Thanksgiving is a few weeks away, but there are some killer early Black Friday deals around already. For instance, Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 have dropped back down to $170. That’s $80 or 32 percent off the list price. It’s not quite a record low, as the AirPods Pro 2 have been on sale for $169 in the past, but it’s not far off at all.
The AirPods Pro 2 are our pick for the best wireless earbuds for iPhone. We also gave them a score of 88 in our review back in 2022.
We feel that the transparency mode, which is powered by Apple’s H2 chip, is excellent. It sounds far more natural here than on any other earphones we’ve tested.
Apple has built on this by recently enabling hearing health features on the AirPods Pro 2. These include an FDA-approved hearing aid function and hearing test. The earphones may also be used to help protect your hearing in loud environments, such as concerts, without muffling the audio.
Other useful features include fast pairing and ease of switching between Apple devices, spatial audio, hands-free Siri and solid active noise cancellation. The earphones are IPX4-rated for water resistance too. On the downside, the touch gestures take a little getting used to.
The AirPods Pro 2 ran for about six hours and 15 minutes on a single charge during our testing. The charging case (the battery of which you can top up wirelessly or via USB-C) adds up to three extra charges.
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