After months of waiting, Apple finally unveiled the second generation AirPods. The new wireless earbuds bring new features but the design remains unchanged.
The new AirPods now have Bluetooth 5.0 which is better when it comes to connectivity and power consumption. It also features a new chipset – the H1 chip, which replaces the W1 chip in the first gen model.
The new H1 headphone chip is faster and provides a more stable wireless connection according to Apple. It also makes switching between devices 2x faster and provides up to 30% lower latency when playing games. The chipset also powers the tech which lets you activate Siri with just your voice, just say “Hey Siri” followed by your command.
The second-gen AirPods comes with a regular charging case and retails for $159 but Apple also released a Qi wireless charging case that sells for $79 and is backward-compatible with the first-gen AirPods. You can also choose to buy the new AirPods with a wireless charging case for $199. Both cases charge via a lightning connector.
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Battery life is also better on the new AirPods. You get up to 5 hours of listening time on a single charge and a 15-minute charge can provide up to 3 hours of talking. With the charging case, you get more than 24 hours of battery life. The new AirPods retains all the tricks of its predecessor. It will automatically pause playback when you pull them out of your ears and also knows when you are talking so as to filter out external noise.
Unfortunately, Apple is sticking to just white for the new AirPods too.
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