Rating 4.4 103 reviews

Apple Airpods is a pair of wireless earphones that works together with other Apple devices like the iPhone. The Airpods are very lightweight and weigh only 8 g. The accompanying case where you store the earphones weight 38 g.


Apple surprised the tech community during the launch of iPhone 7. The company controversially ditched the earphone jack and announced that the new phone instead pair with a wireless Airpods. The pairing is accomplished with the Bluetooth W1 chipset that automatically connects to devices running iOS 10, MacOS Sierra and WatchOS 3.

A newer model Apple AirPods 2 was released in April 2019.

Manufacturer: Apple
ibtimes.co.uk
9 years ago

If you're looking for truly wireless in ear headphone connectivity, nothing holds a flame to the AirPods – theses are the best you can buy. The total banishment of wires completely exposes the shackled experience of a wired connection, they are effortless to use and beautifully presented – something...
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What Hi-Fi?
9 years ago

Apple AirPods

First of all, let's get this off our chest: the new Apple AirPods look a bit daft. Or, more specifically, they make you look a bit daft when wearing them.
Pros:
  • Tiny and light
  • Pure wirelessness
  • Weighty
  • balanced sound
  • Good fit for most ears
  • Clever case that carries extra charge
Cons:
  • Lack detail and dynamic subtlety
  • Siri isn't a good substitute for buttons
  • Attention-grabbing design
  • and not in a good way
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wired.co.uk
9 years ago

Apple AirPods review: better than previous iterations, but still a letdown

The AirPods are a vast improvement on previous audio products from Apple, but they're far from perfect
Pros:
  • Sleek carry case
  • improved sound and fit compared to previous models
Cons:
  • Features are lacking compared to rivals
  • fiddly to use
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Sam's Club
8 years ago

Simple Great

I have used another brand ear Bluetooth almost daily for 3yrs now whether it's listening to podcasts, music or so I don't have to keep my phone in my hand and be able to hear if phone rings or receive a message and can answer reply easy with Bluetooth without having phone in hand but that I would...
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Make Use Of
9 years ago

Apple AirPods Review

Passable sound and questionable comfort makes it hard to recommend the AirPods, particularly over the cheaper BeatsX, which lack the sensors but make up for it in design and fit.
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Digital Spy
9 years ago

Apple AirPods hands-on: No strings attached

Friends, Romans, Apple fans, lend me your ears: the iPhone 7 is here and, as suspected, it's lost its 3.5mm audio port . If, like most, your headphones very much require one of those until-now-ubiquitous sockets, you have three musical options with your upgrade: use the new Lightning-connected...
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gadgets.ndtv.com
9 years ago

After Apple's big announcement of the iPhone 7 lineup on Wednesday, there's probably one major question that's lingering in the minds of Apple fans: How will my life change without the iPhone headphone jack?
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Gizmodo
9 years ago

Apple AirPods Hands On: Shockingly, They're Not Terrible

Apple finally went through with it. It killed the headphone jack on the iPhone 7 . In its place, you can use headphones that connect to the Lightning port. But Apple thinks the future is wireless headphones. And AirPods are its vision for that future.
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littlegreenrobot.co.uk
9 years ago

The ultra-low power Apple W1 chip operates at one-third of the power of traditional wireless chips, enabling AirPods to deliver up to 5 hours of listening time on one charge. The custom-designed charging case holds additional charges, for an industry-leading more than 24 hours of total listening...
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mashable.com
9 years ago

Don't worry about how they look -- Apple's AirPods are excellent earphones

I waited for the catcalls, odd looks and derision. They never came. Through two long walks along the streets and avenues of a crowded city, not a single person looked at my ears, asked me about them or, as far as I could tell, noticed me at all.
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