First, please comment if you have any questions and I would love to respond to help!
I had the AirPods Pro Gen1 prior to these, but the new AirPods blew them out of the water. The added ear tips make customability even better especially for small ears like mine.
The Active Noise Cancellation is clearly superior to the first generation and the addition of Adaptive audio is super cool and very useful.
The battery is even better than I was expecting. The AirPods charge super fast in the case, and the case charging itself is also super fast. The USB-C cord is a very nice addition especially with the new, more common, USB-C charging block. The new Apple Braided USB-C cord is also a small but nice touch.
I personally do not use the ring on the side, but I imagine many people may find it useful. The addition of the Find My capabilities with both the case and the AirPods themselves is beyond helpful because I always seem to misplace them. Small bonus, every time you charge the case or the AirPods, the case sounds off a little chime to let you know that they are charging or if the battery is low.
As an owner of the AirPods Max and a former owner of the AirPods Pro gen 1, I would 100% recommend this new generation. The noise cancellation is superior to the gen 1, but slightly behind the Maxes because they are in-ear instead of over-ear. If you want the maxes, I would get them, but it depends on your activities. The AirPods Pro are ideal because they are small, descrete, and light weight. You can slip them in your pocket or place just one in your ear. They are also very useful and comfortable to use while working out, as opposed to the maxes.
The AirPods are quite durable too. If my first pair is any indication to this pair, then I promise you, they can take a beating. After 4 years of having the first gen AirPods Pro, I have thrown them around, dropped them hundreds of times and they often got small scratches, but only chipped once or twice after higher falls on super hard surfaces. But they worked every single time.
Long story short, if you’re on the fence, get them. They are super great for travel, workouts/runs, house chores, and all activities in general.
Hope you find this helpful, if you have any questions please comment them!
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| Fit | Customizable | Universal | Universal | Customizable |
| Active Noise Cancellation and Transparency mode | Up to 2x more Active Noise Cancellation compared with AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation, Adaptive Audio, and Transparency mode | Active Noise Cancellation, Adaptive Audio, and Transparency mode | - | Up to 2x more Active Noise Cancellation compared with AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation, with Transparency mode |
| Chip | Apple H2 headphone chipU1 chip in charging case for Precision Finding | Apple H2 headphone chip | Apple H2 headphone chip | Apple H1 headphone chip (each ear cup) |
| Hearing Health | Hearing Test, Hearing Aid, and Hearing Protection features | - | - | - |
| Hey Siri | Hey Siri and Siri Interactions | Hey Siri and Siri Interactions | Hey Siri and Siri Interactions | Hey Siri |
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| Battery life (listening time on one charge) | Up to 6 hours of listening time | Up to 5 hours of listening time | Up to 5 hours of listening time | Up to 20 hours of listening time |
| Battery life (listening time with charging case) | Up to 30-hours | Up to 30-hours | Up to 30-hours | – |
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Detailed review of v1 pros vs v2 pros - The improved ANC is real!
I've owned all versions of airpods, normal, pro, max, etc. My favorite one for the longest time was the Airpod Pros "version 1". This product is the Airpods Pro "version 2". It took me a while to convince myself to buy these, but after testing both side-by-side I noticed a few very noticeable features.*ANC is improved. I can say this with certainty. I work hobbies that at times involve loud machinery and fellas yelling at each other. I can tell the difference in the ANC "level". It simply works better than before and it has this additional thing that detects vocal conversations and adapts- the V1 pros didn't have that.*Sound quality is minorly improved - I have pretty good ears, and the bass sounds a bit better with these. Unfortunately, that's about all I can say about that.*Battery and compatibility vastly improved; USB-C Charging has been long overdue. The wireless charging works better than v1 too- v1 heats up quite a bit and seems to charge endlessly using the official wireless apple charger. V2 doesn't have that issue. The batteries in the case and pods are nearly 2x better from what I am seeing so far.*Quality hasn't declined; This one is important to me. I buy apple products mainly because of their build quality and how well they operate with each other. These pair nearly effortlessly with the iPhone, and the FindMy function has VASTLY improved; Making the case able to produce a sound to locate with has been a game changer. Previously with the older Airpod Pros, if you lost them while in the case, you couldn't locate them with the find-my app because they had no way to produce a noise whilst in the case. I am so glad they improved upon this quality aspect and the Airpod's quality continues to rise without noticeable compromises.*AppleCare+: Nothing has really changed about this and that's a good thing. AppleCare+ works well, and I recommend it. I use it on all of my apple devices. I was happy to see that they made it even easier than before to get AppleCare+ bundled with the actual purchase of the airpods. Before, you had to manually activate it and that was a bit inconvienent. Plus people would forget they had AppleCare and leave their device unprotected because they didn't activate it. Glad to hear they addressed all that as well.*Lasting technology: My final point is most important to me. I could ramble on and on about this part but long story short- I use these ALL the time, and I'm not joking- around 60-75% of the time I have these in, even without music playing. If you're the type of person who uses these a lot, then going from V1 to V2 is a no-brainer. But if you do NOT use them constantly like I do, don't worry! That's probably good for you and if you're not tethered to them like I am, then you should probably wait for the newer "v3" ones that are coming out sometime next year.The Airpod Pro's v2 might not be an impressive upgrade for audiophiles, but for almost everyone else the extra bells & whistles make up for the marginally improved sound quality and make it worth the extra cost.
