The Apple Airpods have been around for a number of years and they are now selling the 2nd Generation. I've had my 1st Gen for about 5 months now (December 2018).
Overall, I like them primarily due to their convenience. I derived this based on 5 categories:
Like most Apple products, the Airpods are well made and designed to work perfectly with most other Apple products. They sync with my iPhone effortlessly and they can last me several days (roughly 8 hours of listening time daily).
The Not So Good
Where the Airpods suffer is on sound quality, while decent, they don't sound as good as wired headphones. Even the standard wired Apple Earbuds sound better.
The other problem is form factor. While it fits in a small case that is very portable, it lacks any way to latch onto anything and I'm constantly paranoid I'll lose them; I did purchase a case with keyring, but they proved too bulky when attached to my keys.
Closing
You need at least one pair of bluetooth headphones and if you have most Apple products then the Airpods are an excellent choice. The $159 retail is a bit steep, but hoping as they release successive generations of Airpods, the previous versions will get a price cut and $99 would be an excellent price point.
Overall, I like them primarily due to their convenience. I derived this based on 5 categories:
- Good
- Battery Life
- Ease-of-Use
- Build Quality
- Average
- Sound Quality
- Form Factor
Like most Apple products, the Airpods are well made and designed to work perfectly with most other Apple products. They sync with my iPhone effortlessly and they can last me several days (roughly 8 hours of listening time daily).
The Not So Good
Where the Airpods suffer is on sound quality, while decent, they don't sound as good as wired headphones. Even the standard wired Apple Earbuds sound better.
The other problem is form factor. While it fits in a small case that is very portable, it lacks any way to latch onto anything and I'm constantly paranoid I'll lose them; I did purchase a case with keyring, but they proved too bulky when attached to my keys.
Closing
You need at least one pair of bluetooth headphones and if you have most Apple products then the Airpods are an excellent choice. The $159 retail is a bit steep, but hoping as they release successive generations of Airpods, the previous versions will get a price cut and $99 would be an excellent price point.
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