Apple AirPods Pro (1st Generation) with MagSafe Charging Case
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Product Features
- Note : If the size of the earbud tips does not match the size of your ear canals or the headset is not worn properly in your ears, you may not obtain the correct sound qualities or call performance. Change the earbud tips to ones that fit more snugly in your ear
- Active Noise Cancellation blocks outside noise, so you can immerse yourself in music
- Transparency mode for hearing and interacting with the world around you
- Spatial audio with dynamic head tracking places sound all around you
- Adaptive EQ automatically tunes music to your ears
- Three sizes of soft, tapered silicone tips for a customizable fit
- Force sensor lets you easily control your entertainment, answer or end calls, and more
- Sweat and water resistant
- More than 24 hours total listening time with the MagSafe Charging Case
- Quick access to Siri by saying “Hey Siri”
- Note : If the size of the earbud tips does not match the size of your ear canals or the headset is not worn properly in your ears, you may not obtain the correct sound qualities or call performance. Change the earbud tips to ones that fit more snugly in your ear
- Active Noise Cancellation blocks outside noise, so you can immerse yourself in music
- Transparency mode for hearing and interacting with the world around you
- Spatial audio with dynamic head tracking places sound all around you
- Adaptive EQ automatically tunes music to your ears
- Three sizes of soft, tapered silicone tips for a customizable fit
- Force sensor lets you easily control your entertainment, answer or end calls, and more
- Sweat and water resistant
- More than 24 hours total listening time with the MagSafe Charging Case
- Quick access to Siri by saying “Hey Siri”
Product Specifications
| Weight | AirPods (each): 0.19 ounce (5.4 g), Wireless Charging Case: 1.61 ounces (45.6 g) |
| Dimensions | AirPods (each): 0.94 by 0.86 by 1.22 inches (24.0 by 21.8 by 30.9 mm), Wireless Charging Case: 1.78 by 0.85 by 2.39 inches (45.2 by 21.7 by 60.6 mm) |
| AirPods Sensors each | Dual beamforming Inward-facing microphones, Dual optical sensors, Motion-detecting accelerometer, Speech-detecting accelerometer |
| Power and Battery | Up to 4.5 hours of listening time with a single charge (up to 5 hours with Active Noise Cancellation and Transparency off), Up to 3.5 hours of talk time with a single charge. AirPods Pro with MagSafe Charging Case: More than 24 hours of listening time, more than 18 hours of talk time, 5 minutes in the case provides around 1 hour of listening time or around 1 hour of talk time |
| Release Date | 10/18/2021 |
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Aún sabiendo que existen mejores opciones en el mercado por un precio similar yo me decanté por estos debido a la versatilidad del dispositivo, soy una persona que diariamente sale al trabajo y ocupa transporte, camino largas distancias, hago ejercicio, estudio y como punto personal es que a veces me da un poco de ansiedad los ruidos que generan las multitudes como las voces y así, así que el hecho de tener cancelación activa en un centro comercial, en la calle o en el transporte público me genera mucha tranquilidad y felicidad; el modo transparencia es sorprendente aunque hay una cantidad de ruidos muy específicos que se saturan un poco, lo cual habla del buen alcance que tienen los micrófonos incluso para captar sonidos a distancia larga o media, el modo transparencia es tan bueno que no necesitarás quitarte los audífonos para hablar con alguien, su batería nunca me ha dado problemas incluso cuando los ocupo durante todo el día, la conexión cuando abres la caja y los sacas es muy veloz aunque siento que podría mejorar para la próxima generación de airpods ya qué hay veces donde quiero consultar la batería y se tarda unos cuantos segundos en desplegar la pantalla de información, y por último y lo más importante para muchos de nosotros, su calidad de audio es más que suficiente, no es para nada mala, aunque si lo único que te interesa es calidad sobre funcionalidades y versatilidad puede que no sean para ti, pero el hecho de tener una calidad ligeramente por encima del “suficiente” (lo cual podría etiquetarlo como una calidad de audio buena-excelente) en unos audífonos tan pequeños y versátiles se agradece demasiado. Perfectos para aquellos que estamos en constante movimiento todo el día, eso si, las gomitas sellan muy bien el canal auditivo por lo que tienes que tener cuidado con el tamaño que seleccionas para las mismas, al igual que siempre será recomendable que primero conozcan qué tan bien se adaptan ustedes a los audífonos de gomitas ya que es por ello por lo que mucha gente no logra acomodarse a estos audífonos.PD: También depende mucho del ecosistema en el que te desenvuelvas, su funcionalidad con dispositivos apple es perfecta pero si cuentas con un android o la mayor parte de tu ecosistema es android puede que existan mejores opciones.
Aún sabiendo que existen mejores opciones en el mercado por un precio similar yo me decanté por estos debido a la versatilidad del dispositivo, soy una persona que diariamente sale al trabajo y ocupa transporte, camino largas distancias, hago ejercicio, estudio y como punto personal es que a veces me da un poco de ansiedad los ruidos que generan las multitudes como las voces y así, así que el hecho de tener cancelación activa en un centro comercial, en la calle o en el transporte público me genera mucha tranquilidad y felicidad; el modo transparencia es sorprendente aunque hay una cantidad de ruidos muy específicos que se saturan un poco, lo cual habla del buen alcance que tienen los micrófonos incluso para captar sonidos a distancia larga o media, el modo transparencia es tan bueno que no necesitarás quitarte los audífonos para hablar con alguien, su batería nunca me ha dado problemas incluso cuando los ocupo durante todo el día, la conexión cuando abres la caja y los sacas es muy veloz aunque siento que podría mejorar para la próxima generación de airpods ya qué hay veces donde quiero consultar la batería y se tarda unos cuantos segundos en desplegar la pantalla de información, y por último y lo más importante para muchos de nosotros, su calidad de audio es más que suficiente, no es para nada mala, aunque si lo único que te interesa es calidad sobre funcionalidades y versatilidad puede que no sean para ti, pero el hecho de tener una calidad ligeramente por encima del “suficiente” (lo cual podría etiquetarlo como una calidad de audio buena-excelente) en unos audífonos tan pequeños y versátiles se agradece demasiado. Perfectos para aquellos que estamos en constante movimiento todo el día, eso si, las gomitas sellan muy bien el canal auditivo por lo que tienes que tener cuidado con el tamaño que seleccionas para las mismas, al igual que siempre será recomendable que primero conozcan qué tan bien se adaptan ustedes a los audífonos de gomitas ya que es por ello por lo que mucha gente no logra acomodarse a estos audífonos.PD: También depende mucho del ecosistema en el que te desenvuelvas, su funcionalidad con dispositivos apple es perfecta pero si cuentas con un android o la mayor parte de tu ecosistema es android puede que existan mejores opciones.
Amazing sound and functionality. Wow, these really exceeded my expectations. I’m usually slow to buy new Apple products because mostly I feel my needs are more than met by the iPhone and MacBook Air I own. But I also find myself frequently fumbling with ugly tangled headphone cables, attaching and detaching (and sometimes losing) the obnoxious “dongle” needed to switch from my iPhone’s lightning jack to my MacBook’s headphone jack, and I find the sound quality on the standard Apple earbuds pretty bad for anything but the most utilitarian listening, e.g. a news podcast or a call to the bank. So I’m pleased to report that my AirPods have already become *incredibly* useful in the first week of use for their ability to connect almost instantly, and with fabulous intuition about when and where to connect, to either my two primary devices, transforming my day’s patchwork of Zoom sessions (I’m a therapist and a yoga teacher), phone calls, audiobooks, podcasts, and music into something much smoother and more flowing.The features, and their usefulness, were what surprised me. When I bought these I had assumed, wrongly, that they would basically be the same as the standard Apple earbuds, but made wireless. On the contrary, the sound here is massively better, a gigantic leap from one end of the quality spectrum to the other, and the sound can be shaped in several useful ways:1) Noise-Cancelling Mode, which instantly sucks the background noise out so well for a moment you’ll think you’ve gone deaf2) Transparency Mode, my favorite, which beautifully mixes the original sound source (music, podcast, etc) with the sound of your own breath and the outside world. The levels are perfectly adjusted to give you an amazingly crisp listening experiencing while remaining aware of your surroundings. It’s ideal. If in a dystopian Total Recall scenario a microchip were implanted in my head to play music, this would represent the best possible audio mix.3) Normal Mode/“Off”, which gives the unmixed, untreated effect of standard headphones, allowing the normal amount of bleed between the sound in the ears and the slightly muffled sound of the outside world. This is the only mode I have no use for, because the other two are such big improvements to me.Turning these features on and off, pausing, or switching between music tracks works very well with the old “pinch the stem” technique that most wireless earbuds use. It’s the Morse Code style, squeeze once for this, squeeze twice for that system, and while it occasionally fails to understand what I want to do, it is much more intuitive and accurate than the few other brands I’ve tried. I’d say it following 3/4 of my commands perfectly, which for me is good enough, and again a vast improvement on other wireless earbuds I’ve tried, which usually suffer horribly in this category. I was a bit worried about this feature due to past negative experiences, but there was nothing to fear. Once again, Apple made the best.My strongest area of constructive critique is the voice quality of a AirPod user as experienced by the listener. The sound is crystal clear, and the volume is well-controlled, but it does sound slightly sterile and thin to my ears. I am a therapist and a yoga teacher and I frequently see clients through Zoom or other streaming video, so I was hopeful that these might also double as a solution for a wireless microphone. But I find the sound of a voice over AirPods in Zoom to be too thin and papery to match the sound of a good or even mid-level wireless mic. They sound best-suited to business purposes to me. Your experience may differ! That said, these are about half the price of an average studio or wireless mic, so this is not a crime, merely a point worth noting for other users.They are also a bit distracting visually for me, as their shape is a little chunky and protruding from the ears, and their milk-white color really pops against the skin. They are by no means huge or ridiculous, you’ll feel fine wearing them, but they are large enough that I am persistently aware of them when I see someone over video talking to me or giving some kind of instruction. It also throws me off slightly because I associate headphones with someone being unable to hear me, rather than as a way to connect with me. This is another reason that a wireless mic or a proper studio mic still has its place. That said, connecting a wireless or studio mic to literally any Apple device requires a bit of technical knowhow, plus a receiver and a collection of cables and connectors to get it to work, and with AirPods you just take them out of the case and that’s it, and you’re connected!Great product. These are the droids you’re looking for.
Apple Airpods Pro vs Sony WF-1000XM4. There are a billion reviews for these things so why another one? Well, today I’m hoping to help those trying to decide between these or the Sony WF-1000XM4 in ear noise cancelling buds (see pics). Both are top of the line in terms of noise cancelling.I love love love Active Noise Cancelling (ANC) headphones. My at-home go to cans are the Sony XM4, with a XM3 as backup. I also own and love my Bose QC 35 II. I’ve lived with ANC cans on my head for the better part of 5 years. While I realize the sound quality for music is often a little compromised, for non-audiophiles it’s usually more than good enough IMO.But as awesome as the full sized Sony and Bose cans are, when I leave the home I prefer not to look like someone from the 1980s, so I pop in either my Apple Air Pods Pro or my Sony WF-1000XM4 buds. I need good ANC but also comfortable but SECURE fit, good track controls, portability, and decent battery life.So which is better?COMMONALITIESStuff both the Airpod Pro and Sony have in common:- both have decent ANC- both have a great case which can charge the buds while on the go- both have reasonably good audio quality- both allow for being connected to multiple devices at the same time- both can turn off when taken out of the ears (except Airpod can only do this with iPhone/iPad)- both can start/stop tracks by touch- both cases can do wireless charging- both let you see the battery levels for each bud- both can be set to turn ANC off, and both have “transparency mode” where the mics stop canceling noise and actually amplify your surroundings so you can hear better without having to remove the buds- NEITHER can increase or decrease volume by touching (!) . Airpods require you say the “Hey Siri”-command (“hey Siri, increase volume by 20 percent”) , or fiddling with your phone. For the Sony you’ll need to go straight to your device, or set your chosen voice assistant to do it for you via the Sony Headphones app (not tested).The Airpods Pro and Sony WF have more in common than not. And the few differences may or may not be big enough for you to write home about. Let’s have a look:ANC – Active Noise Cancelling(If you need details exactly how ANC works, please google it as I don’t have the space here to explain this.)SONY wins here IMO. Both the Airpods Pro and the XM4 are almost equally good at reducing much of traffic, air conditioner and other steady noises. Sony might be a little bit better, but that’s subjective.However, for voices (playground, restaurants, etc), and other non-static noise, the Sony do offer noticeably better noise cancelling in my opinion. It’s not a HUGE difference in most situations but I did notice it on occasion and other reviewers seem to agree.COMFORT and FITAirpod Pro wins here (for me). In fact the fit is probably the single biggest fail with the Sony buds. Have a look at my pics and notice how much bigger the Sony buds are. Now remember the whole thing (the big outer part) has to sit between your ears’ conch and antihelix, and the actual sound producing part of course goes inside your ear canal. This means the weight of the outer part is dragging on your inner ear quite a bit if not balanced correctly. Since the Sony are so bulky, there’s a good chance that parts of it won’t ever sit properly in your ears and try to pull out the tips from your ear canal.Critics would say to just “put them in properly” but this is surprisingly hard to do with the XM4 buds.You’ll also see comments that the way the Sony buds curve is better for ears. IDK, I’m not feeling it. And I’m pretty sure I don’t have freak ears. I’ve never had problems fitting and balancing any buds like the Sony XM4.The Sony units have a much larger and honestly rather uncomfortably shaped body that houses the ANC chip and microphone.Even when properly placed in the ears, they stick out.Weight distribution always seems off to me. I’m a tall man with average sized ears, and it’s a chore to make the Sony buds fit comfortably. Once they’re in, they often fall out or FEEL like they’re about to fall out. This is because the size and weight of the outer parts of the XM4 buds is rather high, at least compared to the Airpods Pro.Another part of this is the size of the ear tips (see below).To get the Sony buds in my ear I have to use both hands: one to tug and pull the ears, the other to wedge and move the buds into place. If I don’t get it juuuuuust right, they are prone to fall out. Very annoying.Airpods Pro: one hand, quick move and they’re in – and stay in. I have more confidence in that the buds will stay in during movement compared to the Sony XM4. Somehow the weight, size, and ear tips all just work better for me. Your ears may vary.Side note: the part that goes INSIDE your ear canal has a removable and replaceable ear tips. Those tips come in several sizes and most people find one that fits. Somehow none of the 3 that Sony provides really fit me, but the “Large” are the closest ones. Since they’re very tight on me, they provide a better passive noise cancelling. But they’re quite uncomfortable. The other 2 are just too small for me. They’re also sweaty and pick up lint and dust and (icky alert!) ear wax easily. The fit really matters with these buds, especially considering that they have to compensate somewhat for the extra bulk and weight of the overall unit.Soundguys claims the Sony have a better fit but I have to disagree. And I really do love Sony headphones in general.The Airpod Pro on the other hand come with cleaner and better fitting ear tips. They have a neat magnetic thing where you “clip on” the tips. It’s a strong connection and yet makes it easier to replace them if you need to. They’re also easier to clean (bye ear wax!) Since the buds aren’t as bulky or heavy, it feels like the tips stay in the ear canal better. I can use the Medium size tips and they fit perfectly.BATTERY LIFETIE. Assuming you have ANC on all the time, and have the case with you (the case houses a battery which in turn can charge the ear buds batteries), you’ll get about the same play time out of either set. Some sites say the Sony get longer playback before needing to be charged, others say the opposite. MY experience is that both have about the same playback time, and both have another 18 or so hours of juice from the case. Again, your use of ANC and other factors change these numbers somewhat.CHARGINGSony wins here because you can charge the case using USB-C cables – much faster than Apple’s slower Lightning. In my experience, the case charges up about twice as fast as the Airpods Pro case.I have not tested wireless charging for either.SOFTWAREI’ve not tested Sony’s Headphones app much except I downloaded it on both my iPhone, iPad, and Android phone. It works flawlessly on all devices for me. You can change some parameters but overall it’s probably not something you’ll need to use a lot. I didn’t, hence no further ratingsApple Aiprods Pro work perfectly with iOS devices right out of the box. Pairing is super fast, and all settings can be changed within iOS directly.OTHERI find that both connect to all my devices just fine, Bluetooth connectivity is strong on both, and the distance between ear buds and device is about the same before I get connectivity problems.I do like the seamless switching between iPad, iPhone and Macbook Pro that the Airpods Pro can pull off. It’s almost instant and just works – IF you’re on iOS or Mac OSThe Sony also work on all devices I tried them on but switching between them is not always as seamless or fast.I HATE that I can’t change volume directly on the buds on either of these. Sony has these awful “touch” pads on the side and I find myself constantly tapping and re-tapping to start or stop the audio because I sometimes miss hitting that tiny spot where you’re supposed to touch.The Airpods have a dedicated little clicky button that just works more reliably in my experience.You WILL lose one or both of your ear buds at some point. Death, taxes, and losing ear buds. It’s a law. And I love how Apple implemented the FIND MY option here. If you lose your Airbuds Pro, simply make them sound an alarm and use the GPS feature on your phone to find them. It works really well.I didn’t find a way to do this on the Sony buds.SOUND QUALITYThis one’s a bit subjective. I find the Sony to be a tad better, with a little more bass and oomph yet they never sound muddy to me. The difference isn’t massive and audiophiles probably have their own overly persnickety opinions about either option.FINAL WORDSThere are several things I either didn’t test or don’t want to spend time talking about. The apps (equalizer options, voice assistant options, etc) are something you’ll need to figure out for yourself if that’s important. For me, the default settings are sufficient for both the Sony and the Airpods Pro.The biggest takeaway for me is that the Airpods Pro fit my ears a lot better and feel more “secure” in my ears than the Sony. The Sony have better noise cancelling.You’ll find online reviews that claim the opposite, other reviews that agree with my findings. You really need to figure it out yourself.One final suggestion is that if you primarily or solely use Apple devices, your better bet is probably to invest in Airpods Pro – the seamless switching is excellent.
Nearly life-changing. These AirPods are wonderful. I have had them now for many months and I use them every day, multiple times a day.-They are super easy to initially pair with an iPhone (I have an 8s+).-They immediately pair as soon as I put either AirPod in my ear. No other Bluetooth headphones I’ve tried have come even remotely close to pairing this easily.-You can very easily switch between using one or both AirPods at a time. As soon as you take one AirPod out, it pauses whatever you were listening to. Put the AirPod back in the ear and it will play on its own, or use your thumb and index finger to squeeze the stem on either AirPod to play/pause.-Noise cancellation only works when both AirPods are in (which makes sense).-noise cancellation works so well I can mow the lawn and easily listen to a podcast with a normal level of volume (with my old Bluetooth headphones mowing was not an option because I would have had to blast the volume way too loud.- I love how Siri will tell me if I have an incoming call (and who from) and ask if I want to answer. Same with texts. She’ll say who it’s from, read the text and ask if I want to reply. If the incoming text is too long she’ll say “Bob sent a text with a long message, do you want me to read it?”- I also love that I can have my phone in my pocket and use the microphone built into the AirPods to have a phone conversation.- A few times the left and right earpiece didn’t pair in synch so the sound came through at slightly different times through left and right. Very rare. Simply take both AirPods out and put them in the case and close the lid. Then open the case and put them back in your ears. It’s never happened twice in a row. Again, very rare, takes seconds to fix.-Spatialize Stereo is really cool for listening to music. Really makes the sound feel more like a concert hall. Fixed and Head Tracked options both work great.- I really like the transparency mode, where it amplifies the outside sounds so you can easily have a conversation with someone while leaving your AirPods in your ears. Works remarkably well! Keep in mind this still feels a little rude if your around other people, BUT, sometimes I use this feature if I’m traveling and stopping real quick at a food place or rest stop, or drive through, and may not have my case handy, but I still want to be able to hear and interact with the person serving me.-I love to run and I have run with these many many times. On occasion I’ve had the right ear get a little loose from sweat, but on those occasions I simply push it back into place and it stays in for quite awhile. My left ear never has that problem. I probably have a weird ear canal or something.-I highly recommend these AirPods.Also, get a case. I got a cheap case for $8. Well worth the money because you WILL drop the case at some point.
Love the Apple AirPods. For reference I purchased the item ‘Wireless Earbuds made in China’ E10 $20 after coupon (left, white, smallest case), Air Pods Pro $175 (2nd left, white), Pixel Buds Pro $200 (2nd right, black), Bose SoundSport $109 (right, black, wired). All tested using a Pixel 6 to play the music.I received Google Pixel Buds for my birthday this month. I will say they had excellent touch controls, better than Apple’s and Google assistant was always on point. I’d imagine best wireless battery life too, marginally better than Apple. Probably the best noise cancelling I’ve ever had plus transparency mode is nice and easy to switch between. Even better than my, albeit older, Bose Quiet Comfort 25 over the ear wired headphones. Just can’t stand how quickly these come out of my ears, the fit is like the tip of an adult thumb to the first knuckle shoved vertically in your ear. Also noted as the best bass. Pixel buds did connect easily to a Pixel 6 phone, a littleore difficult to connect to a laptop but they did.I bought my wife AirPods Pro for her birthday earlier this year. AirPods are definitely more comfortable than the E10 knock offs, but E10 are close with minimal activity. Airpods aren’t perfect, and will still fall out running or jumping for kids… I’d rather drop the E10s for the price. Sound quality is better than Google but not as good as my Bose, not as much bass as the pixel buds but Apple has far superior overall sound quality than the Pixel Buds. The touch controls do work, I do have some issues squeezing the right spot but I’m getting older and have fatter fingers than when I was in my 20s. I found Pixel Buds touch controls to be a little better. My wife uses these with her laptop (windows) at work for meetings more than her phone. They connected easier with her iPhone 13, but I did connect them to a Pixel 6 and her laptop fairly easily. AirPods charging case feels the most durable with a metal hinge, plus wireless charging works good. Noise cancelling is good and it has transparency mode, I think Google may be a tad better.Bose SoundSport have the BEST fit of any ear buds I’ve ever worn. So tight, I’ve actually pulled the cord loose from my phone instead of out of both my ears. Also the most comfortable since it’s all a rubberish material touching your ear that sort of forms to your ear. Plus Bose have the best overall sound, but AirPods are very close. I will admit pixel buds have the most bass of any of these 4. Actually these 2015 released ear buds have the weakest bass of any of the 4 being reviewed. These are wired and still expensive, and now hard to find reasonably priced in 2022. I have used them hard and they keep on trucking. I will continue to use them if the battery is dead in my E10s. More and more devices are lacking an auxiliary port to connect to, I currently have an adapter for auxiliary to USB-C to use with a Pixel 6 phone, which also does work on my laptop.These E10s have better overall sound than Pixel Buds Pro. More bass than my (very old) Bose SoundSport headphones. Smallest charging case for wireless, also cheapest feel and the hinge wouldn’t stay open when laid down. Touch controls also suck the most, I did get volume up to work, sometimes volume down. Non existent noise cancelling. Only says noise cancelling in the name on the manual, no where in the manual. Mic must work fine, Google assistant heard me clear. I haven’t tested a call. These are the only headphones to come with a charging cord, no brick to plug into the wall, but USB-C to USB. My Pixel 6 charger with the official Google brick did charge this.Bottom line. I’m returning $200 Pixel Buds Pro for the $20 E10s… And I will settle for my wired Bose if these don’t have battery. I couldn’t justify buying currently priced $179 AirPods at the time of this review for my Pixel 6. Plus my wife won’t let me keep her birthday gift.Time will tell if the upcoming Pixel watch is a success or a failure. I may be converting to Apple if the watch flops. I can’t stand my Fitbit versa 2 compared to any apple watch (series 1 included).
Love the Apple AirPods. For reference I purchased the item ‘Wireless Earbuds made in China’ E10 $20 after coupon (left, white, smallest case), Air Pods Pro $175 (2nd left, white), Pixel Buds Pro $200 (2nd right, black), Bose SoundSport $109 (right, black, wired). All tested using a Pixel 6 to play the music.I received Google Pixel Buds for my birthday this month. I will say they had excellent touch controls, better than Apple’s and Google assistant was always on point. I’d imagine best wireless battery life too, marginally better than Apple. Probably the best noise cancelling I’ve ever had plus transparency mode is nice and easy to switch between. Even better than my, albeit older, Bose Quiet Comfort 25 over the ear wired headphones. Just can’t stand how quickly these come out of my ears, the fit is like the tip of an adult thumb to the first knuckle shoved vertically in your ear. Also noted as the best bass. Pixel buds did connect easily to a Pixel 6 phone, a littleore difficult to connect to a laptop but they did.I bought my wife AirPods Pro for her birthday earlier this year. AirPods are definitely more comfortable than the E10 knock offs, but E10 are close with minimal activity. Airpods aren’t perfect, and will still fall out running or jumping for kids… I’d rather drop the E10s for the price. Sound quality is better than Google but not as good as my Bose, not as much bass as the pixel buds but Apple has far superior overall sound quality than the Pixel Buds. The touch controls do work, I do have some issues squeezing the right spot but I’m getting older and have fatter fingers than when I was in my 20s. I found Pixel Buds touch controls to be a little better. My wife uses these with her laptop (windows) at work for meetings more than her phone. They connected easier with her iPhone 13, but I did connect them to a Pixel 6 and her laptop fairly easily. AirPods charging case feels the most durable with a metal hinge, plus wireless charging works good. Noise cancelling is good and it has transparency mode, I think Google may be a tad better.Bose SoundSport have the BEST fit of any ear buds I’ve ever worn. So tight, I’ve actually pulled the cord loose from my phone instead of out of both my ears. Also the most comfortable since it’s all a rubberish material touching your ear that sort of forms to your ear. Plus Bose have the best overall sound, but AirPods are very close. I will admit pixel buds have the most bass of any of these 4. Actually these 2015 released ear buds have the weakest bass of any of the 4 being reviewed. These are wired and still expensive, and now hard to find reasonably priced in 2022. I have used them hard and they keep on trucking. I will continue to use them if the battery is dead in my E10s. More and more devices are lacking an auxiliary port to connect to, I currently have an adapter for auxiliary to USB-C to use with a Pixel 6 phone, which also does work on my laptop.These E10s have better overall sound than Pixel Buds Pro. More bass than my (very old) Bose SoundSport headphones. Smallest charging case for wireless, also cheapest feel and the hinge wouldn’t stay open when laid down. Touch controls also suck the most, I did get volume up to work, sometimes volume down. Non existent noise cancelling. Only says noise cancelling in the name on the manual, no where in the manual. Mic must work fine, Google assistant heard me clear. I haven’t tested a call. These are the only headphones to come with a charging cord, no brick to plug into the wall, but USB-C to USB. My Pixel 6 charger with the official Google brick did charge this.Bottom line. I’m returning $200 Pixel Buds Pro for the $20 E10s… And I will settle for my wired Bose if these don’t have battery. I couldn’t justify buying currently priced $179 AirPods at the time of this review for my Pixel 6. Plus my wife won’t let me keep her birthday gift.Time will tell if the upcoming Pixel watch is a success or a failure. I may be converting to Apple if the watch flops. I can’t stand my Fitbit versa 2 compared to any apple watch (series 1 included).
I want better battery life. There are a billion reviews for these things so why another one? Well, today I’m hoping to help those trying to decide between these or the Sony WF-1000XM4 in ear noise cancelling buds (see pics). Both are top of the line in terms of noise cancelling.I love love love Active Noise Cancelling (ANC) headphones. My at-home go to cans are the Sony XM4, with a XM3 as backup. I also own and love my Bose QC 35 II. I’ve lived with ANC cans on my head for the better part of 5 years. While I realize the sound quality for music is often a little compromised, for non-audiophiles it’s usually more than good enough IMO.But as awesome as the full sized Sony and Bose cans are, when I leave the home I prefer not to look like someone from the 1980s, so I pop in either my Apple Air Pods Pro or my Sony WF-1000XM4 buds. I need good ANC but also comfortable but SECURE fit, good track controls, portability, and decent battery life.So which is better?COMMONALITIESStuff both the Airpod Pro and Sony have in common:- both have decent ANC- both have a great case which can charge the buds while on the go- both have reasonably good audio quality- both allow for being connected to multiple devices at the same time- both can turn off when taken out of the ears (except Airpod can only do this with iPhone/iPad)- both can start/stop tracks by touch- both cases can do wireless charging- both let you see the battery levels for each bud- both can be set to turn ANC off, and both have “transparency mode” where the mics stop canceling noise and actually amplify your surroundings so you can hear better without having to remove the buds- NEITHER can increase or decrease volume by touching (!) . Airpods require you say the “Hey Siri”-command (“hey Siri, increase volume by 20 percent”) , or fiddling with your phone. For the Sony you’ll need to go straight to your device, or set your chosen voice assistant to do it for you via the Sony Headphones app (not tested).The Airpods Pro and Sony WF have more in common than not. And the few differences may or may not be big enough for you to write home about. Let’s have a look:ANC – Active Noise Cancelling(If you need details exactly how ANC works, please google it as I don’t have the space here to explain this.)SONY wins here IMO. Both the Airpods Pro and the XM4 are almost equally good at reducing much of traffic, air conditioner and other steady noises. Sony might be a little bit better, but that’s subjective.However, for voices (playground, restaurants, etc), and other non-static noise, the Sony do offer noticeably better noise cancelling in my opinion. It’s not a HUGE difference in most situations but I did notice it on occasion and other reviewers seem to agree.COMFORT and FITAirpod Pro wins here (for me). In fact the fit is probably the single biggest fail with the Sony buds. Have a look at my pics and notice how much bigger the Sony buds are. Now remember the whole thing (the big outer part) has to sit between your ears’ conch and antihelix, and the actual sound producing part of course goes inside your ear canal. This means the weight of the outer part is dragging on your inner ear quite a bit if not balanced correctly. Since the Sony are so bulky, there’s a good chance that parts of it won’t ever sit properly in your ears and try to pull out the tips from your ear canal.Critics would say to just “put them in properly” but this is surprisingly hard to do with the XM4 buds.You’ll also see comments that the way the Sony buds curve is better for ears. IDK, I’m not feeling it. And I’m pretty sure I don’t have freak ears. I’ve never had problems fitting and balancing any buds like the Sony XM4.The Sony units have a much larger and honestly rather uncomfortably shaped body that houses the ANC chip and microphone.Even when properly placed in the ears, they stick out.Weight distribution always seems off to me. I’m a tall man with average sized ears, and it’s a chore to make the Sony buds fit comfortably. Once they’re in, they often fall out or FEEL like they’re about to fall out. This is because the size and weight of the outer parts of the XM4 buds is rather high, at least compared to the Airpods Pro.Another part of this is the size of the ear tips (see below).To get the Sony buds in my ear I have to use both hands: one to tug and pull the ears, the other to wedge and move the buds into place. If I don’t get it juuuuuust right, they are prone to fall out. Very annoying.Airpods Pro: one hand, quick move and they’re in – and stay in. I have more confidence in that the buds will stay in during movement compared to the Sony XM4. Somehow the weight, size, and ear tips all just work better for me. Your ears may vary.Side note: the part that goes INSIDE your ear canal has a removable and replaceable ear tips. Those tips come in several sizes and most people find one that fits. Somehow none of the 3 that Sony provides really fit me, but the “Large” are the closest ones. Since they’re very tight on me, they provide a better passive noise cancelling. But they’re quite uncomfortable. The other 2 are just too small for me. They’re also sweaty and pick up lint and dust and (icky alert!) ear wax easily. The fit really matters with these buds, especially considering that they have to compensate somewhat for the extra bulk and weight of the overall unit.Soundguys claims the Sony have a better fit but I have to disagree. And I really do love Sony headphones in general.The Airpod Pro on the other hand come with cleaner and better fitting ear tips. They have a neat magnetic thing where you “clip on” the tips. It’s a strong connection and yet makes it easier to replace them if you need to. They’re also easier to clean (bye ear wax!) Since the buds aren’t as bulky or heavy, it feels like the tips stay in the ear canal better. I can use the Medium size tips and they fit perfectly.BATTERY LIFETIE. Assuming you have ANC on all the time, and have the case with you (the case houses a battery which in turn can charge the ear buds batteries), you’ll get about the same play time out of either set. Some sites say the Sony get longer playback before needing to be charged, others say the opposite. MY experience is that both have about the same playback time, and both have another 18 or so hours of juice from the case. Again, your use of ANC and other factors change these numbers somewhat.CHARGINGSony wins here because you can charge the case using USB-C cables – much faster than Apple’s slower Lightning. In my experience, the case charges up about twice as fast as the Airpods Pro case.I have not tested wireless charging for either.SOFTWAREI’ve not tested Sony’s Headphones app much except I downloaded it on both my iPhone, iPad, and Android phone. It works flawlessly on all devices for me. You can change some parameters but overall it’s probably not something you’ll need to use a lot. I didn’t, hence no further ratingsApple Aiprods Pro work perfectly with iOS devices right out of the box. Pairing is super fast, and all settings can be changed within iOS directly.OTHERI find that both connect to all my devices just fine, Bluetooth connectivity is strong on both, and the distance between ear buds and device is about the same before I get connectivity problems.I do like the seamless switching between iPad, iPhone and Macbook Pro that the Airpods Pro can pull off. It’s almost instant and just works – IF you’re on iOS or Mac OSThe Sony also work on all devices I tried them on but switching between them is not always as seamless or fast.I HATE that I can’t change volume directly on the buds on either of these. Sony has these awful “touch” pads on the side and I find myself constantly tapping and re-tapping to start or stop the audio because I sometimes miss hitting that tiny spot where you’re supposed to touch.The Airpods have a dedicated little clicky button that just works more reliably in my experience.You WILL lose one or both of your ear buds at some point. Death, taxes, and losing ear buds. It’s a law. And I love how Apple implemented the FIND MY option here. If you lose your Airbuds Pro, simply make them sound an alarm and use the GPS feature on your phone to find them. It works really well.I didn’t find a way to do this on the Sony buds.SOUND QUALITYThis one’s a bit subjective. I find the Sony to be a tad better, with a little more bass and oomph yet they never sound muddy to me. The difference isn’t massive and audiophiles probably have their own overly persnickety opinions about either option.FINAL WORDSThere are several things I either didn’t test or don’t want to spend time talking about. The apps (equalizer options, voice assistant options, etc) are something you’ll need to figure out for yourself if that’s important. For me, the default settings are sufficient for both the Sony and the Airpods Pro.The biggest takeaway for me is that the Airpods Pro fit my ears a lot better and feel more “secure” in my ears than the Sony. The Sony have better noise cancelling.You’ll find online reviews that claim the opposite, other reviews that agree with my findings. You really need to figure it out yourself.One final suggestion is that if you primarily or solely use Apple devices, your better bet is probably to invest in Airpods Pro – the seamless switching is excellent.
Los audífonos llegaron bien empacados y sellados pero algo de la configuración está mal de fábrica ya que nunca se enlazan de manera correcta con mi dispositivo iPhone (para aclarar no es un iPhone viejo), parece que están relacionados a otra cuenta que no es la mía por lo que comparte mi ubicación con iPhones cercanos y no es muy seguro ya que estos audífonos los usa mi novia y cualquier persona que tenga iPhone puede ver su ubicación si se mantienen en la misma ubicación un tiempo, no se como resolver este problema pero es bastante molesto y peligroso, sobretodo porque comparte tu ubicación de prácticamente todo el día.
Son buenos, y la marca habla sola
Pure Audio Bliss with a Magnetic Twist. Oh boy, the Apple AirPods Pro with MagSafe Charging Case have turned me into an audio magician, and I’m loving every second of it! 🧙♂️✨Sound Magic: These tiny wonders deliver audio quality so crisp, it’s like you’ve discovered a secret portal to the recording studio. I’ve heard things in my favorite songs I didn’t even know were there!Noise-Canceling Wizardry: The noise-canceling feature is like having a mute button for the world. It turned my noisy commute into a serene, peaceful journey, and I half expect to see Gandalf pop out any moment to congratulate me on finding Middle-earth’s quietest spot.Fits Like a Glove: They fit so snugly in your ears, you might just forget they’re there. Until, of course, you start grooving to your favorite tunes in the middle of the grocery store, and people start giving you funny looks. 🕺💃Magical Charging: The MagSafe Charging Case is like a magical capsule for your AirPods. Pop them in, and they’re charged faster than you can say “abracadabra.” No more frantic searching for charging cables – it’s a magician’s dream come true!Siri’s My New BFF: Siri at your beck and call with just a “Hey Siri” is like having your own personal assistant, minus the awkward office holiday parties.The Houdini of Earbuds: These AirPods Pro can handle sweat and rain like it’s just another day at the spa. No need to worry about water ruining your audio escapades.In conclusion, the Apple AirPods Pro with MagSafe Charging Case are a magical audio experience. Whether you’re jamming out, silencing the world, or just having a chat with Siri, these earbuds will make you feel like a tech wizard. Highly recommend, even if you’re not planning to saw anyone in half! 🪄🎶
Excelente produto, superou minhas expectativas.
Excelente produto, superou minhas expectativas.
Bought this for my dad and he loves them. Noise cancelling works very well, connects easily to iPhone (a plus for less techy parents) and battery life if very good. Sounds quality is a big improvement over regular Airpods. My only complain is the high price but that’s the Apple tax for you…
Great sound quality with very nice noise cancelling mode. Have lasted 2+ years with minimal issue.