![]() ![]() After the first time you pair W1 headphones with your iPhone, it will also be added as a Bluetooth headphone on any other device tied to your Apple ID. Kind of like the way you just plug in wired headphones. When you pull AirPods out of their case, they'll pair with your iPhone within seconds - around 3 seconds, actually. But if you've ever gone through that process, it's a bit of a pain: Press a button on the headphones to enter pairing mode, pull up the settings menu on the phone or tablet and - if everything works as planned - choose the headphone from the menu to complete the connection.īy comparison, the big advantage of W1-enabled headphones is that "they just work" - when you're using them with a compatible Apple device, at least. On one hand, headphones with the W1 chip are no different than any other wireless models: you can pair them with any Bluetooth-enabled device. In addition to standard Bluetooth 4.1 streaming and advanced power management, the chip adds a host of key features unique to the AirPods, including balancing all of that sophisticated syncing (between the two earpieces, the case and the audio source) with the sensor inputs (automatically pausing music if you remove one from your ear). ![]() Like the A-series chips that power iPhones and iPads, the W1 is custom Apple-designed silicon. Along with three Beats headphones (the PowerBeats3 Wireless, the Solo3 Wireless and the BeatsX) they're one of only a handful of products that incorporate Apple's new W1 chip, a teeny-tiny piece of hardware that will make your forget how awful pairing over Bluetooth can be. Apple's AirPods aren't just special because they are one of the few "truly wireless" earbud headphones available - models with separate left and right earpieces that aren't tethered together with a cable. ![]()
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