AirPods Pro 2: Better in every way

September 22, 2022

The AirPods Pro are among the best products Apple ever made.

Yeah, I said it: They are truly a great, great product, up there with the Mac, iPhone, iPad and the other greats.

And now they've been improved in just about every way. Everything they do is better, according to early reviewers.

I can't wait to get a pair tomorrow.

-- Leander Kahney, EIC.

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The first reviews of Apple’s new wireless earbuds with active noise cancellation are rolling in. The overwhelming consensus? The design is only slightly changed from the first-generation AirPods Pro, but almost everything else is improved, with a few minor caveats. They’re better than the original where it counts most: Higher sound quality, stronger ANC, more controls, longer battery life and an improved wireless charging case.

With the release of the new AirPods Pro 2 — which are getting rave reviews — why not trade in your old AirPods for real cash? Cult of Mac offers good money for old earbuds and other used gear, making your next upgrade more affordable. We won’t leave you waiting weeks for your check, and we promise that none of the products we receive will end up in a landfill.

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Its sweeping design stands out from the crowd. Place your handset on the elevated charging disk, and it is ready for video calls while the battery is being replenished. And a separate charging mat powers up an AirPods charging case.

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"The hard part of what we’re up against now is that people ask you about specifics and you can’t tell them. A hundred years ago, if somebody had asked Alexander Graham Bell, 'What are you going to be able to do with a telephone?' he wouldn’t have been able to tell him the ways the telephone would affect the world. He didn’t know that people would use the telephone to call up and find out what movies were playing that night or to order some groceries or call a relative on the other side of the globe." — Steve Jobs, 1985

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