Apple EarPods USB-C Review | Sound, Features, and Comparison to AirPods 

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Been using wired EarPods with 3.5mm jack for conference calls and also as backup headphones for a long time now. Best mic quality for the price imo and sound signature is just fine too. Does the job for me.

I've used the 3.5mm Earpods as my on-the-go wired earbuds for my laptop. I like silicone eartips generally but the hard tips are a bit more comfortable over a longer time.

I bought this for my Note 10+ after looking for some wired earbuds for some time. I bought android related products that were wireless and had issues with them just staying in my ear. Regardless of the ear tips. I bought an off-brand product from Walmart. Wasnt too thrilled about it. Plugged the Apple usbc earbuds in and worked immediately. No extra third party app needed etc. I paid $25 for these. Highly recommend. Sound quality is very good.

And these used to be free in the box back in the days 😩

I think they are great options specially if you don’t wait to pay over 200 dollars for a pair AirPods

I'm glad apple finally made a usb-c version of earpods since every single other brand uses those rubber buds that never fit my ear comfortably. Doesn't matter the shape or size they always fall out.

Cool, but what was the mic you used for recording this video?

I agree, the gain is a little high on the mic. Your voice came through a little saturated. I did however just ordered them for myself. Thanks for your useful review.

Listening to this video with the earpods too, good quality

Great review.

Just got lightning pair as back up to my AirPods ❤ definitely recommend

Hello! Is this the Same quality if you have them with usb C or lightning? Or there is something in the USB C for Loseless format? Thanks

My earpods 3.5 and lightning are now 8 and 7 years old and still hold up well against the daily abuse. I bought lots of eartips from amazon tho cause the right one never seem to get on well with my right ear

Did you turn lossless on?

brother, please tell me will the microphone work on windows?

I using the wired Earpods for iphone and for laptop for making teams calls/meetings for corporate work, because it has much better microphone than my sony xm4 or jabra evolve.

Just put some sleeves over the airpod shells..I gotta ton of iems, kz/ cca/ whizzer, etc..Wanted to give the gulfheads a try, came with silicone sleeves , ups the bass, tenfold, I like this style better cause it doesn't stay in your head so to text..yeah..you can buy sleeves for any gulfhead/ drivers/ airpods / others design.sound has to breath to sound natural, and the gulfheads ,mx 500 shell types, do just that,where iems you insert , keep it inside your head, .nice review

For twenty bucks, these are solid earbuds. My desktop computer is the only thing I own that doesn't have a USB-C port, but I have much nicer over ear headphones I use on that. My work computer, phone, and laptop all have USB-C ports, though, so it's pretty seamless for taking calls or having a set of earbuds I don't need any adapters for. It doesn't hurt that they also sound pretty good.

I've always been a huge fan of apple earbuds. They're my favorite casual earbuds to use. I really dislike in ears, because they're uncomfortable for me and never fit right. A game changer for Earpods is putting foam covers on them. Any standard foam cover like on other earbuds will fit, and I love how it improves the sound and comfort. I never see anyone at all talk about doing it.

These are great for teams meetings on the laptop

Bro should I buy this for gaming or hyperx earbuds? What you think? I have 15 pro max

I got these specifically because there was barely any sound isolation, I want them for home incase people are calling me just for casual youtube and music and stuff. I already have a pair of pretty great sounding IEM's for when I really want some great sound with good isolation.

I like earpods precisely because of how tame the bass is compared to other brands. I listen to mostly metal/rock, so headphones with too much bass just muddle the sound and takes away the clarity of guitar riffs for me. Earpods have perfect balance for that, I can hear vocals and guitars crystal clear, and it's not like the bass is inaudible, far from it actually, it's just...exactly enough. In fact I just bought these with the USB-c connector to use on my windows notebook, and I think it's noticeably more bass heavy than the one I have with lightning connector. Now, I don't know if that's because of how my notebook processess sounds, or if the hardware is actually more bass heavy then the other one I have. (because of lightning, I only use my old one with my iPhone)

When connected does Siri read your notifications like on AirPods Pro?

i’m thinking about switching from my airpods pro’s to these haha

The major benefit of these are they support apple lossless which even most of the apple pods don’t support because of bluetooth standards.

Are their any differences between usbc lighting and 3.5mm EarPods sound quality?

I just exhumed the same headphones but lighting that came with the iPhone X (almost 7 years ago 🤯) and I was shocked by the superlative audio quality. I was looking for earphones to use sporadically with my 15 pro Max and we hope that the quality is the same as these same 7-year-old earphones that came with it !!!

Samsung AKG wired earphones are great too 👍

Subscribed at isolation measurements curve - never seen anybody do that.

Earpods are good for me. I already bought it. It’s awesome!

I think I need these. I'm tired of charging stuff and most wireless earbuds are too quiet

I've been waiting for these earbuds to exist for almost a decade 😭😭

Mic sounds really good, but I use EarPods for my laptop that is actually like desktop pc, plug and play, dont need 100 steps to connect via bluetooth, to charge it, to forget it were are they and I love that I dont have noice cancelation (i have Airpods PRO and my gf PRO 2) because i like to listen podcast on one ear and have conversation on other or play console on my tv. Also because it's stays with laptop on desk it isn't prone to cable snaping and loosing one or both speakers wich is a plus. Nowadays when you look for wired headphones you have cheap bs for 1$ or some audiophile bs for 1M$, so this is the nice middle ground, from me 10/10!

Does it support samsung s series phones ?

the quality of the microphone is amazing!

is this works if plug directly to usb c port on macbook air m 1?

Can someone ask me if its stereo or mono audio?

Please do a comparison between Earpods vs CX80s vs Sony MDR XB55AP

Watching this in my usb c earpods😊

Would you be so kind to try it on an android smartphone? I would like to know if thanks to the usb-c connection the volume buttons and mic will work unlike the 3,5 jack connector. Many thanks in advance.

It actually has a decent microphone out of all the wired earbuds that i have.

I had a sealed EarPod with 3.5mm from my iPhone 5 so I slapped on a type c to 3.5 jack and the sound was actually much better than my AirPod pros, listen to a lossless track and the bass is defo more deeper

Any idea if I can connect it to my lenovo Thinkpad usb c port for audio?

Does it work on OnePlus phones ?

EarPods will never die huh

Does it support pixel 6a ? How is sound quality with pixel phone

The microphone quality surprised me a ton

I’ve ordered the USB C Earpods by mistake and I am using an iPhone 13. Are there any adapters that supports audio? Cause I’ve bought a few and they’re only good for data transfers and charging

Are there any differences between these and the lightening EarPods?

Does it work on android I need it urgently I'm desperate. My Bluetooth headphones keep breaking so I'm just gonna get this as a safety thing for the new Bluetooth headphones that will break in the future

I got it for using on ipad while studying and also on my s23 ,i had huawei freebuds 3 ,its battery is dead lasts only 1 hour so this is a great thing i got

Make comparison with edifier p 180 plus Type C

i use these for dnb and i cant lie theyre not that bad, you need to press them into your ears a lot to get the subbass and low

Samsung akg or Apple ear-pods...which one do you suggest for music & movies🙏

Is the lossless audio only on the USB-C version or does the lightning and 3.5 mm headphone jack versions have it to

im planning to buy one for my pc just for gaming, is there a difference between aux and lightning and usb c ? If it's there any difference, then which one is better?

How do they behave on Android devices? many people say that the sound is much quieter than on Apple devices?

Hey guys should I buy these EarPods or jbl c200si ? Indian prices btw EarPods (₹2000/$US23.97) and jbl c200si (₹800+₹900 for type c to 3.5mm converter =₹1700/$US20.37)

Yeah they are good, but is it possible to connect with a windows laptop 💻 with type-C port. Is it gonna work.

I think it's better most other wired earphones.

What’s the song at 3:12?

Low key one of the best things apple makes

Which one should i get the airpods type c or the akg type c earphones???

Hi, do you know if these EarPods (USB-C) are good for fps games, like Valorant or CS:GO? If it is noticeable, can you know exactly where the sound is coming from? Just like with headsets

I keep my $150 wireless earbuds as backup for the rare situation when there's no way I can get by with these wired earbuds.

Cam U guy help me with this? I'm a professional music producer, already have the AirPods Pro 2 but yesterday I've lost one AirPod so even if I will buy a new pair once again, I'm thinking to buy these wire EarPods but my main question is if they're sound quality good enough? I've tried other Bluetooth brand today but they all sound quiet and muddy, would you guys recommend me to buy them as an option when I go running or something?

They are not working On my Xiaomi Phone can anyone help

As a runner these wired ones will not fall off. When I run with the other ones that’s not wiresless it will fall off. Especially if you’re jumping up and down and running fast 💨

3:11 That’s Dubstep, not Drum & Bass. Great video though.

Some people get headaches either AirPods so they need a wired headphones.

Every time I put on these earpods the person on the other end can always hear the mice in my room pissing on cotton. These are simply good very good.

Does anyone know if these would work with other iPhones with a lightning dongle?

They should be compared to the previous 3.5 earpods.

Oh, getting your hands on a legit Apple gadget for just 20 bucks? That's pretty wild, definitely something to buzz about.

Wired apple earbuds always get the job done . Price is Cheap and music quality is very decent in my opinion.. base and all

Which AirPods Pro 2 should I buy type c or lightening one …( lightening one is bit cheaper here) is it worth giving $50 more for type c?

I had just purchased them, and they sound no different than the lightning ones. "Rich deep bass" is more like "boomy muffled lows". Can't complain for a $20 pair of earbuds, but people keep trying to act like they are better. They aren't.

wired earphones have so much better quality than my air pods

People use it for Mixinng ! 😉

I still have the apple earpods the 3.5mm version that came with the ipod touch when I used to have the ipod touch and I have the moon drop quarks with the built in mic non dsp version with the 3.5mm version. The moon drop quarks sounds way better than the apple earpods since the moon drop quarks sounds more neutral than the apple earpods while the apple earpods sounds muddy in comparison. I have the moon drop quarks as my backup due to its microphonics. I switch between my open back sennheiser hd 600 the marble version and my fiio fa1 iems. I even replaced the user removable user replaceable stock cables for my fiio fa1 and sennheiser hd 600 with cables that have a built in mic for talking on phone or when I'm playing multiplayer games online from my android devices.

How does it compare to other IEM on the market?

good value from apple?

I am not a stubborn person, but apple EarPods are amazing and no one can tell me otherwise

These are best...audio quality is same as airpod 2nd gen and price is very less.

is this support for windows pc with USB c ?

Yes, sometimes you need a backup to wireless Bluetooth earbuds. In my opinion, these will always be necessary to have even just as a backup. Personally I’m allergic to the silicone tips on the Pro so I need this type but until Apple releases a new charging case for the AirPods 3rd generation with the new USB-C charging port then I’ll just carry these around with me rather than carrying 2 different obnoxious cables now. I’m annoyed with Apple! 😡🤬 Apple not only released a new version of AirPods Pro 2nd generation with the new USB-C charging port but they also released just the charging case with the USB-C charging port but they didn’t do the same for the AirPods 3rd generation.

i bought this cause i still need to be aware of my surroundings lol

They are good, and the most important will not destroy your brain

I'm wondering if it is compatible with iPhone 13 mini with adapters?

I bought them to use in my S23 ultra, and I recommend, because the sound is better than any wireless earphones "Samsung or Apple ", and the mic is amazing! I hate Apple phones and computers, but these earphones are amazing!👍🏼

How does it work? There are different USB-Cs, right? Like, you plug these earpods into a fast USB-C on a PC or laptop and they don't work, but if you plug them into an iPad or iPhone, they work? Or what?

Why on earth is there no mention regarding android compatibility ?!! Everyone iwants to know that as no other review covers this extensively !!!!

earbud with cable more emersive and good quality sound than the wireless one

The sound quality of the apple earpods type c vs 3.5mm is terrible. The 3.5mm sound alot better and the cord is slightly thicker. I hate that phones no longer have separate 3.5mm jack

Yes, it's good until you hear the horrible noise cause it connects to type c and not 3.5 mm headphone jack.

Bro can it be used in realme gt neo 2 please tell me.

I literally just opened them out of the box and plugged it in. They wouldn’t connect… :(

I like EarPods because I don’t want to pay an arm and a leg for AirPods, and lose one 😬 Plus, I don’t have to worry about keeping them charged. 😎👍