Customer Reviews and Ratings

4.5 out of 5 stars

Based on 303 reviews

  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Please can we have the old style ones back!

    • Written by from BROADSTAIRS

    For those of us with small ears, these are a retrograde step. The old classic earbuds were perfect, but these just hurt the ears.

    Dear Apple, please can we have an option of the other, old fashioned kind?

    1 of 1 people found this useful

  • 2.0 out of 5 stars

    earphones

    • Written by from basildon

    i have had my earphones not even a year and the right earphone has got little sound coming out of it so i can hear anyone when on the phone.

    2 of 3 people found this useful

  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Excellent

    • Written by from Worthing

    After a week or two of thinking these were uncomfortable my ears appears to have got used to them. I use them for extended periods - I even fall asleep using them. They don't fall out, they don't hurt my ears, they sound just fine and the mic is a godsend.

    I read a few reviews where they have broken within a year. It happens - Just go and exchange them under the 1 year warranty for goodness sake.

    2 of 2 people found this useful

  • 3.0 out of 5 stars

    6 months excellent listening

    • Written by from Leicester

    And now nothing in my right ear.
    Seems other people have the same experience. Great for a while then one half just stops working. This may just be a loose connection issue but Apple should investigate as it is a clear design problem. (Like the too small feet on the PowerBook adapter which damage the wire).
    Nice pods otherwise - clear sound and very comfortable, even when lying down, and don't leave feeling that they're still in after removing. Anyone who says other people can hear your music has the volume too high for they're own hearing safety.

    4 of 5 people found this useful

  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Really Good worth the money

    • Written by from Corby

    They sound really good and worth the money!

    2 of 2 people found this useful

  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Really opened my eyes!

    • Written by from Brabrand

    In the past, i have used Bose MIE2 and Bang and Olufsen earphones. Theese headphones cost around 5 times the cost of theese Apple headphones, and the sound in theese are ALMOST as good! For the price, theese are, without a doubt, the best product i ever tried!

    3 of 3 people found this useful

  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    its perfect

    • Written by from Mast

    the best sound you could ever hear ,, really its nice

    4 of 5 people found this useful

  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Love 'em

    • Written by from Brighton

    Really like the shape and comfort of the headphones. The sound is really high quality and the low end on these are great for bass driven music. Really pleased

    6 of 6 people found this useful

  • 2.0 out of 5 stars

    Shocking! (Excuse the pun)

    • Written by from Milton Keynes

    Really don't appreciate being electrocuted every time I touch the bottom of my wire. The bottom of the wire (bear the jack input bit) had split, exposing wires that, painfully, shock me constantly. Not really fancying purchasing a new pair of earphones.... When they cost £25 and I can get a perfectly good pain that don't break like this at poundland.

    Just another apple accessory that has let me down. Revert back to the old ones!

    1 of 13 people found this useful

  • 2.0 out of 5 stars

    I don't think I've got it in me to give 1 star!

    • Written by from Hull

    I cannot stand these headphones. The shape is all wrong. Im lazy and like to lay down. they DO NOT stay in! I've never thought I had weird ears before but with all these hundreds of people they tested them on vouching that they're better, its all I can conclude. Spend the extra £ and get the buds. So much better....although mine broke. Sob!

    2 of 13 people found this useful

  • 3.0 out of 5 stars

    broken

    • Written by from Leyland

    i got these with my ipod and like other reviews one of my speakers stopped working after 5 months, until then i was really pleased with them.

    4 of 6 people found this useful

  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Amazing sound and waterproof

    • Written by from perth

    The sound from these earphones are amazing! Best earphones I have ever had and they fit very well in the ear. After leaving them in my pocket twice and them going through the washing machine, have proved that these headphones are very waterproof.

    9 of 9 people found this useful

  • 2.0 out of 5 stars

    Uncomfortable

    • Written by from Leicester

    Although the sound quality has improved, these earpods are very uncomfortable and fall out too easily. Very disappointed.

    12 of 28 people found this useful

  • 3.0 out of 5 stars

    Not value for money

    • Written by from London

    I have lose carry of how many iPhone ear pod that I have bought, it works for four to five months then one speaker stops working or both stop working. The only reason why I keep on buying the ear pod is because when it is working it is very good and that is why I have given it three stars.

    In the pass I have got for a more cheaper one and it last longer,please fix this £26 is not cheap.

    Unhappy customer.

    9 of 16 people found this useful

  • 3.0 out of 5 stars

    yay to nay

    • Written by from Stonesfield

    i recieved my new iphone 5 and earbods for christmas (2012) and in febuary the right speaker stopped working... i wasent happy...

    10 of 18 people found this useful

  • 4.0 out of 5 stars

    Nice Surprise!

    • Written by from Glasgow

    I was very uncertain weather or not to purchase these as i have bought 4 pairs of the previous generation earphones with all of them ending up breaking and no music playing in one of the in-ear plug. So i decided that this would be the final straw, I have to say i was quite impressed with how much the quality of the design has improved, the quality of the sound is alot more clear and crisp, doesn't distort as much when the volume is increased and it feels sooo much more comfortable in your ears, I dont get that ear ache after removing them from being in my ear for several hours. The insulation of them are not much improved even though the sounds going more direct into your ear canal. One major con i feel is that they still have not addressed the wire tangling issue, how hard is it to put a thick tangle free wire on your headphones, It would save so much time! Overall i am impressed but only choosing to give it 4 stars as the real test for me is durability as previous generations where lucky if you got a year out them, So far so good though!

    3 of 4 people found this useful

  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Earbuds perfected

    • Written by from Piltown

    The sound is excellent, but the best thing for me is they are so comfortable, I've fallen asleep with them in.

    3 of 4 people found this useful

  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Earpods

    • Written by from coachford

    Excellent sound quality !

    9 of 11 people found this useful

  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Mellifluous!

    • Written by from Leamington Spa

    These new earpods with remote and built-in microphone are exceptional. They sit in the ear perfectly and the sound is mellifluous and well balanced.
    If anyone else is looking for earpods (earphones) where the remote and microphone actually work with their Macbook Pro, these would definitely be a first choice. The remote control works with iTunes and other applications. You won't be disappointed.
    Kudos to Apple for yet another unparalleled product!

    12 of 15 people found this useful

  • 2.0 out of 5 stars

    Waste of Money

    • Written by from HASLEMERE

    As usual the packaging is first class! The design aesthetic is funky - nice to see that innovation is alive & well at Apple. The sound quality is impressive too, but you've got to find it by manipulating the earphones inside your earholes until they deliver & then hold the earphones in place with your fingers (not a good look).

    The problem is, Apple, that one size does not fit all. To have to grapple with earphones while trying to hear what you're trying to listen to absorbs all your concentration & powers of co-ordination. If your earholes are narrow (mine are, it turns out) the shiny obtuse objects win the fight every time by sliding straight back out. Perseverance only brings frustration & sore earholes.

    13 of 23 people found this useful