How does the fit of AirPods 4 compare to previous models?

Question

The comfort as well as the fit of the new AirPods 4 is something which interests me. What are the differences between the earlier versions and the newer versions of the airpods?

Answer 1

The shape of the AirPods 4 has been altered, and this will affect their fit in the ear. In contrast to the AirPods 3 which had a quite large rounded shape and might have been uncomfortable on some users, the construct of AirPods 4 aims at being more comfortable fitting similar to the original AirPods model 1 and 2. The tip and quite a bulging area have been altered to ensure easy insertion into the ears and comfortable fit retention whilst still ensuring the large ear tip was used for enhanced audio quality.

Comments

I had the original AirPods and upgraded to AirPods 3. I initially liked the 3's but as I used them more I found that they would easily not fit very well at all as my ears built up (I would guess sweat probably? maybe ear wax?) on the surface of the pods and I had to take them out and wipe them off to get better friction. This was not an issue on on the originals as they didn't rely on friction to stay in my ears, they just fit deeper in and sat comfortably. From what you're saying here Dave, AirPods 4 seems to be a no-brainer upgrade here for me as I still use my AirPods 3's all the time despite the fit issues.

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Thanks SO much for this review! I completely agree about the fit and comfort. AirPods 2 has always been more comfortable than the 3rd gen, and I was worried I’d be left behind with the redesign. Glad to know gen 4 is closer to the gen 2 size!

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Perfect review. Demo'd all of the models was thorough. Just what I needed. I bought Airpods 3 and Pros 2 but never used them as the fit was horrible compared to my Airpods 2. Excited for the 4s.

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Excellent content and review! Thank you. Literally everything you mentioned about fit and audio quality were my issues as well. The only pair of air pods I own is the G2 because of the fit-- I even have a back up set! lol. But after that review I am willing to give AP G4 a try. Also, the quality of your content, audio, set, lighting, script, delivery, all of it, etc. is top notch and worthy of your nearly 4M followers. Keep this up.

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I just watched MKBHD’s review before this and came away with this question..

For me the AirPod 1 & 2’s fitted perfectly. The 3’s were too bulky and gave ear ache after some time, but the sound was far superior. I wonder if the 4’s are more similar to the 3’s or 4’s? I suspect 3’s, I’m sure someone can shed some light on this??

I think i have my answer! Great vid.