The much-awaited Apple AirPods Pro has been announced. The new wireless earbuds bring a new design as well as Active Noise Cancellation.
Priced at $249/¥1999/₹24,900/£249/€279, the AirPods Pro has been redesigned. It has a shorter stem than the original AirPods and the part that goes into your ears now has silicon earbuds to keep the noise out. That is for passive noise cancelation.
For Active Noise Cancelation, the headphones have an outward-facing microphone that detects external sound which is then canceled out with “equal anti-noise”. There is also a microphone that faces inwards and listens for unwanted sounds which are also canceled out with anti-noise. Apple says noise cancellation is continuously adjusted at 200 times per second for truly immersive sound.
And in cases where you want to hear the sounds around you, all you have to do is press and hold the force sensor ( hidden in the groove) on the stem to and activate Transparency Mode.
The AirPods Pro have what is called Adaptive EQ which auto-tunes music and sounds to the shape of your ear.
AirPods Pro are the only in-ear headphones with Active Noise Cancellation that continuously adapts to the geometry of your ear and the fit of the ear tips — blocking out the world so you can focus on what you’re listening to.
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The AirPods Pro is powered by the H1 SiP Chip which has 10 audio cores. The headphones are sweat and water-resistant and combined with the case which charges wirelessly (Qi compatible), offer more than 24 hours of battery life. They can last up to 4.5 hours on a single charge and 5 minutes of charging will provide up to 1 hour of listening time. There is support for “Hey Siri” as expected and pairing is super easy.
Apple says the AirPods Pro will be available for purchase on October 30. There is free engraving if you wish to personalize it.
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