Apple AirPods might be new and improved, but they aren’t the only game in town. Other makers are offering their own great truly wireless earbuds, and if you’re looking to buy a pair of high-end in-ear headphones, we’ve rounded up the best AirPod alternatives on the market today.
Apple shook things up when it announced that newer iPhones would no longer sport the 3.5mm headphone jack – a design decision that still remains controversial – but the Cupertino, California-based company’s reasoning is sound (if a few years ahead of the curve). Wireless is the way forward, and more and more people are trading their wired earbuds for ones that ditch tangle-prone cables.
The newly updated Apple AirPods – now with a wireless charging case, hands-free Siri, and longer talk-times – are an improvement over the original AirPods, but they still face some serious competition on both price and features. Plenty of other tech makers are offering their own great (and truly wireless) earbuds for Android, iOS, and Windows devices. If you’re looking to buy a pair of high-end wireless headphones, then we’ve rounded up six of the best AirPod alternatives on the market today, including some of our favorites. Brands like Jabra, Sennheiser, and Nuheara may take the cake now, and with the new Samsung Galaxy Buds now available, the landscape of wireless earbuds is changing rather quickly.
Kicking off our roundup are the newly released Samsung Galaxy Buds, which are one of our new favorites thanks to their light weight, in-ear comfort, solid six-hour battery life, and very attractive price point – everything you’d want in a good pair of AirPods alternatives, especially considering Samsung doesn’t charge extra for its wireless charging case.
The Galaxy Buds also deliver great sound thanks to their AKG drivers, and Ambient Aware technology lets you program the Buds with custom volume settings for allowing ambient noises (for times when you want to be able to hear people talking, traffic noises, etc.). They’re water-resistant and sweat-proof, too.
At $130, the Samsung Galaxy Buds aren’t just one of the best AirPods alternatives, they’re also one of the most affordable brand-name true wireless earbuds that you can buy.
Another one of our favorites (and a cheaper AirPods alternative than the pricey MW07) are the Jabra Elite Active 65t in-ear headphones, which we named the best true wireless earbuds in our review roundup.
