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"very disappointed"

"million times better than all the fake airpods on amazon with fake reviews"

"right now im in the process of returning them"

"only problem i have with them is that they don’t cancel much noise unless you turn them up loud"

"i’ve had many earphones to use with my iphone and ipad nothing of them come close to the apple air buds crystal clear sound can walk around the house without losing the sound and connected to the bluetooth straight away on my iphone and ipad i would recommend rhe apple air buds to anyone who wants continue music"

"ridiculous connection issues needing hard resets"

"i’ve used just a couple times and unfortunately amazon said i missed the return window"

"then the left one stopped working"

"i purchased a set of apple airpods as an alternative to using my excellent but somewhat bulky b&o headphones when i travel on the train into london for regular everyday use if you will"

"i will of course return it again and ask for refund or try with the apple support but my advice do not buy apple airpod on amazon !"

"well worth the money in the past i had bought the cheaper version they were a waste of money much better to pay extra for better quality"

"one of the worst investments i have made"

"battery seems to last for ever and you always have extra charge in the case"

"bluetooth connectivity is disappointing as well: my phone detected the airpods but once disconnected i didn't managed to pair them again"

"shame about the slight imperfection"

"siri voice activation works fine for me too the music volume dips and you just speak"

"i have a small issue with them falling out of my ears but i think it must be something about my ears because other family members who have them never have problems with them falling out"

"however neither of these are massive problems certainly not given the positives and the price tag"

"my boy loves them can't fault them really good bargain at the time of the purchase"

"i had the same issue with another pair hat i had"

"but that’s the apple issue so not rating the sender down :"

"million times better than all the fake airpods on amazon with fake reviews"

"only small gripe is they do tend to slip out of the ears a little bit and i do mean a little bit there's no danger of them falling out but pushing them back in does up the volume a little bit"

"when i spoke with apple they were fairly dismissive of the issue and put it down to user error!"

"i've never felt the need to push the volume to full even when travelling on public transport or when using in a reasonably noisy office"

"but despite this if you crank them up even in noisy environs like the gym train etc they still sound very good"

"they don't actually block out extraneous sound anymore than the cheap ones that come with an iphone but the sound quality and weight of the sound is such that it mostly overcomes this you can hear through it so to speak!"

"i tried these on classical music with mahler's second symphony and they sounded epic making the finale of the piece really full and meaty i also tried the with some brass band black dyke band playing metropolis 1927 and they made the band sound full and fruity and today at work i've had on some rush a show of hands peter gabriel so!"

"they all have one thing in common they either break fail to pair etc or they are a pain to get synched to your phone if you lose connection"

"i’ll admit this was some of the most expensive tech i’ve purchased"

"they don't actually block out extraneous sound anymore than the cheap ones that come with an iphone but the sound quality and weight of the sound is such that it mostly overcomes this you can hear through it so to speak!"

"i dislike full noise cancellation products but these earpods have just enough while not blocking out everything around me important as i use them most when out and about commenting etc so gentle awareness of my environment is important"

"'hey siri' works well but the double tap required to pause playing or answer a phone call is rather more fiddly than the single press on the control of the wired buds"

"i bought this product few months ago and hardly used it now regretting already one of the airpod has stopped working checked charging but it wouldn't work"

"if you like apple don't buy a cheap alternative save up and get these"

"the only slightly weaker issue is that the microphone is not a brilliant standard meaning that when taking or making calls i have had a couple of instances where people have struggled to make me out"

"whilst to me there are somewhat expensive for my 16 year old niece they are the bee's knees & could not be better"

"the sound quality if you’re an extreme audiophile these may not be the best headphones for you"

"i am scared of losing them though!"

"the main problem is the poor connection with my android phone"

"gutted and disappointed as wasted my money"

"dont order!"

"noice cancellation is perfect but they aren’t in ear headphones so expected"

"it was left out in the open for anyone to see but it's not the company fault"

"i resisted getting these as frankly the beats earbuds are junk and break and awful service from apple"

"the main problem is the poor connection with my android phone"

"i dislike full noise cancellation products but these earpods have just enough while not blocking out everything around me important as i use them most when out and about commenting etc so gentle awareness of my environment is important"

"so far so good the only thing that was bad was that i paid £6 for delivery to only have them deliver to the wrong house and they didn’t leave a card or anything and stated that they were delivered to my house luckily it was my neighbour but delivery wasn’t even attempted at my house but this isn’t apples"

"the sound is a bit too low but the biggest problem is the microphone is unusable"

"present for my daughter’s birthday and her main present does not work"

"these little fellas were bought for christmas for my son"

"then discovered that you can get the iphone to play a lost sound!"

"this makes it uncomfortable slightly"

"by end of january the were not working anymore"

"ridiculous connection issues needing hard resets"

"the only aspect i've found less helpful than having wired earbuds is the controls"

"my advice if you have an iphone only buy apple"

"total night and day compared to some of the many cheaper "true wireless" devices and their tinny thin sounding poor audio"

"the top of the charging box was very loose and the airpods had a sharp edge around them"

"once opened the airpods case and airpods were missing"

"the benefit of having wireless headphones is they will hopefully last longer as there are no cables to get tangled and break"

"usually they start flickering and the left one stops working"

"they are comfortable and good sound quality only reason i gave it 2 stars is that there is some sort of problem internally as everytime i pause my music or watch a video while my music is playing the sound volume goes to max giving me headaches and sore ears which is a shame for a expensive pair of earphones"

"the case wobbles side to side and the hands free siri activation don’t work"

"the left airpod runs out of battery within minutes while the right one has full charge sent off to get repaired and they send back saying they couldn’t find anything wrong with it clearly they didn’t even bother looking!"

"i narrowed it down to being a problem with oneplus 6t and the airpods 2nd gen not being compatible after an update i assume"

"battery status of the case and pods show up on the screen of your phone and even give them a name which you can change via phone settings"

"they worked great until after two weeks they would fail to connect"

"quality is generally poor and you owe it to your ears to give them what they deserve"

"when i conect them with my iphone the sound is really good but the microphone is just okay as several people have complained of noise when they talk to me"

"can’t go wrong with apple"

"poor show really !"

"couldn’t complain especially with the special price offers at the time of £125!"

"previously deemed airpods unnecessary saw them as an overpriced accessory to flaunt wealth however after my previous bluetooth headphones broken i took the plunge on airpods as they fit so well with the apple ecosystem and now"

"i was worried that as they don't contain rubber buds to fit into your ear that they might feel loose or in danger of falling out but the shape means that they are perfectly stable and can be work while running and never feel like they might pop out"

"all in all i wouldn't be so disappointed in them had they have not been so expensive not on par with usual apple quality"

"he was extremely disappointed on christmas day to find that he was not able to connect the airpods to his iphone"

"the only slightly weaker issue is that the microphone is not a brilliant standard meaning that when taking or making calls i have had a couple of instances where people have struggled to make me out"

"just sometimes it falls off from my ear"

"i was dubious about these even though the world seems to be wearing them"

"i got these for the gf personally i wouldn't have gone for them as they are ridiculously overpriced and i wouldn't want to look like one of those gormless fools that walks around with them in all day"

"total night and day compared to some of the many cheaper "true wireless" devices and their tinny thin sounding poor audio"

"the case is a charger so you can get away for long periods without charge"

"i read the reviews prior to purchase so was a little anxious after some of them"

"when i spoke with apple they were fairly dismissive of the issue and put it down to user error!"

"so i cancelled the exchange"

"previously i went through 1 pair of earphones every 2 months as the cables wires would weaken with everyday use while walking etc"

"apple says there is nothing wrong with them"

"usually they start flickering and the left one stops working"

"i think i’m fairly average but these feel like they are going to fall out at any moment"

"bought these after all other ear phones kept falling out when i ran"

"disappointed with product based on cost"

"but despite this if you crank them up even in noisy environs like the gym train etc they still sound very good"

"walking around i don't feel as though they're going to fall out either"

"you need some kind of hooks to retain them in your ear"

"the sound quality is not that good"

"i’ve only used them once for a workout and they kept falling out but bought some silicone covers for them"

"the sound is a bit too low but the biggest problem is the microphone is unusable"

"like most apple products these are designed to just ‘work’ without any unnecessary fuss"

"i will of course return it again and ask for refund or try with the apple support but my advice do not buy apple airpod on amazon !"

"they all have one thing in common they either break fail to pair etc or they are a pain to get synched to your phone if you lose connection"

"with all their fancy user experience babble surely apple could enable swipe to change volume?"

"not cheap but then it’s a typical well designed and made apple product"

"with all their fancy user experience babble surely apple could enable swipe to change volume?"

"does what i expected arrived within a week not noise cancelling at all a bit expensive for what you are getting but i have hardly taken them out since buying them"

"was scared they might be fake"

"i’m really sorry but this product isn’t good at all for me"

"it keeps giving me static noises that i can't change"

"i’ve had many earphones to use with my iphone and ipad nothing of them come close to the apple air buds crystal clear sound can walk around the house without losing the sound and connected to the bluetooth straight away on my iphone and ipad i would recommend rhe apple air buds to anyone who wants continue music"

"i have never seen the airpods till now and once i opened the always classy box i was met with this little gem of a case which held the airpods and once opened i was amazed by the little earphones and how clever the case was"

"they all seem to be the ones that go right in your ears and i can't wear those i have quite sensitive ears and have never got on with them"

"bought for my daughter i was surprised at the amazing sound generated from such a small headphone"

"i initially wrote a bad review as i thought i'd been sent a charging case that didn't work"

"not much to say here other than if you like airpods then these are for you i'm not sure the additional gen 2 features are all that much to sing about so if buying for the first time you may at least get these gen 2 pair rather than gen 1"

"my personality not enough bass"

"whilst to me there are somewhat expensive for my 16 year old niece they are the bee's knees & could not be better"

"as it’s slow and not worth it"

"i think my ears are not the best shape for these ear buds as they can fall out"

"so if these hold up and do not break these are the ones to go for"

"my right airpod broke for no reason after four months of owning this item"

"they are very pricey for what they are but i had some birthday money so i treated myself but i was so hesitant at first but i deffo recommend!"

"no reasons or excuses"

"as good as other apple earphones but without the wires"

"when i spoke with apple they were fairly dismissive of the issue and put it down to user error!"

"negatives are that they do let external sounds in unless you turn the volume all the way up"

"went to bluewater outlet in kent only to be told they did not have time and i would have to return 3 days later and wait in a queue"

"earphones life more than a day on a single charge"

"apple replaced this foc"

"good for telephone calls they are okay at eliminating backougrd noise when you are speaking but when you are not speaking some sometimes is caught and is heard by the person on the other end"

"i came home and my my package only had the airpod case and the charger i didn't actually have the airpods that was supposedly coming with it"

"they would not reset i tried everything"

"high chances of loosing it as it can drop from the ear anytime"

"you can't go wrong with an apple product but i do feel that this is overpriced"

"upgrade case to wireless if that’s your cup of tea mine uses a plug i’m not that fussy 🥰 i haven’t shown them because i’m currently listening to them 😂 genuine apple product don’t be shy ☺️ these airpods 2 are life changing let wherever you walk be your runway for free thinking 💭 waist turning hip dipping music but just look out for cars cause the bass on these bad boys are meaty like a sunday roast i have to look 4 times when crossing traffic 🤣😂 peace & love 💕"

"one of the headphone didn’t work properly unfortunately so had to send back for a refund"

"they do not connect or reset"

"i have to clean these nearly everyday otherwise the grill gets all clogged up and you can’t hear it i’ve had them for 3 months and already had to take a trip to apple "

"just as advertised"

"also when this happens the l r earphones will go out of sync"

"the two halfs on one pod are no quite matched smooth but honestly they are still pretty good and not worth me returning"

"i went through cheap ear buds huawei rip offs of airpods and nothing is matching overall feeling that i get while using these airpods"

"the left airpod runs out of battery within minutes while the right one has full charge sent off to get repaired and they send back saying they couldn’t find anything wrong with it clearly they didn’t even bother looking!"

"sent them back so disappointed i love apple but these were so disappointing"

"they are very good i heard details in the music i hadn’t heard before"

"a small led on the outside or a permanent view on your phone would not go amiss"

"great product but please note they are not the latest model"

"they hold connection never heard a dropout"

"i’ve had many earphones to use with my iphone and ipad nothing of them come close to the apple air buds crystal clear sound can walk around the house without losing the sound and connected to the bluetooth straight away on my iphone and ipad i would recommend rhe apple air buds to anyone who wants continue music"

"whilst to me there are somewhat expensive for my 16 year old niece they are the bee's knees & could not be better"

"i have to admit that the little apple eco system works amazingly although i am not convinced the entry price into the eco system is actually worth the jump"

"the sound from the airpods is the same from the wired apple earphones personally can’t hear difference"

"one of the pods does not charge consistently meaning i often return to them to find one is flat whereas the other is fully charged"

"with an iphone and ipad they connected immediately although i do sometimes get a red exclamation mark on one of them which doesnt seem to stop it connecting"

"i have a small issue with them falling out of my ears but i think it must be something about my ears because other family members who have them never have problems with them falling out"

"i was very sceptical about wireless headphones due to the issues of brain fry but i guess i can't keep my tinfoil hat on all the time"

"the only slightly weaker issue is that the microphone is not a brilliant standard meaning that when taking or making calls i have had a couple of instances where people have struggled to make me out"

"then again this is apple not expecting anything other than an overpriced price tag"

"don’t often write reviews but these headphones warrant it"

"i just received the 2nd airpod and still the same !"

"save yourself the panic and religiously put them away"

"everyone will be different won’t they!"

"but received a completely different cheap pair of earphones"

"they replaced the earpod for us"

"sent them back so disappointed i love apple but these were so disappointing"

"put off buying these for a while thinking other expensive models would be better however after sending 2 versions back decided to go with pods and never looked back"

"it keeps giving me static noises that i can't change"

"quality is generally poor and you owe it to your ears to give them what they deserve"

"almost no bass like urbeats 3 which is disappointing considering the amount of money you pay for them"

"the worst part about airpods is cleaning you eventually give up trying to maintain it due how easily they catch dirt"

"if there is a downside to them it’s just like most apple products the price!"

"still not resolved"

"so i thought i'd try a cheaper version of airpods from ebay they were not offical apple ones and i thought how bad could they be?"

"very bad sound insulation as even if the earphones are on low people around you can hear alot"

"i tried many different types beats soundcore libery jabra and others"

"i bought these to use with my pixel android phone as there isn't a proper android manufacturer alternative some features don't work on adnoird but overall it works great and the quality is apple"

"lost one of last pair and could get another pair for not much more than replacing the lost one"

"you can switch what the double tapping each airpod does but the thing i particularly miss is being able to change volume at a touch it can now only be done with 'hey siri' or by taking the phone out which is a shame"

"pretty good at connecting to iphone however on occasion takes a few tries"

"they were so badly build that i have my doubts if they are originals"

"please take note of this before purchasing"

"previously deemed airpods unnecessary saw them as an overpriced accessory to flaunt wealth however after my previous bluetooth headphones broken i took the plunge on airpods as they fit so well with the apple ecosystem and now"

"first of all before you read anymore of this review i have spent over £100 on over ear headphones and they have been pleasurable but the second i played my first song through a pair or airpods i was blown away by the sound quality + comfort!"

"i replaced them with this "upgraded" version and i am very disappointed"

"saw the reviews and thought they were fake reviews but needed these for running so though i could take a chance and buy them"

"perhaps it's just a faulty pair but i'm returning them"

"using the product for music when running the only problem with this is that they are too good blocking out all sound around me which isn’t always a bad thing but i often run through traffic"

"have tried many earphones for workout this is absolutely the lightest weighted and longest lasting with a strong battery"

"i was looking for true wireless buds but having recently spent £££ on samsung galaxy buds jabra 65t and creative outlier air's which all had poor quality audio or connection issues i came to realise the techs just not there yet"

"i wish i'd realised all of this before the 30 day return window was up"

"i previously owned an older version which endured two years of harsh punishment in wind rain and snow due to my job as an all weathers window cleaner and they have only just started malfunctioning one side stopped working "

"i've got to say i have been pleased with anker before particular for their battery products but after reading a review of anker soundcore wireless earbuds which places them as better than apple airpods i thought perhaps that quality is reflected even in their cheaper products"

"waste of money"

"it leads to this horrible imbalance where listening to music with one earphone is quite a miserable experience"

"i like to listen to music in bed sometimes to fall asleep to after nights but they are bulky in the ear and i comfy if you lie on them"

"it leads to this horrible imbalance where listening to music with one earphone is quite a miserable experience"

"at least a 2 second delay makes any lip sync vide unwatchable which is a great shame"

"lost them so bought them again as anything else in this price range is completely terrible compared to this"

"the sound quality on these isn’t great and gets a bit of crackling not sure if a defective pair or just a bad bluetooth connection on these headphones"

"next i noticed whilst watching a youtube video the volume was quite bass y with the female presenter sound quite gravely"

"however the microphone is awful callers say i cut in and out all the time"

"absolutely terrible"

"awful awful product"

"when i connect these to my phone budget mid range 2017 the connection is great but there's a bit of a delay when pausing unpausing and spotify can sometimes skip a little"

"i'm very disappointed with the overpriced earphones which barely lasted for more than 6 months with a really deceitful warranty advertised and poor customer service"

"as good as many quality earphones"

"secondly as mentioned in the other reviews the microphone is pretty poor quality and you would have to hold in right in front of your mouth for the other person to hear"

"there's a constant clicking and crackling so it sounds like faulty wiring"

"these are amongst the worst earphones i have ever used"

"the sound was tinny it was truly awful"

"sound reproduction is incredibly artificial losing the bottom end under 120htz so no decent sub bass "

"i found the battery life to be poor sound quality awful and worse yet if my phone was in my jeans pocket the connection would drop in and out whilst walking or even sitting on the train"

"in comparison to my taotronic earphones that are very similar they have a better in ear fixed position as the mould does not twist and turn like the taotronics however there is a slight loss in suction which most consider as noise cancellation i however feel very sensitive to the audible sound made with in ear style buds so the trade off of annoying stompy noises when moving around and sensitivity to chewing when in the ear is a win for the anker earphones"

"i have several anker products and cannot say a bad word about the sound quality but these seriously fall short"

"really distorted sound quality"

"i bought these after my soundbuds surge earphones died on me after a year of owning not an awful lifespan considering how much i used them "

"the only real letdown with this device is that the weight of the play pause rocker makes the right earpiece fall out of my ear ever so easily"

"however what let this pair down for me and why im returning them is the appalling sound quality"

"the bass response is a little lacking and i have some concerns about the trebles the earphones produce a sometimes uncomfortable painful sound on some tracks"

"worked very well for 2 months then the right speaker died and amazon make it very difficult to return them"

"***the earphones that i received were a pair which had a defect which was causing the volume and connectivity issues"

"these had a great battery life which is what anker are renowned for and decent fit but they're just too quiet"

"until one time i was in a noisy place i found out that the mic augments the noises around me while it lowers my own voice"

"i previously owned an older version which endured two years of harsh punishment in wind rain and snow due to my job as an all weathers window cleaner and they have only just started malfunctioning one side stopped working "

"needless to say i'm returning these to try my luck with something else"

"my only issue is that there is a huge lack in being able to hear the bass in any song"

"the negatives even though they fit snug sometimes they would bruise inside of my ears due to the silicone causing friction"

"now i don't know if i was just unfortunate but the new pair certainly lack the sound quality of the lost one"

"however next time i'll be buying more expensive ones as these are lacking bass when compared to £6 wired headphones that i purchased before these"

"i did have sync issues to begin with when paring this up with multiple phones and tablets i tried restarts and everything"

"the only one down side is that there is no option to skips songs not that i've figured out anyway it's not a major issue but it would be a nice feature"

"when you turn the volume up it makes a little annoying beep that distracts from whatever you're listening to"

"also the sound that come out of the ear phones are not loud enough i just find it too quiet i have to put the volume up a lot which i find annoying because sometimes i wanna listen to music louder"

"i've heard much worse sound quality on more expensive headphones"

"somehow managed to lose the first play and then decided to try the pair by taotronics which in short were awful kept cutting out sound quality was sub par and maximum volume was really low"

"second pair has the same fault"

"i have anker power cells and they are quite good so though i would try these"

"i bought these today and already i am disappointed"

"trying to use them on a video conference failed totally and they just made a horrible sound"

"i'm very disappointed with the overpriced earphones which barely lasted for more than 6 months with a really deceitful warranty advertised and poor customer service"

"decent sound but terrible hardware"

"i think the biggest issue i've had is that there is a 1 second delay between the video and audio if i watch videos through my earphones"

"trying to use them on a video conference failed totally and they just made a horrible sound"

"i contacted ankar to see what the issue was temporary software issue fixed now "

"only reason these didn’t get a 5 star rating is because if i use the rubber buds that fit me best it sounds like the driver is struggling to breathe and the sound becomes distorted"

"i found the sound to be really clear with the noise cancellation feature"

"the clarity is not bad but proportionally it offers nothing in the lower range"

"they admitted all the connection problems they said they are already in contact with the factory and changed the product "

"initially these sounded quite good but about a week in i am getting distortion in the left earbud and all the bass seems to have left the building"

"good product but only lasted about a week before one of the headphones stopped working and amazon customer service weren’t helpful"

"main issue is sound quality not what i was expecting for the price"

"after a disastrous time with a pair of jaybird x3 i tried anker buds for the first time last year"

"i must admit i am really surprised at the quality of the sound these little babies produce good bass and crystal clear"

"also the sound quality is pretty poor super tiny sound so i have to turn the volume up which is pretty painful for my ears"

"don't ignore them"

"this led to distorted sound which for me rendered it unusable"

"i got this pair for the ~5th time not because they break but because their so good and everyone who uses them wants them and for ~20gbp their a steal and i know if anything happens i can contact anker and they would replace it right away"

"in comparison to my taotronic earphones that are very similar they have a better in ear fixed position as the mould does not twist and turn like the taotronics however there is a slight loss in suction which most consider as noise cancellation i however feel very sensitive to the audible sound made with in ear style buds so the trade off of annoying stompy noises when moving around and sensitivity to chewing when in the ear is a win for the anker earphones"

"very disappointed as my last pair different brand were cheaper and didn't have this glaring flaw"

"i bought 4 pairs costed between £20 £60 and all falled apart within 2 months and had very limited battery life"

"it's really unfortunate because this is also the piece where the charger cable is inserted into"

"my only complaint was the short low battery warning"

"given the intermittent frequency i find myself not fully relaxed when listening to music and the buzzing sound is much louder it seems than current music volume level"

"i'll start off with i was never a fan of wireless phones was just another thing to charge and often means left with low battery"

"i wanted to review this product to point out one major fault but not the end of the world with this headphone"

"my oh has a very expensive pair of wireless headphones and i think that these are much better!"

"i really don't understand why there are some negative reviews as at less than £20 is almost a throwaway amount"

"downsides they've been sometimes problematic with pairing to the phone and as others have mentioned the audio low battery warning only comes a few minutes ahead of the battery running out completely"

"issues: the one tiny issue i've found: the battery level reading for the headphones when connected to my phone is inaccurate and often displays 100% until it's about to die when i get 5 to 10% readings"

"the volume on these earphones is much worse than i expected"

"i bought this for a second time after my other anker earphones lost volume in one ear"

"being fussy"

"i mean is 90% for awhile then gives a warning low battery"

"it's quite a minor issue but still an issue nonetheless hence the knock off a start and happens probably once in every 5 times i've started up the headphones"

"absolutely shocking package came unsealed looks like it was already opened and there is old tape residue on the opening but obviously no tape headphones don't actually work "

"i'll update if they break early or if something goes wrong"

"the sound is decent when listening to music on spotify however i find it very hollow and echo sounding when listening to tv shows on netflix"

"i'm probably gonna get a usb type c to headphone jack converter soon because honestly these headphones are more hassle than it's worth"

"nice build quality great sound look good and are very functional"

"my plan is to use them for aqua jogging where head is kept above the water line but there are splashes and they will get wet to some degree though not often immersed i will be using bluetooth to connect to my iphone to listen to podcast or music"

"i'm probably the least technical person that you've known"

"washed out mids no bass whatsoever and hissing trebles"

"sadly this is a company that is going downhill"

"would definitely recommended these to anyone who gets annoyed with cables and don't want to spend too much"

"the most important thing for me with wireless headphones is that there is no connection drops outs and there has not been one connection drop out had a pair of similar taotronics and they were rubbish "

"sound quality and fit a significant drop in quality from previous version"

"this is a very strange issue that i have never encountered before"

"this is slightly annoying as you don't seem to get an indication every time that the battery is dying"

"maybe at 10 or lower and nowhere near as loud scared me half to death have no idea how long or whether it repeats this however "

"i have trouble with ear buds like the apple ones falling out or just being very uncomfortable theses however are probably the most comfortable ear buds i have ever worn"

"i don't particularly like wireless earphones such as the apple airpods or the huawei free buds since i'm such a clumsy person"

"volume up and down buttons can be held down for a second to skip or rewind tracks"

"when running unless they are jammed into your ear the speaker looses all bass and you can barely hear any drum sounds"

"only snag is the sound advert states the headphones have a high end sound but some songs sound is poor and tinny sound"

"the sound cancellation was okay but they do leak sound at the higher volumes"

"overly heavy ear buds that vibrate horribly"

"1st update: way too much static now and there are weird high frequency noises in the background"

"if however you want to watch videos with these as i do or now did you may hit the same problem as me"

"these are actually the second pair of these earphones after the original developed a synchronisation fault with video"

"this is because they do not have that feature but are able to block out a large percentage of background noise through the correct fitment of the rubber in ear cups"

"just as good as more expensive brands which i compared against"

"noise isolation = not incredible but better than i expected"

"clip bad points ill fitting ear tips limited noise isolation lacks dynamic range flat cable personal preference weak magnets so as you may or may not know i have done a few review of bt headphones in the past https: www"

"i had a little trouble getting them to work with my iphone they don't always automatically connect and play the music for some reason and need some switching on off at times to get the sound coming through"

"poor noise cancellation you can hear the environment around you and the volume control is just confusing even at max volume it's just too low you need to have your phone volume high in order to be able to just about hear your audio"

"most budget earphones don’t have noise cancellation so just stick the volume up"

"bought these after returning bomow noise cancelling in ear headphones due to poor sound and completely ineffective noise cancelling although to be fair i may have been unlucky as that product does have many good reviews and the supplier did offer to assist me but i'd already returned them "

"the person who emailed me from their team was really kind and friendly and helpful and i wouldn’t have bothered trying to return or replace my broken ones so i’m very happy that they reached out"

"maybe i am clumsy or i have distorted ears i find these impossibly fiddly to use"

"the one downside is that there is no counter weight on the left side so the wire tends to pull to the right there is a clip you can attach to the wire that will hold it in place but not ideal really a counterweight would be better"

"less chance of losing"

"sound is good much better than other similar earphones we have tried but i can't for he life of me sfigure out how to change songs"

"this means when walking next to a road i have to turn them up much louder and the tinny treble quickly gets uncomfortable"

"it's how they're designed there's not much wiggle room for you to find a comfortable position as if you take them out a bit you lose the bass and noise cancellation if you push them in you risk feeling pain"

"sadly i lost them which prompted me to buy a second pair of the same model"

"however after less than 2 weeks of use it has already failed"

"i don't need to be reminded i have low battery twice every song"

"these are very comfortable in the ear even with a full face crash helmet on and also act as ear buds to quieten wind noise"

"i did look through reviews before buying but those pointing this out only came up now when i searched for the specific issue in questions"

"my only downside is that they maybe cancel out noise too much giving a strange feeling of having earplugs in or being underwater"

"bought these after returning bomow noise cancelling in ear headphones due to poor sound and completely ineffective noise cancelling although to be fair i may have been unlucky as that product does have many good reviews and the supplier did offer to assist me but i'd already returned them "

"i can't imagine them staying in my ears if i were running or working out though as they never felt like a sold fit no matter how many of the spare modifiers i tried"

"if speaking by phone isn't a major concern of yours then these may be ok for you but if you want some headphones for hands free speaking these may not be a good option"

"i really like these for listening to music however they have a major syncing issue for watching video"

"i bought 4 pairs costed between £20 £60 and all falled apart within 2 months and had very limited battery life"

"i listen at a lower volume now as there's much less sound leakage"

"the noise cancellation is ok but definitely not that of much higher end buds"

"i've had two pairs of these from anker in the past and i don't know what's happened but these new ones for 2020 are absolutely rubbish"

"sound quality isnt crisp and bass is very little but for comfort and use for every day they are very good for and cheap version "

"short notice battery low like many have said"

"i would be really happy but this is a major flaw that should be mentioned"

"as i say i've not tested them thoroughly i've had them an hour maybe but they seem to not budge in the ear after throwing my head around with them on"

"the short cord should mean it doesn’t move around as much i did find that it did and i am not sure if this is due to the thin flat cable which i am not a fan of"

"so i was looking for a cheap replacement for my second faulty pair of beats x"

"this is because they do not have that feature but are able to block out a large percentage of background noise through the correct fitment of the rubber in ear cups"

"also practically unusable if trying to use microphone for phone calls i’ve had nothing but complaints from the third party"

"however this was a minor setback as i feel it was more of a issue with samsung products than the headphones"

"" the battery itself has lasted almost two days work time of constant music and podcasting which is pretty impressive!"

"the weight of the volume control on the right hand side can be of a slight occasional hindrance but in comparison to my old plug in phones it’s a no brainer"

"one thing i found a bit annoying is the button pad hitting my neck while running did not really affect that much they come with 4 other extra earbud sizes would fit any ear size and the rubber holders that keep them in place were unnoticeable to me they also come in 2 other sizes a carry pouch is also provided however the matte texture of it did pick up a lot of dust again it doesn't affect the earbuds in anyway"

"multiple rubber seals for your ear canal are supplied but the stupid shape means you have to really force them in"

"the rubber fins further hold the earbud in place"

"just nearly had a heart attack though as the news featured sound effects which scared the daylights out of me !"

"but the sound levels are very low if a car passes by you it will drown out the music"

"just a downer that one had all the important bits missing :"

"tested this over a couple of days to make sure it wasn't something else causing the issue but whenever these are connected to my phone my wifi slows down and then eventually starts losing the signal altogether"

"avoid at all costs"

"battery percentage shows 80 or 90% in the device connected to but depletes to zero immediately"

"tested this over a couple of days to make sure it wasn't something else causing the issue but whenever these are connected to my phone my wifi slows down and then eventually starts losing the signal altogether"

"but they either don't stay embedded or it becomes too uncomfortable for any length of time"

"once the disconnect happens the device seems to reset itself and reconnect again but the distrurbing interruption has already ruined my listening experience until the next random moment : that apart these headphones are total value for money so please help me to resolve this issue asap"

"so i was looking for a cheap replacement for my second faulty pair of beats x"

"however i have purchased i phone 11 pro and when i tried to connect my earphones there seems a problem as the its getting identified in the bluetooth list but while trying to connect it just keeps loading and tries to establish the connection"

"given the intermittent frequency i find myself not fully relaxed when listening to music and the buzzing sound is much louder it seems than current music volume level"

"but overall i'm not unhappy with £20 as they are really quite clear and high quality sound for the money"

"very unhappy with them and wish i’d gone for the £25 ones now although confidence in the quality has gone now"

"completely unusable"

"i disliked the standard apple earphones so tried a few before finding these"

"overall: good product if you don’t want to splurge on the really expensive ones!"

"not enough bass for my liking volume control is odd just lets me press 3 times then beeps as at maximum but still very low have to then use volume on phone to increase volume"

"i use the largest size wings and have had little to no problems with them falling out when running"

"i expected this new model to be much better in terms of sound but as it turns out it is actually worse"

"when speakers are cheaply manufactured they amplify the bass to drown out the poor quality of the treble"

"i purchased these for the sole purpose of watching tv and films on bbc iplayer and netflix whilst in bed not wanting to disturb the wife!"

"after two days i am fed up with them and am going to buy a replacement pair probably the same ones i got last time"

"0 earphones in the last month and alas this pair has noticeably less stereo separation compared to the other one i've swapped between them multiple times to hear the difference and as a result music is less enjoyable so i'll be keeping this pair at work for occasional usage and taking the other pair everywhere else to maximise my enjoyment of music & video on the go"

"connection dropping on wifi and cell the main issue and why i had to return the device is due what's probably a faulty device"

"i rushed to buy this after owning several anker products"

"the only setback i have for these is when syncing my samsung phone or tablet the second device paired will have audio lag for videos"

"the one downside is that there is no counter weight on the left side so the wire tends to pull to the right there is a clip you can attach to the wire that will hold it in place but not ideal really a counterweight would be better"

"uk gp customer reviews r1z3yr8etlexzuref=pf_ov_at_pdctrvw_srp this is partly due to me losing many of them"

"it doesnt really bother me though"

"there is that loud anouding voice that battery low"

"also there seems to be no bass with these just quite a tinny sound when listening to rock music"

"they look expensive sound good and they are backed by an anker warranty which is great"

"i just ended up stepping up and buying airpods!"

"the only slight negative is the connecting cable which can get in the way sometimes"

"also the slim's volume control acts seperatly to the phone's volume control unlike the lite's which changed the volume on the phone itself rather than just the headphones saving them from getting out of sync with each other"

"or the reviews are from people who really don't mind the negatives and just look at the cheap price"

"i'm a little disappointed with these as anker usually produce great quality products"

"and the battery died within the hour"

"connection is at best flaky too much crinkling noise for no reason when sat within 10 inches of the connected laptop"

"if you want to get something that lasts longer than 90 days don’t buy these as i’ve wasted a lot of money on them already"

"however i lost a pair and was very quick to order a replacement"

"i mentioned googling a solution for me none of them worked"

"also the sound that come out of the ear phones are not loud enough i just find it too quiet i have to put the volume up a lot which i find annoying because sometimes i wanna listen to music louder"

"i'm more annoyed than anything"

"i bought these to listen to music but they're totally unusable for this"

"i’ve lost all hope in anker selling quality stuff anymore"

"so decided to buy these as i lost my jaybirds after the parkrun"

"no depth of audio even when using an equilizer to try and circumvent this issue they're still uncomfortable to listen to"

"however in terms of sound quality they are definitely a downgrade rather than an upgrade"

"the audio quality was very poor lacking of bass"

"the little rubber "nipple" above the earphone somehow makes them only fallout under the most strenuous activity and there sports proof"

"didnt hold much hope for these cheap headphones but i was very surprised how ok they was "

"you also can't really wear them in only one ear as the one that you're not using will drag on the cable"

"the buttons don't stick out enough so i find it difficult to press when i'm not looking but everyone has different niggles battery life seems to last for ages"

"that being said the battery life can be a bit confusing a cell shows up on my phone next to the headphone icon and will say that they are nearly fully charged but they will act missing out music like they’re stop starting like they’re running out of power"

"very tinny sound which actually hurts my ears"

"after on 2 hours of use and running into these problems i'd rather not deal with them"

"the only real letdown with this device is that the weight of the play pause rocker makes the right earpiece fall out of my ear ever so easily"

"the bluetooth connects quicky and the battery life is good at a long day's worth of listening before running dry"

"the previous one had the bass but lacked the clarity"

"i lost a pair that i had bought a year ago and i found them after 3 weeks outside while it's been raining heavily and had been in the mud"

"it was extremely difficult to locate the correct "side up" in order to make adjustments to the volume and moreover when you are working blind "

"can be annoying at work"

"bought these after returning bomow noise cancelling in ear headphones due to poor sound and completely ineffective noise cancelling although to be fair i may have been unlucky as that product does have many good reviews and the supplier did offer to assist me but i'd already returned them "

"however there is a noticeable delay on the audio when playing games such as pubg mobile so if that's an issue then don't buy"

"clip bad points ill fitting ear tips limited noise isolation lacks dynamic range flat cable personal preference weak magnets so as you may or may not know i have done a few review of bt headphones in the past https: www"

"my old panasonic rp hje125e are much cheaper and give a more natural better sound"

"for instance i tried them first with the second medium size ear bud which were too loose within my ear allowing too much air in and therefore although i could hear the sound it was very tinny with zero base"

"sound is good quality i'm not an audiophile so i can't comment on anything intricate they fit well and generally don't come loose although i do find myself pushing them deeper into my ears every now and then while running the bad: after extended periods of time the buds can be a little uncomfortable i've tried using the different silicon attachments to suit my ears "

"the only little gripes i have is that the battery life isn't great make sure to turn them off when you're done with them and because the controls are on the one side that side tends to pull a bit when running which i need to keep fixing but it's not a major issue"

"i have a half marathon on sunday so bought another pair but found the package was damp and dirty when it arrived"

"multiple rubber seals for your ear canal are supplied but the stupid shape means you have to really force them in"

"sound can de sync on videos on certain apps so i would mainly use these for audio only needs unless you're smart enough to figure out video delay on apps as the sound usually arrives before the footage but i use wired if i'm watching video on phones"

"bought these to replace a stolen pair of headphones until they were back in stock"

"perhaps it's just a faulty pair but i'm returning them"

"but unfortunately these headphones under preformed and actually sound worse than my water damaged flows"

"sound reproduction is incredibly artificial losing the bottom end under 120htz so no decent sub bass "

"original review: i gave these a four could have been more i bought these to sleep in bose sleepbuds have been recalled by bose but they do project quite a lot outside the ear others use a seperate bluetooth sound cancelling module so you can not 'sleep' in them as they are too uncomfortable to lie upon i feel this also causes an issue at speed running cycling when they generate a bit of in ear wind noise"

"i do not have any hearing issues and am middle aged"

"it doesnt really bother me though"

"update: for whatever reason the delay has disappeared two days later still worth bearing in mind compared to the older version purchased these as i had the previous version which were superb however these have worse audio quality and when using them to stream video there is always a 1 3s delay"

"i wanted to buy some bluetooth earphones to work with my samsung galaxy watch so i can leave my phone at home whilst in the gym"

"battery life is better on this model but sound is lower and tinny compared to previous ones which i still have "

"i was looking for true wireless buds but having recently spent £££ on samsung galaxy buds jabra 65t and creative outlier air's which all had poor quality audio or connection issues i came to realise the techs just not there yet"

"no faulting the sound quality but these are simply useless to me as they push themselves out of my ears after a few seconds even when i’m just led in bed"

"i purchased a pair of these a few months ago that broke within a couple weeks i left a pretty negative review then and decided bluetooth headphones weren’t worth it"

"unfortunately i lost the documents to return them otherwise i would have done"

"i was looking for earphones that activated siri and were comfortable and with long playing time"

"the cable is quite grippy and tends to cling to my neck and some clothing so when i move my head the cable doesn't move with me and one of the buds gets pulled from an ear"

"the only real flaw i’d give these if i had to is that i don’t feel the max sound output is loud enough for someone who needs to drown out loud gym speakers playing their own music my apple earphones that come in the box put out a louder sound but that’s expected"

"the head phones are heavy compare to the other headphones these were the most annoying they keep sliding off my shoulder you’ve got to keep both headphones in your ear which is annoying if your are only using them to make calls"

"in conclusion these headphones are ok and i have decided to keep them with the aim to add some foam tips purchase separately and if that solves my audio quality issues then everything else can be forgiven"

"the build quality is good but compared to the original pair the sound quality is awful very flat and tinny and they don't block external sound anywhere near as well"

"edit to 4* the left side earbud has died within a week i'm just gonna put this down as my fault and buy replacement if you've ever had a pair of anker earbuds like this before the main difference is the mega battery life"

"the second purchase had a volume down button that didn’t work and finally the 3rd works"

"actually a little bit more my previous earphones were sold under the mpow brand although being shenzhen generics you could have probably seen them under different brands as well and actually had someone sensible do the eq for them when playing music these ones massively over egg the bass making midtones and trebles terrible to middling"

"i also worry about the build quality as the wiring looks rather fragile although again as entry level i suppose that’s inevitable but rough handling will i think give them a short life"

"so there i was stuck with music that wasnt as loud until i realised the earphones have their own volume setting separate from the device connected"

"i miss my lites with their longer battery life the neckband sitting balanced on my neck rather than weighted on one side with the control buttons and slipping to the right like these ones do and the small ear pieces of the lites compared to the bulkier heavier ear pieces of the slim which can become uncomfortable to wear for long periods"

"also there's alot of included accesories from tips and wingtips to a storage pouch and others"

"after buying this product i had a very bad experience with it read my old review below "

"overall i would recommend these headphones as a cheaper alternative to the airpods or for a pair of headphones you can take to the gym and not worry about sweating on too much thanks to the ipx7 waterproofing giving you that peace of mind something other sports headphones such as the beats x which cost 4 5x as much lack any sort of ip rating"

"set up at 2pm and return back to seller at 5"

"it took me 4 tries just now to get them connected"

"it sounds a little flat"