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Very curious how long battery life actually is. Also, will Apple include these within iPhone box to replace the clunky new lightning things?

snuxoll 10y ago
You think Apple's going to include a pair of headphones they sell for $160 in the box, when they can provide the super-cheap lightning earpods instead to incentivize you to get so frustrated that you upgrade? Hell, I know I ended up picking up a Jabra Halo Smart because I got so annoyed having to deal with the stupid dongle to use my $10 pair of Sony AS200's and the cheap Chinese Kinivo bluetooth headphones I had had substantially worse audio quality than even these cheap wired ones. I thought about the AirPods, but I'd lose them in a heartbeat. I'm constantly forgetting where the hell I put my headphones as is, at least my Halo Smart is big enough that I can find it easily - if I lost one of the little AirPod's I would end up tearing my house apart looking for the dumb thing.
- DoodleBuggy 10y ago
  Losing one in particular could be annoying. Does one work when it's pair is missing? Can you buy a single one as a replacement?
  - manmal 10y ago
    Yes they do work alone, iPhone will even switch to mono. About the replacement, don't know yet, but I think Apple support will let ppl buy them individually.
- spike021 10y ago
  Not that people will do it all the time (I certainly wouldn't) but the charging case thing is there for a reason. Most likely the idea is you keep it somewhere handy (desk, backpack, laptop bag, etc.) and so you put the AirPods in it while not using them. As far as them falling out, like on the subway or something, that'll be the problem.
mikestew 10y ago
Very curious how long battery life actually is. Since no one has production units in hand, you'll have to take Apple's word for it: "a charging case that holds multiple additional charges for more than 24 hours of listening time.(3) Need a quick charge? Just 15 minutes in the case gives you 3 hours of listening time.(4)" Also, will Apple include these within iPhone box to replace the clunky new lightning things? A rhetorical question, I assume.
djrogers 10y ago
> Very curious how long battery life actually is Most of the reviews of the preproduction units said Apple's 5 hour claim was about right. That's about 1-2 hours more than I get from my current earbuds, and they can't charge one-at-a-time or give me 3 hours of use in a 15 minute charge.

snuxoll 10y ago

You think Apple's going to include a pair of headphones they sell for $160 in the box, when they can provide the super-cheap lightning earpods instead to incentivize you to get so frustrated that you upgrade? Hell, I know I ended up picking up a Jabra Halo Smart because I got so annoyed having to deal with the stupid dongle to use my $10 pair of Sony AS200's and the cheap Chinese Kinivo bluetooth headphones I had had substantially worse audio quality than even these cheap wired ones. I thought about the AirPods, but I'd lose them in a heartbeat. I'm constantly forgetting where the hell I put my headphones as is, at least my Halo Smart is big enough that I can find it easily - if I lost one of the little AirPod's I would end up tearing my house apart looking for the dumb thing.

DoodleBuggy 10y ago
Losing one in particular could be annoying. Does one work when it's pair is missing? Can you buy a single one as a replacement?
- manmal 10y ago
  Yes they do work alone, iPhone will even switch to mono. About the replacement, don't know yet, but I think Apple support will let ppl buy them individually.
spike021 10y ago
Not that people will do it all the time (I certainly wouldn't) but the charging case thing is there for a reason. Most likely the idea is you keep it somewhere handy (desk, backpack, laptop bag, etc.) and so you put the AirPods in it while not using them. As far as them falling out, like on the subway or something, that'll be the problem.

mikestew 10y ago

Very curious how long battery life actually is. Since no one has production units in hand, you'll have to take Apple's word for it: "a charging case that holds multiple additional charges for more than 24 hours of listening time.(3) Need a quick charge? Just 15 minutes in the case gives you 3 hours of listening time.(4)" Also, will Apple include these within iPhone box to replace the clunky new lightning things? A rhetorical question, I assume.

djrogers 10y ago

> Very curious how long battery life actually is Most of the reviews of the preproduction units said Apple's 5 hour claim was about right. That's about 1-2 hours more than I get from my current earbuds, and they can't charge one-at-a-time or give me 3 hours of use in a 15 minute charge.