How To Tell If 2nd Gen Airpods Pro 2 Are Fake Vs. Real FULL COMPARISON (Late 2022)
Full in-depth side-by-side comparison of the latest fake Airpods Pro 2nd Generation (released in late 2022) with a real pair!
This is a full 19 minute video detailing every similarity and difference that exists, but below are some of the quickest ways to tell if your pair of 2nd generation Airpods Pros are fake:
1. If the case on your Airpods don’t make a sound when charging or using the Find My app to play a sound, then it’s fake (or broken)
2. If the extra earbuds in the box your Airpods came in are loosely packed and don’t have a notch for the extra earbuds to fit into, then it’s fake
3. If the Airpods earbuds aren’t replaceable (can’t pull off the earbud and put on a new one), then it’s fake
4. If the Airpods don’t have the feature in the Find My app to use the green arrow to find your Airpods within a close range, then it’s fake
5. If the lanyard hook on the right side of the Airpods case is made with plastic and not metal, then it’s fake
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Had fakes, didn’t realize until I broke the case by accident and if the inside wasn’t enough to tip me off, the replacement case I bought just slightly didn’t fit my fake pods. Very amazed by the sound quality of the fakes I got and ability to do noise cancelation and transparency, their software integration was impressive too, had me fooled for months as they were better than my 4 year old first gens. Unfortunately now I have to get real pods to go with my new real case
Just get another fake pair....
Just get replicas since you can't tell the difference. Get everything fake. Fake Rolex, fake iphone, fake Polo shirts since you can't tell the difference
I'm using 1gen real ones. Don't make me lough telling that fakes are better then your 1st gen. Maybe your 1st gen is also fake?
@@xmelskyI’ve had experience with the fake ones and some are genuinely 1:1 my pro2s are identical to the reps asides from the packaging
tbh i had the same feeling, i bought mine for 130$ off some guy did some legit checks all were good the sound quality was amazing everything was working even find my airpods feature the case was giving a sound and i was pretty sure it was okay even the serrial number was good and i thuought everything was fine until now xD
Thank you, very thorough and helpful. Hands down best overview I’ve ever seen of any product.
Got my “fake” ones from my local gas station for 20$ and I just have to say it was well worth it
Thanks for taking the time to explain this to everyone. My only regret is that I should have known better when the seller listed them for $65 brand New / Sealed. I didn't realize they were Fake until I compared them side by side with my real ones. The other Red flag is the Warranty. They show that they are Expired when the Box clearly says manufactured in 2023. They usually have a 2 year warranty. Another thing I noticed was the sound quality. They didn't seem to be as loud as the real ones. Lastly, the light on the fake ones aren't as bright as the real ones.
Thank you for a very comprehensive and informative comparison
thank you! I got mine from eBay, sold as open box, which is why I thought they were cheap. But they came in new packaging, which might have had someone less discerning to feel great. Everything about them seemed real, but your video helped me determine that they weren't. I searched a number of posts that purported to show the difference in counterfeit ones, but your video was the best. The clincher was the weigh test. The real ones should weigh 5 g each. Mine were less than 4g.
Did you contact eBay and get any money back or anything?
Unfortunatly I bought fakes online as well but they work just as good so Idrc but I noticed when they died that they made a android or off brand headphone sound when they died. It’s whatever though I’m not gonna trip over it I got what I payed for lol
Thank you for the info. Most certain thing is fake ones can't get the firmware updates, it shows last update before it manufactured so if there is a newer firmware try to update it. Also when you click serial info of your airpods at your phone first it shows of your case serial than click it twice it shows right and left ear pods serials in a row which fake ones doesn't have it.
I just got Scammed on Facebook Marketplace and got a pair of Fake ones. They actually show the Serial numbers for each ear piece. They can issue Fake Serial numbers as well.
Yes they have, on fakes u can click on it too and it will show the L and R serial
awesome and detailed video, I though I know a lot about these but you showed more! Thank you!
Thank you so much! Your video helped me avoid buying fake ones! This is the best overview you can find!
Thanks for your support! Glad it helped
Hey, great video! But would you be able to share the link where you bought the fake ones from?
Bought mine and had my doubts. What definitely told me they were fake was that they didn’t charge on my apple watch’s charger. Then I tried the “find my” and even the sound was different and it gave me a map when trying to look for them.
My AirPods didn’t have a find option for the case or let me ping the case
my real ones didnt work on the "find my" either for a while. its very finnicky. watch charger works though.
Thank you so much! I was able to test mine based on the majority of your steps. I even have the same scale as yours LOL. Thankfully mine weighs exactly the same. Such a relief, but I'll still go get a final test at Apple.
omg thanks! these two sellers on Poshmark were selling NEW airpod pros for less than $100 and they looked so fake just from the packaging.
Well, some of those “faults” have been fixed on newer clones. The font is closer to the real thing and the volume control is present on most if not all newer clones, as well as a working speaker that makes sound while charging, connecting them or opening them up. The box is still not fully yet there on quality tho.
so far the find my only works on the individual airpods, not the case, for clones. That's the only difference left now
Should the two AirPods serial number work on coverage check?
The fake ones I got (Sept 2023), are so close that my Apple Support app even shows AppleCare+ warranty. And yes, all the warnings in this video, my fakes passed. Metal lanyard ring ✅. Fonts ✅. Tones when you connect and Find Me ✅. Even personalising spatial audio works. And they function like a real pair including ANC. The only way Apple can tell they’re fakes is they have an “internal system” which doesn’t show my serial number in their inventory. Do they fail any test? Well the lightning port was a little loose. That triggered the Genius. Am I happy, regardless? Yes. They’ll do until the AirPod Pro 3 comes out in the meantime. A word of caution: the fakes are now so good, you’re probably going to have to buy retail to make sure you don’t get stung.
Lightning? New ones should be USB-C
Not just retail. Apple retail.
this helped a lot! thanks for the work
Currently best ways to test that he mentioned - weight - case speakers (with find my AirPods) -
thank you for the tips! its really hard to find out what is fake. But a very good point is the weight. THX for great review. I bought new ones at amazone. And I was lucky.
Hearing it in a fake AirPods
Same they were and they were good
Thanks Man ! In my supercopy , initially it showed Apple care warranty too , but after few days , my iPhone detects it as “coverage expired “ and even in website too. Secondly , find my iPhone “play sound “ shows pending while AirPods in the box , but when I put the AirPods in ear , it starts playing sound . Spatial sound is too good. Volume increase / decrease not working if I try to squeeze the stem and ANC not upto the mark . But for 40$ it is as close to og. I was believing it as OG until I saw ur video and now am convinced it as supercopy 😂
Very thorough comparison. Great vid
I received my AirPods Pro 2 yesterday afternoon. Today, I went down my local pub with my tech bag, including 11"M1 iPad Pro and APP 2 today for lunch and a few drinks. I found the noise cancelling excellent. Even though I deliberately sat by one of the quad speakers blasting out pop and rap, when I was watching content, I heard nothing from the speaker or the chatty people in the pub. Even when I was composing a response, the noise level was significantly lower than on the earlier model. And the Transparency Mode is so much clearer. It really is. I paid £225 for them (down from the same price in pounds as you do in dollars in the USA). I don't regret the expense at all. This is a significant upgrade.
Great just ordered one for me
Which website did you get yours from?
@@getpaidforlikes9238 Amazon.
Thank you so much for posting this. I was going to buy one from FB marketplace but backed out after realizing how much they cost at the Apple store. Looking up the serial number helped because it led to other fakes with the same number
How can u tell
It’s weird that the fake ones also got/get the free Apple Music redemption. Shouldn’t Apple know that is not “their” product 🤔
Hey man! I just want to say I am really inspired by you and your dedication to keep people informed. You have saved me countless times from getting scammed on AirPods Pro first generation, Yeezys, Second Generations, and I am sure many more in the future. I can see the production quality is getting better each video, but do you think you could get a manicure before the next video? I can't wait for your next video!
Wow I am so fortunate to have dedicated subscribers like you - but no I am not a hand model
How about for the "non pro" ones. I just bought some on amazon, they don't go as loud as I would like them to. I think my old ones did go louder
I have a question i tried the fashlight think and it had magnets but the box the picture of airpods that is in the box is a little bit raised dose it mean they are fake ?
Thank you mine is black edition from dubai.Every feature are working but when I tracked airpods from find My and start sound, I can’t hear anything from case but i can the sound from those two pair
Thanks for this detailed info! Great video.
i think we just need to wait till 2023 and boom chinese will give us a exact 1:1 copy
2023 I can't wait anymore lol 😆
@@hastfh what does chipset mean?
@@hastfh almost! They missed one feature. Where you tap the case while charging to display the light back up. At time the led will stop displaying whilst charging but you can tap to dispirit to see if it’s green yet. The fakes (the good fakes) have every feature but this!
@@wondon2992 good looks man, I was starting to get Worried after purchasing my AirPods Pro 2 from someone a they’re new btw
@@wondon2992 can you please explain this a bit more. What do you mean by tap and where?
Can you share the link where I enter the serial number?
I’ve noticed on the fake box the seal tab you pull off is more a paper feel with small cuts compared to the real box is more like a plastic that pulls off in one line. Can you confirm?
Yes agree! When I peeled it off, it didn’t rip perfectly smoothly, and was a thick paper as opposed the plastic that rips super smooth from the real box
Damn i bought fake ones today for £40. Could not tell the difference until I saw this vid but it seems to be working exactly as you’ve demonstrated. I’d say for 1/6th of the original price you can’t complain 😅
How's the audio quality and bass?
Whats the name of these ?
yay, Hit me on telegram if you want some
@@fazlanhunt3826I bought myself some fake ones to compare them side by side with my real ones, appearance wise they’re very similar, but thats pretty much where similarities end. The noise canceling is fine, the transparency mode works too but it’s still working far worst then the original has. And lastly and most importantly, the audio quality, imo it’s fine, but far from good, they sound more « sharp » but in a bad way, and they also very oftenly struggle with reproducing some sounds so they end up muffled. In the end, I would only recommend you getting a pair if youre going for their looks, other then that theyre pretty much worst then your average 40$ pair you’ll find out there on the market.
@@sacha4647 did you get yours from twsfactory1?
Where can we buy the Faje one
thank you so much for the video. Very Helpful
I bought 16 dollar fake AirPod pros 2. They look so identical to the real ones and they even fit the cases. Although they don’t have the pop up or tracking, they overall work pretty well.
where did you get them from?
I got them from Temu
Thanks for such a detail comparison. Now I definetly know I've bought fake ones
Even though fake ones sound slightly different and seem cheaper, I would definitely buy them instead of spending 300$ on the real ones. 260$ difference just for the things mentioned in this video? arguuh, not worth it at all. The fake ones will do, and I had them for almost 2 years, but they broke down, which is reasonable given that they cost me 20$ back then.
Normaly i would go with that argument, what i found was that the fakes lack often on noise cancelling and that is why i bought the first and second gen. Because that is one of the most important things for me on the airpods to have some portabile peace with me. I really need that silence 😂
@@Kadir67_471 I bought the fake ones and they sound great, even the noise cancellation. Works perfectly! I think it pretty much depends on the seller or the manufacturer.
@@IIAhmaDxYep, the $50-60 supercopies are best
i dint know if my airpods are fake because they take forever to connect on find my but they do sound , the black speaker thing also fell off on my left airpod
Good job my friend!excellent information 😊
I want to thank you for making this educational video in spreading awareness. I bought mines on Amazon and I was afraid they were fake. Your video helped a lot.
Appreciate your kind words!
My boyfriend bought them for me (also on Amazon and brought em to me today at work and I've been searching vids and thanks to this guy for the help they are real but I'm still triple checking
That’s why I purchased from Apple
@@sunny27jan unfortunately it's just above what he had at the time and was getting them for Christmas they just arrived late as well as all the apple stores were out for some reason.
Was your airpods from amozon fake? Just bought mine from Amazon, haven’t got them yet, but I’m afraid they’re fake too..
Yea my fake pair had all the same traits as yours although I was able to change tips , oh but mine have no left /right markings they actually don’t sound bad except too much bass
You Gave A Really Honest Review , Cant Believe Your So Underrated
How does the noise canceling on the fake airpods compare to the real ones? Is it close or is there a noticable difference?
There is a medium amount of difference, I’d say the real ones are 9/10 noise cancelling quality and the fake ones are 7/10. They definitely still do a good job just because the physical seal in the eartip does most of the sound blocking
Seems like I got scammed for counterfeit ones. When I checked the settings for the airpods I noticed how the fake ones doesn't have the adaptive transparency option, while the real airpod pro 2's has the option in its settings. Can you check to see if yours have the option or not? Thanks.
Same I’m a fucking moron Payed $100 for them Oh well, that’s the last time I take a deal that was obviously too good to be true.
Why the serial number showing still warranty on apple serial numbers chack!? If this item is fake! I’m confused
Bought mines off of DHgate for 30$ and passed everything but the green light is brighter and noise cancellation is on point and connects fast.💁🏾♀️so this is a steal😊
And apple said they are real and gave me coverage options😂
@@carlafrancois9675 those are the factory seller, and about the coverage options, it's mostly on all fake airpods you can find, noise cancellation and fast connect been emulated since the start of every fake airpods, here's my tips for checking fake airpods, take ur nail and try to pry the leg of the airpods, if it comes out it's fake. Real one dont open For any more question you can reply, I will get back ASAP
Link?
Link?
@@carlafrancois9675i got one today Apple said its also real Just supprised
You should have shown us or tell us if the serial numbers on each AirPods are the same or not , cause I had a fake one and when I go to the settings on my phone it’s show me that the each AirPods have different serial numbers as well as the case ( 3 serials numbers in total ) But on the AirPods them self and the case I see the same serial numbers and I have read that ( for the real ones ) the case and the two AirPods have different serial numbers written on them .
I read somewhere that in the fake airpods, Serial numbers on Left and Right airpods use to be the same as the case. In the original ones as I can see, they are different.
Is that true?
@@MartinH669 On my AirPods, serial numbers are different.
The find my features were the only thing I could find to figure out mine were fake. I almost thought I had legit ones after all.. Should’ve done my research.
I helped a friend of a friend realize the font and he thanked me as he was getting conned.
In My "fake" airpods pro 2....the case is of gen 2, but in the "about" section, model no. Is A2564...which is of Airpods 3rd gen. But Warranty is valid...how is this possible?
As for the tips being hard to come off on the fakes, I just got a legit pair from Best Buy yesterday where the first time I went to take the tips off it required a lot more force than I expected it to.
same with me
Are the Best Buy ones always real? I’m getting a little scared
I would assume so. Best Buy gets theirs directly from Apple. Never heard of Best Buy selling fake merchandise before
What about the serial number in the settings when you connect
At 1:05 You can clearly see the difference on the first row of texts on the right side sticker. There is no spacing between "Pro" and "(2nd generation)" whereas the authentic one will never have such typo or formatting error. Look in the details to identify fake ones
what if the serial no. is valid, but no spacing between "pro" and "2nd gen"?
Where do I get the original airpod pro to buy
Just bought some fakes, a few other things to note: 1) The fake case cover will wiggle around and feel loose and cheap 2) That serial number thats on the case that checks out with the box is DIFFERENT from what is shown if you go into settings and find it from the airpods settings. 3) You can switch between the three modes via settings but cannot switch it on the airpods themselves. Both earpieces toggle siri. The sound that you are supposed to hear when switching between all three is also different and it sounds cut off and muffled. 4) The peeling on the back on the fakes do not come off easily. Keep that in mind. 5) I also found that overall sound quality sounds muffled or washed out on the fake ones. I hate it. Dont make the same mistake I did.
I bought some for $100 off a seller on Mercari yesterday. They’ll arrive Monday and I’ll be back to test them out to this video 😅
From where did you bought the fake ones, I would like to buy that
Was your ios on ios 16? Bought them today but they show something totally dirrent in 'model name' rather than airpods pro 2 and there is no adaptive transparency option in the setting. But i am suspecting that I am on ios 15.1 maybe that's why. Any help would be appreciated, thank you.
Yes mine was on iOS 16 so the menu may be different, but sorry I am not sure about the two things you mentioned
@@consumr Thankyou. Will check them later with a device with ios 16 and later. Will report back here after that.
@@consumr Checked it today, it was happening because of ios 15, on an ios 16 device model name was shown correctly as Airpods Pro.
Hello sir. Can u give me a link where to buy the FAKE one.. i want to buy one so so i ha ve a back up for my airpods pro since my airpods pro only lasted for 4hrs maximum. So i want an extra one to used for my work. I dont want to spend hundred extra for the real airpods 3. Thanks in advance
Can u send the link to the fake ones because i want to see and check them out myself
The fake ones will not allow you to charge it using the circular Apple Watch charger as well
For the real ones wild the underside of base box display vary or is it always the same with the AirPods to the right slightly
I've got fake ones. The sound quality is good. But its not connecting natively to MacBook. Have to disable on iPhone and then connect elsewhere. Also, “Find My” doesn't work. It does detect on map, but doesn't beep. Spacious Audio doesn't work either. When I charge the case - it doesn't show on the iPhone that the case is being charged. Other than that, for that price I got $50 not bad at all. Absolutely fine. Just wish Bluetooth was as seamless, connected to Mac from iPhone and back.
So if they it has the model number for the hk version but the serial number comes up with the AirPods on apple does it mean they’re fake or real ?
That’s not a good way to tell, because if you buy a real pair in Hong Kong, the serial will work as well. Should check the other signs
I bought some on Amazon that aren’t too flush. Should I be worried
Also notice how the fake one the manual packaging doesn't lay perfectly flat and level on top like the real one. The fake one the manual package is puffy and bowed out. Also the real one the cut out at the top of the manual packaging is much smaller and as wide as the fake ones are. Also the corners of the box is more smooth and even and perfect and more sharp defined edges. The fake ones the edges are sloppy and not sharp and have tiny defects and unevenness or extra loose material sticking out at the corners.
Yeah those are great points!
What if they used the same serial number as original boxes ?
Why in the real version the model is A2084? That model is from the serial of the first generation Airpods pro, they put some of the first generation, for some of the second generation, the model of the second generation is A2698. 13:02
where did you buy the fake ones?
Can I get a link for the fake one ?
Thanks for the video, especially on the weight part. But you've missed a very important detail: when you connect first time it's not exactly the same popup: the message on the fake ones will be "NOT Your Airpods Pro". IMO one of the easiest ways to tell the difference - unless they improved it in the meantime, though i doubt they can do something about it.
Mine connected as Noel’s airpod pros straight away, just like my old ones switched is that good
Improved already. They are listening, seeing comments and rectifying all mistakes
When i first got them it said that, but the serial number works and has them on the AirPods and box, is it still fake?
It also has a limited warranty
Can you please send me a link to them, great video btw.
Where to buy them
Thanks for the information. I Will Take 2. El aipods pro 2 is the same as the fake aipods serial number you took (L9TV2P6RC7) but when I query the serial number, the warranty seems to continue and even the sales date is written. How can this happen? Fake or real?
yeah same for me too
The fake ones dont have conversation awareness or adaptive transparency. I checked my sister's and she doesn't have that compared to my friends one. They also get really squeaky and the sound goes out of one ear sometimes
Wow the fake ones look good. Thanks for saving me money!
Thank you man, you just save $200. I almost bought the fake one and I type the serial number in and it said we're sorry, but this is a serial number for a product that has been displaced.
Glad to help!
Your the best bro 🙏🏽
Where can i find these
Can u drop the link for the fake one
Im almost not convinced that theyre fake since theyre recognised as offical airpods when connecting to the phone. How do they do that?
Fake ones serial number now showing as legint in apples website?
I didn’t realize I got juiced until today actually when I took mine to the Apple Store for a repair. The battery wont hold a charge at all anymore and chooses when it wants to even take a charge. The case will say 100% on its battery when plugged in and working but the second it’s off the charger it drops to 0%
Just brought some from a guy who said he brought them off bulk, guy has 150 positive reviews too. Hope they’re real when I get them after using this video to test the authenticity of it. Will that weight you measured for the real one be universal or will there sometimes be a deviation of +/- 1 g for example?
I think +/- 2g is a safe range, because our scales could be slightly inaccurate from each other’s scale. But broadly speaking they should the same weight universally
@@consumr yeah I was wondering that, wish I had your same scale. But if they tare fine, it shouldn’t be a problem. Will keep you posted! This video and your most recent was very helpful so Ty!
good luck! hope theyre real
Update?
@@gerrymunoz1564 still waiting for it lol, USPS shipping is not the greatest
Thank goodness I bought the real ones from Amazon I was kind of nervous at first because they started making a static noise😅
Wow so they make static noise as a chip headphone? I mean mines got that sound too but i wasn't really sure if they were real
Do they have different versions for different countries 🧐🧐🧐🧐
Thank you so much man! Best video on fake airpods! Love it! Thank you so much! U helped a kot
Awesome glad to hear it was helpful!
Hey man i got scammed, the extra ear cups fall off just as described and i have less text on the box, also the volume control slide thingy dont work hn fakes, + can u pls tell me if the sound effect that it makes when u normally connect then on off bluetooth pls, mines sound very low quality audio.
It normally makes a clear beep sound in between, no low quality audio and no words said. It sounds like yours is fake sadly
@@consumr I see ☹️☹️, Thanks for the reply, we did a meetup instead of them telling their address, brought it for 100 dollars, hurts.
nice review but i think you could have also mentioned that in the fake ones the serials numbers on the case and both pods are the same although on the real ones must be 3 different - charging case same as box but pods different. I think when purchasing - this is the easiest and most reliable way to distinguish.
Is that true? Ill look out for it
thats true but newer fakes have 3 different serial numbers as well
@@kohitori3763 too bad.. do these numbers also match the ones shown in the iphone for the case and both pods?
Thanks, didn’t know this before actually
@@shchepetov yep, they do, i bought a pair and it’s already getting really hard to find out if they’re fakes or not
So if it say coverage expired does that mean theyre also fake?
Pretty sure I just bought some fake ones for $100, but they sound great. Definitely better sound than my original AirPods. They have been a little finicky though. Sometimes they pause for no reason or I’ve had the volume drop without promoting. If real AirPods are like this but even better than it might have just inspired me to make the leap at some point. What finally tipped me off, the paper vs plastic housing in the box. Mine was plastic. Then I tried the find-my test and the case never beeped, though the AirPods did. Finally I cross checked what should be the most recent firmware based on the recommendation of a comment to this video and its many generations back. Hasn’t automatically updated like it should. Thanks for the video. At some maybe I’ll weigh them just for fun.
Where did u bought the fake ones ??
15:16 did each of your airpods come with “Siri” and “Noise Control” enabled by default? Didn't both come with “Noise Control”?
Yes both came with noise control and then I changed the settings before I recorded the video
@@consumr Do your fake airpods have speakers or adaptive transparency?
Can you use precise location with the fake AirPods pro 2 on Find My?
Well I got the fake ones thanks for this bro does the speakers play better on the real ones versus the fake
In my experience they both sound good but the real ones have better noise cancelling, and maybe sound slightly more clear
15:17 I was low-key hoping for the real ones to fail for an interesting plot twist 😅
that really means, that there is no chance to find a difference if you do not have the original ones? What is a point to look for differences if they sound almost the same?
The don’t perform the same though. The fake ones tend to die much faster and there are issues with some of the advanced modes.
I noticed the fake ones didn’t make the little noise the real ones did after connecting for first time
Yeah agreed! The speakers on the fake case don’t work at all
@@consumrhey will in the future tho
It works