AirPods Pro

This is my review of the AirPods Pro versus the Sony WF-1000 XM3. Now, before Apple's AirPods Pro came out, my favourite wireless earphones were Sony's XM3. XM3 is a very well-reviewed and well-respected set of wireless active noise-cancelling earphones, which is the same product category as the AirPods Pro. When Apple launched this product a few days ago, I thought that there's no way that the AirPods sound better than the XM3 and have a better active noise cancelling feature because the active noise cancelling in XM3 is very powerful. I was right! Sony sound so much better; stronger bass! The XM3 has better noise cancellation but I consider Apple's AirPods Pro to be the better product by a long shot. It's because of user experience.


The tips on the AirPods Pro are super-comfortable and it's really important to nail the fit of these tips in your ears to provide the best possible sound isolation. The entire active-noise cancellation depends on a good seal, regardless of which company you go with. The way that Apple handles it is quite good. It's not intimidating. They have an app to guide you through it. The app is not super-helpful but for a lot of people who have not experienced in-ear earphones. it's nice to have guidance. When you pop the tips off. there's a mesh at the base of this silicon tip. Apple's also put this pressure valve on them to stabilise the air pressure in your ears. It has decent water resistance. It also has a great sounding mic, way better than Sony's and the previous AirPods. You will get around 5 hours of battery with active noise cancellation which is actually more than what they advertise. There's also a transparency mode which allows the mic to pick up voices or important sounds around you. It will pipe the sounds in your ear so you can be aware of your surroundings. It's a nice and simple feature, done well!

In terms of the active noise cancelling. the AirPods do it well but Sony does it way better. The Sony ones can handle way louder noises. I feel like it's double of what the AirPods Pro can do. The AirPods Pro are good as well, they do it way better than the previous AirPods.





There are somethings that I don't like about the AirPods Pro. First, is the lack of volume control. Maybe(just maybe), Apple wants us to use Siri most often, but there are times you don't want to say things or pull your phone out to control the volume. I feel like they should have given user touch-based volume controls. The last and the most important complaint about this device; The fact that the batteries cannot be removed and it sucks knowing that in 2 years time everything will be fine except the battery.

If you are an Android user and are wondering if the AirPods connect to an Android device... It works! Everything is not gonna be there but all the important functionalities are there. The transparency mode, active noise cancellation and all the good stuff are there.




Here's my final take on this: This is a perfect, well-built Apple product. This reminds me of what Apple can do when they want to. They are a super-loved company because they drop things like this.
They are not the best sound-quality or active noise cancelling featured but the best overall package. If you like my blog, tell me in the comments below or email me - Email