Tech · Apple · 2023
Apple AirPods Pro 2 (USB-C)
If you live on Apple hardware, the convenience gap outweighs any sound-quality argument.
Overall
8.5
out of 10
Axis scores
Tech is scored on these 5 axes. The total is their plain average — nothing is weighted.
Average of 5 axes
8.5/10
- Performance
- 8.5
- Value
- 7.8
- Durability
- 8.0
- Ease of use
- 9.3
- Design
- 8.8
- Performance — How well it does the core job
- Value — What the same money buys elsewhere
- Durability — Failure and fade reports past the one-year mark
- Ease of use — Setup, daily operation, cleaning, maintenance
- Design — Build quality and how it sits in a room
Specs
- Codecs
- SBC, AAC
- Battery
- About 6 hrs with ANC on
- Charging
- USB-C
- Water resistance
- IP54
As published by the manufacturer. We didn't measure these ourselves.
Is it for you
Buy it if
- An iPhone, an iPad, and a Mac all in daily rotation
- You move between devices constantly and want the handoff automatic
- Call quality is a real part of your day
Skip it if
- Android is your main phone, which strands most of the feature set
- You want a high-bitrate codec for local files
What you are buying is the connection, not the sound. Audio follows you from phone to Mac to tablet without a menu, and opening the case puts the battery levels on screen. Small things, repeated a dozen times a day.
On Android it degrades into an ordinary pair of Bluetooth earbuds capped at AAC. If your phone runs Android, strike this off the list rather than talking yourself into it.
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