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Your fake AirPods may be able to fool others at a glance, but Lumafield used a CT scanner to show what's really going on with counterfeits. Jon…

Faux Pods Counterfeit products are all around us, from designer handbags and outdoor clothing to sneakers and even pharmaceuticals. And while they often closely resemble the real products they're replicating, bootleggers usually end up making huge concessions to keep their costs low — and profit margins high. That's especially true for counterfeits of Apple products, […]

CT scans expose the secret world of electronic miniaturization and forgery.

We love X-raying gadgets with a Lumafield CT scanner here at The Verge — being able to see the internal workings without a physical teardown is fascinating. For example, these scans shared by Lumafield’s Jon Bruner compare genuine Apple AirPods with two counterfeits, exposing the internal differences across the earbuds and charging cases. Check the threaded tweets below for a detailed comparison.

10- to 15-year-old chips, fewer microphones, inferior heat management, and more.

CT scans reveal that fakes are nothing like the real ones in every department.

An X-ray reading revealed how different is the original AirPods Pro compared to its counterfeit version.

A series of CT scans of both real and fake AirPods has shown just how well made Apple's ones are, and how poor the counterfeits can be.

A series of CT scans of both real and fake AirPods has shown just how well made Apples ones are, and how poor the counterfeits can be.

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