AirPods are Apple's new wireless
Bluetooth earbuds but they're not for
everyone, In fact after owning these for
a few days and using them for multiple
hours on end
I've discovered the right person that
these their AirPods are perfect for so in
this video I'll go over my top three
reasons to buy the Apple Airpods. Apple
AirPods start at $159 so they're
definitely not cheap but they do have
some cool new features that may justify that
high price tag. So in the box you'll see
that it comes in a magnetic carrying case
that doubles as a charger which most other
Bluetooth devices don't have. In the
charger are the Air Pods themselves and
on the bottom of the charger there's a
Lightning connector that you can charge
the case using the included USB-A cable.
Now don't get me started on why they
didn't put USB-C cable in here. Let's
just move on let's get right into this
video and start off with the number one
reason to buy the Apple AirPods. The
first reason is if you care about unique
features more than audio quality. If
you're not an audiophile or obsessed
with super high quality audio these
AirPods are tiny wireless earbuds and
they're not going to give you the best
sound quality especially in this price
range. They have good AAC audio but it's
not going to be the absolute best when
it comes to pure high-quality audio. In
fact they are very similar to the Apple
Earpods that if you have an iPhone or if
you got the latest iPhone 7 listen to
the sound quality on those and the Air
pods are ninety-nine percent the same
quality audio that the earpods give you,
maybe a little bit higher. I mean i think
when i was listening to the AirPods i
think the mids are a little clearer but
honestly they're almost the same. So
audio quality takes a backseat to the
main features which one of the main
features is the new W1 chip that's
inside each of these AirPods that makes
them smarter than most other Bluetooth
devices. The w1 chip allows for instant
pairing with iOS 10 devices like my
iPhone 7 here. If I have Bluetooth
enabled on my iPhone and I open the
AirPod case near my iPhone the window
will pop asking me to pair the AirPods
to my iPhone and also gives the battery
percentages. TheW1 chip also makes the
AirPods more power-efficient which
leads to longer battery life. Apple
claims you can get 5 hours of
listening time on the AirPods themselves.
Now my first two hours of using these it
went down from 100% to
65% so you can look you
can expect to get about five to six
hours of battery life with the AirPods.
The case also has its own rechargeable
built-in battery so if you are out and
about in the case is charged up you can
put your air pods into the case and the
case will actually charge your AirPods
and Apple says that the case provides 24
additional hours of use. W1 chip also
works with small infrared sensors in
each AirPod that can detect when you
put them in your ears so music will
automatically play when you put the Air
Pods in and music will automatically pause
when you take one or both out. The chip
also tells your iphone if you're only
wearing one AirPod at a time. Each
Airpod has its own built-in mic. You can
hear the sound quality in this test here.
This is a mic test of the Apple Airpods
built-in microphone. I'll take one of
them out and now this is a mic test
for just one AirPod. So it's not the
greatest mic in the world but it does
offer the mic in both AirPods which is
nice. So if you care about those unique
features that we talked about with the
W1 chip and "smart" and the battery case
and the microphones instead of worrying
about the audio quality then the
AirPods might be a good choice for you.
Second reason is if you're a current
Apple user. You can actually pair air
pods with non apple devices using the
button on the back of the case to pair it
using Bluetooth.
However i wouldn't even consider buying the
air pods if you don't own at least two
of the following devices: iPhone or
iPad running iOS 10 or later, a Mac
running macOS Sierra or later, or an
Apple watch running watchOS 3 or later.
You're going to get the most out of the
AirPods if you own not only just one
but two apple devices. Also if you're
familiar with the Apple earpods that
ship with the latest iPhones you know if
they fit comfortably for your own ears
and if you like those. So if the earpods
fit you snug and you like them and
they're comfortable for you then the air
pods will most likely be the same
because the fit is almost identical. I
think it is identical actually. And the
same is true if they don't fit you if
you've had bad experiences with the
latest earpods if they don't fit you
right if they're not comfortable for you
the AirPods are going to be the same.
They're not going to be comfortable they're not
gonna fit well. As for me the AirPods
fit very well. They are a snug and
secure fit into my ear. They're
comfortable. I can run at full speed
without them
coming loose or falling out. I can shake
my head so they're great for
working out. Again that's all going to
depend on your own ears. You know all ears
are different.
Another good thing about owning multiple
devices once you pair the AirPods
with your initial Apple device it will
automatically sync across all your
devices using iCloud so you can
instantly handoff from your iPhone to
your mac and to your iPad to your Mac
whatever you have.
So if you're pretty well invested in
apple ecosystem like me the Airpods seem
to be a good choice. Third reason is if
you want to go minimalist as possible.
This is where airpods are really
polarizing. They go full-out minimalist
which will appeal to some users but will
also cause hatred from others. My current
Bluetooth headphones are each under
$50 so they're a lot cheaper
but they also include physical buttons
on the sides of that you can control the
play/pause and skip which AirPods do
not have because AirPods are completely
different.
Obviously there are no cords which means
no more messy tangled wires which makes
it very simple to manage and good enough
reason in itself to get the AirPods if
you don't currently own Bluetooth
headphones. I hate wires so I'm all about
going wireless. However this does make it
easier for you to lose one of the
AirPods because they're obviously not
connected via a wire so luckily for you
Apple will give you a special discount if you
lose one and you can buy a replacement
for $69. So the AirPods don't have any
buttons on them whatsoever.
The only way to control them is through
activating Siri and you can do that by
double-tapping near the top of the air
pod. I'm so used to just tapping my
earbuds for the purpose of getting them
to settle in and fit but now with the Air
pods that actually activates Siri where
you can control your music. You can tell
Siri to play the next song or
mute or turn the volume up. So it's going
to take some getting used to.
Of course the double tap gesture can be
customized in your Bluetooth settings or
even turned off completely.
Now I found that voicing commands
through Siri does work pretty well when
you can get it to activate because
sometimes i can't get it to activate
because the AirPods don't actually
have a touch capacitive surface on them.
The double tapping is actually for the
accelerometers that are built into the
AirPods so the accelerometers are the
ones that are detecting that double tap
not a touch surface and that's going to
require more force when you're tapping
on the AirPods. So it's
kind of annoying when you're constantly
banging your eardrums. (Sorry phrasing)
That's why I still prefer to use the
controls on my iPhone. So if you want to
go full-out minimalist Apple AirPods
seem to be a good choice. Now I honestly
think that $99 would be the
perfect price point for the Apple
AirPods. I think $159 is just a little bit
too high even with the included charging
case and the new stuff like the W1 chip
and all that stuff. But I think if those
top three reasons that I listed in this
video, I think if they resonate with you
personally I think you should probably
check out the Apple AirPods. I'm going to
be keeping mine for sure and they'll be
my go-to Bluetooth headphones from here
on out.
Let me know what you think in the
comment section below. Are you gonna get
some? Do you hate them, do you love them?
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