Apple’s $19 USB-C wired AirPods are quietly one of the best deals in the entire AirPods lineup. In this video I break down the sound quality, mic performance, fit, and where these fall short compared to the AirPods 4 and AirPods Pro 3. If you want a backup pair for your desk, car, or backpack, or you’re just trying to figure out which AirPods actually make sense for you, this will help you decide.
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00:00 The $19 USB-C EarPods
00:20 What’s Missing (No Wireless, No ANC)
00:32 Design and In-Line Remote
00:55 Sound Quality and Bass
01:13 No Noise Isolation
01:29 The Cord
01:41 Mic Quality and Lossless Audio
02:06 Mic Sound Tests vs AirPods 4 and Pro 3
02:33 Zero Latency for Video Calls
02:48 Fit
03:23 USB-C Port Pros and Cons
04:07 The Port Problem
04:49 Sound vs Old Wired AirPods
05:03 What You Can’t Do With These
05:36 Comparing the Full AirPods Lineup
05:56 AirPods 4: $130 / $180
06:23 AirPods Pro 3: $250
07:09 My Recommendation
08:10 Who Should Skip These
08:37 Final Thoughts
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At $19, the USB-C EarPods are honestly a really solid backup pair. Which AirPods are you using right now? 👇
I don't understand the hype for the Apple products… I just bought the iPhone 17 Pro Max and is ok… the battery is hood though… and the earpods are meh… nothing crazy… I guess we have low standards these days.
But there’s one problem, I use my iPad all day and I use Bluetooth for now cuz I just want to charge it without any problems 😅
Sorry – these sound horrible. They cost $19 because they cost 5 cents to make. Sure, good for phone calls but horrible for music.
Sadly the cable breaks pretty fast but the quality of the sound/mic is amazing.
I wear these for having a call with built in wired mic while wearing over ear headphones with music or gaming simultaneously – if you havent tried this – it rocks!
100% accurate review. In addition: you can lie in bed with these in ear. The battery never dies. The mic is Choice. Change the music, pause, volume change. You can wash them. Negatives: my cats like to chew on them so plan ahead to by extra pairs.
I hate them so much
It's not a fashion statement; people are worried about the radiation from earbuds.
There are people doing it for fashion, which makes not sense, as earbuds are more convenient, but that's why other people started using wired ones.
I’d kill for some type C wired AirPod pros
I love these but they act weird with the iPhone. Gemini will keep popping up and sometimes the music fast forwards when playing Apple Music
What next nonsense fad?
a wired telephone?
What sort of person upgrades to wired pods without noise cancelling and a wire that takes half hour to untangle before they can be used.
Which other brands you suggest for wired earphones ?
I'll get some of these and a grammophone shall I?
great vid
Dude I just bought some from Walmart and I swear my iPhone speakers genuinely have better sound quality than these like what
Best deal out rn
I just got them out of my washer (its the 4th time this month )and they absolutely sound like the day bought em. Absolute Military grade quality. Best $20 I’ve spent in a long time.
i ordered these off target and they gave one with some bullshit bootleg mic. it has a circle in the middle and some low quality stickers for the volume button instead of the engraved plastic plus and minus sign. Im so frustrated, i went into bandlab with these fullly expecting to sound like how i normally do, and i can immedaitely tell everything is off, theres even a delay on the monitoring playback when recording. a split second but as a muscian you can tell. im so upset. the normal phone mic is a million times better, but it picks up too much background noise. Ugh.
Keep a pair in the car? You know it's illegal to drive with earbuds in while driving. But I see idiots doing it.
Sony Xperia still has a headphone jack
You people are crazy. You can’t take my wireless headphones for everyday use. People like fumbling with wires? 💀
Not sure if I'd call them good. They break down so fast. You get what you pay for i guess
theres a company called celly that have a model called the up1200 that are exactly the same as the apple earpods but they have silicone ear tips and a black colorway option, for the same price aswell
I find them more comfortable than the proa
Should try it
I tell people they are the best for that price
At 2:08 yeah I can hear the noising sound from the wired earpods.
I hope you will make a video compare about the feeling when wear earpods and airpods 4 in ear…. Is it bigger? Which one is easier to drop down?
EarPods are still one of the best things that Apple has ever made. I’m so glad they continue to make them. They’re classic and they’re one of those affordable no frills things that just WORKS. And they last forever.
I used to prefer them as well but found that 1 side would stop working often, Wireless batteries degenerate after a while but is usable for much longer.
I like The wired ear pods. I'm over the loss of power with the air pods. I mostly use them to watch online content.
In one year i broke 6 earpods and my screen because of the cable so i stick with my airpods☺️
If they were ANC then yes, but they aren’t so I’ll keep my AirPods. I don’t like hearing every horn, loud machines and shit while listening to music. I’m not worried about fads !!
It’s a shame they don’t have an ANC version for like 100 or something. Used to have ones like that but they don’t make them anymore. Apple would make a fortune
Apple needs to bring back their iPod music players. USBC, bluetooth, and car play. That’s it. Just one model with a lot of storage. Apple can easily do it.