Nov 20, 2020 ·  The true wireless Creative Outlier Air V2 earphones deliver serviceable audio for a decent price, but have trouble standing out from the competition. MSRP $69.99 $69.95 at Creative Labs PCMag... 

Apr 15, 2021 ·  Creative Outlier Air v2 conclusion The Outlier Air v2 are enough of an upgrade over the original with their touch controls, tweaked design and longer battery life. However, the Outlier Gold remain... 

Dec 04, 2020 ·  Cameron Summerson Many moons ago—perhaps even a decade ago in 2020 years—I called the Creative Outlier Air the best true wireless earbuds for the money. Now, Creative is back with the aptly named Outlier Air v2, which fixes the most nagging issue with the v1 (spoiler: the buttons). 

Dec 14, 2020 ·  Creative Outlier Air V2 Bottom line: Creative corrects some key elements from the past with these new true wireless earbuds, even if it didn't get everything right. The point is they sound better... 

Nov 05, 2020 ·  The Creative Outlier Air V2 are a comfortable pair of true wireless in-ear headphones with touch controls and significantly improved battery life compared to the original Outlier Air. You'll enjoy solid sound quality and stereo audio calls with cVc 8.0 noise reduction. 

Jan 14, 2021 ·  The Creative Outlier Air V2 are decent for mixed usage. They're stable enough to wear to the gym, and their integrated microphone has a decent recording quality for making phone calls. Their portable design makes it easy to bring them on your commute, too. 

While the market is well saturated with fine products, the Creative Outlier Air stands out from the rest on the high-value, low-cost nature of the earbuds. Editor’s note: this Creative Outlier Air review was updated on January 17, 2021, to include a microphone poll, expand the list of buying options, and add a contents menu. 

Nov 05, 2020 ·  Creative Outlier Air V2 Review: Different Sounding Experience by Chester Tan November 5, 2020 When Creative launched their first-ever true wireless earbuds, Outlier Air, in March 2019, it stirred up the local audio market with its insanely attractive price point of close to S$100, which in 2019 was very uncommon. 

Creative Outlier Air V2 Wireless Headphones Review Summary The Creative Outlier V2 Wireless Headphones are a great update of the previous model. Although most of the features have been retained, we appreciate the improved control buttons and longer battery life. These headphones’ features make for a great commuting and travel buddy. 

Jan 21, 2021 ·  Creative Outlier Air V2 review: Should you buy them? You’ll have probably guessed by now, but the answer is a resounding yes. The original Outlier Air were already excellent and Creative has ... 

We gave Creative’s previous true wireless earbuds, the Outlier Gold(an updated edition of the Outlier Air), decent marks for its fashionable looks, good sound quality, and comfortable fit. However, it was set back by some negatives like poor controls and connectivity. With the recently launched Outlier Air V2, Creative kept all of the good stuff while directly addressing some of our complaints. At the same time, it managed to keep pricing low and retains its status as one of the best affordable true wireless earbuds. But the true wireless earbuds market is completely different now compared to a year ago. Does the Outlier Air V2 hold up against its competition? Let’s take a closer look. 

Nov 12, 2020 ·  Creative Outlier Air V2 case does not resemble the classic TWS headphone cases as it does not have a lid that opens upwards but it reminds … a matchbox, with the slot for the 2 buds coming out like a small drawer, to the left. 

Dec 28, 2020 ·  Now, it has launched the Outlier Air V2, in what is arguably one of the best value wireless earbuds in the market. On the surface, the Air V2 looks virtually identical to its earlier counterparts, in that it comes in a rectangular case with round edges, and each earbud is more like a circular stub that fits in your ear. 

Creative Outlier Air V2 - Creative's Outlier Air V2 cable-free in-ears feature outstanding battery life, are universally tuned for everyday use and support high-quality audio codecs such as aptX or the AAC format in addition to the Bluetooth 5.0 standard. On top of all this, a holographic listening experience using Super X-Fi technology can be set up via connection with the app. 

May 28, 2019 ·  The Creative Outlier Air earbuds also make use of aptX over Bluetooth 5.0. That helps to maintain a stable connection, and is key to keeping audio in sync with any video that you might be watching ... 

Apple

Those looking for a major AirPods upgrade, particularly to their sound and design, will have to wait, but the changes do enhance an already excellent truly wireless headphone.

Apple AirPods 2019

Apple AirPods 2019 review: The king of truly wireless earphones is crowned with small enhancements

Apple AirPods 2019 review

The Good: The second-generation AirPods add a couple of small but key improvements to the original, including always-on voice recognition and a wireless charging case option. They're a top-notch headset for making calls, indoors and out. Apple's new H1 chip also allows for faster connections with all of your Apple devices, rock solid wireless connectivity, and an hour more talk time. The Bad: No design changes to help them fit more ears securely; their sound hasn't improved, and their open design allows for a lot of ambient noise to leak in. The Bottom Line: The new AirPods are an incremental upgrade to an already excellent, fully wireless headphone, but sound quality, design and fit are basically the same. Apple seems to be doing this a lot lately: Taking an already excellent, hugely successful product like the iPhone -- or in this the case, the AirPods -- and offering little in the way of external alterations but updating its internals, enhancing the device but not fundamentally changing it.Read more:&nbsp;Apple unveils AirPods Pro with new design and noise cancellationSuch incremental upgrades tend to be a little boring. And on the surface anyway, the new AirPods aren't exciting. However, thanks to those updated components on the inside, including a new H1 chip that supports Bluetooth 5.0, improved audio synchronization and always-on Siri, they're definitely better in small ways that a lot of people will appreciate.&nbsp;Disclosure:&nbsp;CNET may get a share of revenue from the sale of the products featured on this page. &nbsp;The base model remains at $159 (£159, AU$249). To get the long-awaited wireless charging case, which charges on any Qi-compatible charging mat, you'll have to pay an extra $40 or $199 total (£199, AU$319). Meanwhile owners of the original AirPods can buy the wireless charging case&nbsp;separately for the not-exactly-a-bargain price of $79 (£79, AU$129). Fun fact: The standalone wireless charging case does not include a USB/Lightning cable, but the full 2019 AirPods -- with regular and wireless case -- do.  The only way to tell the two cases apart is the addition of a tiny LED on the outside of the wireless one and the placement of the pairing button. Additionally, the metal hinge on the lid of the case is finished in a matte-silver (instead of chrome) and apparently reinforced, according to a teardown by iFixit, so it should be more durable.That little LED lets you know that the case is charging. However, it turns off after the case has been in contact with a charging mat for a few seconds.Read more: The best truly wireless headphonesNew chip, new featuresThe new AirPods themselves look identical to the originals, which are now more than two years old. Some reports were claiming that version 2 would come in black and possibly other colors -- like the old iPod Nano or the current iPhone XR. Also -- and more importantly -- the new buds might have a new soft-touch coating with a subtle grip to it that helps the AirPods 2 stay in people's ears more securely (see posts by MySmartPrice&nbsp;and&nbsp;Economic Daily News). We got neither of those design updates, although it's possible Apple could add new colors this fall with the release of its next iPhones.As I said, the big change is on the inside with the addition of the new H1 chip, which the company says "features custom audio architecture to create a revolutionary audio experience and improved synchronization." &nbsp;The new H1 chip helps facilitate the AirPods' biggest new feature, the widely expected addition of always-on voice recognition. That means that instead of double-tapping one AirPod to activate Siri (they are touch sensitive), you simply say "Hey Siri" to summon Apple's voice assistant.It worked quite well in my tests, with zippy responsiveness, and it just might get you to use Siri more often if you don't use it that much now. You can still program double-tapping on a bud to activate Siri, but most people will program the gesture to skip tracks forward and back (you can assign the right bud for skips forward and the left for skips back -- or vice versa). &nbsp;While there are no volume controls on the AirPods, you can now just tell Siri to lower or raise the volume. You can also tell her to skip a track forward or back, but it only works in Apple Music, not Spotify (when you're using other music services, you have to double-tap to skip tracks).

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The new AirPods are an incremental upgrade to an already excellent, fully wireless headphone, but sound quality, design and fit are basically the same.

We break down the differences between the old and new AirPods based on specs.