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Apple AirPods Noise-Canceling Headphones

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

For a $60 reference price, this is an AirPods-style in-ear set listed under Borofone branding with a Jieli chipset and a stated 6-month warranty. No buyer evidence covers this exact model; the available claims concern the Jieli clone tier and read negative on ANC, battery and latency. Confirm brand and return terms with your agent before ordering.

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$60.00 USD $70.77

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Pros

· IPX4 water resistance, a 10 m Bluetooth range and dual-earbud stereo are stated in the catalog.
· Offered in black or white in colour-box packaging with a stated 6-month warranty period.
· A Borofone TWS owner (different model) reported over a year of trouble-free use for podcasts, lectures and audiobooks.

Cons

· The Jieli chipset named here is classed in Chinese market commentary as low-to-mid tier — "adequate but overall poor" — with average build and a shorter lifespan than LoDa-based units, and it is the chip most often used to pass budget buds off as premium.
· Reviewers of Jieli ANC clones found the noise cancellation effectively fake: toggling it produced no audible difference (ANC score 0), and touch controls triggered accidentally with no volume adjustment.
· Category hands-on reviews of this price tier report real battery life around 3–4 hours, below the 4–8 hours advertised, plus frequent disconnects and muddy sound.
· No unified warranty exists in this tier; after-sales rests with the seller, which matters against the stated 6-month period.
· Component guidance on low-cost Jieli solutions notes audible background hiss in quiet rooms and overstated battery capacity with faster fade and heat during charging.
· Public-mold clone testing reports weak case magnets — buds dropping out when the case is inverted — a loose dock and obvious game latency.
· Entry-level Jieli parts are described as weaker at rejecting interference in crowded RF settings and too DSP-limited to run real ANC.
· The catalog states the set does not support simultaneous connection to two phones.

Fit notes

The listing describes in-ear buds with bilateral stereo, a 10 m transmission range and no simultaneous two-phone connection. No ear-tip sizes or dimensions are given, and no claim addresses fit, so tip sizing is simply unknown.

Buy if

You want a cheap spare in-ear pair for podcasts, lectures and audiobooks — the utility a long-term Borofone TWS owner called fine — and you can accept that the listed ANC, low-latency and 4–8 hour battery claims are unverified for this model.

Skip if

You need working noise cancellation, competitive game latency or reliable all-day battery. Jieli-clone testing found ANC switching made no audible difference, handset latency near 200 ms, and real runtimes of about 3–4 hours.

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Apple AirPods Noise-Canceling Headphones

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Buying FAQ

Common questions

Does this set deliver real active noise cancellation?⌄

The listing advertises noise cancellation, but no claim covers this model. Reviewers testing Jieli "Pro" clones found ANC on/off made no audible difference, and sourcing writeups say entry-level Jieli DSP is too weak to run real ANC.

How long should the battery last?⌄

The listing states 4–8 hours. Category hands-on reviews of Jieli-based clone buds measured roughly 3–4 hours per charge and said budget units in this class often overstate capacity.

Is it suitable for low-latency gaming?⌄

The listing advertises a low-latency gaming mode. Entry-level Jieli parts are described as reaching handset-level latency near 200 ms, and clone testers reported obvious audio latency in games.

What does IPX4 mean here?⌄

The catalog states IPX4 water resistance; that rating covers splashes rather than submersion, and the listing gives no further detail beyond the rating itself.

Can I connect it to two phones at once?⌄

No. The catalog states the set does not support simultaneous connection to two phones.

Does the title match the brand that ships?⌄

The title names Apple AirPods while the catalog brand field reads BOROFONE with a Jieli chipset and public-mold tooling. Confirm which product ships with your shopping agent before ordering.

What warranty support should I expect?⌄

A 6-month period is stated. Category coverage of this tier notes there is no unified warranty, so after-sales depends on the seller; confirm the terms with your agent.

Evidence

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durability · con · 60% confidence

Category evidence on the low-price Jieli clone tier: hands-on reviews report real single-charge battery life of about 3–4 hours (below the 4–8 hours advertised here), frequent disconnects and muddy sound, and they note there is no unified warranty — after-sales depends entirely on the seller, which matters against this listing's stated 6-month period.

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durability · con · 55% confidence

Component-level guidance on older/low-cost Jieli (杰理) solutions says these buds commonly exhibit audible background hiss in quiet rooms, and that budget units in this class frequently overstate battery capacity with faster capacity fade and heat during charging.

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other · tip · 58% confidence

For buyers evaluating the "noise cancellation" and "low-latency gaming" bullet points: Bluetooth-audio sourcing writeups warn that entry-level Jieli parts (AC69xx class) have weaker interference rejection in crowded RF environments such as subways and router-dense areas, DSP too weak to run real ANC, and handset-level game latency that can reach ~200 ms.

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quality · con · 65% confidence

Chip-level (杰理/JL) evidence: Chinese market commentary on Apple-style clone earbuds classifies the Jieli chipset named in this listing as a low-to-mid-tier platform that is "adequate but overall poor," with average build quality and a shorter lifespan than LoDa-based units — it is also the chip most often used by sellers to pass budget buds off as premium ones.

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quality · con · 65% confidence

Line-level evidence for Jieli-based ANC clones: reviewers testing Jieli "Pro" clones found the advertised noise cancellation effectively fake — switching ANC on and off produced no audible difference (rated "ANC score 0") — and the touch controls so sensitive that they trigger accidentally and cannot adjust volume.

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quality · con · 58% confidence

Buyer testing of several low-end Apple-style clone earbuds (public-mold shells like this one) reports weak magnets — buds falling out of the case when it is inverted — a loose, cheap-feeling dock, roughly 3 hours of real battery life versus about 5 hours for genuine units, and obvious audio latency in games; only the pricier tier performed acceptably.

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quality · mixed · 50% confidence

Brand-line evidence (Borofone TWS, different model than this listing): an owner using Borofone wireless earbuds for over a year reported no problems and called them fine for podcasts, lectures and audiobooks, but added that for music you need earbuds costing at least five times as much — i.e. acceptable budget utility, not audio quality.

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