(dramatic music)
- [Sports Announcer] Here's Barnes on the drive,
throwing it down with authority.
- (beep) Yo guys, Jonathan here.
We're living in a world of clones and knock-offs.
For every box of Frosted Mini-Wheats,
you got your Frosted Cereal Mini-Spooners,
Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Bunch O'Cinnamon Squares.
For every box of Pop-Tarts, you got your Toast'em Popups,
and, in this case, for Apples AirPods, we got a $50 set
of Chinese clones that are the closest thing
I've seen yet.
So I got to give the clones an A for effort
for the attention to detail straight down
to the AirPod lookalike case.
Here we have some extremely, extremely premium packaging
and actually if you search for these on Amazon,
a few models come up.
Some come in crappy plastic like this.
Some come in fancier boxes, but at the end of the day,
they're all these same rebranded Chinese clones.
So to complete the true clone experience,
we're going to go with the crappy plastic.
I hope you guys are enjoying
this lovely relaxing rain soundtrack going on.
This kind of looks like a damn doctor glove.
Have to do an inspection.
What this actually is, is the USB cable.
So we got that premium USB quality right there.
We'll toss that aside and actually take a look
at the clones themselves.
We got some custom ear tips,
the instructions, and the AirPod clone.
So it does look like you actually charge them
through the case, just like the AirPods.
I'm going to get all this trash out of the way.
- [Sports Announcer] Kobe.
- So take a look at the clone.
Let's see if we can pop this open.
Does it even have the, oh (clunk).
It kind of like has the magnetic functionality
from the AirPod case, but this guy
for whatever reason does not want to stay in.
Pop it back in there.
(rattles)
Shake and bake.
(clunk)
This doesn't want to stay in, so we'll pop this out,
and again, these have some serious length.
So for reference for scale,
I got a fresh pair of AirPods right here.
That is a much smoother unboxing process for sure.
I gotta say, once we get these lined up side-by-side,
you can see the massive size difference.
This is the guy she tells you not to worry about.
And this is you.
So for a second though, can we agree, even though AirPods
may be a little silly looking, these things look ridiculous.
They're huge.
If AirPods are the equivalent of toothbrush tips
in your ears, I'm not going to say it,
but these things look like (deep horn).
Oh, man.
Oh, no.
They definitely don't fit that well.
They're kind of like hanging in there by the plastic.
Taking those out for a second,
one of the biggest differences I assume
there is going to be, with the clones
versus the actual AirPods, is the pairing process.
So for that, I'm going to pop the AirPods back in the case.
So for the pairing process with the AirPod, I'm going to pop
the cap, and you'll see a little icon pop up instantly.
I hit Connect.
And pretty much instantaneously,
I am connected to the AirPod.
This is going to be a completely different story
I assume with the clones.
For these, I think it's going to be time to whip out
the instructions, hopefully they are in English,
if not, I am screwed.
Dear customer, thank you for choosing
the Dofin 7TWS wireless Bluetooth headset.
Please read the user manual carefully
for proper instructions to maximize
the advantage of our products.
So after diving through the instruction manual,
from what I understand, we gotta pair
the left AirPod clone first.
We're going to hold the multi-function button
until we see blue.
I'm going to hop into the Bluetooth section of my phone.
Ah, there we go.
So in the Bluetooth section,
it's going to pop up as GF7 TWS, that's what she said.
I'm going to connect the left one.
First impression is these do not sit in my ear very well.
So we got some volume.
All right, so that works.
Now what we gotta do is actually power this down
by holding it long-pressing the multi-function button.
From there, now that we have the left earbud connected,
we gotta do the same thing,
but hold both the left and the right together?
So finally I got both of these earbuds blinking blue,
and now I will try to connect both of them together.
Connected.
Here, finally, is the moment of truth
where we can pop these monsters in my ears.
Man, dude.
Like shoving a lollipop in your ears.
So, that's kind of funny right there, there's actually
more functionality to control your music right here.
With the AirPods, to pause them,
you gotta double-tap and use Siri.
With these, you can actually just play and pause
on the clones themselves,
so plus one for the clones actually.
They don't sound bad.
(lively music)
They don't have the cool play/pause functionality
of the AirPods by pulling one out of your ear,
so right now, even though I pulled this out,
the song is still going.
Plus one for the AirPods.
All right, so for reference,
I'm going to pop these AirPods back in.
They're instantly connected so you can see how cool
that actually is and works.
That actually seamlessly transferred over.
Now sound quality-wise, these didn't sound anywhere
as bad as I thought they would be.
For sure, they had more bass in the AirPods,
but overall, I would say these are clear and more enjoyable
to listen to, but if you like that bass,
you might actually like these clones.
Now with AirPods, those suckers are going to stay
in my ears pretty much no matter what I do.
I've done cartwheels, I've done front flips,
and they don't fall out.
With these, I am not so sure, so before we go any further
I'm going to give it the old trusty head bang test.
(lively music)
Oh, they're getting looser.
They're getting looser.
Oh, man, I'm dizzy.
So much to my surprise, these stayed in my ear.
They don't feel as secure as the AirPods, but nonetheless
they pass the test, and we're on to round two.
The dude perfect dunk test.
♫ I believe I can fly
(buzzer)
So after all is said and done,
these are kind of a mixed bag for me.
They don't sound nearly as bad as I thought they would,
and in fact, they actually sound halfway decent,
but I think everything else about them outweighs that.
For starters, they look ridiculous
and there is no other way around that.
On top of that, these things are a giant pain
in the butt to connect.
I think that is one of the most attractive things
about AirPods, the instant connectivity,
the fact that once you pull them out of the case
and pop them in your ears, they're ready to go.
The play/pause feature of taking an AirPod out of your ear
and then popping it back in to resume play.
Even though these may be a fraction of the price
of AirPods, if you're looking for a pair
of truly wireless earbuds, while it may not
look like AirPods, there are still some really great options
out there for around $50 to $60.
Even beyond that, I actually really like AirPods.
I use them all the time.
If you're in the Apple ecosystem,
I think they're worth the price.
If, however, you want to see some other options,
potentially how the AirPods stack up the against
the BeatX wireless, you can check out that video here.
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This is Jonathan and I will catch you guys later.
(beep)
What is it, Pop'em, Toast'em Pop'em?
Toast'em Pop-ups, man, who names this stuff?