Over the past couple of years, Xiaomi has focused on releasing mid-range to budget wireless earbuds in the market. However, this month, the company announced the brand new Mi Air 2 Pro TWS earbuds in China which caters to the high-end market with Active Noise Cancellation. This is the company’s first ANC earbuds, joining the likes of Apple, Huawei, and others. However, following Xiaomi’s tradition, the company has kept the pricing of the new Mi Air 2 Pro pretty affordable at 699 Yuan ($104). We knew we had to get our hands on this new pair of ANC earbuds and today, we take you through a quick Mi Air 2 Pro hands-on. A full review of the earbuds is coming your way in the coming days.
The Xiaomi Mi Air 2 Pro ANC earbuds follow a basic design as the Apple Airpods Pro. So you get a thin long stem design with in-ear tips. The earbuds itself are made out of plastic, however, it comes in a matte finish which sets it apart from its competitors. The touch sensing area on the back of each earbud features a ceramic material which feels really premium. Overall, we are impressed with the build quality of the Mi Air 2 Pro. Even the case adopts the same matte finish, which once again looks very premium. We are happy that Xiaomi decided to adopt a slightly different design for the charging case instead of the common curved, glossy design found on most TWS earbud cases in the market. The case supports wireless charging too.
We tried on the Mi Air 2 Pro and realized that the earbuds have a pretty good fit, but it’s not as tight as the AirPods Pro. The 12mm drivers in the earbuds outputted good quality sound and the noise cancellation was also very good (up to 35dB). However, we hear that the earbuds will soon get a firmware update wherein we’ll be able to switch the Bluetooth codec to LHDC, which should further improve the audio quality and reduce latency (100ms). Although the noise cancellation is pretty good right now, we expect it to get better after the new update. So, we’ll test it out in detail in the coming days to let you know how good or bad it is, especially compared to rival ANC earbuds from Apple and Huawei (our review of the Huawei Freebuds Pro is also coming very soon!).
Overall, we can easily say that the Xiaomi Mi Air 2 Pro is the company’s best sounding TWS earbuds in the market. Our full review of the earbuds will be up in a few days, so stay tuned for that.
The Mi Air 2 Pro is currently up for pre-order internationally via Giztop at $129. Check out the listing if you are interested.
Meanwhile, feast on the hands-on images of the black Mi Air 2 Pro from the gallery down below.
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