So here it is AirPods Pro announced a couple of days ago, released today and if you're
curious on how they compared to previous AirPods or just like other headphones in general,
hopefully this video will help with that!
BUT on first glance you can tell there are some differences with the case itself.
With the previous generation you had a smaller case the new one is still quite small, but
it's a bit wider, a little bit thicker and not as tall.
The actual AirPod design is different as well.
With the original AirPods 2, you have a longer stem.
The new ones cut the stem off but increase the size of the AirPod itself like the top
portion of it.
Battery life remains the same as the regular AirPods 2.
5 hours of use before needing to charge 4 to 4 and a half, if you use active noise cancellation.
The case itself can be charged wirelessly or using a lightning cable and the case will
give you about 24 hours of use before that needs to be charged as well.
Now just like the AirPods 2, you have the H1 chip embedded inside of the device, which
means when you open up the case, it's automatically going to be detected by your phone and start
the pairing process.
All you have to do is press connect.
The phone will connect to your new AirPods Pro and then it'll display a bunch of media
control tutorials.
So you can figure out how to use this device.
Now to control the AirPods, it’s a bit different than the previous generation.
The previous generation, there was a lot of taps to make things happen, this one is all
squeezes now.
To make the song pause or play you have to squeeze the bottom and what you'll hear in
your ear is a little click.
It's kind of like milking a cow.
You just press the bottom of the stem and it'll pause or play.
If you want to go to the next track, it's the same idea, you'll tap twice or press twice.
And if you want to go to the previous track, you do it three times.
Now I'll be honest with you, It does require a bit of pressure to make it happen.
It's not as flluid as the previous AirPods, where you simply tapped.
It's definitely gonna take some getting used too but you do get a lot more features with
these AirPods.
For example, if you want to activate noise cancellation, you can either do it by long
pressing on the side of your AirPod Pro or going into the volume controls in the control
center and doing it manually there.
So right now, I have noise cancellation on so outside of me is blocked.
I'm sorry if I'm yelling, you can turn it off, which means nothing is happening.
No noise cancelation or no transparency mode.
Now transparency mode, is a big deal because I've used tons of headphones with ambient
noise which basically allows you to hear your environment by amplifying the microphones
by bringing the sound into them.
And it does the job but they usually sound really bad.
Apple has done one of the best jobs with their ambient noise control or transparency.
It just sounds significantly more natural.
The other thing to note is that if you don't like things sticking in your ear these will.
You will feel them but it's not nearly as aggressive as something like the Sennheiser
truly wireless momentums when they go inside of your ear canal.
On top of that, I find with most earbuds when they have to go inside is that they cause
such a tight seal around your ear that you can start hearing things you shouldn't want
to hear.
For example, you can hear yourself breathing.
You can hear yourself walking and that's because the seal is so tight that no air is getting
through.
So what Apple has done is they created these little vents on the side of the stem and on
top of the AirPod Pro.
This allows air to pass through so you don't hear your heart beating.
You don't hear yourself walking which is a lot more natural than let's say earbuds that
completely block all the noise.
Hey, so I'm calling you right now from the AirPods Pro.
How do I sound?
Do I sound like Justin Bieber?
Doing his best song for the entire year?
Actually, I probably sound better don't I?
Sounds clear?
You can hear me?
Okay and I can hear you.
Good!
You sound clean as well.
It does, It sounds, she said it sounds like I'm talking on the phone.
Okay, perfect.
I no longer need your services.
Have a great day.
Goodbye!
Now the big question, how is the noise cancellation compared to the competition?
Now, I've never used truly wireless earbuds with active noise cancellation.
I have to say these do a remarkable job.
Is it better than something like the Beats Solo Pro or the Sony over the ear headphones?
Or even the Jabra 85H's?
No they're not, but they do such a good job!
Like today, I was on top of a building and all you could hear was traffic and it blocked
out I'd say about 90% of it but a little bit was still getting through.
So if you're planning to take these on an airplane they will block out the majority
of the noise.
So this brings me to audio quality, how do they sound compared to the previous generation
AirPods?
Do they sound great in general which headphones on the table does the best job.
I'll be honest with you, audio is very very subjective, but this is what I discovered
listening to all of these headphones.
If you want a vibrant punchy sound you definitely want to go with the Powerbeats Pro or the
Beats Solo Pro.
If you want like the best balance with a little bit of vibrancy, I would go with the Sennheiser
Momentum Wireless headphones.
I find these ones offer the best balance of sound but I don't like the way they feel in
my ear with the Sennheisers.
I’ll wear them for an hour and then I'll just get a lot of ear fatigue because they
have to go really deep inside of your canal for that passive noise cancellation.
Now the AirPods 2 and the AirPods Pro have a very similar sound spectrum.
I honestly couldn't tell the difference in terms of sound quality between both of these
devices.
If you're in a quiet room, they sound a lot of like?
a lot of like, a lot alike.
As soon as you move away into noise the AirPods Pro excel over the AirPods 2, because you
can block out that environment.
And for those of you asking if it works with Android it does.
You can use the same functions to pause, play, skip a track and to go back and I was kind
of worried that it wouldn't work with noise cancellation, but it does noise cancelation
still works on Android.
All you have to do is the same thing you would do on the iPhone long press the right stem
or the bottom tip of the AirPod Pro and it will turn on noise cancelation, or it will
turn it off.
So anyways that wraps up my review on the AirPods Pro.
I think they're a nice addition to Apple's headphone lineup.They kind of touch every
single area, you got the noise cancellation, you have a better fit.
Now you have the same battery life and it's still in a portable form factor.
If you have a question about any of these devices on which one you should personally
pick up feel free to let me know in the comments below or hop on my discord server!
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