Design and features
One thing remains constant even after so many apple AirPods is that you only get one colour option and that is white. Coming onto design it doesn’t have much change comparatively to original AirPods Pro. It has proper in-canal fit to ensure good noise isolation which helps in active noise cancellation. Most of the controls are same as well, it has a force-touch button on each earpiece of Apple AirPods Pro (2nd Gen). Through force-touch button you can control playback and answering calls and you can activate ANS and transperancy mode too. Apple AirPod has MagSafe compatibility for wireless charging and a small speaker at the bottom alongside the Lightning charging port. In this AirPod one of the unique points is that it has an U1 chip which provides enhanced information and Find My functionality for the earphones and case.
Performance
Apple AirPods Pro (2nd Gen) has various sound features such as Adaptive EQ, careful and calculating tuning and personalised spatial audio. According to the various tracks the Adaptive EQ smartly adjust the sounds which give the bass more importance. Apple assures that the AirPods Pro (2nd Gen) has better active noise cancellation than the previous generation due to the H2 chip, there is a significant amount of noise reduction even when there is no music is playing and with music playing with 50 percent sound volume, you can’t even hear single thing from outside even in noisy places.
Battery
Battery life on the Apple AirPods Pro (2nd Gen) is pretty impressive, earphones can run for a bit over five hours with mixed usage consisting of music at medium volumes, the occasional video, and a few short calls. The charging case can support four full charges to the earpieces, for a total run time of around 25 hours per charge cycle. Wired charging for the case still uses the Lightning charging port, but this shouldn’t be a problem if you have an iPhone and its charger already hooked up. Usefully, there is also Qi wireless charging, which supporta for Apple’s MagSafe standard, and you can also interestingly use an Apple Watch charger to wirelessly charge the AirPods Pro (2nd Gen) charging case.
Verdict
The Apple AirPods Pro (2nd Gen) may not have much changes comparatively to the original AirPods Pro, but the small changes are significant and impressive. With improvements across sound quality and active noise cancellation, along with a state-of-the-art charging case and impressive features, this is among the most impressive true wireless earphones you can buy right now.
