Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 Hands-On: A Big Upgrade

While Google's next-generation noise-canceling earbuds have a higher price tag than their predecessor, they're 27% smaller and powered by Google's new Tensor A1 chip. CNET editor David Carnoy got an early look at the just-announced buds and has some early impressions.

*CNET may get a commission on this offer

Read more on CNET:

0:00 Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 Hands-On
0:33 Design
1:04 Some specs for Pixel Buds Pro 2
1:21 Price
2:01 Spacial audio
3:11 Conversation detect
3:56 Final thoughts

#googlepixel #pixelbuds #pixelbudspro #google #earbuds

[Oddingen]

What I'm most excited about is that the Pixel Buds can now play for 8 hours, plus they're physically smaller. I like to wear headphones that I can sleep with, that are comfortable for that and that have power all night. The Pixel buds that I have are not suitable for that. They are uncomfortable if you lie on your side - which I do.

[chillinwithluis]

Can't wait for the full review of these buds

[davidwestwood]

I want to know about noise cancelling versus Sony XM5s!

[MaxArthey]

Conversation detect isn't a new feature. The original Pixel Buds Pro has this feature.

[levil]

Samsung definitely dropped the ball with their latest, shouldn’t have added stems…pixel buds I’ve always liked the design and I’m glad they added that stabilization hook

[RW]

Really wish Samsung had maintained their buds as buds rather than going with a stem design. Decided against upgrading my buds 2 pro because of that decision.

[celebrityrog]

That pink color and green are just so perfect colored. Like the bright colors we should have got from Apple but didn’t

[Technosquid]

All I'm looking for is better pass-through (transparency)

[coatmeedus]

Man I really hope they have decent latency so you can actually watch videos or game with them. It's great they come with "super low latency sound processing", but what's that worth if you can use them only for music and audio books.

[rolins]

If sound 🔊 quality, ANC and phone calls in noisy environments is really improved as Google announces, Google will win back a lot of Samsung customers, and become the default Android earbuds.

[TheBadBunny]

Just purchased these. Can't wait.

[jkabu_]

The pros just wont stay in my ears and it worries me a lit because the sound is very good. Glad to gear they added wing tips. Definitely buying one.

[justin]

Can’t wait to hear the about the review. I did pre order-them and when you do you it through Google’s Store they do offer a $30 store credit so…One thing I appreciate you noting, David, is the support for the Find My Device network and that the case has speaker to ping the device. I’ve been wanting that feature and totally forgot about it until now when you mentioned it. I hope the Find My Device actually work with it because, I hate that it just shows when they were last opened/used on the current Pixel Buds Pro. Lastly, I hope you do a comparison between this and the previous one, I was a little skeptical about the somewhat return of the wingtip, but I have trouble of the w/current one’s staying in and sometimes get uncomfortable.

[Sam-oslt]

How do these compare to Bose QC ultra earbuds?

[darkspd]

Definitely buying these once my original pros fail

[EXQEX]

This guy is a great presenter. Love his energy. Sounds super confident and charming!

[meroinheroin]

1:30 but you don't feel like bringing up the base price? Like $20 to $50 more compared to the Pixel Buds or Galaxy Buds? The average person isn't gonna have a cheat sheet knowing the launch prices of every single wireless earbud out there.

[FoundlingGaming]

The biggest issues for me were :

Battery life was weak
Audio quality seemed poor
Maximum volume being quite low

Seems like the first was addressed, the second is TBD, and nothing on the third. Gonna have to wait for some more full reviews.

[TreyCamp]

These better stay in my ear....I have the original Pros and I absolutely can't get them to stay in my ear no matter what I do...

[loganwagner]

I'm excited for that fin, I have to adjust the buds every 30 minutes because they push out of my ear and yes I've tried each size.tip