I bought the fake ones and the real ones. They are so identical when it comes to everything. So I returned the real ones back to Apple and I am thoroughly enjoying my £40 AirPods. Also the real ones have a white light at the front whereas the fake ones have an orange light.
Mine has all other specs (including same serial number in box and inside phone, same serial number in charging case and on the box, different serial number on box and in AirPods, but the light is green. Is this fake or real. Please reply ???
The easiest way to tell is by looking at the BOX where they spell "AirPods" the "i" on the original one is round at the top and on the fake it's a sqaure tip!
THANK YOU for this! Got an extremely convincing dupe with poor quality sound but had to provide proof for a refund. The pull tabs absolutely did the trick and I never would've known that without your help!
Was waiting to buy some Airpods from FB marketplace and saw your video just a minute before the seller arrived. The serial numbers matched but the loose cable inside gave it away. Thank you!!!
The thing that gave it away for me was trying to update the airpods firmware. I left the airpods next to my phone for at least an hour and they didnt update, after I checked the box ,case and each airpod and they all had the same serial numbers so yeah I definately got scammed at least next time i would know to buy directly from apple.
I’m confused The case holder was a hard cardboard instead of plastic, the serial numbers were different on the pods and same on the box and in Bluetooth, the box was neat but the seal was paper, the not your headphones popped up and the light is green so which one is it?
Hey a question. I know that for original AirPods Pro 2, the wrapper on the box has a rather “straight” line while the fakes ones got the more “dotted” one. Is that also the case for the gen 3 AirPods ?
I was going to buy one from face book until I noticed the fake ones were blinking orange and not white and thank god I saw this video before I bought it, thanks man!
I recently got fake pros just to compare with the real ones and the price is always the biggest sign especially in my country because majority of iPhone users would prefer cheaper alternatives because Apple products are double the price, one is better off getting them online
Lol should I show this video to the person who tried to sell me fake AirPods just a few minutes ago.. (I didn’t buy them cause I watched this video first and and what that guy was selling to me had almost every fake aspect mentioned in this video..) So I would really like appreciate the time sacrificed to make this video.. it saves us a lot of money and troubles
I did a serial number check on my airpods 3 gen and it confirmed it was a genuine product from apple but I think it was fake cuz it has orange color not green when fully charged afr
I bought fake one for 50€ it even have a real serial number and it immediately connect with my iPhone. It says nothing that about fake. The case is very and pods a very qualitative. The "fake" pods are better then most no name buds. I suggest to buy the fake.
2 months ago I was approached by a middle eastern man at the gas station. Long story short I gave him $280 for a Apple Watch and AirPods and they were FAKE. Within a week the quality was crappy, distorted, and just didn’t feel right however, I would’ve never known that at the time I was buying them because when he opened the box to show me they were “Real” both devices actually displayed as Apple products on my Bluetooth. These fakes are extremely difficult to identify. The guy at the T-Mobile store even told me how amazing they were for being fakes! He also told me his friend goes to New York buys wholesale fake AirPods from the Asians and he sells them for $70. He told me he pays no more than $15 per box Smh how could anyone sleep at night scamming so many innocent people
I got a decent deal for like 80 bucks but it did everything they all had different serial numbers pull tabs were good the speakers were Real so if u get lucky there real ones
bro this just happened to me I got AirPods 3 with AirPods 2 model numbers on it 😭😭😭 with a real serial number. I didn’t get the fake AirPods notification until after 2 weeks of using them
@@memochoa yes it told me they are not genuine AirPods so I did more investigation and the model numbers didn’t match what said on the AirPods settings
I just bought some 3s too and I’m panicking they sound really good and everything checks out, the serial number matches both boxes and even the settings searched it up on apple’s website and it says AirPods 3s, I’m also on iOS 16 and so far haven’t gotten the message maybe I’m just being paranoid😭
I’m guessing the biggest clue is the price... ...if the offer looks too good, it probably is! 🤣 But a useful video anyway. Those fiendishly clever Chinese!
I see the fake ones on the Facebook market place all the time almost at the same price as the original ones... people probably think thy are getting a "deal". Meanwhile they just bought $25 earbuds for $100+
The question is, why spend $250 on original airpods when you can get pretty much the same quality and features for $20? does it really matter if the fake one has a box with wrong spellings when you are going to toss that box anyway?
What matters is for the people who actually want real AirPods and pay real AirPod prices they don’t wanna get scammed, for people who want to save money and want fake AirPods and are aware of that fact then it’s a totally different story
Can you see if a listing for your fake Airpods pops up in the About section in Settings underneath the Carrier Lock listing when you open the Airpods case? A YT channel said fakes don’t have Apple iOS, so they don’t pop up in the About page while the real ones do as I have real ones and they do pop up. Just trying to see if any fakes pop up or not.
Lost my 2nd generation. Ordered AirPods 3 for half the price compared to a legit site. They arrived and from pulling the straps to the serial numbers, led light when first opened and the cable they were complete fakes. Even the seller called me to ask why I returned them. I ordered new ones from the site I bought my original 2s. Will pay more but at least I’ll know I got the real ones. Thank you for the help. It was definitely useful.❤️❤️🌹
My airpod 3rd gens shows the same serial number on box and case and the buds numbers are different. But when it connects to phone it shows "not your airpods 3" is it fake one?somebody please reply 🙏
with apple airpods sounding like a washing machine rolling down a hill, detecting fakes by sound alone, would be near impossible, since fakes will sound like a washing machine rolling down a hill! save yourself $250 and buy the cheap knock offs, they will either sounds the same, or better, which isnt hard really!
??? As a die hard android fanboy in the past you are so wrong. I have galaxy buds pro and airpods gen 3 and they both sound very similar in audio quality. I prefer the airpods cuz they fit my ears and are a million times more comfortable without tips. I completely stopped using my FiiO FH3 wired buds cuz the airpods are so good.
@@tricker7060 its all very subjective i guess, but i have a confession, im a bit of an audiophile, hence why i was a little harsh on apple. airpods i guess can be good if you dont like 'in-ear' fittings and only listen to current pop/dance/rap as they have a very mid scoped eq profile, making them not very good at all for other types of music genres.
@@idonotcomplyrevolution I'm a bit of an "audiophile" myself. I had the Sony xm3 headphones as well and i still think the airpods sound better. Yes it's subjective. That's why you can't say they are bad and not worth the price. This as you said are the only buds pretty much without the annoying tips that dig into your ear and constantly falls out or irritate. But that has nothing to do with the sound. They sound amazing for any type of music i have tried. I mostly listen to trance or Hardstyle etc which is mid focused but they sound good no matter what music imo. I guess it comes down to fit. They fit my ears perfectly so the sound is good for me. You can't adjust with tip sizes on these so would make sense. I just don't wanna hear they are bad cuz they aren't. It's the only earbuds i can tolerate pretty much. They have ton of bass and crisp clean audio and are so comfortable i forget they are in my ears. Saying they are bad and you can get better sound much cheaper is a bit of a misleading thing to say sorry
Never heard worst sounding headphones than apple ones. It doesnt matter which generation they all sound terrible and leak sound like crazy. Best bet is to avoid and save ur self some money in the proces! Unless you are apple sheep or completely deaf. Both terrible to be frank with exception of apple ones being stupid expensive.
Apple bought those Beats from Dr. Dre after all. Does that surprise you ;) I know many audio enthusiasts who made fun of Dr. Dre, pure PR company like Red Bull
You are right, there are a LOT of $50 earbuds out there that sound better :) Unfortunately those don't have the Apple logo on them so many won't even consider them. This is one of the reasons many buy fake ones... just to show off the fact they have "apple" ones... social status I guess
I disagree. My airpods gen 3 sound on par with my galaxy buds pro and FiiO FH3. The audio quality and comfort together is unbeaten by anything i have tried yet. Apple does many things wrong but definitely not their airpods.
@@nayan054 from your comment i can see that hou are a scammer anyway make a video and share it i bet with my 2 balls that there is no live listen on the fakes
FAKE VS REAL Apple Pencil 2 Video: ua-cam.com/video/hS5VETug6gA/v-deo.html
I bought the fake ones and the real ones. They are so identical when it comes to everything. So I returned the real ones back to Apple and I am thoroughly enjoying my £40 AirPods. Also the real ones have a white light at the front whereas the fake ones have an orange light.
Can you send the link?
Can you track the fake ones?
@@bejte3364 I checked but the link is no longer available
@@nikkirowland2871 yes I can track them on find my iPhone
@@nikkirowland2871 ye u can I found my fakes
Mine has all other specs (including same serial number in box and inside phone, same serial number in charging case and on the box, different serial number on box and in AirPods, but the light is green. Is this fake or real. Please reply ???
The easiest way to tell is by looking at the BOX where they spell "AirPods" the "i" on the original one is round at the top and on the fake it's a sqaure tip!
very true for someone trying to look quickly and see
THANK YOU for this! Got an extremely convincing dupe with poor quality sound but had to provide proof for a refund. The pull tabs absolutely did the trick and I never would've known that without your help!
I’m glad the video was helpful!
Was waiting to buy some Airpods from FB marketplace and saw your video just a minute before the seller arrived. The serial numbers matched but the loose cable inside gave it away. Thank you!!!
I'm glad the video helped!!! Yey!
I have the i12s and I get the real airpods popup screen it doesn't show connect in blue... Just says airpods be careful
Do fake AirPods have AppleCare + coverage?
i’m late but no
The thing that gave it away for me was trying to update the airpods firmware. I left the airpods next to my phone for at least an hour and they didnt update, after I checked the box ,case and each airpod and they all had the same serial numbers so yeah I definately got scammed at least next time i would know to buy directly from apple.
It sucks that it happens… but this us the world We live in 😵💫
They are very close, but how is the fit and sound quality?
I’m confused
The case holder was a hard cardboard instead of plastic, the serial numbers were different on the pods and same on the box and in Bluetooth, the box was neat but the seal was paper, the not your headphones popped up and the light is green so which one is it?
same here
Hey a question. I know that for original AirPods Pro 2, the wrapper on the box has a rather “straight” line while the fakes ones got the more “dotted” one. Is that also the case for the gen 3 AirPods ?
I was going to buy one from face book until I noticed the fake ones were blinking orange and not white and thank god I saw this video before I bought it, thanks man!
I’m glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!
Do original airpods stick with the magnet of the case when you attach it to the case?
They do.
Hey can anyone explain to me why it means when your airpods have a vcci on your airpods instead of fcc, can someone explain to me pls?🙏
I recently got fake pros just to compare with the real ones and the price is always the biggest sign especially in my country because majority of iPhone users would prefer cheaper alternatives because Apple products are double the price, one is better off getting them online
There are some really good fake AirPods Pros out there. Good ANC and great sound...hard to spend 3 times the money on the real thing for some
@@RedskullPro very true
How is the charge on the fake ones?
Can the fake’s charging case charge the real AirPods ?
Can someone reply to me with a link, the link is not working or perhaps provide the exact name of the clone? I would greatly appreciate it.
The stores selling the fakes always get closed 🤷♂️
Lol should I show this video to the person who tried to sell me fake AirPods just a few minutes ago.. (I didn’t buy them cause I watched this video first and and what that guy was selling to me had almost every fake aspect mentioned in this video..)
So I would really like appreciate the time sacrificed to make this video.. it saves us a lot of money and troubles
Is there any new link? In description is not working.
I did a serial number check on my airpods 3 gen and it confirmed it was a genuine product from apple but I think it was fake cuz it has orange color not green when fully charged afr
some people are saying specific features theyre fake and then other people say those same features mean theyre real??
If my airpods dont have a serial number located on the case and or the earbuds, are they real?
No
The link ?
I bought fake one for 50€ it even have a real serial number and it immediately connect with my iPhone. It says nothing that about fake. The case is very and pods a very qualitative. The "fake" pods are better then most no name buds. I suggest to buy the fake.
Fake ones aren’t bad for the price for sure
I just got some and I watched this video and they Appear to be fake I’m crying
Sorry to hear 🥹
Is it bad to have the fake ones?
If you pay little money for them not at all
Do the fake ones have warranty?
Are the fake ones waterproof?
No
Hey man, i want to buy some airpods 3, can i contact you someway so you can tell if theyre real. I really dont want to spend 150euros for fakes
Just buy them right from Apple or Amazon
2 months ago I was approached by a middle eastern man at the gas station. Long story short I gave him $280 for a Apple Watch and AirPods and they were FAKE. Within a week the quality was crappy, distorted, and just didn’t feel right however, I would’ve never known that at the time I was buying them because when he opened the box to show me they were “Real” both devices actually displayed as Apple products on my Bluetooth. These fakes are extremely difficult to identify. The guy at the T-Mobile store even told me how amazing they were for being fakes! He also told me his friend goes to New York buys wholesale fake AirPods from the Asians and he sells them for $70. He told me he pays no more than $15 per box Smh how could anyone sleep at night scamming so many innocent people
They sleep very well and drunk..this world isfullashit man
you probably haven't seen a real good fakes, the only difference is you can't update the software 😂
That’s what I use 😂😂
Where can you buy exactly 1:1?
I may have left a link in the video’s description
@@RedskullPro the link has expired..
I can get you some
I got a decent deal for like 80 bucks but it did everything they all had different serial numbers pull tabs were good the speakers were Real so if u get lucky there real ones
This literally saved me from buying a fake
Happy to help!
just check the serial number online...
bro this just happened to me I got AirPods 3 with AirPods 2 model numbers on it 😭😭😭 with a real serial number. I didn’t get the fake AirPods notification until after 2 weeks of using them
I didn't see that fake airpods notification yet...
@@RedskullPro I think it’s because I updated to ios16
@@jasminelaflare so if you update to ios 16 it tells you if they are fake?
@@memochoa yes it told me they are not genuine AirPods so I did more investigation and the model numbers didn’t match what said on the AirPods settings
I just bought some 3s too and I’m panicking they sound really good and everything checks out, the serial number matches both boxes and even the settings searched it up on apple’s website and it says AirPods 3s, I’m also on iOS 16 and so far haven’t gotten the message maybe I’m just being paranoid😭
Why not when you pair them the phone let you know a message FAKE but most of the tine it says airpods
🤷♂️
Hi
It’s okay nobody will now I did loose money tho but is whatever
I’m guessing the biggest clue is the price...
...if the offer looks too good, it probably is! 🤣
But a useful video anyway.
Those fiendishly clever Chinese!
I see the fake ones on the Facebook market place all the time almost at the same price as the original ones... people probably think thy are getting a "deal". Meanwhile they just bought $25 earbuds for $100+
mine doesnt have serial number and it have the logo called apple inside
Definitely fake
so what can i do to it??
The question is, why spend $250 on original airpods when you can get pretty much the same quality and features for $20? does it really matter if the fake one has a box with wrong spellings when you are going to toss that box anyway?
What matters is for the people who actually want real AirPods and pay real AirPod prices they don’t wanna get scammed, for people who want to save money and want fake AirPods and are aware of that fact then it’s a totally different story
Because the quality sound sucks and the plastic earbuds a light and flimsy
Fuck saw this video to late just bought some fake 😢
Sorry to hear 😏
I have fakes and they work fantastically and battery has a long life
Can you see if a listing for your fake Airpods pops up in the About section in Settings underneath the Carrier Lock listing when you open the Airpods case? A YT channel said fakes don’t have Apple iOS, so they don’t pop up in the About page while the real ones do as I have real ones and they do pop up. Just trying to see if any fakes pop up or not.
Thank you
Mine are super fake ngl
Why does mine say assembled in Vietnam?
The newer ones made in Vietnam
Lost my 2nd generation. Ordered AirPods 3 for half the price compared to a legit site. They arrived and from pulling the straps to the serial numbers, led light when first opened and the cable they were complete fakes. Even the seller called me to ask why I returned them. I ordered new ones from the site I bought my original 2s. Will pay more but at least I’ll know I got the real ones.
Thank you for the help. It was definitely useful.❤️❤️🌹
Happy to help!
My airpod 3rd gens shows the same serial number on box and case and the buds numbers are different. But when it connects to phone it shows "not your airpods 3" is it fake one?somebody please reply 🙏
That’s how the serial numbers should be. Can you see the warranty information when they are connected to your phone?
It seems it was owned by someone else. Maybe it’s still linked to his/her iCloud account.
I actually wanted the fake one cause i never had airpods before even the AirPods Gen 1,2,Pro all of the airpods I didnt actually have one
Trust me it is one-to-one, you won't regret it
with apple airpods sounding like a washing machine rolling down a hill, detecting fakes by sound alone, would be near impossible, since fakes will sound like a washing machine rolling down a hill! save yourself $250 and buy the cheap knock offs, they will either sounds the same, or better, which isnt hard really!
??? As a die hard android fanboy in the past you are so wrong. I have galaxy buds pro and airpods gen 3 and they both sound very similar in audio quality. I prefer the airpods cuz they fit my ears and are a million times more comfortable without tips. I completely stopped using my FiiO FH3 wired buds cuz the airpods are so good.
@@tricker7060 see a ear doctor, you have hearing impairment
@@tricker7060 its all very subjective i guess, but i have a confession, im a bit of an audiophile, hence why i was a little harsh on apple. airpods i guess can be good if you dont like 'in-ear' fittings and only listen to current pop/dance/rap as they have a very mid scoped eq profile, making them not very good at all for other types of music genres.
@@idonotcomplyrevolution I'm a bit of an "audiophile" myself. I had the Sony xm3 headphones as well and i still think the airpods sound better. Yes it's subjective. That's why you can't say they are bad and not worth the price. This as you said are the only buds pretty much without the annoying tips that dig into your ear and constantly falls out or irritate. But that has nothing to do with the sound. They sound amazing for any type of music i have tried. I mostly listen to trance or Hardstyle etc which is mid focused but they sound good no matter what music imo. I guess it comes down to fit. They fit my ears perfectly so the sound is good for me. You can't adjust with tip sizes on these so would make sense. I just don't wanna hear they are bad cuz they aren't. It's the only earbuds i can tolerate pretty much. They have ton of bass and crisp clean audio and are so comfortable i forget they are in my ears. Saying they are bad and you can get better sound much cheaper is a bit of a misleading thing to say sorry
Mine don't have a serial number are thy fake 🤥
Very likely
I buy lots of fakes
Not helpful
How come?
Second
best number :)
Never heard worst sounding headphones than apple ones. It doesnt matter which generation they all sound terrible and leak sound like crazy. Best bet is to avoid and save ur self some money in the proces! Unless you are apple sheep or completely deaf. Both terrible to be frank with exception of apple ones being stupid expensive.
Apple bought those Beats from Dr. Dre after all. Does that surprise you ;)
I know many audio enthusiasts who made fun of Dr. Dre, pure PR company like Red Bull
You are right, there are a LOT of $50 earbuds out there that sound better :) Unfortunately those don't have the Apple logo on them so many won't even consider them. This is one of the reasons many buy fake ones... just to show off the fact they have "apple" ones... social status I guess
I disagree. My airpods gen 3 sound on par with my galaxy buds pro and FiiO FH3. The audio quality and comfort together is unbeaten by anything i have tried yet. Apple does many things wrong but definitely not their airpods.
@@tricker7060 airpod pros are pretty decent if u like flatter natural sounds. The standard airpods? throw them in the trash.
@@tricker7060 lmao. Clean the wax out of your ears.
1st
1st indeed!
Sorry man but the only way to find out is 3utools or check the option of live listen on the fakes there is no live listen
@@lemonsyntax4264 check youtube for 3utolls in ur iphone check the option live listen if it's working so it's original if not so is fake 100%
Just got a fake one.. it has live listen... let me know if you need the 100percent same as orignal ones , Infact with warranty in half the price
@@nayan054 from your comment i can see that hou are a scammer anyway make a video and share it i bet with my 2 balls that there is no live listen on the fakes
Thanks now i know my Airpods 3rd gen are Original 🤍
Happy to help!