How to distinguish the first and second generations of Apple Bluetooth headphones

The second generation of AirPods is no different in appearance from the first generation, mainly reflected in the internal hardware. AirPods 2 has a new H1 chip built in. Compared with the first-generation built-in W1 chip, H1 has improved connection stability, speed, and transmission delay.

Airpods, Apple’s wireless Bluetooth headsets, are considered Apple’s most popular headphones and sell very well. The second generation was released in March 2019.

What are the differences between the second generation Bluetooth wireless earphones airpods and the first generation? The newly released second generation Bluetooth wireless headphones have a wireless charging version and a standard version, which is the same as the first generation.

The second-generation wireless charging version means that the charging box has wireless charging function. There is no other difference from the second-generation standard version, and the hardware parameters are the same.

This second-generation wireless charging function is not very practical. If you want to use this function, you need a wireless charger. For this wireless function, you have to spend one or two hundred yuan more, but the standard version is actually the one that sells the most.

Airpods1 and Airpods2 have the same appearance. Is there any difference in hardware?

The following is Apple’s official data description.

Airpods1 uses the W1 chip, while airpods2 uses the H1 chip, and the connection stability is higher than that of the first generation.

The reception speed of airpods2 is also faster, improved by 50%. When playing games, the sound delay is reduced by 30%. Another change is the battery life of the headphones.

The battery life of the headset is mainly reflected in three aspects: normal standby, continuous calls, and continuous listening to music. The continuous talk time of airpods2 is 3 hours, and the continuous talk time of airpods1 is 1 hour.

The continuous listening time of airpods2 can reach 5 hours. The comparison of these times refers to the results of testing when the headphones are fully charged.

In addition to the different battery life, some improvements have also been made to the wireless headset functions of the second-generation machine. Airpods2 does not require a double-click to wake up Siri commands and supports Siri to check battery power, while Airpods1 requires a double-click to wake up Siri commands.

The difference is obvious. You can check whether your airpods have this function.

The charging box of airpods2 is the same as that of airpods1. The left and right earphones are not compatible with the first generation. The new ones are definitely better than the old ones. Headphones and mobile phones are the same. Manufacturers are constantly improving their performance and quality.