Apple’s “Far Out” lawsuit connected Wednesday introduced a fig of devices to Apple’s existing merchandise lineup, including the iPhone 14, a ruggedized Apple Watch, and an updated mentation of the AirPods Pro. The second-gen AirPods Pro are acceptable to motorboat connected September 23rd for $249.99 and volition beryllium available to preorder starting connected Friday, September 9th. Apple volition proceed to merchantability the entry-level AirPods astatine their archetypal terms of $179; however, it appears Apple is discontinuing the archetypal AirPods Pro with the merchandise of the second-gen model.

Not overmuch has changed aesthetically from the erstwhile iteration of the AirPods Pro, with the caller exemplary donning the aforesaid pearly achromatic exterior arsenic the original exemplary from 2019. The noise-canceling earbuds besides clasp the MagSafe-compatible charging lawsuit Apple introduced past year. But Apple has made immoderate absorbing changes to the hardware that marque the second-gen AirPods Pro the company’s astir awesome earbuds to date.

Starting with the artillery life, Apple claims that the caller AirPods Pro tin enactment up to six hours of continuous playback with sound cancellation enabled, oregon an further 30 with the provided charging case. The 2022 exemplary besides includes an updated H2 chip, which allows for an improved Adaptive Transparency mode, amended sound cancellation, and swipe controls connected the stems for controlling playback. Both the earbuds and Apple’s caller Find My-ready charging lawsuit are besides equipped with built-in speakers to fto you cognize wherever they are if you’ve misplaced them.

We haven’t had a accidental to enactment Apple’s caller AirPods Pro afloat done their paces, but you tin cheque retired our archetypal hands-on impressions of the caller earbuds here.

How to preorder the second-gen AirPods Pro

The second-gen AirPods Pro volition beryllium disposable for preorder starting adjacent week for $249.99. The archetypal AirPods Pro were priced astatine $249 astatine motorboat but person present been replaced by their second-gen counterparts connected the Apple website. Other retailers, however, are inactive selling the erstwhile exemplary for $179.99, including Amazon, Walmart, and Best Buy.

If you’re considering upgrading to the caller AirPods Pro up of their authoritative motorboat connected September 23rd, you’ll beryllium capable to preorder them nonstop from Apple starting astatine 8AM ET / 5AM PT connected Friday, September 9th. At the moment, Apple is the lone retailer looking to unfastened up preorders for the caller brace of earbuds, but we’ll update this station if Amazon, Best Buy, oregon immoderate different retailer begins offering the earbuds successful beforehand of their merchandise date.

AirPods Pro (second-gen)

Apple’s latest AirPods Pro instrumentality aft the last-gen model, but see swipe controls and a caller H2 spot that allows for improved sound cancellation. They besides travel with a caller charging lawsuit that’s h2o resistant and connection enactment for Apple’s robust Find My network.

• $249 at Apple

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