AirPods Pro 2 vs AirPods Pro 1 - Should You Upgrade?

AirPods Pro 2 - Should You Upgrade?

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[leonugraha]

The only plausible reason why people are updating is because the old one has lost its battery capacity significantly.

[sarahparrish]

Still using my original airpods pro and I’m definitely ready for an upgrade. When I was watching the presentation and heard “2x noise cancellation” it was already an instant buy for me. I almost feel like the noise cancellation on my current pros has degraded over time. I ride the bus a lot, to and from class, and more noise cancellation is definitely a needed perk.

[chadolof]

I’m very impressed with how they really attended to their customers and their recommendations. I hate how on Find My with the regular Airpods are impossible to find. Definitely worth the upgrade just for that.

[rohitkalra]

Hey Dan, personalized spatial audio by scanning the ear came to AirPods Pro Gen 1 with iOS 16.
Custom EQ based on your ear design was already there.

[Argelius]

I will love to see tests of how the "ear scan" really affects spacial audio performance. I can't imagine the shape of your external ear makes an enormous difference in what an in-ear canal earphone can do.

[Stuntman]

Adaptive noise cancellation is a seller for me. I really find it useful when I need some peace & quiet. The volume adjustment is nice even though using the Digital Crown on my watch is quite seamless already.

[Haru_no_ki]

I would be down to upgrade just for noise canceling and the new gestures. I hope they are louder and the new cap sizes are nice + 6 hours on top of the current battery. They are still expensive, but are the best sounding wireless earbuds for apple users

[REFITSTUDIOS]

My 1st gen pros are getting buzzy after a few years, no water damaged just deteriorated overtime. Apple has a 3 year warranty program that covers the buzz but i was out of that time frame. So wondering if the 2s are a buy vs a cheaper alternative the beats buds

[walkerahl]

it is amazing to me how you manage to explain such little information over such a long time

[CalbyNg]

Excited to try the new tips! Hopefully they fit better

[IrrelevantAndrew]

Lossless audio is kinda weird to not have. I got my gen 1 at launch, but had a warranty swap on both pods so they got some life on them for a minute. I’ll prob wait to see how hands on look for folks before I put a order in

[kumamori_maro]

Not sure how good the new adaptive transparency mode is, but I have a feeling that they’ve secretly added it to the original AirPods Pro to experiment without telling us. I’ve been using the transparency mode on AirPods Pro for a long time and I’ve noticed that whenever really loud noises like sirens or construction sounds occur, the noises suddenly become a bit quieter half a second later.

[ledooni]

Let‘s hope the new driver-amplifier provide a decent upgrade giving us lower frequency bass and higher resolution presence without sacrificing the great mid-range that the 1st Gen had compared to the scooped sound of most of the competition. Apple always had the most natural sound and bringing that to the next level of fidelity would be fantastic.

[kuroyukihime]

I would like to point out that personalized EQ and personalized spatial audio is on the AirPods Pro 1st gen aswell.

Personalized spatial audio is just a new feature coming with iOS 16

[eddieorender]

I got the original AirPods pro 1 year and 4 months ago and they still work amazing like new for me. I use them 24/7 as much as I can if they’re not charging they’re in my ears.

[steker]

I got the AP Pro’s on release after a few years of heavy use my battery life has barely dropped. I’ll be passing on the V2’s. As for sound I got the B&O Ex’s on release. These things are next level. I can’t see how these can be beat at all

[loughrey]

It was silly that anyone even believed the whole lossless audio thing. I didn’t believe it as soon as I heard because it’s basically technologically impossible for small AirPods. The only way they could’ve possibly done it is via airplay but as AirPlay uses Wi-Fi the battery life would only last about one hour so it was a completely nonsense rumour

[DonnaBreenC]

Will the connection distance be better? I walk around my office and hate to have to carry my phone around. I have my watch which is cellular however it connects naturally via Bluetooth so when your away from the phone it takes a few minutes to switch over. I would love it if the range was closer to 50 feet versus hardly 30…

[valtterim]

The personalized audio feature is available for all iOS 16 users that have a recent iPhone. Even with gen 1 AirPods Pros. I'm using it already, but can't tell the difference...

[Jaysbee]

Should have mine the 23rd Sept 😁- sure hope we don't get any issues down the line as my Gen 1's were sen't back for repair twice for various sound defects ie transparency breakdown, fuzziness in left bud, drop off in bass etc - the only Apple product i've ever had that has let me down 🙏