ESSENTIAL TECH
It’s an Apple hat trick this issue, but will these new products hit the back of the net?
APPLE
AirPods 4
BEST IN TEST TECH
£129/£179
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apple.com/uk
Tester
Esther
In terms of fit, Apple has done away with the silicon rubber pieces. Instead, these new ones just sit in my ears and somehow feel ‘balanced’. They are so comfortable I can wear them for hours and they stay put on the run, even in the rain.
On first use, I charged them (with a USB-C cable, which we’ve all got knocking about), pulled them out the box, whacked them in my ears, and off I went. And I can confirm that the sound quality is superb. Full stop. Not only that, they come into their own when silent. I’d pay good money for Active Noise Cancellation with every pair of phones (it’s that which pops the price of these up to £179). I’m of an age where too much ambient noise can be horrifically distracting – these tune everything extraneous out.