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Is airpods Pro worth buying? Detailed experience evaluation of airpods Pro

Is airpods Pro worth buying? Detailed experience evaluation of airpods Pro

4hw.com.cn: Recently, the airpods Pro Series Headphones mainly focus on the active noise reduction function. After the success of the airpods generation, apple obviously tasted the sweetness. Is the airpods Pro worth buying? Let's have a look.

It's all familiar

Let's start with the appearance. Although the overall design of airpods Pro has been changed, it remains highly consistent with other airpods products in terms of overall concept and design style. The simple and elegant packaging box, the bright white plastic material and the opening and closing design of the charging box tell us that this headset is made by apple.

However, there are many changes in specific details. For example, the charging box has become longer and shorter. For example, the earphone body has changed from the semi in ear design to the full in ear design. Moreover, due to the larger cavity, a single earphone looks like a 'hair dryer'.

When connecting the mobile phone, the experience of airpods Pro is the same as that of the previous two generations of airpods. The connection steps are very simple. Close the airpods pro to the mobile phone, open the upper cover, wait for the iPhone to search the Bluetooth device and successfully identify it, and click Connect to basically complete the task.

It can be said that although airpods Pro has added some new functions, it has almost no learning cost. If you are a former airpods or powerbeats Pro user, you can transition to airpods pro in no time.

In addition, the functions of 'connect when you hear' and 'stop playing when you take it down' on airpods still exist, and there is a familiar feeling everywhere in the process of use.

The noise reduction performance is definitely a surprise

The biggest improvement of airpods Pro is the addition of noise reduction function. In practical experience, the noise reduction performance of airpods Pro is absolutely 'unexpected'.

We can use the new 'earplug fitting test' function in IOS 13.2 system to evaluate whether the current earplug is applicable. If the test result is not suitable, we need to replace the earplug by ourselves.

Airpods Pro comes with three sizes of soft rubber earplugs. Here Xiaolei uses s earplugs.

After wearing headphones, the airpods Pro turns on the noise reduction effect by default. At this time, even without playing music, it can basically shield the surrounding noise. Originally, some noisy offices suddenly become silent.

If you play music while turning on the noise reduction function, you can isolate almost all sounds under the interference of singing, including the short keyboard sound of intermediate frequency and the continuous human voice of low frequency.

If you are on the side of a more noisy Road, after turning on the noise reduction, the headset can basically isolate the environmental noise, but some high-frequency and sharp sounds can still be transmitted to people's ears through the headset. We don't recommend that users turn on the noise reduction function when walking or on the street, because it will bring potential safety risks. It's best to look around and listen when walking on the street.

In addition, you can choose to turn off noise reduction or turn on 'transparent mode' to hear the ambient sound and dialogue sound clearly. Airpods pro's' transparent mode 'is not as simple as turning off noise reduction. It also uses a microphone to collect the sound in the ear and then play it in the ear cavity.

Otherwise, because the earphone itself supports passive noise reduction, it is difficult for us to hear other people's dialogue even if we don't turn on noise reduction. Therefore, it is necessary to use 'transparent mode' as an ambient sound enhancement function. However, if the music volume is turned on too high, it is still difficult for us to hear the ambient sound clearly, so we suggest that the wearer of airpods Pro should not turn the sound volume too high when using the headset.

As for the sound quality, Xiao Lei still couldn't find any difference from airpods after listening for an hour. The sound quality of airpods Pro is like plain boiled water. Everything is so step-by-step and has no characteristics. It is conceivable that function is the focus of airpods pro, not sound quality.

Less comfortable than airpods

In terms of functional operation, there are some new changes in the airpods pro. For example, different operations can be realized by pressing (or pinching) the earphone handle at different frequencies. A short press is a pause, a short press twice is the next song, a short press three times is the previous song, and a long press is a 'noise reduction transparent mode' switch.

Apple made a very clever design when pressing. When we press, the system will simulate the sound of the press switch, which enhances the realism of use to a certain extent. When switching mode, there will be different prompt tones. The prompt tone when switching to 'transparent mode' is similar to 'Bang Bang', while when switching to noise reduction mode, there is only 'Bang Bang'.

So far, the experience of airpods Pro is excellent, especially in software. You can definitely get a high score close to full score. Only from semi in ear to in ear design, it is doomed that the comfort of airpods Pro is not as good as airpods.

When wearing the airpods pro, this headset has a strong sense of existence. Although the soft rubber earplugs filling the ear cavity can block foreign noise, they also tell us' it's always there '. Although this is a common problem with earphones, the wearing experience of airpods is really excellent. In contrast, the fact that airpods Pro has poor wearing comfort will be magnified subconsciously.

If you are used to the "insensible wearing" experience of airpods and can't accept other in ear headphones, you are likely to shut out airpods pro.

Android phones work but are not recommended

In addition to matching the iPhone for testing, we also tested the scenario of airpods Pro connecting to Android phones. The model tested here is oppo Reno ace. Although the connection process is not as convenient as the iPhone, it is not troublesome: turn on the Bluetooth on the mobile phone, long press the power button of the headset charging box, and then search the Bluetooth device on the mobile phone and connect it.

However, due to the lack of special UI, we can't set any settings for airpods pro on Android phones, such as ear cavity fitting test. But we can set it up on the iPhone and then connect to the Android phone.

Fortunately, the airpods Pro can be used normally after it is connected to the Android phone. The noise reduction function is normal. The function of pressing the headset handle to switch songs and noise reduction mode is also normal. The experience is infinitely close to the state of airpods Pro connected to the iPhone.

In terms of delay, there will be a slight delay when the airpods Pro connects to the Android phone, and the picture and sound cannot be fully synchronized. In general, airpods Pro is fully available for connecting to Android phones, but we don't recommend it.

After all, if you want to give full play to the 100% value of airpods pro, you'd better use it as an iPhone accessory. Besides, without the automatic connection and automatic pause operation on the IOS system, the airpods series headphones seem to have no soul.

If you are an Android mobile phone user, you can choose TWS earphone products of other brands such as Sony. Apart from Apple's ecology, the airpods Pro has no advantages. The sound quality, noise reduction and even volume are not top. At least the semi in ear airpods are incomparably comfortable to wear. What are the advantages of the airpods pro?

The era of national noise reduction is coming

There is no doubt that airpods Pro is an impressive product and a truly 'exciting' product over the years. Especially for those consumers who need noise reduction, airpods Pro is almost the best choice.

Overall, as a TWS noise reduction headset, the performance of airpods pro in noise reduction function is outstanding. In addition, it has the advantages of seamless connection, endurance, volume and interaction (provided it is used with Apple products), making it a leader in the TWS noise reduction headset camp so far.

Airpods Pro is not the first TWS noise reduction headset, but it is definitely the most significant one. The reason is very simple. The airpods Pro relies on the iPhone with an annual shipment of more than 100 million, and the apple ecosystem with high user stickiness. The iPhone users with a large base are the basis for the airpods pro to change the market.

It can be expected that the emergence of airpods Pro will inevitably accelerate the popularity of TWS noise reduction headphones. In the future, almost all high-end TWS headphones will have noise reduction function, and airpods Pro will be used as a benchmark for comparison.

If you are an iPhone user, airpods Pro naturally has high purchase value, but it should also be viewed by situation.

Almost all the premium of airpods Pro is focused on noise reduction. If you need to spend a long time on transportation during business trip and commuting, it is very necessary to buy a noise reduction headset. At this time, the purchase of airpods Pro is the most preferred.

However, if you don't have a clear demand for noise reduction and just want to buy an easy-to-use TWS headset, buying airpods second generation (non wireless charging version) is the best choice. At the same time, users who pay attention to wearing comfort should also choose carefully. Although the airpods Pro is not uncomfortable, it is far from comfortable.

After experience, we believe that airpods Pro can not completely replace airpods. The best situation is both. Use airpods pro in noisy scenes for 'clean ears', and use airpods in quiet occasions to enjoy' light pack '. Perhaps this is the optimal solution.