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Posted 27 October 2023
NEW Apple AirPods Pro Earphones with MagSafe Case - White - Sold by cheapest_electrical (UK Mainland)
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GEN 1 - LIGHTNING PORT
BRAND NEW
Active Noise Cancellation for immersive sound. Transparency mode for hearing and connecting with the world around you. A more customisable fit for all-day comfort. Sweat and water resistant. All in a super-light, in-ear headphone that’s easy to set up with all your Apple devices.
Spatial audio with dynamic head tracking places sound all around you.
AirPods Pro have been designed to deliver Active Noise Cancellation for immersive sound, Transparency mode so you can hear your surroundings and a customisable fit for all-day comfort.
More than 24 hours total listening time with the MagSafe Charging Case.
Silicon ear pieces.
Lightning to USBC Cable cord.
Connection: wireless.
Bluetooth enabled for a wireless connection to your devices.
Connects to devices via Bluetooth 5.0.
With a USB-C connection.
In-line with microphone for calls and track control controls.
Featuring gesture control.
Active noise cancellation.
Water-resistant.
IPX4 water & sweat resistant.
Compatible with iOS smartphones.
Rechargeable battery.
6 hour battery life.
0.5 minute charging time.
Fast charge to boost battery life.
Charging case included.
BRAND NEW
Active Noise Cancellation for immersive sound. Transparency mode for hearing and connecting with the world around you. A more customisable fit for all-day comfort. Sweat and water resistant. All in a super-light, in-ear headphone that’s easy to set up with all your Apple devices.
Spatial audio with dynamic head tracking places sound all around you.
AirPods Pro have been designed to deliver Active Noise Cancellation for immersive sound, Transparency mode so you can hear your surroundings and a customisable fit for all-day comfort.
More than 24 hours total listening time with the MagSafe Charging Case.
Silicon ear pieces.
Lightning to USBC Cable cord.
Connection: wireless.
Bluetooth enabled for a wireless connection to your devices.
Connects to devices via Bluetooth 5.0.
With a USB-C connection.
In-line with microphone for calls and track control controls.
Featuring gesture control.
Active noise cancellation.
Water-resistant.
IPX4 water & sweat resistant.
Compatible with iOS smartphones.
Rechargeable battery.
6 hour battery life.
0.5 minute charging time.
Fast charge to boost battery life.
Charging case included.
More details at Community Updates
Edited by a community support team member, 27 October 2023
87 Comments
sorted byThe fakes are so good now they can even work in find my, show as AirPods to your device, and display a serial/remaining warranty… but can’t update firmware and aren’t eligible for any warranty (and sound rubbish).
Big giveaway on the Gen 2 is they’ll work with find my, but lack the chip for advanced location
More details below if you care to read...
Received mine today, they were supposed to be a Christmas present but in light of lypop3397 saying theirs were faulty or fake asked I asked if I could check them.
I can safely say the pair I received are 100% genuine.
Packaging is spot on, nothing out of place there, all details are correct and everything "feels" Apple:
- The inner AirPods holder is also made of thick paper/cardboard, whereas fakes tend to have this made of plastic.
- The replacement tips are securely connected to the tip holder, have the size shown on them, and the two holes on either side.
- Shining a light through the top of the charging case shows all the circuitry that should be there.
- The charging cable is perfectly packaged, no kinks/wrinkles etc.
As for the AirPods Pro:
- Fit Test works (e.g. it fails if they're not in your ears, if you cover the sensor to make it think it's in your ear but it's not it says to check the fit, passes if the fit is good).
- Spatial Audio works (including customised Spatial Audio setup, and head detection where it changes as you move your head).
- Noise Control (Off/Transparency/Noise Cancellation) works, this was actually really noticeable as I have a dehumidifier in my room... when set to Off I could still hear it somewhat, in Transparency mode it sounded more or less the same as not even having the AirPods in and in Noise Cancellation mode... I literally can't hear it at all anymore, even when I don't have any audio playing.
- They show up on "Find My", and all functionality there works (e.g. you can play a sound, and pause the playback on the left or right AirPods individually).
- The audio quality sounds as expected.
There are also a few things I've confirmed as working, which fakes are not capable of doing:
- Firmware updates work. Mine arrived with firmware 4C165 (case firmware 1.2.5 I believe... but am going off memory there) but after charging the AirPods/case and checking details again, the firmware has now been updated to 6A300 (case 1.4.0), which is the latest firmware for the 1st Gen AirPods Pro.
- I was offered 6 months of Apple Music for free when I initially paired them with my secondary Apple ID that doesn't already have a subscription to it.
- Them being linked to your Apple ID, so you can switch to other Apple devices without having to re-pair them worked (confirmed I could switch from my iPhone to my Mac without having to pair with the Mac).
One thing I will say is the AirPods charging case was completely flat when I received them, so I'd guessed they've been sitting around in a warehouse somewhere for a while... turns out this adds up completely as apparently they were shipped to Telefonica (as in, the parent company of O2) on 17th May 2022.
They told me this after attempting to update the purchase date with Apple and being transferred to a specialist department.
The person I spoke with said they couldn't update the purchase date to when I got them because the invoice didn't show them being purchased from the same company as the one they were sold to by Apple.
Despite that, he did offer to put the purchase date forward by 6 months from the shipping date... which would have given me just over 2 weeks of warranty left, so I said thank you for the details but there's no need to bother.
cheapest_electrical themselves state they offer a 1 year warranty for them, so I'm not fussed if I can't access it directly through Apple, because I wouldn't be getting AppleCare+ for them anyway.
I also noted cheapest_electrical state they buy returns etc. on their "about us" so it seems likely what's happened here is Apple sold them to Telefonica, they sat around in a warehouse for a while without being sold, Telefonica then sold them on to cheapest_electrical because they were no longer the current gen.
Overall I'm quite happy, they're a pretty major upgrade from my 1st gen non-pro AirPods that the battery doesn't last well on any more. (edited)
Just check for Noise Cancellation, Transparency modes - it has to make the difference, as oppose to fake ones when nothing happens.
Also, (if they are unpacked / factory sealed) you can check if it's in warranty period, as oppose to fake ones when it prompts with an error message.
Would appreciate a response.
Good luck and Thanks!
They are the lightning variant case, but I use wireless anyway so that's largely irrelevant. Oh, and they sound good!
Am gna wait for a Black Friday deal on gen 2s - hopefully they drop to £180/£190ish