HTC Making Earbuds That Look Just Like AirPods

[MacRumors]

HTC is working on new "HTC U Ear" earbuds that look like they took some design cues from Apple's AirPods. Photos of the upcoming earbuds were found in regulatory documents by Android Police (via The Verge).

Design wise, the U Ear earbuds from HTC could be mistaken for black AirPods, featuring the same general design for the in-ear portion and a stem that hangs outside of the ear. The earbuds do have one major difference though - there are charging pins on the front.

The charging case looks similar to the AirPods Charging Case as well, though not identical, and it does open up length wise like the Powerbeats Pro case rather than at the top like the AirPods case. It also appears to come with a USB-A to USB-C cable for charging purposes.

Since Apple launched the AirPods in 2016, almost all major tech companies have come out with their own wire-free earbuds, but most have unique designs and don't look close to identical to the super popular AirPods.

Article Link: HTC Making Earbuds That Look Just Like AirPods

 

[Mr. Awesome]

HTC is working on new "HTC U Ear" earbuds that look like they took some design cues from Apple's AirPods.

“Some design cues...”

Yeah, I guess I can kind of see the resemblance.

 

[D.T.]

"We can't sell these, they look exactly like Apple's product!"

Solution:

 

[alpi123]

That company died a whole time ago, why are they still bothering? Did they think they can just release cheap AirPods clones and instantly make people buy HTC products again lol

 

[Breaking Good]

I didn't realize they were still in business. Good for them.

 

[kanki1985]

There was once a time when I respected this company!

 

[Mr. Awesome]

That company died a whole time ago, why are they still bothering?

I didn't realize they were still in business. Good for them.

No wonder we haven’t heard from them in a while... check out their slogan.

 

[H.E. Pennypacker]

Marketing team, You have exactly 3 seconds to come up with a catchy name.....go........times up. What did you come up with?

 

[ian87w]

Well, EVERYBODY is making AirPods lookalike. Realme, Xiaomi, Huawei, everybody.
The funny thing is, why are they copying the non-pro Airpods, where many have expressed discomfort due to the plastic ear housing? Why not copy the Airpods Pro design instead with in-ear design and more comfortable silicon tips?

Ah well, all of them probably came out from the same OEM. HTC is just "late" to the party.

 

[munpip214]

After seeing these I’m glad I have white AirPods. If i dropped black ones I probably wouldn’t find them again.

 

[EM2013]

They did the right thing in making them black.

 

[mtneer]

Is this truly HTC or just some white-box company on the mainland who just happened to purchase the rights to the name on an estate sale?

 

[Lerxt]

Surely this is IP infringement. I hope Apple take action against them.

 

[AngerDanger]

Credit where credit is due: they finally gave us AirPods in black but still managed to make them look like cheap knockoffs Wish would send you for free with a purchase of $0.02 or more.

 

[Rocko99991]

Surely this is IP infringement. I hope Apple take action against them.

You do this once they have been out a while and have had time to 'hurt' Airpod sales. Brings higher figures.

 

[calzon65]

Apple pioneered the design of the modern day smartphone (i.e., no keys) and everyone followed suit, so it's not surprising to see companies copying the basic AirPod design.

 

[Appleman3546]

Why would you want to copy these and not the pros? The normal AirPods don’t stay in an ear while working out, the pros do

 

[szw-mapple fan]

Is this truly HTC or just some white-box company on the mainland who just happened to purchase the rights to the name on an estate sale?

Probably just HTC not having enough resources to develop their own so contracted out the design and manufacturing for an AirPod clone.

 

[Ultramove69]

They look like knockoffs off a knockoff

 

[dannyyankou]

The iPhone 6 design looked awfully similar to the HTC One

 

[dontwalkhand]

I didn't know this company was still even bothering with this stuff. Lets see a new phone from these guys and then we will talk I guess.

 

[Timothy Leo Crowley]

yawn. everyone wants to copy apple. they are likely garbage.

 

[roar08]

Why would you want to copy these and not the pros? The normal AirPods don’t stay in an ear while working out, the pros do

It's like ... if you're going to knock over a 7-11 why not put in a little more effort and knock over a bank.

 

[Kabeyun]

Everyone from this thread who supported Ubisoft has a choice: criticize not HTC but whoever may sell these knockoffs, or be hypocritical.

 

[Serrafemme]

Imitation is the greatest form...I would gladly pay extra for the real thing...