For $159, the AirPods offer a seamless, no-fuss setup for iOS devices, with a relatively hands-free way to access Siri. The Pods offer almost-instant connection with your iOS device, with 5 hours of battery life and an additional 24 hours via the handy-dandy charging case.

Lightweight; wireless design; Quick; seamless connection on iOS devices; Solid Siri integration; 5 hours of battery life; Great audio quality

Limited controls; Expensive to replace; Can be charged only with the charging case

Apple's AirPods are the best fully wireless earbuds you can buy.

Rock-solid wireless reliability; range; Best-in-class battery life; Fast; compact charging case; Independent earbud operation; Replacement parts available

Not suitable for fitness activity; Average sound quality; Expensive replacement parts

AirPods aren't meant for everyone. The EarPods that come in the box with the iPhone 7 are the earphones meant for the proletariat; AirPods are meant for people who want to free themselves from a life of tangled wires and a physical tether to their phones.

With no headphone socket on the new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus , you've either got to go Lightning connector or Bluetooth wireless. And the company is hoping you'll opt for the latter and buy into its wireless in-ear AirPods.

Easy to connect; work instantly across the Apple eco-system; carry case is the charger; sound isolation for calls and Siri control

Design will polarise opinion; lose the charging case you're stuffed; expensive; no audio upgrade compared to EarPods; can fall out; Siri control is sluggish

In a number of ways the Apple AirPods are genuinely amazing. As a piece of engineering they're stunning, fitting the most advanced and user-friendly wireless technology into an incredibly compact design. Without a doubt, the W1 chip is ushering in a new dawn for wireless headphones.

Brilliant; transformative wireless tech; Very decent sound; Awesomely neat; battery-boosting carry case; Amazingly lightweight; compact and comfortable for those with average ears

Non-adjustable size and shape means they won't fit everyone; Attention-grabbing design; and generally not in a good way; Easily lost and expensive to replace; Siri isn't yet a good replacement for buttons

With Apple kissing the standard headphone jack goodbye, it's hoping people will buy these completely wireless earbuds instead. They're elegant in some ways, with a simple pairing process and good voice-call quality.

Dead-simple to set up; Siri and calls work very well; Solid battery life

Controls aren't flexible enough; Mediocre audio quality; EarPods-inspired design isn't for everyone

The AirPods have good battery life and great sound, and the integration with iOS can't be beat, but if you listen to your music with third-party apps,...

So what do we think of Apple's latest creation? In short, we love the AirPods. They are technically brilliant and we're big fans of how well they work with iOS (we wouldn't bother if you use Android). The sound quality is also superb. However, there is one big drawback and that's their appearance.

They work brilliantly; Unobtrusive; So easy to pair

They look a bit weird; Easy to lose one; Case needs to be less slippy

When Apple pulled the headphone jack off the iPhone 7, it also unveiled a new set of wireless earbuds called AirPods, and claimed they were so great, users wouldn't mind the missing headphone jack.

I lost these about 1 month ago and couldn't be without them. I bought another pair as a result of how good they're ! Fantastic apple product and a must buy