![]() ![]() As the music plays the microphone is listening and can tell from what it hears whether the seal is good enough or not. Inside the AirPods there’s a microphone facing inwards. With the AirPods in your ears, it’ll play music, briefly. Here, though, there’s an extra feature – the Ear Tip Fit Test. Pairing AirPods Pro is the same incredibly easy process as before: open the charging case near to your iPhone and… well, that’s more or less it. The Powerbeats Pro are getting on a bit now but their earhook design offers the most secure fit for sports in the Apple/Beats range however, the smaller frame and better sound of the AirPods Pro 2 makes them more appealing in general.The Ear Tip Fit Test. The AirPods Pro 2 are much more comfortable than the Beats Fit Pro, which do have a wing to create a secure fit, but this wing irritated my ear during use. ![]() The Jabra Elite 4 Active in-ear headphones are less than half the price and are excellent for sports and lifestyle use, with a more secure fit than the AirPods Pro 2 in my experience and longer battery life, even if they don’t sound quite as good.Ĭompared with the AirPods 3, these sound much better and offer ANC, but the open-fit design of the AirPods 3 is comfortable and secure in my experience, and also allows in some external noise which is handy for staying aware of your surroundings during exercise. While I rate the AirPods Pro 2 very highly, there is better value available if you’re willing to take a small hit on the sound quality or ANC. The Apple AirPods Pro 2 are a notable upgrade on the original AirPods Pro, though if you already have a set of those or spy them in a sale with $100/£100 knocked off the price I’d say they’re still excellent headphones for sports and general use (if you can get on with the in-ear fit). You can even use an Apple Watch charger for this, though it does charge more slowly in this case than when plugged in or using a Qi charging mat. You can also charge the buds quickly, with five minutes in the case giving you an hour of playback, and the case charges wirelessly. I found that even with the ANC on and volume up near the max for long periods, the drop in the battery was in line with the six hours claimed. That compares with 4.5 hours on the AirPods Pro and 19.5 hours in their case. You get six hours of juice on the buds even when listening with ANC on and there’s another 24 hours in the case. The battery life has been significantly improved on the AirPods Pro 2 compared with its predecessors. Being able to simply swipe the outside of the bud with one finger would be simpler, but it’s still useful to have the volume control added.Ĭustomisation of the controls on the buds is limited to choosing what the squeeze and hold command does, which can be set to changing sound mode or activating Siri. This is easy when stationary, but a nightmare while running, because the surface area you’re aiming for is pretty small and it’s easy to dislodge the headphone in the attempt. You have to stabilise the bud with one finger while swiping up and down the inside of the stem. ![]() However, the new volume control is hard to use while active. Even while running I could reliably pause or skip tracks, or hold a long squeeze to change between ANC, transparency and off modes. The squeeze controls on the buds work well in all situations, with a small sound and some haptic feedback to let you know how many presses have been registered by the buds. The AirPods Pro 2 stands head and shoulders above the competition on this front. However, the AirPods Pro 2 does a fine job of filtering out the sound of wind, even when running, and you can hear your surroundings quite clearly. A common problem with the truly wireless buds I’ve tested is that the awareness mode is essentially a wind mode. The transparency mode is exceptional, and I would often use it during runs and other workouts. The headphones filter out most of the noise from trains and traffic and, unlike many in-ear buds with ANC, you’ll immediately notice how much noise is cancelled out when you turn ANC off. Apple says the ANC on the AirPods Pro 2 cancels out up to twice as much noise as on the original buds, and in tests I found there has certainly been a substantial improvement on this front. ![]()
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