Along with Apple officially opening up its Find My app to third parties yesterday, Belkin started pre-orders for its new Soundform Freedom wireless earbuds. In addition to the Find My integration, the new earbuds have some impressive features like 36-hour battery life, in-ear design, Qi wireless charging, and more at just $99. Lets dive in and look at the Belkin Soundform Freedom vs AirPods and AirPods Pro.<\/p>\n
Apples AirPods have been a massive success with the totally wireless earbuds dominating the market. A major part of the appeal is the tight integration the AirPods lineup has with Apple devices. Now with the Find My app opening up, third-party products can become a bit more native to the experience than before.<\/p>\n
While the new Belkin Soundform Freedom True Wireless Earbuds cant offer all of the same benefits of AirPods like one-tap instant setup and Hey Siri support, the new earbuds offer a compelling overall package when considering battery life, design, price, and more.<\/p>\n
Belkins new earbuds feature a design that sits between AirPods and AirPods Pro. The stem of the Soundform Freedom buds looks to be about the length of AirPods but with the in-ear fit of AirPods Pro.<\/p>\n
One of the appealing aspects here is the Soundform Freedom coming in black as well as white. While the charging case looks a bit bulkier than AirPods, youre getting the benefit of longer battery life.<\/p>\n
Belkin is the winner here with the Soundform Freedom offering significantly longer battery life for both the earbuds themselves and the battery case. As mentioned above, one trade-off is a chunkier charging case, but that may be worth it for many.<\/p>\n
Taking a look at the overall specs and features, you get a better sense of how Belkins new earbuds stack up against AirPods. They match AirPods\/Pro with support for ear-detection, sweat\/water resistance, and tracking with Find My notably Belkin says even the charging case is trackable which isnt the case for AirPods.<\/p>\n
But youre not getting active noise cancelation (ANC), transparency mode, the H1 chip, and Hey Siri support. However, its possible Belkin could have a touch control to enable Siri control.<\/p>\n
Belkin has a real leg up with the Soundform Freedoms $99 price tag. Apples official price for AirPods is $159 with the basic charging case and $199 with the wireless charging case. And the MSRP for AirPods Pro is $249.<\/p>\n
You can often find all three AirPods models below those prices on Amazon and other retailers, but even so, $99 is a great price for everything Belkin looks to offer with the Soundform Freedom.<\/p>\n
With Belkin Soundform Freedom pre-orders shipping out come June the verdict is still out on how sound quality will compare to AirPods and AirPods Pro. But heres how Belkin is describing the audio quality:<\/p>\n
Rich, radiant sound meets exceptional battery life in the SOUNDFORM Freedom True Wireless Earbuds. Custom drivers activate deep bass while maintaining clear mids and highs. Our advanced clear-call technology and dual microphones ensure remarkable call quality.<\/p>\n
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