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HUAWEI HB4742A0RBC Battery For HUAWEI – Battery For HUAWEI Cell Phone Li-ion 2300mAh/8.8WH 3.8V/4.35V. Browse our various categories and find out why we have been the go-to source for our customers.

HB4742A0RBC
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New battery still fully charged HB4742A0RBC sold. You must be on the first wheel to be conditioned for optimum performance. Loading and unloading of the battery 4 or 5 times is enough to determine.
The memory effect completely to avoid a full charge and discharge the battery, HUAWEI HB4742A0RBC twice a month.
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This method is recommended for those using the AC adapter for long periods. We recommend that you use the HUAWEI HB4742A0RBC battery at least once in two weeks. Batteries lose its charge when stored for a long time and you need the battery if it does break.
If he does not use a length of time, the HUAWEI HB4742A0RBC battery will be stored protected from a clean, dry and cool, heat and other metals. A loss of business to charge the battery in time and need a break before reuse.
Power Management Features Battery HB4742A0RBC enable the conservation of energy in the battery of HUAWEI Cell Phone. You can control the speed of the processor off, or you can adjust the brightness of the LCD screen to a minimum to ensure low power consumption. 

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HUAWEI batteries have two main ratings on them: Volts and Amperes. Because size and weight of batteries is limited when compared to larger batteries such as car batteries, most companies show their ratings with Volts and Milliamperes. One thousand Milliamperes equals 1 Ampere. When buying a battery, select batteries with the most Milliamperes (or mAh). Batteries are also rated by Watt-Hours, perhaps the simplest rating of all. This is found by multiplying the Volts and the Amperes together. For example:

  • 14.4 Volts, 4000mAh (Note: 4000mAh is equal to 4.0 Amperes).
  • 14.4 x 4.0 = 57.60 Watt-Hours

Watt-Hours signifies the energy needed to power one watt for one hour.

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AB463446BU
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  • Voltage: 800mAh/2.96WH
  • Capacity: 3.7V

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The memory effect completely to avoid a full charge and discharge the battery, SAMSUNG AB463446BU twice a month.
The dirt on the SAMSUNG AB463446BU contacts of the battery can power the SAMSUNG Cell Phone batteries. Clean with alcohol and cotton can look like and function like new.
This method is recommended for those using the AC adapter for long periods. We recommend that you use the SAMSUNG AB463446BU battery at least once in two weeks. Batteries lose its charge when stored for a long time and you need the battery if it does break.
If he does not use a length of time, the SAMSUNG AB463446BU battery will be stored protected from a clean, dry and cool, heat and other metals. A loss of business to charge the battery in time and need a break before reuse.
Power Management Features Battery AB463446BU enable the conservation of energy in the battery of SAMSUNG Cell Phone. You can control the speed of the processor off, or you can adjust the brightness of the LCD screen to a minimum to ensure low power consumption. 

Why we have been the go-to source for our customers ?

We stock a wide range of rechargeable batteries for SAMSUNG Cell Phone. Your SAMSUNG Tablet PC is part of your everyday life. Successful communications on a SAMSUNG begin with your battery. When purchasing a replacement battery for your SAMSUNG SAMSUNG, dependability and price are what we have to offer. We’ve been supplying reliable, high quality SAMSUNG batteries for over 10 years. Our goal is to provide high quality aftermarket replacement batteries at a very reasonable price. All of our rechargeable Li-Ion SAMSUNG batteries are backed by a one year warranty.

What is the run time of SAMSUNG battery?

SAMSUNG batteries have two main ratings on them: Volts and Amperes. Because size and weight of batteries is limited when compared to larger batteries such as car batteries, most companies show their ratings with Volts and Milliamperes. One thousand Milliamperes equals 1 Ampere. When buying a battery, select batteries with the most Milliamperes (or mAh). Batteries are also rated by Watt-Hours, perhaps the simplest rating of all. This is found by multiplying the Volts and the Amperes together. For example:

  • 14.4 Volts, 4000mAh (Note: 4000mAh is equal to 4.0 Amperes).
  • 14.4 x 4.0 = 57.60 Watt-Hours

Watt-Hours signifies the energy needed to power one watt for one hour.

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The memory effect completely to avoid a full charge and discharge the battery, COOLPAD CPLD-01 twice a month.
The dirt on the COOLPAD CPLD-01 contacts of the battery can power the COOLPAD Cell Phone batteries. Clean with alcohol and cotton can look like and function like new.
This method is recommended for those using the AC adapter for long periods. We recommend that you use the COOLPAD CPLD-01 battery at least once in two weeks. Batteries lose its charge when stored for a long time and you need the battery if it does break.
If he does not use a length of time, the COOLPAD CPLD-01 battery will be stored protected from a clean, dry and cool, heat and other metals. A loss of business to charge the battery in time and need a break before reuse.
Power Management Features Battery CPLD-01 enable the conservation of energy in the battery of COOLPAD Cell Phone. You can control the speed of the processor off, or you can adjust the brightness of the LCD screen to a minimum to ensure low power consumption. 

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What is the run time of COOLPAD battery?

COOLPAD batteries have two main ratings on them: Volts and Amperes. Because size and weight of batteries is limited when compared to larger batteries such as car batteries, most companies show their ratings with Volts and Milliamperes. One thousand Milliamperes equals 1 Ampere. When buying a battery, select batteries with the most Milliamperes (or mAh). Batteries are also rated by Watt-Hours, perhaps the simplest rating of all. This is found by multiplying the Volts and the Amperes together. For example:

  • 14.4 Volts, 4000mAh (Note: 4000mAh is equal to 4.0 Amperes).
  • 14.4 x 4.0 = 57.60 Watt-Hours

Watt-Hours signifies the energy needed to power one watt for one hour.

Latest iPhone 12 Leak Reveals Stunning New Screen

With the rest of the smartphone world adopting 90Hz screens on their flagships, and specialist gaming phones already at 120Hz, Apple is preparing not just to catch up with the competition but overtake it with next year’s iPhone 12. But will it be too late?

The latest leak on the iPhone 12 comes from Digitimes, which notes the increasing number of fast refresh panels coming to smartphones form 2020. It also highlights that Apple is likely to join that trend and bring the 120Hz ‘ProMotion’ technology from the iPad Pro over to the presumptively named iPhone 12. Benjamin Mayo reports:

Apple first introduced 120Hz screens to iOS in 2017 with the 10.5-inch iPad Pro and 12.9-inch iPad Pro. The refresh rate doubling dramatically improves the responsiveness of the user experience with user gestures more quickly being translated into on-screen motion.

This means scrolling and swiping feels significantly more fluid. 120Hz also allows the screen to accurately depict 24 FPS, 48 FPS and 60 FPS video content.

Although a 120Hz screen will overtake the 90Hz screens on the current OnePlus handsets and Google’s Pixel 4, it won’t be a first to this speed. Razer’s first Android-powered smartphone, the eponymous Razer Phone, launched in 2017 with a 120Hz screen that was synced to the graphics co-processor.

One key difference though… the Razer Phone screen was an LCD screen, and Digitimes’ report suggests that Apple (after adopting the technology long after it became a standard choice for flagships) will be using an OLED based screen similar to those found on the iPhone 11 portfolio.

As it stands today, Apple is taking a lead in screen technology, but of course the 120Hz screen is not expected to arrive until September 2020, just over ten months from now. Between now and that presumptive launch, the smartphone calendar has countless launch events from manufacturers such as Samsung, Huawei, OnePlus, Xiaomi, and others that can be expected to adopt this technology in their flagship handsets. You also have major events such as Mobile World Congress Barcelona in February and Berlin’s IFA that will see major launches.

It’s unlikely that all of these manufacturers will skip over 120Hz screens. With 90Hz now established as the benchmark, everyone will be going ‘Top Trumps’ to have a bigger number during 2020.

When Apple joins the speedy screen scramble, it might already be over

Canon creating even smaller mirrorless cameras, new patent reveals

Canon’s new EOS M6 Mark II is a portable powerhouse: it fits easily into any bag, making it an ideal traveling companion. In fact, even the company’s EOS RP full-frame mirrorless snapper (pictured above) is small and light, despite its large lens mount.

However, Canon seems to think it’s possible to shrink the size of its mirrorless cameras even further, if its latest patent application is anything to go by.

Filed in Japan, the patent describes “a technique for suppressing an increase in the size of an image pickup apparatus due to the arrangement of a motor for driving a shutter”. 

In other words, as Canon News points out, if the shutter motor is moved from its current position next to the battery compartment on the EOS RP to under the shutter assembly (position 405 in the diagram below), it might allow the camera maker to design a smaller body.

Going by the diagrams in the patent, particularly the size of the lens mount, the design idea seems to be for a new full-frame mirrorless snapper, although the same concept could be applied to Canon’s APS-C mirrorless cameras as well.

While a lighter, more compact interchangeable lens camera (ILC) will make many travel photographers happy, how a smaller body will be able to handle larger lenses – like the brand-new RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM – remains to be seen. That said, if Canon could design some pancake prime lenses with wide apertures of f/1.4 or f/2.8, the company may well win back some customers.

Beats Solo Pro review roundup: Best Beats headphones by far

Apple announced Beats Solo Pro headphones, with active noise cancellation and amazing battery life in mid-October. The headphones are available to purchase now for $299 in a number of matte finishes which include Gray, Black, Red, Ivory, Dark Blue, Red and Light Blue. These headphones have been receiving glowing reviews from different publications. Here are some of the best reviews to help you decide if you should buy the new Solo Pro headphones or not.

Beats Solo Pro Reviews

The Verge reviewed the headphones and said that these are the best Beats headphones yet. They complained about the lack of auto-pause and 3.5mm port, which means that you have to buy a special $35 cable from Apple with aux on one side and Lightning on the other side, if you want to plugin to a headphone jack. The website gave the headphones an 8/10 rating.

But even as they are, the Solo Pros are perhaps the best headphones Beats has produced. The noise cancellation isn’t best in class, but it’s still quite good. Frequent travelers or people who care most about comfort might want to stick with Bose or Sony.

Tom’s Guide did not like the fact that Beats Solo Pro use a Lightning connector, and we agree. It should have used a USB-C connector in this day and age. They also did not like the lack of an equalizer. However, they think that the headphones are good enough to give Bose competition, at a lower price. Tom’s Guide gave them a 4.5/5 rating.

Beats has always been the cool brand. Many of your favorite celebrities have rocked a pair on camera at one point. However, Beats headphones weren’t really known for their audio or build quality. That all changes with the Beats Solo Pro. For $299, you get a pair of headphones with great audio quality, near-instantaneous pairing and seamless integration with Apple products. And as the first on-ear noise-cancelling headphones in the Beats catalog, they actually give Bose some stiff competition. And yes, you can still get a colorful, eye-catching pair of cans.

PCMag found the headphones have good audio but they get some hiss when active noise cancellation is enabled. Like Tom’s Guide, they also don’t like that Beats do not have an equalizer. PCMag’s overall review score was 4/5.

The Beats Solo Pro headphones delivers quality noise cancellation with a bass-forward, but relatively balanced, sound signature.

Gizmodo’s review says that the headphones are $100 too expensive. However, other reviews claimed that they are $100 cheaper than equivalent headphones from competitors. Gizmodo praised the design, build quality and sound quality.

I like the Beats Solo Pro. It feels like the company has turned a corner, leaving behind a scattered history of making questionable headphones and charging towards a brighter future. As such, I’m excited about the inevitable upgrade to the Beats Studio flagship.

Beats will nevertheless sell a lot of these headphones. Those who do fork over three C-notes for the Solo Pro will surely enjoy using them. They’re good headphones. And there I said it: Beats made good headphones.

A common theme across all reviews was that the headphones are a tight fit for people with big heads, no pun intended. Otherwise, Beats Solo Pro are winning praise from everyone, even those who would shrug when the Beats brand is mentioned. If you are in the market for new headphones, these might be worth considering.

Samsung phones will get the iPhone 11’s cheesiest feature in new update

Samsung’s recently announced One UI 2 beta program has given us a glimpse into its future version of Android 10. Because of this, we know Digital Wellbeing will support Focus Mode on devices like the Galaxy Note 10, and we can expect more apps to support dark mode. But Samsung will also deliver one feature we didn’t expect to see: Samsung’s version of the iPhone 11’s new Slofie (slow-motion selfie videos) functionality.

Apple’s latest selfie camera gimmick is not exactly something customers have been begging for. Yet, because of Apple’s market presence, we expect many Android OEMs will include this feature moving forward.

According to SamMobile, users won’t get any pre-shot customization options with the new slow-motion selfie videos, just like on the rear shooters. But after recording, users will be able to edit the shots for even slower playback speed.

The performance and quality don’t seem to be on par with Apple’s offering quite yet. As of right now, Samsung’s slow-motion selfies have a slight jitter, but we hope it will sort that out before its official Android 10 release.

It also looks like this will only support standard slow-mo video recording and not super slow-mo. This is not too big of a deal since super slow-mo video is finicky anyway.

We aren’t sure if Samsung will have a fancy name for its slow-motion selfie feature when it launches. What we do know is Samsung won’t call it Slofie since Apple is trying to trademark that name.

iOS 13.2 Final Release Notes, Changes, New Features: Everything You Need To Know

Here are iOS 13.2 and iPadOS 13.2 release notes, changelog, new features and changes that you need to know about if you are an iPhone or iPad owner.

You may have heard about Apple pushing out a slew of updates following on from the initial iOS 13/iPadOS 13 release. You may have also heard that Apple has, once again, pushed out a new version that is actually classed as a “major” release.

That update is iOS 13.2/iPadOS 13.2 and gives all compatible iPhone and iPad owners an opportunity to update their devices to benefit from new features, new functionality, and, of course, a whole heap of fixes and patches for existing issues.

As expected, and as indicated from the early pre-release seeds, iOS 13.2 and iPadOS 13.2 contain a number of improvements that will be immediately useful and beneficial to device owners. That includes a slew of new emoji characters, a new emoji picker experience, and new privacy options that put the device owner in control of if and how voice data is shared with Apple. Device owners will also have the ability to delete voice data held.

For those with an iPhone 11, Deep Fusion makes an appearance and immediately improves the Camera app and subsequent photographs. Siri is now also capable of announcing new Messages and Apple has also introduced a brand new editing experience on the Home screen for deleting and arranging apps.

As always, the official release notes and Apple-provided changelog are highlighted below. Dive right in and take a good, hard look at everything that is new with iOS 13.2 and iPadOS 13.2, as written by Apple.

iOS 13.2 introduces Deep Fusion, an advanced image processing system that uses the A13 Bionic Neural Engine to capture images with dramatically better texture, detail, and reduced noise in lower light, on ‌iPhone 11‌, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max. Additional features include updated and additional emoji, Announce Messages for ‌AirPods‌, support for ‌AirPods Pro‌, ‌HomeKit‌ Secure Video, ‌HomeKit‌ enabled routers, and new ‌Siri‌ privacy settings. This update also contains bug fixes and improvements.

Camera
– Deep Fusion for ‌iPhone 11‌, ‌iPhone 11 Pro‌, and ‌iPhone 11 Pro Max‌ uses the A13 Bionic Neural Engine to capture multiple images at various exposures, run a pixel-by-pixel analysis, and fuse the highest quality parts of the images together resulting in photos with dramatically better texture, details, and reduced noise, especially for mid to low light scenes
– Ability to change the video resolution directly from the Camera app for ‌iPhone 11‌, ‌iPhone 11 Pro‌, and ‌iPhone 11 Pro Max‌

Emoji
– Over 70 new or updated emoji, including animals, food, activities, new accessibility emoji, gender neutral emoji, and skin tones selection for couple emoji‌AirPods‌ support
– Announce Messages with ‌Siri‌ to read your incoming messages aloud to your ‌AirPods‌

AirPods Pro‌ support

– Home App
– ‌HomeKit‌ Secure Video enables you to privately capture, store, and view encrypted video from your security cameras and features people, animal, and vehicle detection
– ‌HomeKit‌ enabled routers put you in control of what your ‌HomeKit‌ accessories communicate with over the internet or in your home‌

Siri‌
– Privacy settings to control whether or not to help improve ‌Siri‌ and Dictation by allowing Apple to store audio of your ‌Siri‌ and Dictation interactions
– Option to delete your ‌Siri‌ and Dictation history from ‌Siri‌ Settings

This update also includes bug fixes and other improvements. This update:

– Fixes an issue that may prevent passwords from autofilling in 3rd party apps
– Resolves an issue that may prevent the keyboard from appearing when using Search
– Addresses an issue where swipe to go home might not work on iPhone X and later
– Fixes an issue where Messages would only send a single notification when the option to repeat alerts was enabled
– Addresses an issue where Messages may display a phone number instead of a contact name
– Resolves an issue that caused Contacts to launch to the previously opened contact instead of the contact list
– Fixes an issue that may prevent Markup annotations from being saved
– Resolves an issue where saved notes could temporarily disappear
– Fixes an issue where iCloud Backup might not successfully complete after tapping Backup Now in Settings
– Improves performance when using AssistiveTouch to activate App Switcher

Samsung’s Galaxy Fold 2 Can Beat Motorola Razr V4 With Two Features

There are still a lot of questions about whether or not Motorola’s upcoming Razr V4 can compete in important areas like camera ability, but on form-factor alone the rumoured foldable phone will be popular. 

The flip-up shape is familiar, reduces the phone’s overall size and makes the most ergonomic sense for a foldable device. If you’re trying to convince a not-so-tech savvy public to adopt new tech, housing it in a familiar shape does a lot of the work for you. The V4 could do that much better than the Galaxy Fold. 

But with reports that Samsung is working on multiple new Galaxy Folds, what does the next iteration have to do to fight off competition from Motorola? 

No longer a proof of concept

A Wall Street Journal story earlier this year reported that the V4 could be priced around $1500. There’s no getting away from the fact that it’s expensive, especially when up against current generation smartphones, which – for the best on the market – cost roughly two thirds of that. Up against other foldable phones though, it’d be cheaper than the Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X – both of which cost in or around $2000. 

New technology is always pricey. But I hope that as the next Fold comes out, alongside Microsoft’s Surface Duo and other Android foldable phones, we’re looking at the beginnings of a price war. If so, Samsung should be leading the way. 

The Korean company is competitive with its pricing for its flagship tech and it’s a big player during the Black Friday sales period. It has experimented with eye-catching promotions in the past to lure customers away from Apple, too. 

A second foldable phone means moving the nascent Galaxy Fold line away from being proof of concept to being a cemented part of Samsung’s product range. That means Samsung will have to start pricing it competitively and perhaps rehashing old promotions like Test Drive to (again) lure potential customers away from genuinely threatening rival devices.

A new form factor

There are probably a lot of reasons why Samsung chose to go with a clam-shell shape for the Fold, including manufacturing cost, complexity, marketing and ergonomics. But, using whatever data it has collected from the first device, I hope Samsung starts to be more creative with future Fold designs. 

There are a lot of shapes for Samsung to play with, most of which have come directly from the Korean company over the last seven years via leaks and patent applications. Of all of the proposed designs such as flip-up and reverse clam shell, the rollable concept is the most intriguing to me.

First seen in Samsung’s 2013 CES advert, when the technology was then known as ‘Youm’, the cylindrical-shaped phone houses a flexible display that rolls out like a medieval scroll. It was, of course, fantasy in 2013 and it might still be in 2019. But it’s also the most exciting form a foldable phone could take for one simple reason: it saves space. 

This is a large part of why I think the V4 will be popular: it folds down into a smaller, more pocketable phone. It pretty much condenses into a device half of its unfurled size.

A rollable Samsung phone goes several steps further by reducing the handset to the size of a packet of Mentos. Again, the technical complexity of cramming a large enough battery – and other rigid components – into a long, thin cylinder may be beyond 2019’s minds. But a larger, clunkier device that could fit everything in and still embodied the rollable concept could very well be popular. 

An honorable mention to what’s under the hood…

As I said earlier the Motorola V4 remains largely an unknown. Some of the specs have leaked, and they suggest a mid-range phone, but how good the camera is, how sturdy the flexible display is, how long the battery lasts and how smooth the overall performance is still unknown. After 10 years of broadly good devices we know to expect a reasonably high standard of smartphone from Samsung that ticks all of the above boxes, that’s less the case with Motorola. 

An usual new phone can only beguile people for so long. If the V4 doesn’t deliver on every other metric that we use to measure how good a smartphone is, it will fail and make the Galaxy Fold 2’s life much, much easier. 

AirPods versus AirPods Pro — Apple’s wireless earbuds compared

Apple’s just-launched AirPods Pro are certain to be a desirable audio accessory this holiday season, but how different is it from the existing second-generation AirPods? AppleInsider runs the numbers on both sets of wireless earphones.

Launched on Monday and shipping from October 30, the AirPods Pro are a premium alternative to the existing and already highly-coveted AirPods. The key change for this version is the inclusion of Active Noise Cancellation, but there’s far more changes to the model from what’s available in its predecessor.

Physical

The AirPods Pro are best described as shorter and squatter than the AirPods, having a shorter height of 1.22 inches against 1.59 but measuring wider and deeper at 0.86 by 0.94 inches against 0.65 by 0.71 inches. To external viewers, the main difference is the stem of the AirPods Pro is a fair bit shorter than for the AirPods, which is their biggest clue as to which version is being worn.

The short and squat changes also apply to the case, which measures 1.78 inches in height and with a width and depth of 2.39 inches and 0.85 inches respectively. The case for the AirPods is, again taller at 2.11 inches but not as wide at 1.74 inches, and with a comparable 0.84 inches in depth.

If the AirPods Pro case is rotated so it is on its side against the upright AirPods case, there’s not much difference at all, with the Pro being generally slightly smaller in terms of overall volume. Just like the AirPods Pro, the case is also slightly heavier at 1.61 ounces, versus 1.41 ounces for the AirPods case.

Another big difference is the AirPods Pro use of additional silicone tips that can be switched between three different sizes to give an optimal fit to the ear cavity, something not offered by AirPods. Apple claims the fit helps provide an “exceptional seal for Active Noise Cancellation” to function optimally.

This arguably also accounts for the additional width of the AirPods Pro, and with the shifting of internals up into the earbud, this allows Apple to reduce the length to something that is less obvious.

Similar Functionality

The core functionality of both the AirPods and AirPods Pro are the same, mostly due to the use of Apple’s H1 headphone chip in both models. The chip drives the connectivity with an iPhone or another device, as well as enabling voice-activated Siri, with Apple boasting it also reduces audio latency for gaming by up to 30 percent.

The built-in optical sensors and motion accelerometers work together to manage the audio experience, such as turning on the microphones for calls and for Siri, and for turning each AirPod on to play sound when it is placed in an ear. Taps of each earphone can be used to control music playback or answer a phone call, instead of needing a verbal Siri request to do so or to access the connected device hosting the audio feed.

The speech-detecting accelerometer is able to recognize when the user is speaking then, in concert with the beamforming microphones, can filter out external noise to try and focus on the user’s voice for clearer audio.

The Big Difference: Active Noise Cancellation and Adaptive EQ

The main change potential AirPods owners will care about is Active Noise Cancellation, which is available on the AirPods Pro but not the AirPods. As with other noise-cancelling systems, the AirPods detects external sound to determine environmental noise, then creates an equivalent “anti-noise” to cancel it out before it reaches the user’s ear.

The AirPods Pro include an extra microphone that is inward-facing, which listens towards the ear. Any remaining noise that is detected by the microphone is then dealt with in a similar way, further enhancing the ANC effect.

According to Apple, this process is performed 200 times per second.

Due to the use of an effective ANC as well as using the vented silicone tips that seal the ear canal, a Transparency mode is offered in the AirPods Pro that can let users hear the environment while still listening to music, making it safer for wearers to hear traffic or other potential hazards while out and about.

The system is similar to ANC in that it detects the environmental noise and processes it, but instead it reduces the volume.

The included Force sensor, new to AirPods Pro, is used to switch between the full ANC and Transparency modes, though it also helps assist with other tapping actions.

The introduction of Adaptive EQ also promises to make music better for users, by automatically tuning the low and mid-range frequencies of the music to the shape of the individual’s ear. This, combined with a custom high dynamic range amplifier and a high-excursion, low-distortion speaker driver providing rich bass down to a level of 20Hz, promises to offer a great audio experience.

Power and Sweat

Both versions offer similar levels of power usage, though with ever so slight differences. While both are capable of up to 5 hours of music listening from a single charge, this drops slightly to 4.5 hours for the AirPods Pro when used with ANC. For talk time, the AirPods Pro come out on top with 3.5 hours to the AirPods 3 hours.

Wen used with the charging cases, Apple claims both models offer “More than 24 hours of listening time” in total, and “Up to 18 hours of talk time.”

The specifications for charging the AirPods advise 15 minutes in the case will provide up to three hours of listening time. For the AirPods Pro, this is instead described as 5 minutes of charging resulting in around 1 hour of listening, making the two roughly comparable on that metric.

Apple also goes out of its way to state the AirPods Pro offer a level of sweat and water resistance, specifically at an IPX4 rating, whereas there is no mention of the feature for AirPods. It is likely that the additional silicone tips offer enough purchase to make the AirPods Pro more suitable for activities like running and working out, whereas the AirPods’ slightly less secure seating make them less useful in that regard.

A Decent Upgrade

In theory, the AirPods Pro are the easy choice among the pair if someone wants to buy wireless earphones to go with their iPhone. The addition of ANC to the device makes it a no-brainer for people who hate having to deal with environmental noise and other distractions, while the Transparency mode still makes the user aware in situations where they need to pay attention.

As all other elements are largely the same, it becomes a question of whether the extra price is worth it for these additional functions. Considering other headphones with ANC can command a significant premium on top of non-ANC versions that can run to well over $100 in some instances, paying an extra $50 for the same thing in AirPods is actually quite reasonable.

This is of course in comparing the AirPods with Wireless Charging Case against the AirPods Pro, which uses a similar wirelessly-charged case. The price difference rises to $90 when comparing the lowest cost AirPods at $159 with the non-Wireless version of the Charging Case, but seeing as you gain the Wireless Charging Case as part of the upgrade as well, it’s still worth going for it.

First-generation AirPods users looking to replace theirs may also want to opt for the AirPods Pro instead of going for the second-generation AirPods, though both they and second-generation model users may prefer to stick to their existing units instead of upgrading if they don’t value ANC that much.

Where to Buy

AirPods Pro will be available only in white for $249 and are available to order from B&H, or Apple directly in the US and more than 25 other countries and regions. AirPods Pro will start shipping on October 30 and be available in stores beginning later this week. Apple’s 2019 AirPods refresh remains available.