
Multiple tips are provided, but Apple makes it easier than usual to figure out which you need to go for: you can take an 'ear fit test', which play sound over the drivers, and again uses the built in mics to detect whether there's any leakage – which would mean you don't have a good fit. More importantly, this improved fit also creates a much better sound seal – the classic AirPods let in a lot of outside sound.
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This gives the AirPods Pro an even more secure fit, and we've been unable to dislodge them in anything resembling normal use, including various forms of exercise. Part of the size difference is down to the AirPods Pro having tips that go properly into your ears, unlike the earlier version, which just sat on the edge of the ear canal. The case for the AirPods Pro is chunkier than the original, so they won't slip in absolutely any pocket quite so easily, but the difference is less than you might expect, and it's still smaller than almost all of its rivals' cases, crucially, so there's less of a bulge.

Apple AirPods Pro review: fit, design and features It comes with a wired Lightning-to-USB-C cable for charging, as well as wireless support. And the actual AirPods units themselves are overall smaller and pretty much universally lighter than noise-cancelling competitors, so while we'd prefer six hours of battery life or more, if you don't think 4.5 hours per listening stint will be an issue, there's definitely an advantage to Apple's approach. The AirPods charging case is rated to give you 24 hours of total use time, and this is much more in line with competitors, so no complaints there. The Master & Dynamic MW08 even give you 10 hours per change, and 42 hours total including the case! Those are, to be fair, massive. Six or eight hours is really the norm now, and is what you'll find on everything from the Bose QuietComfort Earbuds to the Sony models we've mentioned already. However, pretty much all other equivalent headphones have the AirPods Pro beat for the actual battery life. Charging is rapid from the case – the ability to get an hour of use from 5 minutes in the case is really handy, though not unusual for other true wireless headphones. In our experience, listening with NC comes reliably close to that 4.5-hour claim. We come down on the side of turning it off being kinda pointless – even if you want to hear outside noises, the Transparency Mode is a clearer option than turning NC off, which just tends to mean you get some unclear muddy background sounds creeping in.


Beats by Dr Dre's Solo Pro, by contrast, gains an extra 10 hours of life if you turn the noise cancelling off. Turn the noise cancelling off and Apple says you should get five hours, which is the same as the regular AirPods.ĭepending on how you look at it, that means either the ANC is impressively efficient, or the benefit of turning it off is weirdly negligible. With noise cancelling on, the AirPods Pro are rated for 4.5 hours per charge.
