Hi Mary. I have both the free earpods and the airpods. The sound is somewhat better on the Airpods. I think that due to the W1 chip and their independent battery power. I notice more bass with them. The microphones work very well for calls and conversations but I wouldn't use them for serious recording.
What you're really buying with Airpods is convenience and portability. The case can cary enough extra charge to keep the airpods going for a day. Each airpod lasts around 5 hours on a ful charge but they charge very quickly. You can stick one in the case to charge it up and keep using the other one. After one's fully charged, switch airpods and charge the other. I can get them to both end up at around 96% doing it that way. Alternatively, just stick them both in the case and take a ten to fifteen minute break and they'll both get a good enough charge to keep them going for at least a couple hours. It takes some getting used to but overall, I very much like my Airpods. I'll be keenly interested to hear what Apple does for the next generation of this product. Presuming they keep working, I think I'll be happy with them for years. They don't take much power to charge up. Also, they don't fall out of your ears like I worried they might. That depends on one's ear shape. I'd never wear them while navigating outdoors. Aftershokz bone conduction headsets are much safer for that. Also, if one did fall while you were outdoors, it might be difficult to find without sight. On Mon, May 29, 2017 at 11:25 AM Mary Otten <motte...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Sent hi all, > I am considering the possible purchase of AirPods. I don't like earr buds > in general and I have never been impressed with the EarPods the Apple > include with its phone. For those of you who have both, are the AirPods > really better? Or is it just nice electronics with the same old less than > wonderful sound? I have great headphones. But they cover the ears, and I > don't think I want to wear them for hours on end. > Mary > from my iPhone > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or > if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the > owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Michael Feir Twitter: mfeir Skype: michael-feir Check out my blog at: http://www.michaelfeir.blogspot.ca Currently writing Personal Power: The iOS Edition Regular presenter on Kelly And Company Learn about iOS, audio dramas, podcasts and accessible games Thursdays at 4:15 PM Eastern Www.ami.ca/kellyco Creator of Journeys of the Mind lectures 2015 http://michaelfeir.blogspot.ca/2015/01/journeys-of-mind-play-is-where.html?m=0 Volunteer at New Horizons Peel Multicultural Centre www.peelmc.ca 2014 Disability advocate Meadowvale Community Christian Reformed Church www.meadowvalecrc.ca 2013--2014 Volunteer at The Dam http://www.thedam.org 2011-2013 Author of Personal Power: How Accessible Computers Can Enhance Personal Life For Blind People 2006-2008 http://michaelfeir.blogspot.ca/2009/01/personal-power.html A Life of Word and Sound 2003-2007 http://michaelfeir.blogspot.ca/2009/01/life-of-word-and-sound.html Creator and former editor of Audyssey Magazine 1996-2004 -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
