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Apple Airpods vs Earpods Comparison: Are Airpods Better Than Earpods?

Are Apple Airpods Better Than Earpods? Which Apple earphone do you want to buy? You may have the answer after viewing the Apple Airpods vs Earpods comparison.

Updated Oct 12,2018 | by Bennie

There are two types of earphones for Apple which include Airpods and Earpods. The wireless earphones are called Airpods and the wired earphones are called Earpods. Recently, the Wireless Airpods are very popular and many people want to buy Airpods. Are Airpods better than Earpods? In this article, we will make an Apple Airpods vs Earpods comparison, then you can see whether Airpods are better than Earpods or not.

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1, Price: Airpods($159) Are Much More Expensive Than Earpods($29)

The wireless Airpods are more expensive than Earpods: AirPods cost over five times the amount of the EarPods.

- Airpods: $159. If you just want to buy a single Airpod, you need to pay $89 or if you just want to buy the charging case, you need to pay $65. Since Airpods are the first wireless earphones and they are built – in a new W1 clip which will pair the Airpods to iOS device speedily.

- Earpods: $29. The Earpods’ price is more affordable.

2, Compatibility: Airpods Are Less Compatible Than Earpods

Airpods are compatible with parts of the iOS devices while Earpods are compatible with all.

-Airpods: Compatible with system iOS 10, iOS 11, iOS 12 and mac OS, WatchOS3 or later. They work well on iPhone XR, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XS, iPhone X, iPad Pro, Watch Series 4 and iPod touch and so on.

-Earpods: They work well on all iPhone, iPad and iPod.

3, Function: Airpods Provide Less Functions Than Earpods

Since there is no wire control on Airpods, they provide less functions than earpods.

- Airpods only provide some basic functions about music control and Siri activation. The main functions of Airpods are as follows:

A, One basic function is to listen to the music. When you put the Airpods into your ears, the music plays automatically. If you take one out, music pauses, and if you take them both out, music stops.

B, Commonly-used functions for music control. Tap twice quickly to skip to the next track or go back to the previous music or play and pause music or turn off the music.

C, Activate the Siri. Tap twice quickly to launch Siri. Then you can instruct Siri to adjust the volume or do any other operation.

Notice: Since there is no control button on the Airpods, only one function in the B and C can be set for one Airpod.

- EarPods: The wired Apple Earpods have some physical control button on the wire. You may know the commonly-used functions for music, but there are some hidden tricks for the Apple Earpods you may not know. The main functions of Earpods are as follows:

A, Commonly-used functions for music control.

•You can pause the music or video by pressing the center button once at the control wire and press again to resume playback.

•Turn up volume by pressing the “+“ button or turn down volume by pressing the “-“ button.

•Fast - forward music by pressing the center button twice quickly and long - press the second tap.

•Rewind music or video by pressing the center button three times quickly and long - press the third tap. Skip to the next music by pressing the center button twice quickly.

•Return to the previous music by pressing the center button three times quickly.

B, Take a photo or record a video by pressing the “+” or “-“ button once on photo or video mode.

C, Activate the Siri. Launch Siri by long pressing the center button.

D, Telephone calls. Answer a call by pressing the center button once or pressing the center button once again to hang up.

4, Sound Quality: Airpods Sound Quality is not Better Than Earpods

Some people think higher-quality driver in the AirPods that would've undoubtedly made it superior, but it depends on the type of music and the individual. Some people find bass is pretty much identical for Airpods and Earpods, but the AirPods are cleaner on mid-range and vocals, while other people think the sound quality for them are almost the same.

Through the Apple Airpods vs Earpods comparison above, which earphones do you prefer? The wireless Airpods are portable but more expensive and complicated to set up double-tap control functions. For the Earpods, they are wired but cheaper and the functions are more comprehensive and easier to use. Are Airpods better than Earpods? What is your answer now?

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