Recommendations for Bluetooth earphones for iPhone 7?

NFH

The iPhone 7 only has one socket, shared for both charging and earphones. This means you can't charge it and make phone calls at the same time, except for short calls where you might not need both hands free. One of the few ways around this is to use Bluetooth earphones.

I bought two sets of Bluetooth earphones from eBay for under £10 each, and although the received audio was fantastic quality and even good enough for music, the sent audio was terrible and constantly breaking up, meaning that the other party couldn't hear me. Obviously they were designed for listening to music rather than two-way phone calls. I got refunds on both.

Therefore can anyone please recommend some reasonably-priced Bluetooth earphones for the iPhone 7?

jon81uk

Sorry if I'm making a call I put the phone to my ear and I only use my Bluetooth headphones (Beats PowerBeats) when exercising so the phone isn't plugged in anyway and I've never taken a call when using them either. The PowerBeats are good headphones though, should have been £180 but I got a good deal.

Personally I don't find the shared port an issue.

NFH

jon81uk wrote: »

Sorry if I'm making a call I put the phone to my ear

Not practical for a long phone call or when you need both hands free, for example to type.

d123

There are dual Lightning adapters available.

This is a slightly pricy Belkin one: http://www.apple.com/uk/shop/product/HKKP2ZM/A/belkin-lightning-audio-charge-rockstar?afid=p238%7CsZZJKxuOm-dt_mtid_187079nc38483_pcrid_104154899041_&cid=aos-uk-kwgo-pla-btb-slid--product-HKKP2ZM/A-UK

But there are probably cheaper ones around.

NFH

d123 wrote: »

This is a slightly pricy Belkin one: http://www.apple.com/uk/shop/product/HKKP2ZM/A/belkin-lightning-audio-charge-rockstar?afid=p238%7CsZZJKxuOm-dt_mtid_187079nc38483_pcrid_104154899041_&cid=aos-uk-kwgo-pla-btb-slid--product-HKKP2ZM/A-UK

Yes, it's an absurd price for something that costs a few pence to make, and which is caused only by Apple's decision. Apple should have included this in the box.

d123 wrote: »

But there are probably cheaper ones around.

That's a reasonable assumption, but I haven't found any, including on sites like dx.com, which usually have such accessories at a fraction of the price.

d123

How about one of these?

£2.58
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2in1-Lightning-to-3-5mm-Headphone-Jack-Adapter-Charge-Cable-For-iPhone-6S-7-plus/282225569382

Edit

Or £2.99 from a UK seller

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Brand-New-2-in-1-Splitter-to-3-5mm-Headphone-Jack-Adapter-Cable-For-iPhone-7-7-/201721337239

NFH

d123 wrote: »

Or £2.99 from a UK seller

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Brand-New-2-in-1-Splitter-to-3-5mm-Headphone-Jack-Adapter-Cable-For-iPhone-7-7-/201721337239

Thanks. The UK seller points out "Note: Because of the Phone system limit, it can only listen to music. it cannot answer phone and adjust the volume". Therefore I believe that I need two lightning sockets (or lightning plug to USB + lightning socket) rather than lightning+3.5mm.

d123

Looks like you're stuck for now then, at least until someone starts making a cheaper version of the Belkin.

NFH

d123 wrote: »

Looks like you're stuck for now then, at least until someone starts making a cheaper version of the Belkin.

Actually the design of the one you posted is much better than the Belkin - with a short USB cable to plug my iPhone into my laptop for syncing/charging and then a socket for the headphones. It's just that the socket needs to be lightning rather than USB.

d123

If I see any others I'll post a link.

Anthorn

The best for Apple is probably Apple: Apple Air Pods not yet released in U.K. as far as I know or at least the online Apple store is always "Currently Unavailable" as is the Apple store in Cambridge.
http://www.apple.com/uk/shop/product/MMEF2ZM/A/airpods?fnode=cf9f4448e875fbd3cbe60e337382232ea9661c75f5b9376f9e3f180fc4cb197c4d829bc39a708d3ac91bed4e94a1af6fbbea31624bdaa5589b2ed91b22072031c035e00a4cd6df1c4ed4b9cb4d8e7adbd95012f008a2c46cee9db05a0a761a3681dac91f70a85d8c44a9f8d7ba9b60538673fd65bc4bcda60330dc552c5efc09

I use the Avantree Jogger Plus with my iPhone SE. Very good sound in the mid-tones range but not much base if music is your thing. However the NFC auto pair doesn't work for me.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01CNKOCWQ/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1