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In lots of ways, they’re the best wireless earbuds you can buy right now, thanks to a rock-solid connection, easy setup and great battery life. It’s a shame that the limited fit won’t suit all ears, and the sound isn’t quite worthy of the £159/$159 price tag. Then there’s the competition to consider. Since the Apple AirPods were announced, there have been plenty of challengers on the scene. Some of them are really good, too – we’ve compiled a list of the Best True Wireless Earbuds.
Our current favourites are the Sony WF-1000X, which aren’t nearly as good in the pairing department but sound way better. Related: Best wireless headphones Apple AirPods – Design Announced alongside the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, the Apple AirPods were meant to silence anyone who bemoaned the lack of a headphone jack on the Apple phones. Instead they quickly became an internet meme, compared to electric toothbrush heads that came housed in a dental-floss holder. Yet, after using these dinky wireless buds constantly for a few weeks, it seems too easy and a little unfair to boil what is essentially a fantastic (yet flawed) product down to a few ‘funny’ online pictures. Initially, my biggest concern was the odd design.
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AirPods look like someone has taken a pair of scissors to the cord of EarPods, leaving just the lonely buds. They look just like Apple’s older earphones – the ones you got with your iPhone, and hopefully replaced with something much better – except the stem is slightly elongated to accommodate improved microphones. Some will think they look odd protruding slightly from your ears like an über-futuristic Bluetooth headset, but it doesn’t bother me, especially as they’re getting more ubiquitous by the day. Related: Apple Music review They’re surprisingly subtle when you’re looking face-on and can easily be camouflaged by a tangle of facial hair. They do look a bit odd from the side, and I’m sure I’ve seen some lingering looks from passers-by, but I don’t feel quite as self-conscious wearing them as I thought I would.
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In any case, they’re so ubiquitous now that the look as been normalised. My bigger concern, though, is fit, because what use are earphones this small and delicate if they just fall out? For me, they fit perfectly and nestle comfortably into my ears. I can vigorously shake my head and they’ll refuse to fall out – same goes for if I accidentally knock them. I’ve run in them, slept on a plane with them on, hauled myself through rush-hour London in them, and they haven’t so much as budged. But this is far from the case with everyone.
I passed the buds around a group of friends and for about 50% of them they fell out after a slight shake of the head, while a few others managed some stronger movement. It seems like it changes from person to person, and that’s a naive move from Apple. Why aren’t there any tips included to improve fit? Other wireless headphones have often included ‘wingtips’ designed to catch your outer ear, holding the earbuds in place, although these would have undoubtedly disturbed the clean design. Sir Jony Ive probably vetoed them. My advice would be to try them out before you buy. Oh, and since they’re white, they do get a little dirty after a while.
Apple AirPods – Sound quality, W1 chip and Siri If you plan on buying the Apple AirPods because you’re looking for a sound experience that’s on par with the price, then don’t bother. But I can’t see anyone doing that. EarPods were often lambasted for their meagre sound, and while there is some definite improvement here, they’re far from what would describe as ‘great sounding headphones’. For audiophiles these ain’t. As with lot of these completely wireless earbuds there’s a noticeable lack of crispness in instruments and detail in vocals.
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