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There are 3 key reasons to buy Apple's new $250 AirPods Pro instead of the regular AirPods
There are 3 key reasons to buy Apple's new $250 AirPods Pro instead of the regular AirPods
Antonio Villas-BoasOct 29, 2019, 20:56 IST
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Apple'sAirPods are incredibly popular, but some people couldn't use them even if they wanted to because they didn't fit in certain people's ears. The new AirPods Pro are likely to fix that.
Regular AirPods also have little impact on reducing ambient noise. The AirPods Pro have active noise cancellation that should help reduce noise in loud places like cities.
The new AirPods Pro are also water- and sweat-resistant, whereas the regular AirPods risk getting damaged by moisture.
The new AirPods Pro will be available to buy on October 30 for $250.
With the AirPods Pro, Apple essentially addressed the three main issues in regular AirPods, and made the "Pro" models the most desirable AirPods to date.
Those issues include fit and excessive ambient noise, and they weren't a good option for working out because they don't have any water-resistance.
By simply addressing those three issues, the AirPods Pro are already more enticing than the regular AirPods.
Check out all the ways the new AirPods are already better than the regular AirPods:
The biggest reason why someone would want to buy the AirPods Pro instead of the regular AirPods is that they might actually fit and stay in your ears.
There's a group of people who can't use AirPods even if they wanted to because AirPods don't fit and stay in their ears. The AirPods Pro and their in-ear design, as well as the rubber tips, should help that.
Still, for those who had fit problems with AirPods, it's a bit of a shame that it costs $250 to get a pair of AirPods that will actually fit.
The AirPods Pro can also be used for working out, as they're water- and sweat-resistant.
With something as simple as sweat- and water-resistance, the AirPods Pro are already more versatile than the regular AirPods, which aren't water-resistant.
I've seen several people use regular AirPods on their runs and workouts, but they could easily become damaged if your sweat seeps into them.
The AirPods Pro will help silence the noisy world around you.
The AirPods Pro come with active noise-cancellation. Judging by how many people wear noise-cancelling headphones in loud cities like New York, I'm guessing this will be a pretty popular feature.
It's impossible to say how well Apple's noise-cancellation works on the new AirPods Pro without trying them. It might not be great, or it could be amazing.
With that said, just the fact that the AirPods Pro fit in your ears with rubber tips should help reduce the noise around you. Combined with some level of active noise-cancellation, the AirPods Pro should reduce ambient noise a lot better than the regular AirPods.
Apple is making it seem like the AirPods Pro have better sound quality than the regular AirPods. That's likely true, especially with features like "adaptive EQ," but we won't know how much better they actually sound until we try them out for ourselves.
Apple says the adaptive EQ feature in the AirPods Pro "automatically tunes music to the shape of your ear for a rich, consistent listening experience."
I've seen a bunch of similar features on other headphones, and they can be marketing gimmicks — but not always.
Otherwise, the AirPods Pro have new drivers that we'd imagine would only make them sound better, but that's still an assumption at this stage, not a confirmation.
