surprisingly though they increased the Applecare to €45, still overall new version is cheaper.
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Apple's New-Look AirPods Lineup After AirPods Pro 2 Discontinued
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another factor is somewhere they are selling this much cheaper now, it’s been 5 years lots of second hand as well.
The lack of colours really sucks. I get Apple has their legacy with iPod and all that but that era has long gone, plus all beats and AirPod max’s have colour choices, makes no sense
I have the AirPods 4 with ANC and it works quite well. Better for running, too, as I don't get the in-head thumping/drumming sound I do with in-ear canal AirPods Pro.
Haven't tried them why flying yet, but I usually just use standard foam earplugs anyway and spend the time reading.
Agreed on all this ... AP4 w/ANC have become my most used Airpods, with my gym/running AP2s in a very close second ... time wise, might even be a wash between them.
My APP2 are actually my least used, but still used plenty.
Please check Apple site before judge…. Not only tips but new ultra-low-noise microphones… Also they changed „A new multiport acoustic architecture for deeper bass, a wider soundstage so you hear every note, and stunningly vivid vocal clarity” What everything means we’ll see when the first test will appear. Also the new tips doesn’t fit APP2
Yes, obviously we'll wait to try it all ourselves and judge how much of an actual improvement there might be.
I take about nothing from Apple marketing copy.
This is a company that routinely over hypes and at times flat out lies (see: Apple Intelligence).
My main point on tips is that you could take brand new APP2 and APP3, side by side, and anyone not thinking about it will be "BLOWN AWAY!" by just the change to isolation and ANC from that one single difference (foam in the tips).
Yup, and they have the audacity to do that despite the only upgrade being the change of port from lightning to USB-C
What a joke
I wish they did the Airpod Max in white or still in silver. I had no need for them during the first release, but I could use them now. All my other devices from Apple are White or Silver so these flashy colors would just look out of place. It's a shame I can't ignore the color clash.
It’s obscene that they are essentially 5 years old and selling for the same price.
That said, I recently purchased Beats Studio Pro 45%!off from Amazon, and I actually like them a lot. Not even close in terms of build quality to APM, and the feature mix is odd, but I think they sound good, clearer actually to the APM. Apple should be embarrassed to have not updated the AirPods Max even for longevity and are still selling at that original price.
Same. That kind of stuff bugs me more than it should. I wear my headphones often at work and strongly prefer a more muted or neutral color. For me that’s silver. Maybe they’re saving those colors for a future version.
AirPods Pro 3 Live Translation will NOT work in the Europe ! That sucks ….
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I understand why this is excusable from Apple's perspective, USB-C is on almost everything these days and so it's safe to assume most people have at least 1 somewhere in the house.
Also, most AirPods users own an iPhone, which also comes with a USB-C cable, and we're in the third generation of USB-C iPhones.
So I can totally understand why Apple is doing this. It would be totally different with the Apple Watch for example, because who has a proprietary cable that's made specifically for the Apple Watch in their house. Even Apple Watch users who upgrade will probably give the charger to its next user.
I too, understand the corporate side. Apple is creating is a customer satisfaction problem. In this day and age when any thing can cause a customer to stop using your service or product, the last thing you should do is give them a compelling reason like not including a charging cable. It's like a car manufacturer not including tires with the car on the lot.
I agree customers can get sensitive, but I really think this is a non issue. But like I said this is very different to your analogy with the tires. You need your tires to drive your car too, but a very small amount of people have spare tires that match the vehicile lying around in their house like people have USB-C cables. The cable also isn't part of the device like the tires are on the car.
And I think Apple can get away with lots lf things brcause in the end, we keep buying their stuff.
Haha yeah - and if you are willing to attempt to repair stuff yourself when it breaks and not buy replacements you can keep them going even longer. (My daughter's pass me down iPhone 6S is still going... just about). I've repaired it so many times now and replaced stuff on it, that the only original part left is the Touch ID/logic board. It's getting harder and harder to do on newer devices though since they find more anti-consumer ways to discourage right to repair.
I ordered… I had the airpod pro 1, but did not like them, as they fell out more then the AirPods
I Currently have AirPod 4, but they says they are redesigned not to fall out as much, so i’m going to give them a try again.
I Currently have AirPod 4, but they says they are redesigned not to fall out as much, so i’m going to give them a try again.
Personally I'm a big fan of my APP2 (Lightning ver.) ... given I'm still using an iPhone SE (3rd gen) with a Lightning port (due to Touch ID, and you can find my rants about that in various posts here), I found zero reason to upgrade to USB-C, but with the APP3 I took a good look... and... not really sold on the price to upgrade versus features gained. Even the translation feature--while very cool on paper--seems to require a phone with Apple Intelligence, which I lack.
Definitely going to let the early adopters sort this out first before I consider anything. I haven't had any battery or functionality issues with my APP2's on my iPhone SE.
Definitely going to let the early adopters sort this out first before I consider anything. I haven't had any battery or functionality issues with my APP2's on my iPhone SE.
I might be doing this one, my AirPods Pro first gen have some issues. Heart rate sensing in AirPods is super cool as I haven't always wanted to wear the Apple Watch during exercise.
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People are more likely to have a USB-C cable around (as opposed to Lightning) and even the budget variety would work to charge AirPods, but I agree it should be included.
But, but, but... muh MagSafe charging!
(Something I've never needed to use or found interesting)If they say 2x better active noise cancellation and it's only due to the foam tips, then that would be false advertising, in my opinion.
As far as cables, people as a whole have so many gadgets now and are probably amassing too many cables (I know I am). I suspect there is a general surplus of short usbc cables that come with most products, and they are or will soon become a significant detriment to the environment, so I'm ok with companies excluding them from certain products, especially ones that are primarily charged wirelessly. If they want to lower their prices by the cost of the cable that they aren't including, that would be great, but it would probably only be a couple dollars at most so I'm not worried about it.