AirPods with the same problem? Or are AirPods selling more instead of honoring the warranty?

I would guess it's either coincidence or liquid damage. Liquid damage doesn't mean the AirPods were submerged in water. It could mean sweat or rain. It could even be internal condensation.

Lots of people have owned both and have had no problems. I'm one of them.

Claudia_Princess wrote:

Even Apple, can make a product that has issues.

no need to be agressive.

I'm not being "aggressive." Neither is Johnathan. You asked me what I thought. I told you.

Sure, Apple has had the occasional hardware issue. But when they do, everyone knows about it. The trade press loves to find something negative about Apple. It would be all over the internet because it's great clickbait. And we see a ton of complaints here in the forums. In the case of AirPod Pros, there is no tsunami of complaints about them mysteriously ceasing to work and Apple telling people that it's liquid when they "know" it's not. But neither of those things is true.

You've also got two people (again, not a huge sample size) telling you they've owned both models and never had a problem. Is it coincidence that we got the only good ones?

It seems as if you came here to find people who validate you, rather than genuinely asking questions. I'm sorry it upsets you but I can't do that.

Claudia_Princess wrote:

You were, most probably, not born when I bought my first Apple computer.

Ha! I've been eligible to collect Social Security for a couple of years now. My first Apple computer was a IIe. But what does age have to do with this?

Just made me think it might be a problem I can present to Apple for improvement.

Apple doesn't read here in this user-to-user forum for feedback or suggestions. You can, however let them know your thoughts here:

Product Feedback - Apple

Claudia_Princess wrote:

So, is it a design defect?

Why are we paying for a design failure?

Where did I suggest that? A design defect would affect everyone (or almost everyone) who bought them. This is not a rampant problem. Note that AirPods Pro are not waterproof, only water-resistant.

Just asking, Idris...

What do you think?

The common factor here is you. I think you got them wet. However, n=2 is not a large sample size, so perhaps I'm wrong and you just got unlucky and got two defective sets.

I think the issue is you.

I have AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods Pro 3.

Have no issues or problems at all.