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> Now, in the gym, I can throw my phone in my gym bag and not worry about it while working out. I'll never go back to wired.

Exactly, doing anything active with wired headphones on isn't fun. They keep getting snagged in things and get pulled off your ears.

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Don't think one can be too active with these ones, though. Looks like shaking your head will make them fall out. No silicon that shapes it to the ear, no over-ear stuff or anything that should make it sit.

Many reviews have stated the opposite: that, despite the reviewers feeling like the airpods would fall out when in motions, they stayed in just fine despite shaking heads and jumping up and down.

Wired earphones fall out because the wire is pulling them out. These are wireless, so there's no added weight.

If your ears are ill-shaped for this style of earphone, then they might fall out.

> Exactly, doing anything active with wired headphones on isn't fun.

I do active things with wired headphones all the time, and they rarely get snagged on anything or pulled from my ear.

That said, not having to carry the device that provides the sound source is a convenience that's worth something (though nowhere near the additional cost of these over wired earbuds.)

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