I only have experience with original AirPods, but at home I've often made it really really far away before I realized my phone is on the other side of the house

I only have experience with original AirPods, but at home I've often made it really really far away before I realized my phone is on the other side of the house. It only seems to cut off when I go outside with the phone left inside and walk away from the house. I haven't had patience enough with previous BT headphones to see if this is unique, but with AirPods+iPhone the audio pauses when it loses signal, which is much preferable to just the audio cutting out. Conversely, when I power on the microwave within a few seconds audio will cut out repeatedly until it's unlistenable with the phone in my pocket if I'm anywhere in the kitchen. I'm not sure of a workaround and I'm sure if this was common I'd find them unusable. I feel like there are a few times when walking around a busy place I get what you're talking about. Thankfully, it's not a common scenario for me.