Reviews for Apple EarPods with Remote and Mic

I was pleasantly surprised by the sound of the EarPods, which are a big improvement over earlier versions of Apple's earphones. Highs, mids and lows are clear, and offer a balanced listening experience. The mic and controls work well with my iPhone 4 and are easy to use.

Unfortunately, good sound is only half of what I need in a pair of earphones. The other half is, of course, good fit -- and these absolutely don't for me. While I'm walking, the EarPods dislodge and simply fall out my ears. No matter how I try to angle them or position them deeper, they still work their way out fast, making these useless for me.

Despite Apple's testing to try and make EarPods a universal fit for everyone, this is obviously impossible. Overall, a very disappointing purchase, which I'm going to return as soon as possible. Not recommended.

Who was in charge of "fit"??? I've had several different type of ear bud style headphones from all the original Apple earbuds to Sennheisers & Bose & these fit THEE worst out of all tof them. They sound great but they "jiggle" out of the ear just by wallking around the office so i'd had to see how they are if you're trying to run.

Sound is good, but i cant keep them in my ear.

Ok, they look good, sound good to me,but still fall out of the ears too easily. I was fortunate in that I had a small thin set of rubber ear addapters from another set of headphones. I slipped them over, cut a hole in the end and now they are comfortable and stay in my ears. Can't recommend these yet; wish I could.

i have no idea what happen to the right ear but its gone. the thing to change the song/increase volume still works but no sound. i guess it's time to buy cheaper and more durable earphones

they were never dropped nor got washed and it still happened

These headphones are awesome if you don't plan to move while listening to your iPhone/iPod. I highly recommend Gummies over these if you plan to use them while working out.

The headphones sound better than most in ear headphones in this price range, but they constantly fall out or move out of position.

I don't know what is wrong with my ears, but I cannot get these EarPods to stay in. I thought they would be better than the original iPhone earpods, but they are just as bad. Very disappointing.

So these are better in every way EXCEPT for one and it's a pretty major one as it's the only reason is use earbuds. For PHONE CALLS! People always tell me they don't here my voice as clear as they normally did when I were these. I wish they could bring back the old mic with the new designed speakers and fit... :(

The mic is inside the plastic or somewhere you can't even see it so it's no wonder people find it harder to hear me!

So, here's the deal with those earphones. They sound great but they're not for everybody. On the previous model, i used the mid-size rubber earphones. If those or the smaller ones fitted your ears, the new model won't fit. They're always on the verge of falling off. If you move your head too much, they'll fall at the first occasion. The other thing, the plastic shell is freezing in your ears if you live in a northern corner of this planet. I just came back from a walk while it was 6 Celcius and it was very uncomfortable. And 6 is not near the worst we'll see on a normal winter in Canada. So, for me, it's 35$ down the drain. The perfect headphones for the Californian with big ear holes. If that's not you, forget about it.