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It's not just the numbers, there are other wild assumptions going on. > That means almost all iPhone users are still either using wired earphones or none at al
by morganvachon 7y ago
It's not just the numbers, there are other wild assumptions going on.
> That means almost all iPhone users are still either using wired earphones or none at all.
I'm sorry, what? Non-Apple branded Bluetooth earphones (including AirPod knockoffs) are ubiquitous, and far outnumber wired earphones (in part thanks to Apple and many Android OEMs dropping headset jacks).
- jasonshen 7y agoYeah this line alone also made me do a double take and question everything else he said
- Daneel_ 7y agoLikewise. I just closed the article after that; his credibility was gone.
- Fnoord 7y ago> (in part thanks to Apple and many Android OEMs dropping headset jacks). That only happened on high-end smartphones. Low-end and mid-range still have 3.5 mm socket. (Also, I actually look around regularly at the train station, and I still see mostly wired headsets. I'm using a wireless one, btw.)
- jrockway 7y ago> I actually look around regularly at the train station, and I still see mostly wired headsets. I see the occasional default Apple headphones, but the vast majority of people are using Airpod-alikes.
- Fnoord 7y agoMaybe an American thing. Look around at Amsterdam CS or Utrecht CS or Rotterdam CS. Mostly wired.
- wyclif 7y agoIndeed. Here in SE Asia, everybody still uses 3.5mm jack smartphones. It's a rare occurrence to see wireless earpods, and almost always these are cheap Chinese AirPod knockoffs.
- xnyan 7y agoSome of the cheap knockoffs are getting really good. Mine get 4.5 hrs battery life, have the optical sensor on the bud that pauses when taken out and wireless charging case including an cloned (stolen) apple SoC that gives the real battery life of the "airpods" and case when the case is opened.
- peteretep 7y ago> Here in SE Asia, everybody still uses 3.5mm jack smartphones This does not match my experience at all, but SE Asia is a diverse place.
- je42 7y agoIn NL, I see mainly AirPods. less wired. and some other wireless brands.
- HeavyStorm 7y agoI think the number of wireless phones in Brazil is astounding. At least one in ten people. Which means that almost everyone still uses wired phones.
- paulddraper 7y agoImagine thinking that AirPods were the first wireless headset.
- harikb 7y agoWell technically, most others had a "wire" connecting left part to the right part :P
- paulddraper 7y ago100% of the world calls those "wireless" not "wired": https://duckduckgo.com/?q=wireless+headset&ia=images&iax=images https://duckduckgo.com/?q=wireless+headset&ia=images&iax=ima... Every headset has some amount of wiring.
- scarface74 7y agoSo they have wires but they are wireless... Yet half of HN has a fit anytime the word “Serverless” is uttered.
- jtbayly 7y agoImagine thinking the AirPods are a "headset."
- paulddraper 7y agoAren't they? https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/headset https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/headset
- NikolaNovak 7y agoIn my environment we tend to call "Headset" something that is set up for quality conversations (think gaming or office headsets - large earmuffs and microphone boom being defining quality) and "Headphones" things that are intended primarily for consuming/listening (which may incidentally have a microphone, typically inferior). Understanding that may not be wider usage, I feel there exists a need (or at least benefit) for two words - something which is good/intended for listening, and something which is good/intended for conversing.
- 52-6F-62 7y agoReporting from Toronto: You see a lot of AirPods (I was gifted a set myself) but you see even more wireless over-ear headphones. I probably notice those the most. And wired are still common, though not necessarily 3.5mm.
- Fezzik 7y agoI dunno... I was watching an NBA game* the other day and 4/5 players had AirPods in as they entered the arena and the other singleton had over the ear headphones. This totally caught me off-guard, and was so noticeable I made a mental note of it. * I know, not representative of the general population, and USA-centric, but the A list tends to be representative of what people want and, if they can afford it, what they have.
- p1necone 7y agoI wouldn't be surprised if they were given them by apple for free - that's pretty good marketing.
- jeremy_k 7y agoHave you watched The Defiant Ones[1] on HBO? I can't exactly recall if they were giving Beats out to players for free, but there is a segment of the documentary where they talk about how ubiquitous Beats became because players were shown wearing them in the pregame. You could be pretty spot on with your assumption. 1 - https://www.hbo.com/the-defiant-ones https://www.hbo.com/the-defiant-ones
- ekianjo 7y ago> And wired are still common, though not necessarily 3.5mm. What do you mean by not necessarily 3.5mm?
- uranusjr 7y agoApple issues wired headphone with each iPhone. They connect through Lightning (the same slot you use to charge and sync the phone).
- nl 7y agoNon-Apple branded Bluetooth earphones (including AirPod knockoffs) are ubiquitous, and far outnumber wired earphones (in part thanks to Apple and many Android OEMs dropping headset jacks). Do you mean they are ubiquitous with people using iPhones? Because here is Australia I would guesstimate that 80% of in-ear wireless earphone used with Apple devices are AirPods. I think probably 50% of people I know who've bought an iPhone in the last year have bought AirPods at the same time (if they didn't already have them). Over/On ear headphone are a different story, as is Android.
- josteink 7y ago> I'm sorry, what? Non-Apple branded Bluetooth earphones (including AirPod knockoffs) are ubiquitous, and far outnumber wired earphones (in part thanks to Apple and many Android OEMs dropping headset jacks). Maybe in new sales, but not in deployed use. I’ll buy a quality headset or in-ear and it might last me a decade.