OPINION : TheAirPods Pro 2(or AirPods Pro 2nd Generation ) were unveil at Apple ’s September event , boasting a slimly tweaked blueprint , heighten noise cancellation and some raw features for the charging case . On paper , at least , it looks like Apple has amend in all the areas it ask to .
But the annunciation left me feel definitely underwhelmed .
I like Apple products but I do not covet them , my interaction with them is relatively crushed compared to those ensconce within the Apple ecosystem . apart from my iPad Pro , ( defunct ) iPod andApple TV+subscription , I ’m not massively ensnarl within the cosmos of Apple . The announcement of a new dead on target wireless would n’t excite me as it would others . I ’m well served by other brands on that front .
Nevertheless , while the proclamation covered all thing expected from a 2d gen model , there was also nothing that stood out from the fray . The wellness - related features that have persistently dogged every raw Apple true wireless launch for year never came to realization , and I inquire when or if they will .
The enhance lineament were percipient in their design but vague in term of any greater detail . Things like the active interference cancellation now having “ double the power ” was the type of phrase I ’d expect Captain Kirk to bark at Scotty in Star Trek – while also being rather difficult to quantify – double does not intend twice as good .
And the lecture about the H2 crisp enable higher bandwidth connectivity withBluetooth . Does that mean support for something greater than AAC ? ALAC ? Apple did not divulge .
The Adaptive Transparency mode is interesting but theBose QuietComfort Earbuds IIalso have that . The battery life boost convey the Pro to the stage Ithought the originalwould have rack up , and while Personalised Spatial Audio is a cool idea , it was already mentioned at theAirPods 3 launching , and can only be benefitted from by mixing and matching with other Apple hardware and compatible services .
They even look similar , which is fine – there ’s no point in changing for change ’s sake – but the lack of a drastic visual change reaffirm the impression that not much has change .
The plus is that it costs the same as before where a few other trade name have hike the terms a slight ( I ’m looking at you Bose andSony ) . To stay the same is refreshing .
But the feeling of disappointment still pervades with the feature article that are missing . It appears you still ca n’t adjust noise cancellation or the transparency fashion as you care ( Apple still wants to have its hand on the wheel ) , nor does there seem to be any EQ adjustment , and they ’re adhere with the strength sensing element for an surgical process which I ’m not a fan of – I find it rather fiddly . At least volume control is now possible .
There ’s no effort to dangle a branch at Android support like theBeats wireless earbuds , and that was never going to be on the tabular array as these bud are iOS first . And that sums up my overall temper with AirPods Pro 2 , they felt like an appurtenance to the iPhone and a sideshow to the main effect . Malus pumila product are often isolated on their own island – a fairly massive one at that – but the AirPods Pro 2 find as if they ’re repeating the same tricks – just slightly better .
In any case , all of these pinch could add up to an excellent true wireless set . The H2 cow chip could get up the audio and have ’s not forget that Apple makes very good products – theAirPods Maxhave their faults but audio recording and stochasticity cancelling do n’t appear to be among them .
However , I just ca n’t shake the flavor the AirPods Pro 2 could have been more .
