I thought only Sony were doing active noise cancellation in truly wireless so far. Some use noise cancelling with the microphones to help call quality.
I’m really tempted to try out the upcoming Sony WF-1000XM3 but will wait to see what reviews say about how strong the connection is.
Looks like you’re right - just did a bit more research and they actually rely entirely on passive noise cancellation and then use the microphone input to play the ambient sounds around you if you enable “HearThrough”.
I’ve always thought it was enabling/disabling ANC, but turns out its more enabling external sounds being passed through the microphone and into your ears.
In any case, the noise cancelling capability is impressive, and the HearThrough functionality works well too for when you do need to be able to hear your surroundings.
This makes my decision even harder now! I’ve hear a lot of good things about the Jabra’s and like the look of them - found a few deals on them as well (as opposed to the AirPods) ahhh this is not an easy decision 
I’ve got these Anker ones,I’m pretty happy with them, but I noticed the case isn’t as small as the Samsung ones, which is annoying because I keep it in my pocket, but this thread is making me want to buy the jabra ones
(There’s a 20% voucher on these atm making it ~£42
Ok, so after discussing my disappointment in buying the airpods the other day I decided to see if I could return them to Argos. Unfortunately because they’ve been used they won’t allow me to return them, which is understandable. So, anyone want to buy some two days old airpods with wireless charging case?
I’ll give you £10 for them!
hmmmmm, I’ll pass on that offer thanks! 
Your loss… 
A generous offer! I think I’d struggle to part with £1 in exchange for some AirPods…
Ok…
I know you got them with Argos, but have you spoken with Apple directly? They may be able to do something to help?
Hey, yeah, spoke to Apple, they can’t do anything as I didn’t buy them off them directly.
out of curiosity, how come you didn’t buy directly through the manufacture?
Convenience, I had an Argos near by but not an Apple Store.
ahh ok
eBay have a offer on from tomorrow so you pay only £1 fees on selling on eBay, instead of 10%
But you still pay 3-4% PayPal
I always buy electonics from John Lewis, as you usually get an extra year’s warranty.
Majority of the time they’re just advertising consumer law
I have used the Sale of Goods Act, which provides consumer protection for six years, for phones and larger items, but not earphones - which I don’t think are intended (or can be expected) to be that durable. John Lewis usually provide two years, which I haven’t found in many other places.
If your current Apple EarPods fit your ear without falling out, then the AirPods will fit the same. I use mine a lot for conference calls, as they are awesome at blocking out the background noise for those I’m on the call with. They don’t however block out the office for me.
For blocking out the office I use Bose QuietComfort 35s … which on the flip side are awful for conference calls as their mics pick up all the office noise and amplify it!!