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> "Up to 5hr. of battery life on one charge" How the fuck is it acceptable to completely remove the jack and replace it with this 'superior' technology?

by ng-user 10y ago

k-mcgrady 10y ago
Considering the shipping headphones are lightning it's that port that is the replacement, not wireless.
Longhanks 10y ago
It's not like they're shipping a free adapter. You could also use a Bluetooth headset of your choice that has a bigger battery. Or you could just buy a different phone. It's their product, what is "acceptable" is up to them. (Yes, the first part is sarcasm.)
- barnaclejive 10y ago
  They are. Did you watch?
  - rhinoceraptor 10y ago
    I believe that was sarcasm.
- paradite 10y ago
  They ARE shipping a free adapter. Edit: Looks like you wanted to say this, but made a typo.
  - kayoone 10y ago
    i think it was sarcasm
- deleted 10y ago
  [deleted]
paradite 10y ago
The case is also the battery, which can last for 24 hours. Both the airpods and the case can be charged together.
- strictnein 10y ago
  I seriously don't get it. Are we wearing the case? Or is that dangling behind us or what?
  - hsod 10y ago
    You put the headphones back in the case when you're not listening, and they charge. Do you frequently listen to your headphones for > 5 hours uninterrupted? I'm sure some people do but I bet it's pretty rare realistically.
    - richman777 10y ago
      Everytime I fly cross country, which is every 3 weeks. So yeah, this is a pretty big deal. I also charge my phone while I'm doing that so when I land in CA my phone has a full battery since I have a full 8 hour work day there and my iPhone battery doesn't last.
      - sorahn 10y ago
        Then maybe AirPods aren't for you. Just get another set of comfy bluetooth headphones and use those.
    - eriknstr 10y ago
      Also, uninterrupted listening to music for several hours straight can be damaging to your ears, even if you're not playing at a high volume, or so I've heard. I enjoy listening to music but I think it's important to take breaks. I can't afford an iPhone but I have an iPod touch and a Bluetooth wireless headphone set that has good battery charge which I bought this summer following my set of previous generation 3.5mm audio jack headphones having broken down after 5 years or so of active use, and I do appreciate not having to charge my headphones too often, but I think if the headphones are easy to charge alongside the iPhone and iPods, users will find that it is unlikely to be much of an inconvenience. While we are on the subject, I must say that I am very pleased with using wireless headphones with my iPod. IMO, the advantage of never having a wire dangling around your upper body and being a general annoyance far outweighs the inconvenience of having to charge them now and then. The only thing that I am a little sad about with the wireless headphones is that while they work excellently with my iPod and the audio quality is impeccable for me, if I connect them to my desktop computer, which I run Fedora 23 Linux on, then the audio quality is complete garbage. With my laptop, which I run FreeBSD on, I am not able to use audio over Bluetooth at all. I found some reference to A2DP support under FreeBSD, and I think A2DP is the name of it, but have not had time to figure out if it is usable and if it is then how to make use of it. My Bluetooth headphones do have a 3.5mm cable which I can plug into it but I've only used that twice. I might have to begin using the cable for a little while since my iPod charger cable broke and I am waiting for a new one to come in the mail so I can't use my iPod right now and as I said, the audio over Bluetooth is not working well for me in Linux and FreeBSD.
koolba 10y ago
Will they be marketing it as 10 hours (5 left + 5 right)?
- madeofpalk 10y ago
  Hey, credit where it's due. Apple tends to advertise battery life quite well, with testers often getting over what Apple advertises. But the answer is no - they advertise 5 hours.
  - PacketPaul 10y ago
    Not on the phones. Usually battery life is no where near as good as advertised.
- ben174 10y ago
  They are rightfully advertising it as '5 hours for each ear'. Which, in my case, is actually 10 hours. I only listen to podcasts - and listen to them in one ear. So when one dies, I'll switch to the other while charging the first one. It's really ideal for my use.
  - PacketPaul 10y ago
    You are assuming they can work independent. I would not make that assumption.
    - nmd 10y ago
      They mentioned in the keynote that you can use just one earpod (eg for a call) and it will route full stereo audio through only that earpod automatically.
      - lucb1e 10y ago
        You mean mono, right? Or did they really say "full" stereo (whatever non-full stereo is) through one earbud?

> "Up to 5hr. of battery life on one charge" How the fuck is it acceptable to completely remove the jack and replace it with this 'superior' technology?

by ng-user 10y ago

> "Up to 5hr. of battery life on one charge" How the fuck is it acceptable to completely remove the jack and replace it with this 'superior' technology?

k-mcgrady 10y ago

Considering the shipping headphones are lightning it's that port that is the replacement, not wireless.

Longhanks 10y ago

It's not like they're shipping a free adapter. You could also use a Bluetooth headset of your choice that has a bigger battery. Or you could just buy a different phone. It's their product, what is "acceptable" is up to them. (Yes, the first part is sarcasm.)

barnaclejive 10y ago
They are. Did you watch?
- rhinoceraptor 10y ago
  I believe that was sarcasm.
paradite 10y ago
They ARE shipping a free adapter. Edit: Looks like you wanted to say this, but made a typo.
- kayoone 10y ago
  i think it was sarcasm
deleted 10y ago
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paradite 10y ago

The case is also the battery, which can last for 24 hours. Both the airpods and the case can be charged together.

strictnein 10y ago
I seriously don't get it. Are we wearing the case? Or is that dangling behind us or what?
- hsod 10y ago
  You put the headphones back in the case when you're not listening, and they charge. Do you frequently listen to your headphones for > 5 hours uninterrupted? I'm sure some people do but I bet it's pretty rare realistically.
  - richman777 10y ago
    Everytime I fly cross country, which is every 3 weeks. So yeah, this is a pretty big deal. I also charge my phone while I'm doing that so when I land in CA my phone has a full battery since I have a full 8 hour work day there and my iPhone battery doesn't last.
    - sorahn 10y ago
      Then maybe AirPods aren't for you. Just get another set of comfy bluetooth headphones and use those.
  - eriknstr 10y ago
    Also, uninterrupted listening to music for several hours straight can be damaging to your ears, even if you're not playing at a high volume, or so I've heard. I enjoy listening to music but I think it's important to take breaks. I can't afford an iPhone but I have an iPod touch and a Bluetooth wireless headphone set that has good battery charge which I bought this summer following my set of previous generation 3.5mm audio jack headphones having broken down after 5 years or so of active use, and I do appreciate not having to charge my headphones too often, but I think if the headphones are easy to charge alongside the iPhone and iPods, users will find that it is unlikely to be much of an inconvenience. While we are on the subject, I must say that I am very pleased with using wireless headphones with my iPod. IMO, the advantage of never having a wire dangling around your upper body and being a general annoyance far outweighs the inconvenience of having to charge them now and then. The only thing that I am a little sad about with the wireless headphones is that while they work excellently with my iPod and the audio quality is impeccable for me, if I connect them to my desktop computer, which I run Fedora 23 Linux on, then the audio quality is complete garbage. With my laptop, which I run FreeBSD on, I am not able to use audio over Bluetooth at all. I found some reference to A2DP support under FreeBSD, and I think A2DP is the name of it, but have not had time to figure out if it is usable and if it is then how to make use of it. My Bluetooth headphones do have a 3.5mm cable which I can plug into it but I've only used that twice. I might have to begin using the cable for a little while since my iPod charger cable broke and I am waiting for a new one to come in the mail so I can't use my iPod right now and as I said, the audio over Bluetooth is not working well for me in Linux and FreeBSD.

koolba 10y ago

Will they be marketing it as 10 hours (5 left + 5 right)?

madeofpalk 10y ago
Hey, credit where it's due. Apple tends to advertise battery life quite well, with testers often getting over what Apple advertises. But the answer is no - they advertise 5 hours.
- PacketPaul 10y ago
  Not on the phones. Usually battery life is no where near as good as advertised.
ben174 10y ago
They are rightfully advertising it as '5 hours for each ear'. Which, in my case, is actually 10 hours. I only listen to podcasts - and listen to them in one ear. So when one dies, I'll switch to the other while charging the first one. It's really ideal for my use.
- PacketPaul 10y ago
  You are assuming they can work independent. I would not make that assumption.
  - nmd 10y ago
    They mentioned in the keynote that you can use just one earpod (eg for a call) and it will route full stereo audio through only that earpod automatically.
    - lucb1e 10y ago
      You mean mono, right? Or did they really say "full" stereo (whatever non-full stereo is) through one earbud?