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With active noise cancellation on, Apple says AirPods Pro will deliver up to 4.5 hours of listening. And the Sony's battery life is rated a little higher (6 hours), possibly because they're larger. The Sony WF-1000XM3's noise-canceling mode is as effective as that of the AirPods Pro. Read more: Best noise-canceling true wireless earbuds of 2020 The WF-1000XM3 sounds better - its sound is bigger, smoother and more refined overall, and easier to listen to over longer listening sessions. I compared the AirPods Pro to its closest current competitor, the Sony WF-1000XM3, which also has adaptive noise-canceling features. However, I can't vouch for those, having only tried the CharJenPro and Comply tips. Comply also makes $25 foam tips for the AirPods Pro and some cheaper foam tips are available for less than $15.

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That said, in the last few months, I did upgrade the tips with CharJenPro foam tips ($18) specially made for the AirPods Pro that allowed me to get an even tighter seal and an even more secure (I found that one bud started to slip out of my ear on longer runs). I was worried I'd need an extra-large tip to get a tight seal, but the AirPods Pro's large ear tips fit my ears fine. It's also worth noting that they come with small, medium and large ear tips.

I can run with them - and they're sweat-proof, Apple says (they have an IPX4 water-resistance rating, which means they're splashproof but not waterproof). With the AirPods Pro, I don't have that problem. I feel them start to fall out if I do anything too strenuous in them, like dash across the street to make a light. I can wear them, but they don't stay in my ears all that well. I'm one of those people whose ears aren't ideal receptacles for the original AirPods, which are now on their second generation. Sarah Tew/CNET AirPods Pro fit comfortably and securely The original AirPods on the left, the new AirPods Pro on the right. The standard AirPods, which cost about $100 less, won't get the new virtual surround sound feature, though they will be upgraded with automatic switching.Īfter living with the AirPods Pro for many months and comparing them to a slew of competitors, my conclusions remain largely the same. That will allow for head tracking, a feature usually found on higher-end gaming headphones, allowing the AirPods Pro the potential to create a more realistic surround-sound experience (I'm still waiting to try it out). Also, Apple announced recently that this fall, with the release of iOS 14, they'll get automatic switching between Apple devices and a new spatial audio surround sound feature that takes advantage of some internal tech we didn't know the AirPods Pro had: Along with built-in accelerometers, it turns out they also have built-in gyroscopes. But the good news is we're seeing them regularly discounted by $25 to $35 at various online retailers.

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They remain a safe choice for Apple users looking for a compact, lightweight pair of true wireless earbuds that connect easily to their Apple devices and perform well - both for music and movie listening as well as making voice calls. The AirPods Pro are Apple's first headphones to offer active noise cancellation, which electronically counteracts exterior noise like the hum of a jet engine or an air conditioner, and the company's first wireless model to feature a noise-isolating design - with silicone ear tips that push into your ear canal. But not much has changed about the way I feel about these earbuds. A lot has changed in the world since then and new competitors have arrived on the scene. Apple's AirPods Pro ($249, £249, AU$399) first hit the market in late October 2019.