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it has to be said air pods are not good headphones I know by now what you're thinking you'll say that this guy is an ample hater which is quite far from the truth I edit all these videos on a MacBook Pro and my primary computer will be a MacBook Pro for the time being mainly because of how much I love Final Cut Pro I prefer an iPhone when it comes to social media because of its convenience I swear by this iPad pro up to the point where this is what I use for scripting and work in addition to the Apple pencil and if I had to recommend an Apple watch I would blindly recommend that but watch series for actually if you saw the list of products that I've bought from Apple over the last couple of years you'd even say that I'm a fanboy so why is it that if I would classify as such I didn't try air pods one and I was reluctant to try air pots too and now I am convinced that I don't like them it probably is because I've tried better options but that's not necessarily your case so you know what I decided to not rush into a review so not just jump into giving you a video I decided to take my time and it's been nearly two months inside tried air pods - and I'm hearing that I was pocket now this is my experience their pots can be found everywhere I'm really impressed with the level of success that these have and one of the main reasons why I decided to take the jump is because everybody that I know claims them to be magical I don't necessarily agree with that but there are some things that these headphones do get right and it actually starts with designed but not for the reasons that you think I still find them ugly I still don't like how they look in your ear but this design serves a purpose one of the things that most wireless headphones get wrong is phone calls these odd sticks along with some neat beamforming technology makes these ideal for calls even in noisy environments it doesn't matter where I am people say that I sound just as clear as if I had my phone in my ear and then another convenience of this company gets right is honestly the case seriously if you're gonna give me true wireless earbuds the whole idea is that they shouldn't be intrusive whether I'm wearing them or in my pocket and nothing comes even close to the case for air pods you can fit it in the coin pocket of your jeans and forget that they're there and even more shocking is that this small little case gives you 24 hours of charge and can give you up to 3 hours of use in just 15 minutes in each case think about it is aside from the certain conveniences after I started using them the magic started getting mixed at least for me definitely the pairing process is cool the first time you open the case the phone to text them automatically and then it spreads you're pairing connection to all your Apple products through iCloud and Apple's new h1 ship brings improvements to speed the process and also have them connect quicker so sure you will save at least a few minutes in pairing these with every other product that you have that's awesome and I also do love the fact that you can use Find My iPhone to find these at least in theory my biggest problem is that I don't consider it magic that let's just say if I forget my MacBook Pro at home or I'm not using it today and I'm using my iPad if the last product that I connected to was the MacBook Pro if I put my air pods on and it sees that the iPads they it won't connect automatically I have to go through the process of going into settings going into bluetooth connecting my air pods which pretty much means that they behave just like every other Bluetooth earbuds that is exactly the same process so aside from pairing where is the magic and then another thing that I've mixed about is the controls again if you're in the Apple ecosystem you're fine you can use your Apple watch to control your music so the fact that the controls are limited to different double taps on each ear won't really bother you but if you don't have an Apple watch then it's really bad either you use your phone or you'll have to pick one control or another and don't even try to raise or lower the volume without being frustrated and true there is a Siri to be able to call on your assistant but even that is more of a phone functionality if you look into it but then we shift things into what I don't like about air pods and it really is the fit and I know your mileage may vary I have big ears and so they fall off from one ear and not necessarily from the other but seriously I even gave silicone buds a try to see if that would help the fit and while they did initially the moisture in your ear makes them a bigger problem after a few days of use and then if you get the ones with the wings it's hard to put them on and then align the ports and they don't fit in the case so you'll have to take them off every single time every other company addresses this by providing different tips because not everybody has the same ears sadly not Apple but in Apple's defense there is one single benefit to the bad fit that these air pods have and it's really the fact that if you think about it once you use those silicone tips on other headphones there comes a point after a few hours where they do become uncomfortable that's one thing that I do like about air pods you forget that they're there and hopefully that doesn't mean that they fell off but that's just I guess a benefit but you know it also includes a downside as it seems that Apple solution for the bat fit is over cranking the audio go below 100% and they're 210 II go to a hundred percent of there comes a point where I feel your pain and that's something you don't want to play with you know damage your ear is irreversible and then there are the limitations of Bluetooth sure the h1 ship brings connectivity benefits but at some point I did think that my MacBook Pro was lagging when video editing and then I noticed that that wasn't the problem the problem is that Apple's solution to not show you that there is lag and Bluetooth connection with your air pods is to slow the playback of video to align with the air pods so don't use air pods and you'll notice that your Mac performs so much better while you're doing anything that's graphic intensive and then match that with the fact that there is zero and I mean zero noise cancellation here and that's when I really scratch my head when I see people using these in the subway I mean how can people go by listening to their music if the experience in noisy environments is so bad and then an apple's defense I will tell you I've tried lots of other true wireless earbuds these are the only ones that remain fully connected all the time doesn't matter if I put my phone in the pocket or whatever these remain connected whereas that's not necessarily my experience with other competitors overall after of my extensive views I sadly cannot recommend air pots too as they are once the pairing process is done there's really not much magic left here to consider that you're getting a better product for the same $200 that you can pay for other brands at a time when the galaxy buds offer the same pairing experience and when alternatives from Jabra an earring offer far better fitting audio quality it's really hard to recommend these and for those of you that own air pods one keep them this is not the upgrade you're looking for and you can buy this wireless charging case for a little money extra let us know what you think about air pots - in the comments down below we're actually considering making a video of all the alternatives that I've tried just to give you an idea of the better options that are out there let us know if you would be interested in watching that and while you're at it make sure you also follow us on social media as most of our coverage happens there on Instagram in addition you can also follow me on my handles if you want to see some weird running photos etc and also make sure to subscribe to our Channel 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