AirPods 2 vs. original AirPods: What's changed with Apple's earbuds? - CNET

If you have a pair of Apple's original wireless earbuds, you may be wondering if you should upgrade to the AirPods 2?

But they do offer some incremental updates, including the option of buying them with a wireless charging case for $199 (£199, AU$319).

They start at the same $159 (£159, AU$249) price as the first-gen AirPods, but you also have the option of buying them with the wireless charging case as mentioned earlier.

Read our Apple AirPods 2019 review.

First released in 2016, the original AirPods look the same as the second-gen models on the outside.