Bose’s custom active noise-canceling profiles mean Apple’s second generation AirPods better live up to their promises.
You don’t need the app to get the custom ANC, though. Each earbud has an onboard chip that automatically calibrates custom ANC for you each time you take it out of its case and put it in your ear. For privacy’s sake, this information never leaves your earbuds.We’re excited to try these buds out with more thorough testing down the line. For now, a few downsides do still present themselves. The worst is the price, which is $299.
What’s more discouraging is the lack of wireless charging, meaning you’ll need to plug in your buds’ case every time it needs juice. As of now, the expected battery life for the buds themselves is 6 hours without the case and 24 hours with. Bose says you can also fast charge the buds for 2 hours of playback within 20 minutes, so long as you put them in the case and plug it in.It might be a nitpick, but that charging case is also significantly larger than the AirPods Pro Gen 1 case.
Colors are currently limited to black and white, and you can pre-order today, with shipping starting on September 15.
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