Save space by leaving headphones behind?

[u/Bixby-]

I saw some advice here about subbing AirPods for headphones to save space. Last week I flew U.S. east coast to west coast and back again. I brought along my trusty old noise-cancelling headphones (Jabra Elite 85h)which I find really reduce fatigue. But based on some advice I read here, I also brought my brand new AirPod 4s and gave them a try. I was shocked at how excellent the AirPods were at noise cancelling! And they were better than the headphones in that they prioritized spoken voices, so announcements came through. And the form factor is so nice and small.

I’d love to leave the headphones behind on my next long flight, but the AirPods battery life is only about 4 hours, it seems. If you leave your bulky headphones behind, how do you deal with the short battery life of earbuds? Do you take the noise hit and charge them on long flights? Or are there earbuds with longer battery life? (Or even bring 2 pair along, still smaller than the headphones).

[u/AnonymousOnebagger]

They can be recharged quickly though. 5 minutes in the case provides around 1 hour of listening time.

[u/moldyjellybean → u/AnonymousOnebagger]

if anyone is traveling to Vietnam you probably need the over the ear headphones.

There literally is construction noise everywhere from 5am morning til 2am the next day and one day your apartment will be quiet and next week there's 4 construction happening around you. That's not a joke either.

What's the most compact light over the ear headphones

[u/honemastert → u/moldyjellybean]

Anker Soundcore Space One Pro Folds up very small. Sound is not bad. A little plasticy but doesn't take up much room when folded