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The latest are back on sale for $199 at and . This is a deal we've seen for much of the past several months, but it's still $50 less than the cost of buying from Apple directly. Typically, this is as low as we see the wireless earphones drop at major retailers.
We gave the AirPods Pro a last September, and we currently list them as the "best for iOS" pick in our . They continue to be the best true wireless model Apple sells, with a slightly bassy sound that plays well with most kinds of audio, effective active noise cancellation (ANC) and a top-notch transparency mode that blends outside noise with your music. Like all AirPods, they also come with a host of Apple-friendly features: fast pairing, automatic switching between active Apple devices, Find My tracking, spatial audio, audio sharing with other AirPods and Beats users, hands-free Siri and so on.
The six-hour battery life could be longer, there are better options for call quality and many of the other picks in our buying guide come with a richer feature set. There's no way to manually adjust the EQ or ANC strength, for instance. If you want a pair for working out, the offer many of the same Apple-centric perks in a . Nevertheless, if you solely use Apple devices, there's still plenty to like here.
There is a caveat, though: that Apple will likely update the AirPods Pro with a new USB-C charging case as part of on September 12. (The current AirPods Pro case uses Lightning.) The new iPhones to USB-C too, so if you'd prefer the updated port, it's worth waiting. That said, no other changes to the actual AirPods Pro hardware are expected, and the USB-C model may cost more than this discounted price to start. The earphones will receive new features later this year, but those'll be software-based, with iOS 17 adding a and faster device switching, among other upgrades.
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We gave the AirPods Pro a last September, and we currently list them as the "best for iOS" pick in our . They continue to be the best true wireless model Apple sells, with a slightly bassy sound that plays well with most kinds of audio, effective active noise cancellation (ANC) and a top-notch transparency mode that blends outside noise with your music. Like all AirPods, they also come with a host of Apple-friendly features: fast pairing, automatic switching between active Apple devices, Find My tracking, spatial audio, audio sharing with other AirPods and Beats users, hands-free Siri and so on.
The six-hour battery life could be longer, there are better options for call quality and many of the other picks in our buying guide come with a richer feature set. There's no way to manually adjust the EQ or ANC strength, for instance. If you want a pair for working out, the offer many of the same Apple-centric perks in a . Nevertheless, if you solely use Apple devices, there's still plenty to like here.
There is a caveat, though: that Apple will likely update the AirPods Pro with a new USB-C charging case as part of on September 12. (The current AirPods Pro case uses Lightning.) The new iPhones to USB-C too, so if you'd prefer the updated port, it's worth waiting. That said, no other changes to the actual AirPods Pro hardware are expected, and the USB-C model may cost more than this discounted price to start. The earphones will receive new features later this year, but those'll be software-based, with iOS 17 adding a and faster device switching, among other upgrades.
Follow on Twitter and for the latest tech deals and buying advice.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at
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