The earbuds could have a slightly worse battery life
On the eve of the next Made by Google event, a new leak for the Pixel Buds Pro 2 has surfaced showing off several specs, including an important hardware component.
Notable industry leaker MysteryLupin on X (the platform formerly known as Twitter) states the devices will feature a Tensor A1 chip, which delivers enhanced Active Noise Cancellation (ANC), that’s rumored to be twice as powerful as the previous generation.
In our review of the original Pixel Buds Pro, we found the ANC performance to be “respectable.” However, not everyone feels this way, as numerous forum posts online complain about the feature being “incredibly disappointing” or unreliable. The old model has a custom processor, but its performance seems to have come up short in users’ eyes.
Google’s Tensor A1 will presumably address these criticisms, although it’s hard to say for sure whether or not it’ll be successful without testing the earbuds ourselves.
What’s more, we don’t know if the chip is solely going to boost ANC or if it’ll be utilized to power other aspects of the Pixel Buds Pro 2 as well.
