Google Pixel Buds Pro Review - 6 Months Later

Google somehow managed to make one of the best pairs of noise cancelling earbuds we've tested in a while. If you're in the market for a new pair, our review takes a closer look at these buds, how they compare to more expensive earbuds like the Sony WF-1000XM4s or Bose Quiet Comfort II, how comfortable they are to wear compared to other buds like the Google Pixel Buds A-Series, especially for long periods of listening.

We'll also walk you through how well their noise cancellation works, how it stacks up against other competing buds, how much better they sound than the Pixel Buds A-Series, how well their mic quality performs, their transparency mode, battery life, and charging options. We'll also walk you through the Pixel Buds companion app, pointing out some of the most useful features and finally we'll walk you through who we think should pick up a pair of the Pixel Buds Pro.

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0:00 - EQ and Sound Settings
0:38 - Sound Quality
1:05 - Comfort
1:27 - Noise Cancellation
2:00 - Battery Life
2:33 - Earbud Design
3:02 - Earbud Playback Controls
3:40 - Multipoint and Google Assistant
4:06 - Find My Device and Connection Stability
4:23 - Mic Quality
4:48 - Case Design
5:18 - Setup and Firmware Updates
5:34 - Transparency Mode
6:00 - Spatial Audio is late!
6:22 - Who shouldn't get Pixel Buds Pro
6:46 - Price of Pixel Buds Pro
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[MonthsLater]

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Other Reviews:

[GangityBirdity]

Hands down one of the more comfortable buds I've tried. I've had no issues with them either. Google killed it this time

[johnnnnny]

What I love the best about these buds is the battery life as well as the bass which is pretty amazing. I did have a hard time with the fit in my ears, on some occasions one of my earbuds even fell off my ear onto the sidewalk. So I went on Amazon and purchased a set of foam ear tips and that helped a lot. Just a little tip for those of you who are having the same trouble with the fit 😉

[flexor]

Thanks so much for talking about the lack of plugged ear feeling. This is literally the only video I saw that said that. My Bose buds died and I loved the "semi in ear" design. This is the same. Awaiting the buds 2 pro on the 17th to see if this is the one for me.

[DatBoiJrSan]

I've had every single set, sadly lost the first iteration in Kyoto on a train lol but then get the cheaper revision immediately after. I've gad them for two years and still strong. Saw these on sale today for 140 and immediately jumped on the deal. I'm hyped for these! good review!

[Oscar.P]

I'm so, so happy with them. Very comfy, controls are great, unlike other people they are more than enough loud for me, and the bass is amazing when i quickly adjust it how i like it. Only paid 124£, can't recommend enough

[Queza]

Here in Germany the spatial audio update arrived already, so it should arrive you soon =)

[ryancaunce]

I brought these couple months ago and saw reviews about how they are not that bassy??? I dunno what they've been listening too but these absolutely pump! Very good for the price even when the noise cancelling is "off" it's seriously quite very good veerrry good

[CMC]

I wanted these but ended up with the Sony WHX-4000. I am pleased with my purchase but really wanted these, shame Google and Apple hate each other

[MrRhar]

great review thanks, nice mic check at beginning and end :o)

[khn-on]

Nice one! I also love the music outro 🎶

[linestreet]

Ok to be honest these earbuds are the best electronic product I've ever owned, full stop. I actually dropped one of my buds from the window of my 13th floor apt into a nearby garden and the bud just paired right back to my phone when I eventually found it, I had it tested afterwards and neither the noise cancelling nor the sound quality or volume had been affected at all. Been using them pretty much daily for over two years and never dipped in performance, they work as they did on day 1.

The sound is excellent, the noise cancelling is phenomenal, awesome battery life, very comfortable to wear hours in end, microphone so crisp I can have great sounding phone calls and online meetings, the background noise canceling is also impressive. Great hardware controls, great app as well.

I hope Google could finally figure out its terrible virtual assistant situation, voice controls can be really finicky and annoying, for an otherwise a perfect experience.

Kudos to Google for such an amazing and complete product. Top notch.

[hichamboukhatem]

I'm a Soundcore Liberty 4 pro user coming from Liberty pro 1, the most powerful sound with ACCA technology and the insane battery life I've ever experienced Anker is known for it's battery technologies, but I'm thinking about pixel buds pro because I have a Pixel 7 Pro

[GibsonSGJKL]

Have you encountered the issue with one or both buds charge maxing out at less than 100 percent? More often than not, I have one or both buds maxing out anywhere between 94% and 98%. If you Google "Pixel Buds Pro charging Reddit", there are dozens of reports of this issue, even with replacements, which could indicate it being a software issue, but nobody in tech media is mentioning the issue at all.

[ClaytonDallas-kiyh]

Got these for 99 dollars. They show up today. Pretty excited.

[callistoh]

as a self proclaimed google nut, I'm really disappointed that they didn't work out for me. Within 15 minutes of wearing them, they felt so uncomfortable in my ears. I tried wearing them for short intervals, then a bit longer every couple of hours and I ended up returning them because I just couldn't get past how uncomfortable they felt in my ears, my ears were in legit pain after more than 15 minutes of wear. Turns out my ears are just small, and they were uncomfortable because the buds were too big.
I ended up getting a pair of the A-series earbuds, because they're close to my original pixel buds that died in the beginning of november after two years of use. I love them, despite google getting rid of the volume control swiping option.

[MikeBeeTV]

I literally just bought the Pixel Buds Pro for the features but the major features are the ear comfort and battery life. It was brutal not buying the Sony XM4s but the Buds were $100 less (on sale from Google at $138).

[barkpeterbark]

Thanks for this review. My current earbuds are starting to lose battery life (and I'm tired of connectivity issues), so this has helped me decide to probably buy these this year.

[pianoekket]

I just bought these today just before I was heading to work. Very easy to get them set up and I had them in listening to music until the battery died (about 7 hrs). Had no clue the case could charge them without a cable connected lol. Gonna take some time this weekend to learn all about these, I really really enjoy them. Gonna make taking walks easy!

[Invadrzim]

Unfortunately these things certainly do not fit my ears no matter what tip variation or position I put them in and it's too late to return them. I absolutely hate mine seeing as how much I had to pay for them. I'll be walking around, they fall out, bend over and they fall out, look to my left or right? Yep, they fall out. I can't use them at the gym or a phone call which are the only two reasons I use earphones. I really wanted to like them as part of their integrated Pixel system but these are just poorly designed. An optional wing tip should be available. Buyer beware!!