Apple AirPods owners FURIOUS after claiming sold out gadget’s batteries are going flat suspiciously quickly
Apple's controversial wireless earphones were selling for up to £400 on eBay just before Christmas as iPhone 7 owners scrambled to get their hands on a pair
APPLE lovers are letting rip after their pricey wireless earphones are getting zapped of their power suspiciously quickly.
The AirPods for the iPhone 7 sold out in shops and were selling for as much as £400 quid on eBay and Facebook before Christmas.
They are charged by popping them into a special pod, which has its own battery.
Apple promises 24 hours battery life with the charging case and up to five hours' worth of power on one charge.
Around 15 minutes in the case should give users three hours for listening to music, it claimed on its site.
The special charging case that comes with the AirPods has its own battery which needs to be juiced up and should have 24-hours-worth of charge.
But there are reports that power is draining up to 40 percent when not in use and at maximum charge.
Apple has been forced to hand out replacements, according to a who said he was given a brand new set after losing 20 percent of his power overnight.
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He wrote: "Going from a full charge to empty in two days while they are sitting there unused seems way too fast".
After replacing the AirPods he reported no issues so they fault may lie with a certain batch of earphones.
It’s not clear how widespread the issue is.
Apple have been contacted for comment.
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