Identification
Use the following images to identify China-only earphones for iPhone 4S and Apple EarPods with Remote and Mic for iPhone 5.
| Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic included with iPhone 4S | 
			Apple EarPods with Remote and Mic, included with iPhone 5 | 
		
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| Standard (non-China) earphones and EarPods | 
			China-only earphones and EarPods | 
		
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			White rings on plug | 
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			Black rings on plug | 
		
Compatibility
The China-only models are compatible only with iPhone 4S and later, iPod nano (7th generation) and later, iPod touch (5th generation) and later, and iPad 2 and later. While they are compatible with all localizations of these models, they are incompatible with all previous iPhone, iPad, and iPod models.
The standard (non-China) models are compatible with all iPhone and iPod models, including Chinese localized devices.



