HOW TO TELL IF YOUR AIRPODS ARE FAKE

WE EXPLAIN HOW TO SPOT FAKE AIRPODS, AND HOW TO CHECK THAT YOUR APPLE AIRPODS ARE GENUINE ORIGINALS.

BY KAREN HASLAM

Apple’s AirPods are very popular, but unfortunately also very expensive. On the Apple Store right now the cheapest option is the non-ANC version of the 4th-generation AirPods at $129/£129; there’s also the ANC version at $179/£179, while you can pay $249/£229 for the 2nd-gen AirPods Pro. And don’t forget the AirPods Max at a whopping $549/£499. With prices like that, it’s no wonder that customers are hunting for a discount, and luckily you can often find deals on AirPods, especially at times like Black Friday or one of Amazon’s Prime events. But what if you find an even better deal somewhere like eBay or eBay U.K.? Can you be sure that the supposedly “brand-new in original packaging” AirPods are the real thing? More and more often, the supposed bargain turns out to…

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Macworld (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2025

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