AirPods vs AirPods Pro vs AirPods Max

Source: https://www.apple.com/airpods/

Airpods:

• Only 15 minutes inside the charging case can give listeners up to THREE HOURS of usage

• Automatic Ear Connection

• Double Tap Set up allows users to pause, turn on Siri, skip the track, and go to the previous song by tapping one of the AirPods twice.

• Announce Messages

• H1 chip allows faster wireless connection and quicker pairing with different apple devices

• Speech detecting accelerometers

• A sturdy case that will not break when dropped (I dropped 15 times by now)

• Audio Sharing

CONS

• No adjustable ear tips

• Long stems

• A wireless charging case is not included. To get the wireless charging case, it cost 40 more dollars.

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AirPods Pro

• Three different size ear tips for a great fit with the ear tip fit test.

• Active noise cancellation

• Transparency Mode

• Vent system to adjust the pressure in your ears.

• Spatial audio with head tracking. It includes an accelerometer in the AirPods for head and movement tracking. There is an accelerometer in the iPhone or iPad.

• Inward and outward-facing microphones for excellent noise cancellation and transparency mode.

• Speech detecting accelerometers

• Force sensor for no accidental clicks.

• The AirPods pro includes an H1 chip for instant pairing with Apple devices.

• The AirPods pro involves Ipx4 sweat and water resistance, which would help for a workout and rain.

• Up to 4.5 hours of listening time with a single charge (up to 5 hours with Active Noise Cancellation and Transparency off) Up to 3.5 hours of talk time with a single charge

• More than 24 hours of listening time

• More than 18 hours of talk time

• 5 minutes in the case provides around 1 hour of listening time or about 1 hour of talk time

• With Qi wireless charging, it becomes very convenient because while some wireless chargers are slow, the AirPods have small batteries compared to phones.

• Also, something specific to AirPods is when you tap on the case while it is charging wirelessly, the light will light up for 2 seconds in red or green. Green is a sufficient charge while red is not.

• Great mic performance

• Very compact with shorter stems.

Cons

1. The noise cancellation does not block out all of the talking.

2. To find the AirPods with the find my app, the charging case needs to be open, which will most likely never happen.

3. Also, there are no volume controls.

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AirPods Max (2020)

• High-fidelity audio

• Active noise canceling with transparency

• Spatial audio for incorporating sound all around you

• Cool design with an outstanding fitting for heads of all sizes

• Five different colors to choose from

• On head detection

• 20 hours of listening with spatial audio and noise cancellation

• It has sensors to recognize if you are wearing the headphones, which is the same for all AirPods.

• Eight microphones for Active Noise Cancellation

• Three microphones for voice pickup (two shared with Active Noise Cancellation and one additional microphone)

• Two H1 chips in each ear cup.

• Digital Crown offers haptic feedback for when you change the volume.

• There are no touch sensors.

• There is a noise cancellation button to switch between transparency and active noise cancellation.

Cons

• The price tag is costly at $550.

• Battery life is not as good as the Sony Wh-100xm4 (30 hrs).

• The case does not protect the headphones, including the head strap on the top.

• It has a little better noise cancellation than the Sonys, but it is $200 more than the Sonys.

• There is a random placement for the holes and slits for the microphones.

• It weighs so much. It's over a pound.

In the end, we recommend buying the AirPods Pro as they have many of the features that newer earbuds/headphones include these days. It also has one of the best protection cases, meaning that you should buy these over the other two.