iPad & iPhone User - USA (2019-11)

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wireless headphones, yet they elevated the platform
not by doing more, but by requiring less from us. Easier
pairing. Easy battery readout. Easy charging. Smaller
and more portable. Turn on and off automatically.
My first day with Apple’s AirPods Pro (£249 from
fave.co/36EpMBp) left me feeling that same ‘magic’
again. I’ve used lots of true wireless earbuds since
the AirPods debuted and several good pairs of noise-
cancelling headphones. But something about these new
AirPods Pro just has that effortless touch.

Effortless fit
The shorter stems centre the weight in your ears, and
the silicone ear tips help hold the earbuds in place
while blocking outside noise and providing for better
bass response. I went for a five-minute jog that would
have jostled regular AirPods loose, and the Pros didn’t
budge. Most earbuds with silicone tips give me that
‘plugged up’ feeling, but even after a couple hours of
solid use, I never felt that with the AirPods Pro. The
ventilation system Apple designed really works.
All of which is to say that these may be the most
comfortable earbuds I’ve ever used. I love the ‘fit test’
for the ear tips in the iPhone Bluetooth settings, too.
(Mine told me I had a good fit with both the medium
and small ear tips, though I felt the small were more
comfortable.)
To me, that’s part of what and ‘effortless’ fit is all
about – easy to put in your ears, a good fit and comfort
that makes you quickly forget they’re even there.
It also means a case that effortlessly fits into any
pocket. The Wireless Charging Case for the AirPods Pro

wirelessheadphones,yettheyelevatedtheplatform
notbydoingmore,butbyrequiringlessfromus.Easier
pairing.Easybatteryreadout.Easycharging.Smaller
andmoreportable.Turnonandoffautomatically.
MyfirstdaywithApple’sAirPodsPro(£249from
fave.co/36EpMBp)leftmefeelingthatsame‘magic’
again.I’veusedlotsoftruewirelessearbudssince
theAirPodsdebutedandseveralgoodpairsofnoise-
cancellingheadphones.But somethingaboutthesenew
AirPodsProjusthasthateffortlesstouch.


Effortlessfit
Theshorterstemscentretheweightinyourears,and
thesiliconeeartipshelpholdtheearbudsinplace
whileblockingoutsidenoiseandprovidingforbetter
bassresponse.Iwentforafive-minutejogthatwould
havejostledregularAirPodsloose,andtheProsdidn’t
budge.Mostearbudswithsiliconetipsgivemethat
‘pluggedup’feeling,butevenafteracouplehoursof
soliduse,IneverfeltthatwiththeAirPodsPro.The
ventilationsystemAppledesignedreallyworks.
Allofwhichistosaythatthesemaybethemost
comfortableearbudsI’veeverused.Ilovethe‘fittest’
fortheeartipsintheiPhoneBluetoothsettings,too.
(MinetoldmeIhadagoodfitwithboththemedium
andsmalleartips,thoughIfeltthesmallweremore
comfortable.)
Tome,that’spartofwhatand‘effortless’fitisall
about–easytoputinyourears,agoodfitandcomfort
thatmakesyouquicklyforgetthey’reeventhere.
Italsomeansacasethateffortlesslyfitsintoany
pocket.TheWirelessChargingCasefortheAirPodsPro

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