After numerous efforts at producing wireless earbuds, Google today unveiled the Pixel Buds Pro, its most expensive offering to date.
The Pixel Buds Pro are a direct competitor to Apple’s AirPods Pro, including active noise cancelling, transparency mode, multipoint Bluetooth connectivity, and IPX4 water resistance, among other features.
They’ll be available for preorder starting July 21st, alongside the Pixel 6A smartphone, and in shops a week later on July 28th.
Both the earphones and the carrying case appear almost identical to the 2020 Pixel Buds, and the Pro earbuds will be available in black, blue, green, or red.
You’ll notice more microphone inlets around the outside of these than prior Pixel Buds, and they’re designed to rest deeper in your ear canal than previous Pixel Buds.
Some people dislike the feeling of silicone tips in their ears, but it appears that Google has put a lot of effort into making them as comfortable as possible.
The Pixel Buds Pro are equipped with sensors that “monitor the pressure in your ear canal so the earphones can actively relieve it and keep you comfy.” Micro-vent systems are used in other high-end earphones for similar objectives, but I don’t recall ever seeing genuine sensors devoted to this.
Three sizes of ear tips will be included in the package, as is typical, but Google says that its “Silent Seal” software algorithms can “adapt to your ear, optimising the amount of noise that is eliminated.”
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