2017 Apple iPhone 8 & iPhone X

[DACH]

Next iPhones.. from a seemingly reliable sauce.

 

http://www.businessinsider.sg/2018-iphone-rumors-apple-to-launch-3-new-iphones-including-low-cost-2017-11/

I think I may wait till next year then consider get the new gen iPhones. Looks promising.

 

Now just observe how Apple is going to solve all the teething issues of the current iPhone X. 

[Kopites]

http://www.asiaone.com/asia/vietnamese-girl-dies-after-getting-electrocuted-iphone-cable?amp

 

 

Mere sharing.. use original and don't use while charging up your phone at nite.

[Theoldjaffa]

http://www.asiaone.com/asia/vietnamese-girl-dies-after-getting-electrocuted-iphone-cable?amp

 

 

Mere sharing.. use original and don't use while charging up your phone at nite.

Thanks! Yeah I had a cheap corporate gift (travel wall socket) literally pop at my face when I plugged in a USB cable.

 

Now I only buy original or certified accessories. Even lightning cables.

[Theoldjaffa]

By the way iPhone users..

 

Any recommendations for a well rounded wireless earbuds?

 

Airpods have good battery life, BT connection and good call quality but sound is tinny and it looks ugly and can't be used for running.

 

Others I read either have good sound but poor BT connection, or poor batt life, or some form of compromise.

 

The Zolo Liberty seems promising but it's not available yet and no longer available on Kickstarter at a special price.

[Vratenza]

I bought the B&O H5 for an iphone user, so far feedback has been good. Can consider.

 

By the way iPhone users..

Any recommendations for a well rounded wireless earbuds?

Airpods have good battery life, BT connection and good call quality but sound is tinny and it looks ugly and can't be used for running.

Others I read either have good sound but poor BT connection, or poor batt life, or some form of compromise.

The Zolo Liberty seems promising but it's not available yet and no longer available on Kickstarter at a special price.

 

[Kurumanbo]

By the way iPhone users..

 

Any recommendations for a well rounded wireless earbuds?

 

Airpods have good battery life, BT connection and good call quality but sound is tinny and it looks ugly and can't be used for running.

 

Others I read either have good sound but poor BT connection, or poor batt life, or some form of compromise.

 

The Zolo Liberty seems promising but it's not available yet and no longer available on Kickstarter at a special price.

I use Jaybird X2. There is X3 now. Done a lot of testings with other Bluetooth earbuds, I will say Jaybird gives the best sound experience for me. Good for running too.

[inlinesix]

By the way iPhone users..

 

Any recommendations for a well rounded wireless earbuds?

 

Airpods have good battery life, BT connection and good call quality but sound is tinny and it looks ugly and can't be used for running.

 

Others I read either have good sound but poor BT connection, or poor batt life, or some form of compromise.

 

The Zolo Liberty seems promising but it's not available yet and no longer available on Kickstarter at a special price.

 

What's important is fitting as diff ears could fit diff ear bud.

 

I have a China brand 1 which cost 100 kuai that has good battery life and BT Connection.  Sound is loud enough for me.  Call I don't know.

 

[ins1dious]

By the way iPhone users..

 

Any recommendations for a well rounded wireless earbuds?

 

Airpods have good battery life, BT connection and good call quality but sound is tinny and it looks ugly and can't be used for running.

 

Others I read either have good sound but poor BT connection, or poor batt life, or some form of compromise.

 

The Zolo Liberty seems promising but it's not available yet and no longer available on Kickstarter at a special price.

For running as well... my pick will be the Jaybitd X3 or the Beats X

[Vratenza]

I got the X1 and X2....all great in terms of fit, sound quality and connection dropouts. Use it mainly for my runs.

 

the X2 suddenly died on me (not charging) just outside the warranty period and the local service center was not helpful.

 

Threw it out. Dare not recommend it to others from then on.

 

I use Jaybird X2. There is X3 now. Done a lot of testings with other Bluetooth earbuds, I will say Jaybird gives the best sound experience for me. Good for running too.

 

[Vratenza]

How's the X3? My X2 experience not so good reliability and longevity wise. Am still looking for a good running wireless earbuds.

 

My indiego crowd funded Crazybaby Air was a disappointment. Sound quality is great while there is connection, but it keeps dropping connnection.....

 

For running as well... my pick will be the Jaybitd X3 or the Beats X

 

[Mustank]

My two Pisen cable from taobao burned

I only got picture for one of them

[Kurumanbo]

To be frank, the new gen earbuds all have durability issues. I started out with Sony Extra Bass in my JC days, and it lasted me a good 5 years I believe. Then the next pair, which I got from Japan, spoilt after 1 single year. Gone are the days when you can use a single piece of hardware for more than 2 years. And given our habit, don't think many can resist the temptation to change for a new or better pair when something new gets released on the market. So perhaps the companies r devoting more resources to design newer products than trying to make a particular model long lasting.

 

Nothing against Beats. But after testing out a few of their products and owning one pair personally before, I really feel Beats is overpriced and the quality isn't even there. It is popular simply due to the endorsement from Apple and Dre. If anyone is adventurous, there are actually a lot of new brands from China and Europe which offers almost similar audio quality but costs only a fraction.

 

@theoldjaffa If you have the time, I recommend u to go to Adelphi and spend sometime at those audio shops to try out a few models, like do some parallel testing or even better, get a friend to go with you and do blind testing. (Make sure you have good audio files though, can PM me as I have some lossless music files which I personally converted into mp3 and don't mind sharing with you) Perhaps u will have different thoughts after u hear the sounds with your own ears.

Edited November 17, 2017 by Kurumanbo

[Jman888]

My two Pisen cable from taobao burned

I only got picture for one of them

for Apple cable I dun really trust other brand except the original and Belkin, most of the time the OEM ones stop working after OS updates.

[Genes]

for Apple cable I dun really trust other brand except the original and Belkin, most of the time the OEM ones stop working after OS updates.

 

I bought 2 diff brands from Amazon. Can't rem the other one, but one of them was the amazon basics one. Been a few months now. So far so good.Not expensive too. Only thing is you need other stuff to bring it up to free shipping levels

[ins1dious]

How's the X3? My X2 experience not so good reliability and longevity wise. Am still looking for a good running wireless earbuds.

 

My indiego crowd funded Crazybaby Air was a disappointment. Sound quality is great while there is connection, but it keeps dropping connnection.....

 

Shit... I started writing and it's turned out to be a thesis

[Mustank]

for Apple cable I dun really trust other brand except the original and Belkin, most of the time the OEM ones stop working after OS updates.

I saw one brand call 第一卫 in taobao

I use their glass protector

So I bought their wire see how

If good, I post here

But need at least 6 months to know

[inlinesix]

for Apple cable I dun really trust other brand except the original and Belkin, most of the time the OEM ones stop working after OS updates.

 

I have Anker cable and some local PRC brand.

 

No issue le.

 

[RH1667]

for Apple cable I dun really trust other brand except the original and Belkin, most of the time the OEM ones stop working after OS updates.

Just bought the Apple charging cable , Anker brand, supposed to be certified by Apple, hope don’t give problem.