Apple AirPods Pro (Refurbished) (Open Box)

WOULD LIKE TO CLARIFY -- The initial review was 5 stars and still holds up with regards to the product itself, but the new 1 star review is due to a few things. For starters, the initial pair of Airpods ceased to play audio on the left side, despite charging overnight and several restarts. 'No big deal, I'll send them back for a replacement', I thought. I did, and today I received a 'replacement' consisting of an EMPTY AIRPOD PRO BOX. No case, no obvious tamper protection (the initial pair had tape on the box, this had absolutely nothing so clearly someone had already rifled through it) -- absolutely pathetic showing. I purchased this refurbished pair from 'A4C Online' and would like to tell anyone looking at this review now to STAY AWAY FROM THEM. The text of the initial review has been preserved below for posterity and because I still agree that the Airpods themselves are an excellent product; but do yourself a favor and buy from someone else, specifically Apple directly if you can afford the extra cost. ----------------------- Bought for my son to replace a pair of Airpod 1s he had for two years which stopped holding a charge on right earbud, I'll let him write this review. 'I'm typically not an Apple person. In fact, I'm literally using these on a Samsung phone. I've always taken Apple products to be shoddy or inferior to other brands, but usually more expensive due to the brand recognition. I got a pair of original Airpods for free from a friend who'd upgraded, so I figured I might as well use them. They served well for a couple years but had a lot of minor flaws that stacked up into big annoyances altogether -- major noise bleed (I could hear EVERYTHING outside my headphones if something wasn't playing), subpar battery life (about 3-4 hours? Could just be because they were used, but still), really poor build quality, unintuitive controls for playing, pausing, etc. These solve EVERY PROBLEM I had, and honestly blew my mind. The quality is a noticeable step up -- not incredible, but definitely more than you'd expect from earbuds of this size. They fit very snugly in the ears and don't fall out easily at all. The ANC noise cancellation is AMAZING, you literally can't hear any other background noises. The battery life is LONG and I'm still not sure how long it lasts, I had these on and playing for at least 3 or 4 hours and I didn't even get a low battery warning. Since we got these at a bit of a discount (roughly $168 due to these being renewed), I am absolutely 100% happy with the price to quality ratio. $200 for them direct from Apple is a bit much, but $150-$170 is a good price. You will not regret buying a pair of Airpod Pros!'