12 most effective ways to check genuine Airpods headphones

Currently on the market, there is an increasing number of counterfeit Airpods headphones, causing confusion and expense for users. Furthermore, these products are copied almost 100% similar to the original products, making it difficult for users to distinguish. Therefore, in this article TipsMake will guide you through the simplest and most effective ways to check genuine Airpods headphones.

1. Carefully check the accessories that come with the headset

For each line of regular Airpods headphones, Apple will usually give you separate accessories to ensure compatibility with the components. Furthermore, all of these included accessories are clearly listed in the Specifications section of each product, you can immediately access Apple's homepage to check.

Below are some accessories included in the most popular Airpods lines today:

1. Airpods 2 headphones: Charging box, Lightning charging cable, user manual and headphones.
2. Airpods 3 headphones: Wireless charging box, Type C - Lightning charging cable and headphones.
3. Airpods Pro Magsafe Charge headphones: Type C - Lightning charging cable, user manual, headphones and 3 pairs of silicone ear cushions included.
4. AirPods Pro Wireless Charge headphones: Charging box, Lightning charging cable, user manual, headphones and 3 pairs of silicone ear cushions included.

2. Check genuine Airpods through the tray

If you just look at it at a glance, it is very difficult to detect which products are fake and which are genuine products through the packaging. However, if you look closely you can see:

1. The boxes of fake Airpods products are made mainly from plastic, have low finishing and very poor quality. But with genuine Airpods, the tray will be made of recycled paper, which is very sturdy and sturdy.
2. The information printed on the box of genuine products will be light gray in color, with very uniform and clear handwriting. On the box of the fake headphones, the handwriting is often blurred and uneven.

3. Identify genuine Airpods by checking the user manual

Normally, genuine Airpods manuals will be translated by Apple in many different languages, including Vietnamese, to suit all users around the world. But in fake Airpods headphones, there is only one instruction sheet printed in Chinese.

4. How to check genuine Airpods headphones through the options in settings

After connecting the Airpods to the phone you are using, open the settings to check the headset's customization mode.

1. Fake Airpods often have very few functions and do not have many customizations for users in the settings. Usually there are only two options: disconnect the phone and forget this device.
2. In contrast, real Airpods are developed very diversely with many different options that bring interesting experiences to users such as: Double tapping on AirPods to connect, microphone, automatic ear detection,.

5. Evaluate the ability to automatically connect to the phone after the first time

This is the way to distinguish between real and fake Airpods that many users use the most. For fake Airpod headphones, every time you want to use them, you have to reconnect them manually and when connected, there will not be any successful signal. But with genuine Airpods headphones, you only need to connect to the mobile device once, and the next time it will automatically connect when the headphones are pulled out of the case, and there will be a 'ting' sound. to signal that you have successfully connected.

6. How to identify genuine Airpods pro through the serial number on Apple's official website

Not only Airpod Pro, but every headphone product when Apple launches it on the market will have a separate serial code. Therefore, to be able to identify whether you are buying a fake product or not, you can use these serial codes to check.

This serial number is usually found on the product packaging, in the lid of the charging box and in the introduction section of the connected device's settings. Please copy this serial number and go directly to the website https://checkcoverage.apple.com/vn/en to check.

However, the printing on the charging box and packaging is also often sophisticatedly counterfeited. Therefore, TipsMake recommends that you use the serial number displayed in the About section for the most accurate results.

7. Find the difference by carefully comparing product packaging 

Apple is always careful and meticulous in each of its products, even in extremely small details. The packaging of all AirPods lines is no exception. This is also the reason why Apple is loved by many consumers and chooses to use the product.

To be able to check genuine Airpods or other Airpods models, you just need to look carefully between the genuine and fake packaging, from there you can easily recognize many differences such as:

1. On the genuine box there will be 2 separate stickers unrelated to the content. Meanwhile, fake goods will only have 1 information sticker. Besides, the font used on the real AirPods box is San Francisco, while the fake one will use a different font.
2. When looking at the side of the box where the Apple logo is, if the product is genuine, the edges will be sharper. As for fake goods, the edges of the Apple logo will often be curved.
3. On the other side of the box there is also a big difference on the real and fake products. On the real box the space between the characters will be less, on the fake box the font will be thinner.
4. Next, the back of the box also has a difference in font. The box color of genuine Airpods headphones is found to be brighter than the fake ones.
5. Finally, the inside of the box, especially the instruction sheet. With genuine products, the words 'Designed by Apple in California' will be printed in gray and with fake products it will be printed in black.
6. In addition, not only are the fonts different, if you pay closer attention you will see that the standard manual will have many languages. There will be 4 main languages: English, French, Spanish and Japanese. As for fake goods, most of them are in Chinese, but many products will be printed in 3 additional languages: English, French and German.

8. How to identify genuine Airpod 2 through the underside of the headset

With this method, carefully check the last part of the headset, which contains the charging contact point. Normally, the mesh panels at the bottom of genuine AirPods headphones will be designed in an oval shape. Meanwhile, fake goods will often be designed in a circular shape and the size of these nets is also much larger than the real thing.

Furthermore, the mesh on the real product will be dark gray and on the fake AirPods it will be made of silver.

9. Check Airpod 2 and other genuine Airpod models by checking the speaker grill

You can clearly see the shape of the real Airpods speaker through the mesh grill (plate), but on fake AirPods it is very difficult to do this.

10. Overview comparison of the charging box

If you only look at two clean boxes at a glance, very few users can distinguish between real and fake. But if you just pay close attention to some details, you will see that there are many differences, especially in fonts. On fake goods with the words 'Assembled in China', there will be a strange space in the word 'in'.

In addition, you also need to pay attention to the pairing button located on the back of the charging box. On genuine Airpods, this button will be completely flat compared to the surface, but on fake products this button will be slightly raised.

11. Check the indicator light on the headphone box

You can check genuine Airpods Pro through the bright indicator light. For wireless charging AirPods, the light indicator will be placed on the front, and for wired charging, it will be placed on the inside of the AirPods box. Most genuine Airpods indicator lights will be much smaller in size than fake ones.

12. Check the Lightning charging port

The Lightning charging port on the real product will be designed to match each other's details. In contrast, the Lightning charging port of fake AirPods will have a small gap between the case and the port. This is also a quick way to check genuine Airpods Pro that you can refer to.

Epilogue

Above is a summary of the most popular and effective ways to check genuine Airpods headphones that TipsMake offers for your reference. Hopefully these shares will help you become a smarter shopper and avoid losing money unfairly when buying poor quality products.

Marvin Fry

Update 10 October 2023