- What's up guys, welcome to TechSmartt
for a classic How Bad Is It
where I got two pairs of AirPod 2s.
One's real and one's fake.
And we're gonna find out what sets them apart.
But this video has a huge catch.
You guys know I made a video on four dollar fake AirPods.
If you missed that, it's right up there in the corner.
But in this one, they stepped it up
with the second generation knock off AirPod 2s.
The catch is it only works if you're an iPhone or iOS user.
And if you continue watching,
you're about to see the game changed forever.
I have never seen this go down
in a knock off pair before,
and they got it.
I have two pairs of AirPod 2s.
You guys can probably tell already
which is real and which is fake.
I drew a Sharpie 2 on the real pair.
This is what you'd see at Apple.
And these are the XY Pods.
They go for 43 bucks.
I'll leave a link down below.
And these are the fakes.
Before we check out both pairs of these AirPods,
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Now on to the AirPods.
If you've been subscribed to the channel,
you know there's been a bunch of AirPods videos.
I'll leave a link to the playlist up there
if you wanna check them all out,
we took them to an ecoATM to sell them.
Tried to get a few knock off pairs for four dollars.
We've done them all
and there's tons of different clones out there.
There's ones that have wireless charging in the case.
There's ones that have better battery life
than the AirPod 2s.
We're putting it to shame
and I'm finding you guys the best pair of AirPods
that you're gonna need,
and if you don't wanna front
the 199 dollars for the AirPod 2s.
So in the real box here
you get your pair of AirPods
and then you get your lightning cable.
So,
that's really all you get with the AirPod 2s.
Now with the XY Pods,
what makes these so special.
Well, as you can see there's wireless charging,
two side calling,
touch to open Siri,
you know, some basic stuff you've seen
in other AirPod clones before.
Except one big game changing feature.
It shows up as regular AirPods to your iPhone
when you pair them.
You're probably like,
dude, what else is in the box?
Slow your roll there, my guy.
You know lightning cable.
Still charges like the other AirPods
but even worse,
I just don't know how to throw things.
Now that both pairs of AirPod 2s are free from their boxes,
on the left I have the 43 dollar fake pair.
Just so you know for the rest of this video.
And then on the right,
I have the 199 dollar, wireless charging AirPod 2s.
So, what makes these different?
Well, when you look at them,
the buttons on the front for the fakes
and the charge LED is also on the front.
So if you wanna see how much is left in your case,
you just tap the button and it shows you.
Also, turns off too which is kinda nice.
Now on Apple's, you have your LED at the front
and then the button on the back.
So same kind of setup,
just a little easier on the fake pair.
Next is the magnet comparison.
This is always something big with AirPods.
Now you guys know the
Three Tricks with the AirPods video.
If you missed that, it's right up here in the corner.
This had cozzies on it.
Now these don't.
And when you click the case,
(clicking)
pretty satisfying.
It's the AirPod case noise.
But on the XY Pods,
wait for it,
(clicking)
it's like they auto close.
Well you can force it open
but you can't.
It's so clicky.
(clicking)
so, good to know your AirPods probably will not fall out
if you drop them.
That's something I saw with the first generation AirPods.
If they ever fell out of your pocket
they would just sprawl out on the floor.
With the XY Pods,
I've been using these for about two weeks.
AirPod 2s for about three.
Have not had the sprawl yet.
No, they didn't come out.
Wow!
So digging into these AirPods a little more,
let's see how different they are.
They feel lighter for sure.
You can see
the lights on the side.
There's gotta be some differences here.
So,
right on the front,
the reals on my right, fakes on my left,
there's no dot next to the speaker right there.
And then,
on this side there's actually a proper hole
versus that just looks like a sensor.
Get two prongs obviously where it charges up.
The AirPods, you don't have that cause it just connects
around the outer rim.
So here's a little size comparison.
The XY Pods are a little thicker on the stem
but not anything anyone could tell
when they're in your ears.
These still look like AirPods right?
So what really separates the fake AirPod 2s
from the real AirPod 2s?
And it's all in the specs
in this one crazy feature.
So on the real AirPod 2s, they cost 199 dollars,
they have wireless charging, if you get that in the case,
connect to your phone or device around 50% faster,
have improved sound
and Hey Siri compatibility,
if you have an iOS device.
Now that's the real one.
The fake one doesn't have anything else
outside of, it looks like AirPods,
except instead of the H1 chip,
they've cloned the W1 Chip
in the first generation of AirPods
and that's never been done before on any other knock offs.
And this works when you set your iPhone down
next to the fake pair of AirPods.
It has that pop up like a real pair of AirPods.
And you can connect, it says pairing confirmed.
It says XY Pods right there
and that's really what's the game changer.
To connect the official AirPod 2s,
just open up the case.
That's the difference between the XY Pods
and the AirPod 2s.
With the XY Pods, you can't just flip open the case.
You have to take the buds out of the case.
And when they're out of the case,
they finally pop up
and you can then connect.
That's pretty cool because unlike other AirPod clones
and just other bluetooth headphones,
if you pick up a cheaper pair,
connect once,
you never have to connect again.
And kind of a feature that Apple had proprietary
just for their AirPods line.
So, that's awesome to see that someone and some company
was able to get their way in there and clone it.
With both of the AirPod 2s functioning basically the same,
there's really only two things left.
Battery life and how do they sound.
So with battery life on the real AirPod 2s,
getting around five hours per charge
and 24 hours in the case.
So battery life is amazing.
It blows the XY Pods out of the water.
But that's what you're paying for.
So no problems with the AirPod 2s.
The XY Pods, I'm getting almost three hours per use
on one charge, and in the case there's a few extra charges.
It's nowhere near the same as Apple's.
But if you want a cheaper option,
this is the best it can get.
Now the biggest test.
How do the XY Pods sound compared to the AirPod 2s.
I mean, 199 dollars versus 43 dollars.
What do you really get?
One thing that's kinda interesting
and one that you probably assume
is in the bluetooth menu.
You can't really customize the XY Pods.
But one kinda nice perk is,
if you swipe down from the top
you can actually see how much battery life
is left on the XY Pods.
Just kind of a nice perk.
And I think they have got it down to a science.
This is the best clone that I've ever seen.
But how do they sound.
So got the XY Pods,
putting them in my left ear.
AirPod 2s in the right ear.
Got Racks in the Middle
by Roddy Ricch and Nipsey Hustle.
Rest in peace, Nipsey Hustle.
One of my favorite artists of all time,
on the PBJams playlist.
Here we go.
Okay so instantly, the AirPod 2s have more definition
and more depth behind each note.
Compare to the XY Pods,
the music just sounds loud.
You can still kinda make out what everyone's saying.
It's not night and day bad
but if AirPod 2s are a 10 out of 10,
the XY Pods are probably like a seven out of 10.
Let's see if the AirPod 2s pause music.
You pull them out of your ear.
Course.
XY Pods.
Music's still playing.
Any smart features?
They're touch sensitive towards the top.
Maybe I gotta put the right one in to get Siri.
So play pause is controlled by the right XY Pod,
not the left one.
I take it out of my ear.
Does it pause?
No.
So definitely something you get only with the AirPod 2s.
How do I get Siri?
Do I hold it?
Hey Siri, how you doing?
So there are touch sensitive controls on the XY Pods
compared to the AirPod 2s
and automatically pause music
once you pull them out of your ears.
So that's definitely something you want
if you're paying extra money for.
But if you don't have it,
do you miss it?
Let me know in the comments
because that is something I can't decide.
So last song we're gonna listen to is
Goodbye by Cage The Elephant.
Just something a little bit different than rap and bass.
So, let's bump this old gem.
I just gotta see
if the other two songs
were giving me some false positives on which was better.
They weren't.
I can tell you right now, they weren't.
Okay, the results are in.
The XY Pods don't sound that bad
but compared to the AirPod 2s
you can definitely tell the difference.
These sound more balanced,
little bit more definition in depth,
just with anyone's music.
Comapred to the XY Pods,
they sound pretty good.
Am I mad, am I upset
that I didn't pay quadruple the price to get the AirPod 2s?
No, these are a rockstar pickup
and the fact that they got a cloned W1 chip,
that is unheard of.
That's the coolest part of this entire video.
They did it.
How bad is it?
Not that bad.
We're in my apartment's bathroom now,
about to get ready
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