We've gotta say, [HIGHLIGHT]the EarPods sound surprisingly good for $29 'buds[/HIGHLIGHT]. Do they beat out headphones that cost "hundreds more," as Apple claims? We wouldn't go that far, but we can positively say that [HIGHLIGHT]these are a vast improvement over Apple's original 'buds[/HIGHLIGHT], whose sound is thin, tinny and harsh. We've given the EarPods a listen using the likes of laptops, various generations of the iPhone, an iPad 2 and even a Galaxy Nexus, all of which were able to drive them easily. [HIGHLIGHT]The earphones have a smoother, fuller and more balanced sound, with improved emphasis on the bass and low mids[/HIGHLIGHT]. The most notable difference, however, is how much lower you'll need to set the volume on your device. [HIGHLIGHT]We found that we needed to raise the volume many clicks higher on the old 'buds than on the EarPods to get equal sound output[/HIGHLIGHT] -- and at that point the older buds start to noticeably distort. So the new design definitely ports the audio into your ears better, but it's not to say the effect of a louder output at lower settings is the only improvement. Cranking the volume on our various devices, we genuinely noticed the EarPods maintained a much clearer signal in comparison to the older generation. It was usually only until we started boosting our EQs that distortion and clipping became noticeable.
) y las mejoras, aunque evidentes en temas de velocidad (que es muchísimo más rápido) y diseño, no merecen la pena casi 700€ bajo mi punto de vista, con lo cual un iPhone 4S es una opción muy interesante still.
