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Apple AirPods gray wireless earbuds in modern everyday style

Apple AirPods gray wireless earbuds in modern everyday style
Jordan Lee — Fragrance & Lifestyle Products Editor

Fragrance and lifestyle products editor covering perfume, personal-care devices, compact electronics, smart wearables, and practical leisure accessories, with a focus on functionality, specifications, everyday usability, and value. · Updated 2026-09-26

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Quick verdict

Owner reports put the Airoha/Yuehu versions at roughly 80–90% of the genuine AirPods experience, and those are the tiers this listing's evidence supports — the Jieli/Zhongke options are not. Check the set with the free FlyCC app after it arrives, while the stated 1-month warranty still runs.

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$57.76 USD $63.13

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Pros

  • · Airoha/Yuehu (Airoha) versions — 1562E, 1562AE, 1563E — are judged around 80–90% of the genuine AirPods experience, with working pop-up pairing, rename and Find My.
  • · Casual owners of 1562E/1562AE copies describe the sound as fine for podcasts and everyday music.
  • · Several moulds are offered: an AirPods-4-style open-fit option, in-ear 'pro' versions with silicone tips, and a smaller 2nd-gen shape.
  • · The listing states USB-C charging, simultaneous connection to two phones, and 4–8 hours of battery.

Cons

  • · Noise cancelling is the clearest gap: a buyer who compared a 1562AE clone with real AirPods Pro 2 rated the clone at 2–3/10 against 8/10, most obvious on a plane.
  • · Jieli (7003, 6973) and Zhongke 8892 tiers rank below Airoha, with reported high latency, short battery, muddy sound, disconnects and no genuine ANC — on some units the ANC button reportedly does nothing.
  • · Battery life is the most-cited long-term failure: one bud usually dies first, one 'top-spec' unit failed after about six months, another Yuehu set went silent around three months.
  • · Call quality is a recurring weak point, with people on the other end unable to hear owners clearly.
  • · Chip substitution is the biggest risk here — buyers who paid for Airoha have received Jieli units.
  • · Without Apple's H1/W1 chip, owners report no seamless auto-switching, plus unwanted connections and random Siri activation; after-sales rests on the seller once the 1-month warranty ends.

Fit notes

Fit follows the mould rather than the listing as a whole: the AirPods-4-style open-fit version (1563E) is described as sitting securely and comfortably for hours, the in-ear 'pro' versions use silicone tips for a tighter seal, and buyers with very small ears are steered toward the smaller 2nd-gen shape.

Buy if

You want an AirPods-style fit and everyday listening, you choose an Airoha/Yuehu (1562E, 1562AE, 1563E) variant, and you accept a seller warranty stated at one month.

Skip if

You need noise cancelling that genuinely works, clear call audio at the other end, or seamless switching between iPhone, iPad and Mac. Owner reports say these fall short, and the cheaper Jieli/Zhongke chips are the weakest of the set.

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Buying FAQ

Common questions

How do I check whether I actually received the Airoha/Yuehu board I paid for?⌄

Use the free FlyCC app. Buyers report that a genuine Yuehu/Airoha unit connects to it — if a set cannot connect, it is not a real Yuehu/Airoha unit.

Does the noise cancelling work?⌄

On Airoha tiers owners report it functioning but well below genuine AirPods — roughly 2–3/10 versus 8/10 in one direct comparison, with the gap clearest on a plane. On the Jieli/Zhongke class, reviewers report the ANC control produces no real reduction.

Which chip variant is the better pick?⌄

Owner reports put the Airoha-based Yuehu versions (1562E, 1562AE, 1563E) at around 80–90% of the genuine AirPods experience and name them the recommended tier over Jieli and Zhongke.

How long do these typically last?⌄

Battery life is the failure point owners cite most. One 'top-spec' unit reportedly worked well for about three months and failed after roughly half a year, and a Yuehu set on a Taiwanese forum went silent after about three months.

Will they switch automatically between my Apple devices?⌄

Owners report no seamless auto-switching, which they attribute to the absence of Apple's H1/W1 chip. Related complaints include buds connecting when unwanted, random Siri activation, and a full case with empty earbuds.

What warranty backs this?⌄

The listing states a 1-month warranty. Buyer reports describe after-sales on these earbuds as depending entirely on the individual seller, with failures after that window typically not repaired or replaced.

Evidence

Public notes used

durability · con · 70% confidence

Long-term owners of these clones say battery life is the main failure point — one earbud's battery usually dies first — and one buyer reported a 'top-spec' unit that worked well for about three months and then failed after roughly half a year of use.

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durability · con · 60% confidence

On a Taiwanese headphone forum, buyers of the 悦虎/洛达-chipped clones report short service life: one set went silent after about three months, another lost sound immediately after a drop, and another developed high-frequency whine with battery life falling to about an hour of playback.

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other · tip · 78% confidence

Chip substitution is the biggest risk with listings like this that mix 洛达/杰里/中科 options at different prices: buyers who paid for an Airoha (洛达) unit have received a Jerry chip instead. Genuine Airoha/悦虎 boards can be checked with the free FlyCC app — if a set cannot connect to FlyCC, it is not a real 悦虎/洛达 unit.

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other · con · 68% confidence

Because these clones lack Apple's H1/W1 chip, owners report no seamless auto-switching between iPhone, iPad and Mac, plus annoyances such as the buds connecting when unwanted, random Siri activation and cases where the charging case is full but the earbuds are empty.

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other · con · 62% confidence

After-sales support for Huaqiangbei earbuds depends entirely on the individual seller and is the most frequently cited problem: once the short seller warranty expires (this listing states a 1-month warranty), sellers typically will not repair or replace failures, and buyers are told to accept the loss.

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quality · con · 70% confidence

For these Huaqiangbei/Weidian AirPod clones (Airoha 'Huyu' board versions included), owners rate the active noise cancelling far below genuine AirPods: one buyer who compared a 1562AE clone with real AirPods Pro 2 scored clone ANC about 2-3/10 versus 8/10 for the real pair, and said the gap was most obvious on a plane.

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quality · con · 65% confidence

Review write-ups of top-tier Huaqiangbei AirPods report that some units advertising ANC have no MEMS microphone at all, and that on low-end chip versions (Jerry/Zhongke class, like the cheaper variants bundled in this listing) the ANC control produces no real noise reduction: 'the noise-cancelling button does nothing'.

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quality · con · 80% confidence

Buyers and teardown guides consistently rank the Jerry (杰里) and Zhongke (中科) chips — the cheaper variants offered in this listing — below Airoha/洛达: recurring complaints are high latency, short battery life, muddy sound, frequent disconnects and no genuine ANC.

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