{"id":23315,"date":"2016-09-09T11:36:07","date_gmt":"2016-09-09T03:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geekbuying.com\/geekgiz\/?p=23315"},"modified":"2018-12-29T18:39:12","modified_gmt":"2018-12-29T10:39:12","slug":"how-to-distinguish-good-lighting-earphones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geekbuying.com\/geekgiz\/2016\/09\/how-to-distinguish-good-lighting-earphones\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Distinguish Good Lightning Earphones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Apple recently dropped the 3.5mm audio jack from the iPhone 7, so now it\u2019s time to pick a great set of lightning earphones for this baby. Do you know how to distinguish good earphones from lots of expensive but useless garbage? Basically, you start by making sure your lightning earphones are the latest 3<sup>rd<\/sup> generation version, otherwise you will have a much higher chance of ending up with a, \u201cbricked\u201d set of earphones (No sound coming out of the earphones) when IOS is updating.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Why am I talking about 3<sup>rd<\/sup> generation? What\u2019s the difference when going from the 1<sup>st<\/sup> generation to the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> generation?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>1<sup>st<\/sup> generation Vs. 3<sup>rd<\/sup> generation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Actually most of the lightning earphones currently available in the market are 1<sup>st<\/sup> generation. There are 3 steps to determine if yours are 1<sup>st<\/sup> generation: NO microphone, no silica gel covered lightning port, and no APP will appear that allows you to test the sound quality. Those are the biggest differences when comparing 1<sup>st<\/sup> generation with 3<sup>rd<\/sup> generation. Here is a quick visual summary:<\/p>\n<p>First, you must confirm that your lightning earphones come with a microphone.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tronsmart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/1.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9139 aligncenter shareaholic-media-target-hover-state\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tronsmart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/1.jpg\" alt=\"1\" width=\"704\" height=\"549\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next, you will need to check to make sure your earphone\u2019s lightning port has a silica gel covered buffer on it to absorb and reduce friction.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tronsmart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9148 aligncenter shareaholic-media-target-hover-state\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tronsmart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/2.jpg\" alt=\"2\" width=\"569\" height=\"444\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Finally, if you plug your earphones into the lightning port, an APP will pop up for debugging and future iOS updates.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tronsmart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/33.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9153 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tronsmart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/33.jpg\" alt=\"33\" width=\"845\" height=\"403\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Apple did not authorize those functions for their 1<sup>st<\/sup> generation lightning earphones. Oops!<\/p>\n<p>If you have a pair of 1<sup>st<\/sup> generation earphones, then be careful! Nearly all of them do not meet MFi certification and you will almost certainly end up with dead lightning earphones once iOS updates for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>There are a few 2<sup>nd<\/sup> generation lightning earphones out there on the market, and if you insist on finding a pair of them, just pick a set without the microphone. Maybe they are great to you, but you can\u2019t call or answer the phone with that 2<sup>nd<\/sup> gen model.<\/p>\n<p>Just keep those 3 main points in mind when considering your next purchase and we hope that it\u2019s useful and saves a huge headache with dead earphones but <em>also<\/em> helping you find a great set of earphones in a very confusing market full of earphones.<\/p>\n<p>We are proud to announce that Tronsmart has just released the world\u2019s first In-Ear Lightning Earphone with built-in DAC. We named it \u201cTronsmart Encore\u201d. More detail please check <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tronsmart.com\/products\/tronsmart-lightning-earphone-with-built-in-dac\">http:\/\/www.tronsmart.com\/products\/tronsmart-lightning-earphone-with-built-in-dac<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thanks for review.<\/p>\n<p>From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tronsmart.com\/news\/how-to-distinguish-good-lightning-earphones\">Tronsmart<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple recently dropped the 3.5mm audio jack from the iPhone 7, so now it\u2019s time to pick a great set of lightning earphones for this baby. 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