So Airpods 3 has finally launched in India.
I bought it along with MacBook Pro 14 inch.
But I really wanted to test them thoroughly from the last 5 days.
Because I want to give a thorough answer today. Because
the problem is not if the airpods are good or bad. The problem is that
on Amazon India, Airpods pro are available for 18k Rupees.
And Airpods 3 got launched in India on the official Apple store
for 18.5k Rupees.
So that's why I really wanted to give a thorough and complete answer
about which Airpods you should buy
or should you even buy the Airpods because
you have other budget options
also available in the market.
So let's get started.
I actually love the clicking sound
and design wise, these are a bit less wider than Airpods Pro.
So these can easily fit into the smaller pocket of jeans.
Still they can fit.
Also, if you see this LED light, it is same
since the Airpods 1.
For example, white LED light means it is ready to be paired
green basically means that the Airpods are fully charged.
And even if you take out the Airpods,
then you can also know the case's battery. For example, green means,
the case has the ability to charge the Airpods at least once.
So they are very useful and red or orange basically means
it is out of charge.
So it is pretty understandable.
And it is really easy to use and understand.
Apple is best in UI after all.
And this time, the Airpods do support wireless charging with MacSafe.
And the grip is quite strong--
The grip isn't strong actually...
So let's try once again.
I still think the grip is quite strong.
If you attach it in a nice way, the grip is pretty sturdy.
It will not fall off. Trust me.
And if you see the wireless charging with MacSafe,
it is also added to Airpods Pro now.
If you even buy the Airpods Pro, this will be there as well.
Now, let's talk about comfort.
Since I have tried variety of Airpods,
...with the tips. So Airpods 3 is basically without the tips
and like Airpods pro, Nothing Ear 1
Google Pixel buds..
they come with the tips.
This makes both very different.
And Samsung buds has two versions as well.
One with tips and one without.
So I personally have a preference.
If you want some earbuds for long-time-listening,
or if you want Airpods,
without tips, it is actually more comfortable
for longer listening time.
For example, like, see this.. This doesn't have tips.
When I put these in my ear, just imagine your ear like this
right?
So when you put something inside this,
it expands.
It expands and your ear feels that something's in there.
But because this doesn't have a tip,
so my ear stays the same.. I mean--
Don't get me wrong, basically the idea is
with these Airpods, I don't feel like there's something in my ear.
But with the tips,
you can feel it.. So basically, if you
consider the length,
with the tip and without the tip,
I think there's like 2-3 centimetres of difference.
And due to this tip, a vacuum gets created on your ear
due to which the noise cancellation gets easy.
But it has a huge disadvantage as well.
For example, when I was doing video editing,
with Airpods Pro or Nothing Ear1
I tried both- I even told in the review of Nothing Ear 1..
I told honestly that I am preferring Nothing Ear 1 over Airpods Pro.
Because the difference is very minor.
And I feel the noise cancellation is quite similar.
Because the whole idea of me using Airpods is
that I can do video editing in the plane while travelling.
So that's why I loved the Nothing Ear 1.
But now, we are comparing longer listening time.
Since the length of this is very long,
after an hour, your ear gets tired of listening to audio.
Even when I am attending office meetings,
I get so tired that I want to remove them
and take a break so that my ears which are stretched now, like I said
... I want to get them back to the previous stage
or previous position.
So that's why, for longer listening time,
I will always prefer Airpods 3.
Because you don't feel like you are wearing them.
But the disadvantage again is that it doesn't have noise cancellation.
So basically, if you are travelling in a plane,
or if you are running in a treadmill,
you will have to increase the audio level
which can harm your ear, right?
If you listen to any headphones in high volume for a long time,
they can harm you.
So that's why, both has got disadvantages and pros.
So basically, both of these Apple products
are indispensable in their own way.
I still remember when iPhone 4 was launched
they tag-lined iPhone 4 or 4s
as the most indispensable iPhone.
Similarly, I feel like Airpods 3 and Pro are independently indispensable.
Each has its own purpose.
So now, let's test the audio coming from Airpods 3
so now, the advantage is that, when I am vlogging, I can even use
Airpods 3 as a vlogging equipment
if I forget my wireless microphone by mistake..
I can just rest Airpods 3 at one place
and I can use this from as far as I want
as a convenient option as microphone.
So it is very very convenient.
And-but if you consider another headset as well,
the audio experience is similar. But I will be honest
the lags when you are trying to go far away
the lags that come with Airpods 3 are minimum as compared to Nothing Ear 1
or any third party earbuds or Airpods.
So that's why Airpods are very convenient in this case.
So finally, time for sound quality.
So in terms of sound quality, I will say that it's a very neutral sound quality.
Say for example, Nothing Ear 1 has a bass boosted mode
if you want to you know, customize..
I love its base
because you can increase it.. For some kind of music
you feel like you want more bass..
So in terms of that, Nothing Ear 1 wins.
But basically, if you want neutral sounding sound
which balances highs mids and lows,
then it's pretty good.
I think Airpods 3 has the same feeling.
Now talking about the modes,
if you go to the modes, in Airpods Pro you saw those noise cancellation options
You won't find that here
but you will get special audio modes.
Number one is fixed. Fixed basically means
if you switch on fixed special audio, it will feel like that
surround sound is coming from the entire room.
It's like a theatre experience, you feel like sound is coming from
every single direction.
You can go to Apple music. You will get many
Dolby music in which special audio is enabled.
So it is very convenient with the Apple ecosystem.
If you try the second special audio mode, that is Head Tracked,
Head Tracked mode
basically, I feel like audio is coming from my phone
So basically if I move my head around, I feel that this is the
source of audio which is coming from a single direction.
It feels great to try both.
But my favourite will be special audio.
If I want to feel a home theatre experience,
while watching TV- I don't know about TV.. But Apple products..
It will surely work on Apple TV.
So that can make you feel like a theatre experience.
And the remaining features are the same with the Apple ecosystem.
For example, If I have to connect a MacBook,
the moment I open them, I can see that my MacBook is telling me that
"Hey, Airpods 2." Basically, it says Airpods 2 because
I actually forgot to update my iPhone to iOS 15.1
When I set up, I was at iOS 15.0.2
So that's why they got recognised as Airpods 2 rather than 3.
But anyways, my MacBook is telling me I can easily connect.
Rest features are, if you are travelling, if you want to do audio sharing,
it is very convenient with Airpods.
So that's why ecosystem makes a huge difference.
And remaining, the battery life is quite good.
It is even more than Airpods Pro.
So you can get around upto 6 hours
on Airpods and upto 30 hours after charging with the case.
So that's also incredible.
And the conclusion now, will be
if you think noise cancellation is a game-changing thing,
then you can either go for
Nothing Ear 1 or Airpods Pro depending on your budget.
I feel both are very good.
But if noise cancellation isn't a requirement for you
and if you want to listen to audio for more than one hour continuously,
be it meetings or anything,
Airpods 3 will be recommended instead of Airpods Pro.
That will be my conclusion.
Thank you so much for watching.
And I forgot to add one thing.. The grip of this one
according to my and my roommates' ears
it's really good. They don't fall
I mean, the Airpods without tips before,
these used to fall off my ears.
These ones haven't fallen yet.
So grip is amazing.
And thank you so much for watching!