This communicative is portion of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET's postulation of news, tips and proposal astir Apple's astir fashionable product.

The long-rumored AirPods Pro (2nd generation) are official. Apple unveiled its latest noise-canceling existent wireless headphones arsenic portion of its "Far Out" iPhone 14 event. They're disposable for preorder present and volition vessel starting Sept. 23 for $249 (£249, AU$399).

The caller AirPods Pro travel the original noise-canceling model that debuted successful October 2019. They're powered by Apple's caller H2 chip, which delivers much processing powerfulness portion being much vigor efficient, according to Apple. The caller chip, combined with caller low-distortion drivers, allows for improved dependable that should connection amended clarity and depth. The sound canceling is besides improved -- Apple says the caller AirPods person "double" the sound canceling of the archetypal AirPods Pro.

My aboriginal hands-on impressions

I got a accidental to effort the AirPods Pro 2 for a constricted clip astatine the motorboat lawsuit successful the noisy demo area, with hundreds of radical astir me. The sound canceling does look improved, though it was lone capable to muffle the din successful the country truthful much. I besides thought the earbuds sounded cleaner and clearer than the archetypal AirPods Pro portion listening to a fewer tracks connected Apple's iPhone 14 demo phones. (I wasn't capable to usage the buds with my ain iPhone and the tracks I usually usage to trial headphones.)

I bash deliberation it's truly important to get a choky seal to get optimal sound canceling and dependable quality. Apple hasn't changed the plan of its receptor tips -- with the archetypal AirPods, I usage the ample size tips and besides usage third-party foam tips -- but it volition present see a fourth, extra-small receptor extremity for those with smaller ears. 

The AirPods Pro 2nd procreation earbuds are powered by Apple's caller H2 chip.

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Some radical were hoping that the caller AirPods Pro would beryllium capable to watercourse Apple Lossless tracks implicit wireless. Apple didn't notation thing astir that, but it is imaginable that immoderate features volition beryllium revealed astatine a aboriginal date. With the archetypal AirPods Pro, for example, Apple didn't present Spatial Audio until months aft they were released.

On the Spatial Audio front, Apple says the AirPods Pro present person personalized Spatial Audio that creates a much tailored listening acquisition for your ears. The transparency mode is besides enhanced and adapts to ambient sound you encounter, and there's a caller personalized spatial audio diagnostic on with interaction swipe controls connected the stems to adhd to the pinch controls.

Battery beingness is present up to six hours connected a azygous complaint (up from five), and the lawsuit gives you an further 4 charges. Additionally, the lawsuit present has a built-in speaker, which allows it to play sounds for usage with Apple's precision Find My feature.

The caller lawsuit has a spot for attaching a lanyard, but Apple doesn't see 1 with the caller AirPods Pro. 

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While immoderate radical whitethorn beryllium disappointed Apple didn't bash much to upgrade the plan of the AirPods Pro 2 (there are immoderate tweaks to the microphone configuration and immoderate different tiny refinements including the vents), the AirPods Pro 2nd procreation are mostly what I expected them to be: amended sounding AirPods Pro with amended sound canceling, amended artillery beingness and a wireless charging lawsuit with immoderate enhanced features.

I'll person a batch much to accidental astir them successful my afloat reappraisal -- enactment tuned -- successful which I'll comparison them to immoderate different apical noise-canceling earbuds, including Bose's caller QuietComfort Earbuds II that were besides unveiled this week.

AirPods Pro 2 cardinal features

• Same plan arsenic erstwhile AirPods Pro
• Powered by Apple H2 chip
• Improved dependable with caller low-distortion drivers
• Improved sound canceling (Apple says treble the magnitude of ANC)
• Adaptive transparency mode
• Personalized spatial audio
• The charging lawsuit present has a built-in talker connected the bottommost that allows it to play a dependable utilizing Precision Find My feature
• 6 hours of onboard artillery capableness (1 hr much than the archetypal AirPods Pro) with an other 24 hours successful charging case
• Touch swipe controls added to pinch controls connected stems
• Can present complaint with Apple Watch charger on with Qi wireless chargers
• Lanyard tin beryllium connected to lawsuit (lanyard not included)
• Price: $249, £249, AU$399
• Ship date: Sept. 23 (available for preorder Sept. 9)

The second-gen AirPods Pro earbuds are powered by Apple's caller H2 chip.

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