 7.1 V2.
Once it has been pulled out, it is also fully flexible. The mic head also sports a red LED strip – when the light is on, the mic is active. No light = a muted mic.
Elsewhere, the G4 features an in-line controller that has a volume wheel, mic mute button and a red toggle switch – this turns the vibrate mode on or off, and is something we talk about more on the next page.
Lastly, the G4 connects via a USB cable that measures 2.5m long.
