FYI: We’ve updated this guide after Apple announced its new Apple Airpods pro second gen.
Apple surprised everyone by removing a headphone jack starting from the iPhone giving birth to a new device Apple Airpods. Quickly Apple Airpods have become the best-selling product from apple, apple made an estimated $7.3 billion (£5.6 billion) in revenue in 2019, up from an estimated $3.3 billion in 2018 according to the report
Today thanks to the apple, the headphone jack is completely gone and other smartphone manufacturers also started offering their TWS earbuds. When it comes to the ecosystem nothing can come close to an apple.
Many companies have outperformed Apple in terms of sound quality, but thanks to the Apple ecosystem, nothing has come close to matching the flexibility that the Airpods offer. Apple Airpods are the best option to start with if you have an iPhone.
In this Guide, we are going to look at the best Apple Airpods on the market right now.
Best Apple AirPods in India
Apple AirPods Pro Gen 2 (Best Premium Pick)
Apple announced its new Airpods Pro second Gen in 2022. Compared to the older Airpods Pro the new Airpods Pro 2nd Gen comes with the same design outside but Apple made a lot of improvements on the key areas inside.
The new Apple Airpods Pro second Gen offers better noise cancellation, improved sound, and better controls, and now Case has a speaker which can make a sound if you are lost and pinpoint location finding.
If you are already using First Gen Aipods Pro and looking for the best Noise cancellation and improved sound, You can get the newer Apple Aipods Pro second Gen. Or else you can stick with the older Airpods Pro.
- Better noise cancellation
- New volume controls
- Improved sound quality and clarity
- The case now has a speaker
- Same old design
- Still No type C connection
- No major new software features
- Custom high-excursion Apple driver with high dynamic range amplifier
- Active Noise Cancellation
- Connectivity: Bluetooth 5.3 wireless technology
- Personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking
- In case speaker, Conversation Boost, Precision Finding
- Adaptive Transparency, Adaptive EQ
- Sensors: Dual beamforming microphones, Inward-facing microphone, Skin-detect sensor, Motion-detecting accelerometer, Speech-detecting accelerometer, and Touch control
- Chipset: Apple H2 headphone chip; Apple U1 chip in MagSafe Charging Case
- Sweat and Water Resistant: IPX4 both the AirPods Pro and charging case
- Battery life – AirPods Pro: Up to 6hrs of playback time; Up to 4.5hrs of talk time (with Spatial Audio and Head Tracking enabled)
- Battery life – AirPods Pro with MagSafe Charging Case: Up to 30 hours of listening time; Up to 24 hours of talk time
- 5 minutes in this case provides around 1 hour of listening time or around 1 hour of talk time
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Apple Airpods Pro Gen 1 (Overall Best Pick)
If you are looking for the best budget Airpods Pro, Apple Airpods Gen 1 is the best choice for you. After announcing the newer Airpods pro 2nd Gen, Apple Airpods pro first Gen is available for under 20000 rupees which makes it the best choice to buy.
- Bluetooth 5.0 with H1 chip with 10 audio cores
- Each earbud comes with three different sizes of soft, flexible silicone ear tips that conform to the contours of each individual ear, providing both a comfortable fit and a superior seal
- Uses an innovative vent system to equalize pressure, minimizing the discomfort common in other in-ear designs, and advanced software that leaves just the right amount of noise cancellation active, Transparency mode ensures that a user’s own voice sounds natural while the audio continues to play perfectly.
- Active Noise Cancellation on AirPods Pro uses two microphones combined with advanced software to continuously adapt to each individual ear and headphone fit.
- Removes background noise to provide a uniquely customized, superior noise-canceling experience that allows a user to focus on what they’re listening to
- The first microphone is outward-facing and detects external sound to analyze environmental noise. AirPods Pro then creates an equivalent anti-noise that cancels out background noise before it reaches the listener’s ear. A second inward-facing microphone listens toward the ear, and AirPods Pro cancels the remaining noise detected by the microphone.
- Noise cancellation continuously adapts the sound signal 200 times per second.
- Adaptive EQ automatically tunes the low- and mid-frequencies of the music to the shape of an individual’s ear — resulting in a rich, immersive listening experience.
- A custom high dynamic range amplifier produces pure, incredibly clear sound while also extending battery life, and powers a custom high-excursion, low-distortion speaker driver designed to optimize audio quality and remove background noise. The driver provides consistent, rich bass down to 20Hz and detailed mid- and high-frequency audio.
- Transparency mode provides users with the option to simultaneously listen to music while still hearing the environment around them, whether that’s to hear traffic while out for a run or an important train announcement during the morning commute.
- Switching between Active Noise Cancellation and Transparency modes can be done directly on AirPods Pro using a new, innovative force sensor on the stem.
- Force sensor also makes it easy to play, pause or skip tracks, and answer or hang up phone calls.
- Press on the volume slider in Control Center on iPhone and iPad to control settings, or on Apple Watch by tapping on the AirPlay icon while music is playing.
- Voice-activated Siri uses the H1 chip to enable hands-free “Hey Siri” to play a song, increase the volume, make a call or get directions.
- Audio Sharing makes it easy to listen to the same song or watch the same movie with a friend by simply bringing a second pair of AirPods close to an iPhone or iPad.
- Announce Messages automatically and conveniently speaks incoming messages as soon as they arrive, and when on a phone call or sharing media via Audio Sharing, Siri knows not to interrupt.
- Sensors: Dual optical sensors, Motion-detecting accelerometer, Speech-detecting accelerometer, Force sensor
- Sweat and water-resistant (IPX4)
- The charging case works with Qi-certified chargers or the Lightning connector
- Up to 4.5 hours of listening time with a single charge (up to 5 hours with Active Noise Cancellation and Transparency off), Up to 3.5 hours of talk time with a single charge
- More than 24 hours of listening time and 18 hours of talk time with the wireless charging case, 5 minutes in the case provides around 1 hour of listening time or around 1 hour of talk time
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Apple AirPods 3rd generation (Also Good)
Apple announced its new Apple Airpods third generation in 2021. The new Apple Airpods third Gen sports a new design closer to Airpods pro with no silicon tips. It is an open-ear design. The biggest drawback of this design is that Apple went with one size fits all designs. If you are used to having silicon tips then you might find these Airpods a bit uncomfortable.
Coming to the sound quality, The new Airpods Third Gen sounds really good if you fit them rightly in your ears and it comes with all the benefits of being in an apple Ecosystem. It also supports apple’s new Spatial Audio which works really well on some of the best Dolby sounds.
Unlike AirPods Pro, Apple Airpods third Gen doesn’t come with noise cancellation. Overall if you are upgrading from Abasic Airpods, Apple Airpods 3rd Gen can be a great option but if can add extra bucks and buy Apple Airpods Pro Gen 1.
- H1 chip
- Spatial audio with dynamic head tracking
- Detects if AirPods are in the ear — versus in a pocket or on a table — and pauses playback when removed
- custom driver and a high dynamic range amplifier
- Feature AAC-ELD, a superior speech codec that promises full HD voice quality for clear, natural communication for FaceTime calls.
- 6 hours of listening time and up to 30 hours of total listening time and the case supports wireless charging
- Note: Apple says that some features require iOS 13 or iPadOS, which are not compatible with iPhone 6 or older models, iPad Air (1st generation), iPad mini 3, and iPad mini 2.
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AirPods (Best Budget Pick)
If you are looking for basic Apple Airpods, Apple Airpods are the best option for you. They bend into the apple ecosystem enabling the best features and also offering good-quality sound.
- H1 headphone chip
- Offers up to 5 hours of listening time on one charge and 15 minutes of charging offers up to 3 hours of listening time. the wireless charging case that offers wireless charging with Qi-compatible charging solutions.
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So, those are the list of the best Apple Airpods in India. Hope you find this list helpful. If you have any suggestions you can suggest us at vinron.in/suggestions. For more helpful Guides you can click the links below.
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