Apple's second-generation AirPods Pro volition statesman arriving to customers and motorboat successful stores connected Friday, September 23. In advance, the archetypal reviews of the wireless headphones person present been shared by prime media publications and YouTube channels.

Priced astatine $249, the second-generation AirPods Pro diagnostic improved audio quality, longer artillery life, and up to 2x arsenic overmuch sound cancellation compared to the archetypal AirPods Pro. They besides diagnostic swipe-based measurement control, an improved built-in skin-detect sensor that much accurately turns connected oregon disconnected audio playback, and a caller XS receptor extremity option.

The caller AirPods Pro travel with an updated charging lawsuit with a built-in talker and U1 spot for Find My enactment with Precision Finding, an opening to connect a lanyard for carrying convenience, and IPX4-rated h2o and sweat resistance. In summation to Lightning and MagSafe, the lawsuit tin present beryllium charged with an Apple Watch charger.

We person rounded up some written and video reviews of the caller AirPods Pro below.

Written Reviews

The Verge's Chris Welch said determination are "substantial" improvements to progressive sound cancellation:

But Apple has made important gains with its progressive sound cancellation. The institution says, connected average, the caller implementation is “up to” 2 times arsenic effectual arsenic the archetypal AirPods Pro. And portion I deficiency immoderate technological measurement tools, that assertion doesn't look unrealistic. At our office, I precocious moved desks and present beryllium adjacent an aerial vent that emits a persistent whir. The archetypal AirPods Pro permission a hint of that successful noise-canceling mode, but it's wholly hushed and imperceptible with the second-gen pair. I tin inactive perceive chatting co-workers if they locomotion straight adjacent to my desk, but astatine astir times, the AirPods Pro assistance maine plentifulness of serenity. I've besides observed morganatic improvements erstwhile commuting connected the subway, and little wide thoroughfare sound makes its mode done erstwhile traversing Brooklyn time to day.

Welch besides noticed improved dependable prime overall:

Let's excavation close into dependable quality. Apple wholly redesigned the amplifier and operator successful the AirPods Pro, and portion those drivers are the aforesaid 11-millimeter size arsenic what's successful the third-gen AirPods, they dependable superior and present the cleanest, astir dynamic output of immoderate AirPods to date.

Engadget's Billy Steele achieved astir six hours of artillery beingness arsenic advertised:

During my tests, I managed six hours and 15 minutes of usage with a premix of sound cancellation, transparency mode and calls. That's much than the erstwhile procreation (4.5 hours) and it's connected par with astir of the contention these days. Sure, immoderate companies connection 10-plus hours connected a charge, but the mean is astir 5 to 7 for the noise-canceling products I've tested. More artillery beingness would ever beryllium nice, but the six oregon 7 hours Apple musters is capable to get you done the workday if you instrumentality a abbreviated break.

Gizmodo's Andrew Liszewski said the caller swipe-based measurement power diagnostic is simply a welcomed upgrade, but tin beryllium "a small finicky" connected occasion:

It's a invited upgrade, but unluckily 1 that I recovered a small finicky to marque work. It occasionally required a mates of swipes earlier thing happened.

As idiosyncratic who mostly hates having to interaction my earbuds portion I'm wearing them (it inevitably dislodges them a little) I volition astir apt proceed to instrumentality to utilizing Siri dependable commands for measurement adjustments oregon way skipping (the 1 happening Siri does precise well).

MobileSyrup's Patrick O'Rourke said swipe-based measurement power is his favourite caller AirPods Pro feature, providing for a much convenient listening experience:

In my experience, the caller AirPods Pro measurement interaction controls are highly responsive and enactment with subtle changes. If you, for example, lone privation to little oregon rise the measurement by a notch oregon two, you tin bash that with a little swipe. The controls are besides marked with a flimsy clicking noise, indicating they're progressive and working. I didn't tally into immoderate accidental presses during my respective days with the AirPods Pro (2nd-Gen), adjacent portion long-pressing connected the stem to toggle Active Noise Cancellation on/off oregon double-pressing to leap betwixt songs.

On-device interaction measurement controls are by acold my favourite caller AirPods Pro feature. The convenience and easiness of usage of shifting measurement levels straight connected the AirPods Pro (2nd-Gen) without the request to instrumentality retired my iPhone, truly can't beryllium understated.

O'Rourke added that iOS 16's Personalized Spatial Audio diagnostic is not precise noticeable:

In theory, I similar the thought of audio being tuned specifically to the signifier of your ear, but successful practice, it doesn't marque overmuch of a difference. It's besides worthy noting that portion I truly similar Spatial Audio erstwhile watching movies oregon TV shows connected platforms similar Apple TV+, I find it deed oregon miss with music, particularly erstwhile a way wasn't primitively recorded with the exertion successful caput and has been remastered.

WIRED's Parker Hall said the charging case's caller built-in talker "rings rather loudly" to assistance with Find My determination tracking, but helium wishes the lawsuit had a USB-C larboard for wired charging alternatively of the accustomed Lightning connector:

Need to find the lawsuit via Apple's Find My app? Now you can, and it rings rather loudly. It besides makes a small jingle erstwhile it starts charging. Speaking of, you tin wireless complaint arsenic accustomed (the lawsuit supports MagSafe too), but it's a shame to spot Apple inactive relying connected the Lightning larboard alternatively of USB-C.

Video Reviews