AirPods Pro 2 is a headset that everyone has been looking forward to for several years. As a product that pioneered active noise reduction TWS, it has truly achieved both popularity and popularity since its first generation was released in 2019. After waiting for 3 years, it finally ushered in an iteration this year.
's approach to updating the next generation of products is relatively rare in the electronic consumer market that emphasizes rapid iteration, which also indirectly reflects the strong strength of AirPods Pro. Even now, it is still a benchmark in this industry. The updated AirPods Pro 2, including me, are naturally full of expectations.
Apple has not made major changes to mature designs
In the past two years, I believe many people have seen the so-called "exposure information" about the so-called new design of AirPods Pro 2. But judging from the final results, Apple has not made any changes to the mature design plan of the AirPods Pro.
AirPods Pro 2 (left side) is basically the same as the first generation (right side)
Whether it is the charging box or the headphone body, the AirPods Pro 2 has very little difference from the previous generation. Especially the headphones, both in design and size, are almost no different from the previous generation. In terms of wearing experience, there is no obvious change. As a generation of users, I didn't have any discomfort at all after I switched to AirPods Pro 2.
A new lanyard hole is added to the right of the headphone box
In comparison, the charging box has the biggest change. The addition of the "epic" new feature - the addition of the lanyard hole has brought some convenience to the headphones. Although the official lanyard worth 98 yuan is still as "conscience". But I believe many people will buy some more personalized third-party products in the future.
bottom speaker opening is also a significant change
The speaker opening is also a significant change html at the bottom of the headphone box. Now when the AirPods Pro 2 is connected to charge, there will also be a "ding" prompt sound. Since the battery box integrates a U1 chip, you can also use the phone's search function to accurately find the headphones. With the speakers at the bottom, the headphones can also make sounds easy to find. There is no need to rummage through boxes and cabinets or sofa cushion anymore. It is a very practical function of this update.
active noise reduction capability is indeed much stronger than
active noise reduction capability, which is the main feature of AirPods Pro. This time, Apple upgraded the new H2 chip to the AirPods Pro 2 and optimized the related algorithms. The official said that its noise reduction ability is twice that of the previous generation.
When I watched the press conference before, I was shocked when I saw the official claim that the noise reduction ability was improved. After all, although the noise reduction of the previous generation AirPods Pro is not currently considered a top player, it is definitely in the first echelon. On this basis, the double noise reduction capability is really exciting.
From the actual experience, the active noise reduction of AirPods Pro 2 is indeed significantly improved compared to the previous generation. The environment where I usually use AirPods Pro the most is the office, and what needs to be isolated is the common indoor noise. The biggest difference between the AirPods Pro 2 and its predecessor is that in addition to having stronger isolation of air conditioning running sounds and driving sounds outside the window, it also has stronger isolation of slightly medium and high-frequency sounds such as character conversations and keyboard typing.
My intuitive experience is that if you work while listening to music, then if you had to turn the volume to about 50% before you could completely isolate all external noise, but now you only need to turn it to about 30% to achieve the same effect. This active noise reduction ability also protects people's hearing.
Recently, a survey and research has found that using headphones in the subway will actually damage people's hearing to a greater extent. Because in the face of greater noise, many people choose to turn on the headphones to cover it.Unconsciously, hearing is damaged.
Transparent mode is still the strength of AirPods Pro 2. You should know that although the first generation of AirPods Pro has been released for 3 years, there are still no competitors in the transparent mode. In short, the AirPods Pro's transparent mode is a kind of transparency with almost no sense of isolation.
You should know that it is a true in-ear headphone, and it is actually quite difficult to eliminate this sense of isolation. In the past three years, we have used dozens of TWS headphones, and none of them can achieve similar effects to AirPods Pro.
This time, AirPods Pro 2 has brought a new adaptive transparent mode function on the basis of the transparent mode that originally had no rivals. This function is mainly aimed at noise reduction in transparent mode. For example, when walking on the street, suddenly there is a car whistle or other noise. The headphones can reduce this sudden noise in time to avoid causing damage to hearing.
sound quality and ease of use have been significantly improved
In addition to active noise reduction, sound quality performance is also another major breakthrough point for AirPods Pro 2 this time. Originally, AirPods Pro was a very familiar "fruit flavor" in sound quality performance. It focused on 3-frequency balance and is often called "boiled water" by many audiophiles in the audio circle. AirPods Pro 2 has replaced a new unit this time, which has brought a certain improvement in sound quality performance compared to AirPods Pro.
is still a reference for the previous generation. AirPods Pro 2 focuses on improving the sense of low frequency and the ductility of high frequency. In other words, when listening to the same track, you will feel more low-frequency volume and more prominent vocals of the AirPods Pro 2. Apple has been persisting in tuning audio products for so many years, which is to cater to the needs of most people as much as possible. Judging from the sound enhancement effect brought by AirPods Pro 2, it does have better sound quality. It is also more suitable for most people's daily style orientation.
Of course, if it is still measured by HiFi standards, AirPods Pro 2 may still have a certain gap with its imagined performance. From the perspective of ordinary users, I am also satisfied with the improvement of sound quality this time.
Finally, I would like to talk about the improvement of AirPods Pro 2 in terms of ease of use this time. First of all, it finally brings a touch-sensitive volume adjustment capability, which can slide directly in the touch area of the headphone handle to adjust the volume of the headphone. Apple also designed special tactile feedback for it, with each slide accompanied by a slight tactile vibration. And each time you slide, it only increases or decreases the volume of one frame. Don't worry about the discomfort caused by improper operation and sudden increase in volume.
This function seems inconspicuous, but it is actually very useful. Especially in sports scenarios, mobile phones are generally not allowed to carry around. Before, you always needed to adjust the volume by using the mobile phone, or you could adjust it through Apple Watch. Now you can adjust it directly in the headphones, which greatly increases the convenience.
In addition to this, AirPods Pro 2 also brings a feature this time: it can use the charger of Apple Watch to charge the AirPods Pro 2. Many people think that this function will bring convenience to some travel scenarios, but this is not the case.
In fact, charging headphones is not a problem. It has a battery life of up to 30 hours and can be charged with wired and wireless at will. On the contrary, Apple Watch must use Apple's special charger. In actual travel scenarios, there will be no shortage of charging cables to bring.
If Apple asks Apple Watch to support ordinary wireless charging protocols one day, that will really improve the convenience.
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Finally, there is a purchase problem: AirPods Pro 2 is a product that is bought with closed eyes. If you are a generation user, buy it. If you haven't used the AirPods series before, buy it too. The price of 1,899 yuan is indeed not cheap for a TWS headset. But the quality and practical experience of AirPods Pro 2 are worth the price.
To measure the two most important dimensions of noise reduction and sound quality of a TWS product, there are still better products in the current market. But if we consider stability, ease of use, transparent mode, and ecological collaboration capabilities... AirPods Pro 2 has no rivals. If nothing unexpected happens, it will maintain this advantage until the next update.
I think the AirPods series is the "most apple" product in recent years. It has excellent design, powerful performance and intuitive ease of use... It can be used anytime, anywhere, so powerful that people often ignore its power. This is the fundamental reason why AirPods Pro can maintain a product update cycle of up to 3 years.
html will not be updated for 13 years, and it will be worth the ticket price based on this alone.
