Perhaps it is the Apple headset. The EarPods with Lightning Connector that came with iPhone 7 (bought on the Online Apple Web store) broke in 3 months. I was

Perhaps it is the Apple headset. The EarPods with Lightning Connector that came with iPhone 7 (bought on the Online Apple Web store) broke in 3 months. I was too lazy to go the physical Apple Store for a claim and bought a second Earpods headset on the Online Apple Store that also broke in 3 months. Then I went to the physical Apple Store, waited for an hour to get an Apple Genious attention and got it replaced on warranty. The third EarPods have not broken yet after one year, so according to my data points, you have a 66% chance that the EarPods bought directly to Apple break in 3 months and a 100% chance that EarPods bougt directly to Apple on its Online Store break in 3 months.