AirPods Pro, the Apple of my eye
I owned an iPhone Xs for almost a year and loved it to the core. Now the hunt for Airpods had begun, I had always set my eyes on Airpods and wanted to lay my hands on a pair soon. What followed was months of dilly-dallying wondering whether it would be really worth the money spent. I owned a cheap $29 wireless earphone which was amazing, the music output was good, but the major disadvantage was when I had to use it for calls or office conference meetings. The most frequent complaint by my manager was that my voice was always grainy and not clear.
I tried many other cheap earphones and all had the same issue — They were good to hear any music or watch online content, but not for calls or meetings. So the debate began again, the pro-Airpod in me wanted to simply order an Airpod asap, it couldn’t withstand the jealousy of seeing hundreds of people on streets wearing it stylishly and talking, the anti-Airpod Me was all against spending big bucks. My wife was sick and tired of my continuous banter, when she suggested that I buy, I countered her with reasons as to why not to buy, when she asked me to forget it I countered with hundred other reasons on why an Airpod would best suit my interests. Finally, she gave up on me and left me to debate alone on this issue. When I asked for any further suggestions she asked me to shut my trap and leave her alone.
After what looked like days of eternal battle between the left and right armadas of my brain my gray matter finally signalled me to take the plunge, I was finally ready to lay my hands on a pair of Airpod, I wanted to see what all the hype around it was.
Now begun the new battle…..Should I buy an Airpod or Airpod Pro?
Therein started the painful and time-consuming process of reading hundreds of reviews, comparison blogs and YouTube videos. Well if you are a person who has done this before on any product you would know that there are always pros and cons to all products, which is natural. The more I researched online the more confused I was.
My wife finally decided it was time to put an end to this madness. According to her, I was an animal who was left to graze unchecked in the wild, it was high time to rein me in and bring this madness to a conclusion. While I still was confused and tried to confuse her she finally threw two options at me — Option-1 is to order Airpod 2 or option-2 was to order an Airpod Pro, she threatened that if I did not decide and let her know she would order one among them by choosing randomly. I dreaded that and finally decided to go with Airpod Pro. The noise-cancelling feature attracted me big time.
I chose not to engrave as that would mean an additional wait to an already slow shipping timeline according to me. It had been nearly 4 long days after which my Airpod Pro finally arrived. I was ecstatic like a kid in a candy store. I almost squeaked in delight and tore open the wrappings.
That wow moment when you lay your hands on Apple packages
Well trust me, I am not exaggerating at all, I don’t know how everyone else feels, but I do have the same expression as in the above picture while unboxing an Apple product always. Call me an Apple fanatic or whatever, I don’t care, I simply love them! I got my hands on the Airpods inside and behold the beauty! How nicely they fit in my ears. Earlier my ears were always aching when I used any earphone, these Airpods were of such good quality, I barely noticed them on my ears, most often I had to touch my ears and feel them to know if they were on (while there was no music on) and how seamlessly they connected to my iPhone (which is a given). And lastly when I connected them and listened to a song, Oh boy! I was in heaven.
I do know there are a ton of other products out there that would have superior audio output, but for me, it is about ticking multiple factors
- Audio output
- Noise Cancellation
- Quality of your voice during conference calls or even a local call for that matter
- Battery life
- Charging speed
- Decently priced
After having tried them I did not regret paying $329 (CAD), I felt it was worth every single penny. I suggested it to my friend who was also a fence sitter and convinced him to buy it, he too was in awe of the product. I was able to talk for hours on calls, listen to music whilst the case charged. There were rare occasions where my Airpods were running out of juice, all I had to do was just remove one pair and place it in the case for 5 mins and voila you could continue for another 30 mins. I listened to my favourite music, watched YouTube videos and what not! There are 100s of cool features and I am trying them all slowly, die-hard fans would probably laugh at me now for the less cooler features listed here by me as I am sure there are far better features in Airpod Pro. I have also come across haters who really do not like the fit of Airpod Pro compared to the older Airpod design. Well, I have no comment for that as I had never tried Airpod, I had directly bought the Airpod Pro and I am more than happy now after having used it for over a year. I count this as one of the best bucks I spent to date.
I also called my manager who was finally relieved that my voice would be crisp and clear in calls, he was happy, I was happy, my wife was happy. What more do I need?
Well, I thanked my wife for pushing me towards making a choice and buying it……I had found the apple of my eye.
I mean both my wife and Airpod Pro. So should it be Apples of my eyes? I wonder….. Anyway, she would in all probability read this post due to which I had to mention that she too is the apple of my eye.