BlackPods vs Airpods?

 In terms of functionality the BlackPods are very similar to Apple Aiprods in that they both connect to your iOS device using the H1 chip with the iOS popup and display battery levels and look similar (just in black).

Where they differe is Airpods are able to sync across all your devices seamlessly but the BlackPods can only be recognised on the device you connected to and won’t sync on iCloud or have GPS “find my device” functions.

In terms of Sound Quality I felt the real Airpods were the clear winner but I must admit I was surprised that the BlackPods came rather close, I would say about 80% as good as the real deal in terms of sound — but thats just my opinion. For a 100 USD price difference I think the value there is compelling as the BlackPods are much cheaper.

For the overall Quality of Construction again I would say the Airpods are clear winners but given the huge price difference this is to be expected. The BlackPods were no slouch either though with a hefty weight in the hand of 46g and a nice svelte soft matte black feel to it which was nice in the hand.

Overall because price is a major factor in purchase decisions for those on a bit of a budget I would absolutely recommend the BlackPods over the Airpods because they do have basically all the same features and functions and they cost around $100 less.

Who Is To Blame For The BlackPods Scam?

Thats a good question which at this time has no clear cut answer but I’ll try my best to put things into perspective. Ultimately all scams rely upon a medium or method of “getting their message out there” so customers recognise them and buy them.

In this example Unbox Therapy was the channel that first allowed BlackPods to blow up in 2019 and despite the comments section of that video being flooded with messages from Lewis’ subscribers and other visitors that they weren’t being sent what they ordered the video still remains to this day online.

Furthermore I would suggest that as one of the larger YouTubers on the platform Lewis has a Duty Of Care to his subscribers when it comes to promoting a product to them. Because in effect by doing a review on BlackPods and specifically pointing out the website they could be bought from Unbox Therapy was engaging in Paid Promotion work for BlvckNoir and should be held responsible for doing nothing to check the authenticity of this company and even moreso once it became very clear very quickly it was a scam he still did not remove the video.

It should be noted another YouTuber Everything Apple Pro also did the same review on them with a link in his description which still exists to this day despite BlvckNoir being a known scam by this point.

These two YouTubers in particular hold huge culpability for taking no discernable action to protect any of their subscribers. From a wider point of view its estimated that 10’s of thousands of customers worldwide have been defrauded and their money lost.