- What's up, this is Tariq here
from SMARTBikeTrainers.com.
In Apple's latest event, the MacBook Pro
were the highlight of the show.
But I think Apple made the perfect AirPods.
These are the AirPod 3, Apple did not send these to me,
I actually bought them the minute they were available.
These are the one that I have been looking for
for a long time, and I'll tell you why these are perfect,
for me at least.
So this is an early impression,
if you want a long-term review,
like in three months or so, hit the like button
and just let me know in the comment, what you want to know.
So my main use of the AirPods,
I practically wear them all day long,
but I also use them for running indoors and outdoors.
And I did a few runs with these already
and a few indoor rides as well.
So I will tell you my overall impression
of these for workouts and regular use.
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The AirPods come in a tiny box with the AirPods
and a case only, no charger included.
The AirPods use lightning cable,
the same charging cable you use for an iPhone.
And now you can charge these with MagSafe
as well or a wireless charger.
The AirPods 3 look very similar to the AirPod Pro.
Without the ear tip, the case is a tiny bit smaller,
the stem is smaller than the previous AirPods,
and now look just like the stem on the AirPod Pro.
The AirPods 3 has the force touch sensor
on the stem itself, just like the AirPods Pro
rather than the tapping you had to do
on the previous AirPods.
One press on the stem will play or pause,
a double press will fast forward,
a triple press will rewind or go back a song.
So this is another feature I liked with AirPod Pros
and Apple passed it down to the regular AirPods.
Really the main difference between the AirPod 3
and AirPods Pro are the active noise cancellation
and lack of the ear tip.
And if you don't like the ear tip,
these are perfect for you.
Let's talk about the price.
The AirPod 3 now falls between the AirPods Pro
and the previous generation AirPods
which apple is still selling for $129.
The AirPods 3 retails for $179,
so about $50 more than the previous AirPods.
The AirPods Pro do retails for $249.
So the AirPod 3 sits in the middle of the two now
and is offered as a third option.
The AirPods 3 now has adaptive EQ and spatial audio
for more immersive experience.
These are awesome for watching movies,
but for music, I personally did not notice
that big of a difference, but if you would like
to watch movies, it's just awesome.
Look, I have a Bose home theater system in my house
and it's great, I love it.
But I put these on last night to watch a Netflix movie,
just to experience the spatial audio, and they blew me away.
So if movie watching is your thing,
or you like to watch movies when cycling indoors,
you're going to love the new AirPods.
The AirPods are finally water and sweat resistant.
These are rated IPX 4 for the AirPods and the case,
so they should withstand heavy sweating and rain
if you get caught in the rain while running outside.
Now, the old AirPods were not sweat resistant,
but I literally put them through the washing machine
by mistake, and they came out just fine.
So I know Apple did not put the IPX 4 rating
on the old AirPods, but I'm pretty sure they were,
but it's good to see Apple officially say
these are sweat resistant.
The AirPods 3 has six hours of listening time
and up to four hours of talk time.
Five minutes of charging in the case will give you about
an hour of battery life.
With the case you'll get up to 30 hours of battery life.
This is an improvement from the previous AirPods,
which give you up to five hours of battery life
and 24 hours with the case.
And much better than the AirPods Pro,
which has only four and a half hours of battery life
and around 24 hours with the case.
The AirPods 3 feature a skin detection sensor
that can tell whether or not the earphones are in your ear
versus in a pocket or on a table, and pause, playback
when removed.
The AirPods 3 look a lot like the AirPods Pro.
Without the ear tip, the speaker itself look
like the AirPods 2, but a tiny bit bigger.
I noticed it immediately when I put them on.
They fit perfectly fine on me.
On an 80 minute ride I did,
I resisted adjusting or touching the AirPods
to see if they stay in my ear for the full ride.
A little over an hour later, the right one fell off.
So you'll find yourself adjusting the AirPods
every once in a while, which is typical,
but not as much as I used to do with the AirPods Pro.
But the one thing I noticed, the music audio itself
did not change much.
For example, the AirPods Pro I had to constantly adjust them
to keep that tight seal to get that rich audio.
But these were really good until that one ear
completely fell off my right ear.
You can use one AirPod at a time too.
I do this a lot when I am on the phone.
Phone conversations are good, you can hear the other person
perfectly clear and they can hear you just fine.
The microphone is covered by an acoustic mesh
to help reduce the sound of wind.
So the speaker's voice come across fine.
The AirPods also has a codec that offers
full HD voice quality, so your phone calls
and FaceTime calls will come out much better.
The music audio is really good.
The AirPods 3 has a custom driver
and a high dynamic range amplifier with a good powerful base
with crispy clean high frequencies.
I find them to sound louder too, I don't know if it's
just me or they actually do sound louder.
The adaptive EQ tune sound in real-time,
based on how AirPods fit in your ear.
So this is great when exercising and you will find
the audio sounds really good without having
to constantly adjust the AirPods.
Something that usually drive me nuts with other earbuds.
The spatial audio with the dynamic head tracking is great
and fun to use when watching movies and you will get
that immersive experience.
And it's really cool the first time you experience it,
but for running or exercising, it won't make any difference
unless you like to watch movies when exercising indoors.
The AirPods 3 are like the love child
between the AirPods 2 and the AirPods Pro.
They look better, better audio than previous gen,
better battery life than both the AirPod 2
and AirPod Pro, and they come with
all the pro audio features except
for the active noise cancellation.
And because I wear these all day long and use them
for phone calls and running outside, personally,
I didn't care much for the active noise cancellation.
I actually find noise cancellation to be uncomfortable
sometimes when taking phone calls, doing house chores
or taking a walk in the neighborhood.
The AirPod Pros have transparency mode,
which works very well, but why pay more
to have active noise cancellation if it's something
that you want to really use or care much for?
I like to have the active noise cancellation when traveling
on a plane, but I prefer to use the Sony WH-1000 or 2000,
I don't know what number we're on now.
The other thing about the AirPods is, just like everything,
Apple, they integrate well with the Apple ecosystem.
So if you are six-feet deep into the Apple ecosystem
like me, you will love the AirPods, Siri is always available
and you can listen to notification, reply to messages
and do all kinds of Siri things.
Also, the AirPods will switch between devices,
not so seamlessly like Apple claims,
but once you pair it to your iPhone,
it will be recognized by Apple TV, iPad, and your MacBooks.
Sometimes it's seamless and sometimes it's not so seamless,
but if you are walking around with the AirPods in your ear
and turn on the Apple TV, you'll get an option
to switch audio to use your AirPods.
Same thing if you have an iPad or a MacBook,
you can just switch easily between devices and don't have
to worry about pairing or Bluetooth limitations.
Listen, I know I probably want to jump
on most Apple products.
I admit it, their stuff just works so well,
but I was also late to the AirPod game.
And they quickly became my favorite headphones
and my go-to when running.
So if you need headphones for all-day listening, workouts,
and I mean, long sweaty runs or runs in the rain
or indoor workouts like Zwift or Peloton,
and want something that will last you many years
and withstand all the sweating.
I have no doubts the AirPods will do just fine.
For cycling outside, I personally do not use or like
to use any type of earbuds.
It's just not safe to do that. And I don't recommend it.
But if you would like to have one on for notification
and taking phone calls, you can always use one
in one ear and leave the other ear open so you are aware
of the traffic around you.
Listen, you're gonna love these.
There is no ifs or buts about them.
I know you can get counterfeits, other different brands
for a lot cheaper, but you get what you pay for.
And there is a reason why you will find so many trying
to copy the AirPods.
Okay. I hope I covered everything and hopefully answered
any question you might have.
If not, let's chat in the comments.
I'll leave links below in the description
if you are interested in getting one.
I know Amazon a lot of times runs deals on these,
so make sure to check those links out.
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