{"id":25406,"date":"2026-10-13T09:37:37","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T07:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/13\/apple-airpods-5-review-the-best-open-fit-earbuds-yet\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T09:37:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T07:37:37","slug":"apple-airpods-5-review-the-best-open-fit-earbuds-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/13\/apple-airpods-5-review-the-best-open-fit-earbuds-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple AirPods 5 review: the best open-fit earbuds yet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Upgraded, cheaper AirPods have noise cancelling, sound and controls to rival many plugged-in buds but without tips<\/p>\n<p>Apple\u2019s latest AirPods set a new standard for open-fit buds with upgraded noise cancelling that now rivals many plugged-in designs of the same price.<\/p>\n<p>The AirPods 5 have the same design the popular AirPods 4 offering an option for those that do not like silicone ear tips used by most noise cancelling earbuds. They come in two versions, with or without a wireless charging case and swipe controls, costing from \u00a3119 (\u20ac149\/$129\/A$219) \u2013 \u00a310 cheaper than the launch price of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2024\/sep\/30\/apple-airpods-4-review-better-sound-noise-cancelling\">their predecessors<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Connectivity:<\/strong> Bluetooth 5.3, SBC, AAC, H2 chip<\/p>\n<p><strong>Battery life:<\/strong> four or five hours with ANC (22 hours with case)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Water resistance:<\/strong> IP57 (up to <a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-gb\/105046\">1 metre for 30 minutes<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Earbud dimensions:<\/strong> 30.2 x 18.3 x 18.1mm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Earbud weight:<\/strong> 4.3g each<\/p>\n<p><strong>Charging case dimensions:<\/strong> 46.2 x 50.1 x 21.2mm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Charging case weight:<\/strong> 32.3g\/34.7g<\/p>\n<p><strong>Case charging:<\/strong> USB-C or wireless (Qi or Watch)<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2026\/oct\/13\/apple-airpods-5-review-the-best-open-fit-earbuds-yet\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/fac7d19ff3b0a516b0fb7615437f0920d7ffc117\/1640_855_4071_3257\/master\/4071.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=c048368022570edc1d99e2fd3f071448\" title=\"Apple AirPods 5 review: the best open-fit earbuds yet\" \/>Upgraded, cheaper AirPods have noise cancelling, sound and controls to rival many plugged-in buds but without tips<br \/>\nApple\u2019s latest AirPods set a new standard for open-fit buds with upgraded noise cancelling that now rivals many plugged-in designs of the same price.<br \/>\nThe AirPods 5 have the same design the popular AirPods 4 offering an option for those that do not like silicone ear tips used by most noise cancelling earbuds. They come in two versions, with or without a wireless charging case and swipe controls, costing from \u00a3119 (\u20ac149\/$129\/A$219) \u2013 \u00a310 cheaper than the launch price of their predecessors.<br \/>\nConnectivity: Bluetooth 5.3, SBC, AAC, H2 chip<br \/>\nBattery life: four or five hours with ANC (22 hours with case)<br \/>\nWater resistance: IP57 (up to 1 metre for 30 minutes)<br \/>\nEarbud dimensions: 30.2 x 18.3 x 18.1mm<br \/>\nEarbud weight: 4.3g each<br \/>\nCharging case dimensions: 46.2 x 50.1 x 21.2mm<br \/>\nCharging case weight: 32.3g\/34.7g<br \/>\nCase charging: USB-C or wireless (Qi or Watch) Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Upgraded, cheaper AirPods have noise cancelling, sound and controls to rival many plugged-in buds but without tips Apple\u2019s latest AirPods set a new standard for open-fit buds with upgraded noise cancelling that now rivals many plugged-in designs of the same price. The AirPods 5 have the same design the popular AirPods 4 offering an option &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/13\/apple-airpods-5-review-the-best-open-fit-earbuds-yet\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Apple AirPods 5 review: the best open-fit earbuds yet<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":25407,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25406"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25406"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25406\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25406"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}