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AirPods 2 impressions
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I tried, feels exactly the same as my old case.
I’ve been using them for a while and they are definitely more responsive, now double tapping the AirPod set to next track when is nothing playing, music plays almost instantly. Before you get a little lag.
Hey Siri is super useful, I was carrying some groceries with both hands and being able to control music without having to tap my AirPod was great. It also works super quick.
I can see one huge disadvantage. The volume is louder on the new models so you'll be introducing issues trying to balance the audio if you even could mix the two generations as a pair.
I'd love to do the experiment for you but I'm not risking messing anything up.
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Feels the same as my old case too.
The Hey Siri really is a huge improvement. I was just testing it out after reading your comment and I was very impressed.
reading all the feedbacks, i'm glad i went with a used pair of gen 1 instead of spending 200 on a gen 2. i only need it for long conference calls and not a fan of siri.
Yeah, thought so. I’ve just got home and am trying them out now. They sound great. Thing is with me is that they’re great for use around the house but as soon as I use in my car they kind of dislodge and I have to keep pressing them back in.
Out of interest what did you expect from the feedback that hasn’t materialised?
not sure, i was expecting maybe better ergonomics, better sound quality that apple may not have told us. something that would make me go "shoot thats a feature i kinda want"
If you’re using them for long conference calls, Gen 2 is a no brainer. 50% longer talk time. I wouldn’t go near a used pair of Gen 1. The battery is pretty poor after X amount of time.
as long as the battery life last 2 hours, which is usually how long my conference call is, i guess im good with the gen 1.
Even 1st gen works fine for long conference calls. I use one at a time for calls and when the battery in the one I am using is getting low, I switch to the other. Always using one and charging one.
The fun part when using one at a time is trying to switch off and keep the usage comparable between the two so the batteries wear evenly.
The fun part when using one at a time is trying to switch off and keep the usage comparable between the two so the batteries wear evenly.
I love mine so far but needed a slight boost to reach the wireless charging at my office. Keeping an eye out for AirPower!
I love mine so far but needed a slight boost to reach the wireless charging at my office. Keeping an eye out for AirPower!
I just bought the Nomad base station Apple Watch Edition. Arrived today also.
So I haven't seen this mentioned anywhere. Do the new features utilizing the H1 chip (bluetooth 5.0) require a bluetooth 5.0 device?
For example, I bought the new airpods for my wife and she has an iPhone 7 which does not have bluetooth 5.0. So will she still get the faster pairing, reduced latency, increased range, longer battery life? Don't both devices have to be bluetooth 5 to take advantage of the new tech?
For example, I bought the new airpods for my wife and she has an iPhone 7 which does not have bluetooth 5.0. So will she still get the faster pairing, reduced latency, increased range, longer battery life? Don't both devices have to be bluetooth 5 to take advantage of the new tech?
It’s an automatic-in the background thing.
I just checked my v1’s & they’re updated. Curious to hear if sound is any better...
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I would think so.
So is the 8 Apple’s first BT5 iPhone?
Yes, both devices have to support Bluetooth 5 in order to get all the benefits. It’s hard to say which improvements are because of Bluetooth 5 and which are coming from the Apple’s custom chip. For example, in comparison videos I watched, between AirPods 1 and galaxy buds, the AirPods were having bigger range even if they use Bluetooth 4 and galaxy buds use Bluetooth 5.
So do you have the Gen 2 AirPods and they are working with your Apple Watch? I hear rumours that the gen 2”s need watchOS 5.2 to work?
So It'll be the same thing with Apple Watches before 4. Shouldn't Apple put this stuff in fine print saying that some features only work with iPhone 8 and Apple Watch 4 or higher? I hope there are some comparisons made with the new airpods connected to BT4 vs BT5 devices. I would like to see the difference.
With a frquency generator i can hear lots more low bass 20-50hz in the new AirPods. Me old AirPods have the latest firmware, but the new ones sound better.
They will work but some features/improvements might be missing. Also it might not recognise them as AirPods and just as regular headphones (not sure about that).