Comparing i-10 TWs Air Pod Knockoffs to the Real Deal

There are tons of fake AirPods out on the market today, some of which are bad and others that are almost one-to-one carbon copies. The i-10 TWs Air Pod knockoffs that we got from a website called Nikes.com are more of the latter. When it comes to unboxing experience, while the company tried its best to emulate Apple, it's not quite the same as getting your hands on the real deal. You do get some instructions which are pretty useful to figure out how exactly these headphones work and then the Air Pod look-alikes along with a USB type-C charging cable.

The use of USB C instead of lightning for charging is one of the first significant differences between the two. It's a pretty noticeable difference when you're looking at the bottom of each case, especially since we assume that once iPhone makes its way to USB C, pretty much all products including AirPods will join them. The other notable difference about the knockoff case is that there is an LED charging indicator light on the front and no Bluetooth pairing button on the back. At first glance, the look and feel of each case are pretty similar but the real AirPods are slightly heavier than the i-10 TWs when you finally open up the case.

The magnetic lid on the Air Pause feels super sturdy while the i-10 TWs makes this weird clicking noise every time you open the lid, which honestly feels like it's about to break every time I open it. There's what looks like an LED indicator sandwiched in between the headphones but it's only there for cosmetic purposes and doesn't actually light up like on real AirPods. The headphones themselves however are a near carbon copy of AirPods, so much so that I needed to be careful not to mix them up with my real AirPods. Almost every detail is perfectly matched to resemble the real deal.

The most impressive aspect of these knockoff headphones is their sound quality. AirPods aren't the most amazing sounding headphones in the world but they sound really good for what most people use them for, and I have no issues with the sound quality whatsoever. The i-10 TWs even sound pretty close to real AirPods, especially when it comes to call quality. My wife on the other line stated that it seemed like I was using speakerphone and she didn't really notice much of a difference between these and real AirPods when making phone calls.

The right headphone does have the ability to play pause music with a single tap and double tap to skip tracks as well as a two-second hole to activate a voice assistant like Siri. These touch functions were also easier to activate than on real AirPods, although I'm not quite sure why it was so much easier for me to find the touch area on the knockoffs.

One feature that you do lose out on with these knockoff headphones is the auto play pause feature when removing or inserting a headphone into your ear. This isn't a deal-breaker for me personally but it is a nice feature that real AirPods can offer. As far as battery life and charging goes, the headphones claim they can get you about three hours of streaming which has been pretty accurate so far. It takes about an hour and a half to fully charge these headphones and they also support Qi wireless charging, which is a feature that's rumored to be in upcoming AirPods.

The i-10 TWs sell for around $50 on Nikes.com, which is where we got them from or Amazon but there are other websites out there that carry these exact headphones for slightly cheaper. For $100 less than actual AirPods, you get most of the same sound quality, the same fit in your ears, good touch functionality and wireless charging capabilities. However, you'll lose out on the W1 chip for quick pairing and seamless integration with other iOS devices. Pairing the 110s isn't really hard but it still requires a bit more work than what you'd expect from real AirPods.

If you've been wanting a pair of AirPods but don't want to spend the money on an actual pair, these cheaper alternatives are well worth the $50. Let me know what you think of these headphones if you own a pair or if you want to pick one up.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey everyone dan with MacRumors and in this video we're gonna check out these i-10 tws air pod knockoffs and compared them to the real air pods there are tons of fake air pots out on the market today some of them are bad and some of them are almost one-to-one carbon copies the i-10 tws that we got from a website called na keys is more of the latter the unboxing experience is not quite the same although the company tried it's best to emulate apple you do get some instructions which are pretty useful to figure out how exactly these headphones work and then the air pod look-alikes as well as a USB type-c charging cable the use of USB C instead of lightning for charging brings us to our first significant difference between the two and it's a pretty noticeable one when you're looking at the bottom of each case we assume once the iPhone makes its way to USB C pretty much all products including air pods will join them the other noticeable difference about the knockoff case is that there is an LED charging indicator light on the front and no bluetooth pairing button on the back the look and feel of each case are pretty similar at first glance but the real air pods are slightly heavier than the i-10 s when you finally open up the case the magnetic lid on the air pause feels super sturdy while the i-10 s makes this weird clicking noise every time you open the lid and it honestly feels like it's about to break every time I open it there's what looks like an LED indicator sandwiched in between the headphones but it's only there for cosmetic purposes and does not actually light up like on real air pods the headphones themselves however are a near carbon copy of air pods so much so that I needed to be careful that I didn't mix them up with my real air pods almost every detail is perfectly matched to resemble the real deal the most of the prising aspect of these knockoff headphones is the sound air pods are not the most amazing sounding headphones in the world but they sound really good for what most people use them for I have no issues with the sound quality whatsoever and these Iten sound pretty close to real air pods even call quality sounded good on my end while my wife on the other line stated that it seemed like I was using speakerphone and that she didn't really notice much of a difference between these and real air pods when making phone call the right headphone does have the ability to play pause the music with a single tap and a double tap to skip tracks as well as a two-second hole to activate a voice assistant like Siri these touch functions were also easier to activate than on real air pots not exactly sure why it was so much easier for me to find the touch area on the knockoffs but that's been my experience so far one feature you do lose out on is the auto play pause feature when removing or inserting a headphone into your ear now this isn't a deal-breaker for me personally but it is a nice feature that the real ear pots can offer you finally as far as battery life and charging goes the headphones claim they can get you about three hours of streaming which has been pretty accurate so far and it takes about an hour and a half to fully charge these headphones you can also wirelessly charge these headphones and the charging case as it supports qi wireless charging this is a feature that's rumored to be in the upcoming air pods - but not something that I can do with my current model the i-10 tws sell for around $50 on Nikes comm which is where we got them from or amazon but there are other websites out there that carry these exact headphones for slightly cheaper so for $100 less than actual air pods you get most of the same sound quality the same fit in your ears good touch functionality and wireless charging capabilities but you're gonna lose out on the w1 chip for quick pairing and seamless integration with other iOS devices pairing the 110s isn't really hard it's still pretty simple but it requires a bit more work you have to open the case with the headphones inside then remove the headphones from the case go to your Bluetooth settings menu and select eye 10 when it appears that's pretty much it if you've been wanting a pair of ear pods but you really don't want to spend the money on an actual pair these cheaper alternatives are well worth the $50 so let me know what you think of these headphones if you own a pair or if you want to pick one up let us know in the comment section down below this has been day with MacRumors thanks for watching and I will see you in the next onehey everyone dan with MacRumors and in this video we're gonna check out these i-10 tws air pod knockoffs and compared them to the real air pods there are tons of fake air pots out on the market today some of them are bad and some of them are almost one-to-one carbon copies the i-10 tws that we got from a website called na keys is more of the latter the unboxing experience is not quite the same although the company tried it's best to emulate apple you do get some instructions which are pretty useful to figure out how exactly these headphones work and then the air pod look-alikes as well as a USB type-c charging cable the use of USB C instead of lightning for charging brings us to our first significant difference between the two and it's a pretty noticeable one when you're looking at the bottom of each case we assume once the iPhone makes its way to USB C pretty much all products including air pods will join them the other noticeable difference about the knockoff case is that there is an LED charging indicator light on the front and no bluetooth pairing button on the back the look and feel of each case are pretty similar at first glance but the real air pods are slightly heavier than the i-10 s when you finally open up the case the magnetic lid on the air pause feels super sturdy while the i-10 s makes this weird clicking noise every time you open the lid and it honestly feels like it's about to break every time I open it there's what looks like an LED indicator sandwiched in between the headphones but it's only there for cosmetic purposes and does not actually light up like on real air pods the headphones themselves however are a near carbon copy of air pods so much so that I needed to be careful that I didn't mix them up with my real air pods almost every detail is perfectly matched to resemble the real deal the most of the prising aspect of these knockoff headphones is the sound air pods are not the most amazing sounding headphones in the world but they sound really good for what most people use them for I have no issues with the sound quality whatsoever and these Iten sound pretty close to real air pods even call quality sounded good on my end while my wife on the other line stated that it seemed like I was using speakerphone and that she didn't really notice much of a difference between these and real air pods when making phone call the right headphone does have the ability to play pause the music with a single tap and a double tap to skip tracks as well as a two-second hole to activate a voice assistant like Siri these touch functions were also easier to activate than on real air pots not exactly sure why it was so much easier for me to find the touch area on the knockoffs but that's been my experience so far one feature you do lose out on is the auto play pause feature when removing or inserting a headphone into your ear now this isn't a deal-breaker for me personally but it is a nice feature that the real ear pots can offer you finally as far as battery life and charging goes the headphones claim they can get you about three hours of streaming which has been pretty accurate so far and it takes about an hour and a half to fully charge these headphones you can also wirelessly charge these headphones and the charging case as it supports qi wireless charging this is a feature that's rumored to be in the upcoming air pods - but not something that I can do with my current model the i-10 tws sell for around $50 on Nikes comm which is where we got them from or amazon but there are other websites out there that carry these exact headphones for slightly cheaper so for $100 less than actual air pods you get most of the same sound quality the same fit in your ears good touch functionality and wireless charging capabilities but you're gonna lose out on the w1 chip for quick pairing and seamless integration with other iOS devices pairing the 110s isn't really hard it's still pretty simple but it requires a bit more work you have to open the case with the headphones inside then remove the headphones from the case go to your Bluetooth settings menu and select eye 10 when it appears that's pretty much it if you've been wanting a pair of ear pods but you really don't want to spend the money on an actual pair these cheaper alternatives are well worth the $50 so let me know what you think of these headphones if you own a pair or if you want to pick one up let us know in the comment section down below this has been day with MacRumors thanks for watching and I will see you in the next one\n"