Otherwise, the AirPods 2 work and are designed in exactly the same way. These are true wireless earbuds, so there’s no cable connecting the buds together (or to your source device) and they’re meant to rest or hang in your ears, with the small stems pointing down and forwards over your earlobes, instead of being pushed right down your ear canals. As with most wireless headphones the AirPods transmit and receive audio over Bluetooth 5, in this case employing the AAC codec to compress and decompress the signal.
The main appeal with buying the AirPods over other manufacturers’ earbuds is that they make use of the latest Apple H1 wireless chip, which allows for seamless pairing with, connecting to, and switching between Apple devices. Plus, they’re designed with Apple’s usual attention to detail when it comes to usability and comfort. Sensors in each earpiece mean they pause audio when removed and resume when replaced in your ears, and voice detection means you can still use Siri while your phone is still in your pocket. What these AirPods don’t have, however, is active noise cancelling (ANC), so they’re not ideal for use in noisy environments.