AirPods Pro 2 are here and instead of wild fitness features, Apple has adopted a more back to basics approach – and I for one applaud it.
Huge news, portable music lovers! Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 true wireless earbuds are here – a follow up to the Cupertino giant’s 2019 flagship noise-cancelling, personalized Spatial Audio-toting AirPods Pro earphones, now with the H2 chip.
The second-generation Pro in-ear ‘Pods have arrived unexpectedly early, at Apple’s September 7 Far Out event (many predicted them to land in late October, as is traditional, but Tim Cook’s behemoth was having none of it!) and the headline-grabber for me is the AirPods Pro 2’s incremental upgrades, since we didn’t get any lofty temperature sensors or wild fitness tracking software.
As a result of that new H2 chip, the new perks include (but are not limited to) double the noise cancellation compared to original AirPods Pro, a new extra-small eartip in the box to improve the fit and a new adaptive transparency mode to dynamically reduce heavy noise, with readings taken 48,000 per second.
You’re also getting a longer battery life, at up to 6 hours per bud, which is an increase from 4.5 in the original AirPods Pro. This adds up to 30 hours with the charging case, a welcome 6 hours more than the original Pro-suffixed AirPods.
But that’s not the part I’m most excited about! Although a smaller eartip option will probably stop users with petite ears from considering Avery’s customized ear tips to fix their AirPods’ fit issue, Apple’s main upgrade to the AirPods Pro is something I’ve long-chastised Apple’s headphones (and others) for omitting to include.
