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You can probably tell from the flurry of blogs, that I’m catching up on a few things I drafted over the last few weeks! The Apple AirPod Pro<\/a> was my lastest purchase, which I picked up from the Apple store last Thursday (31 October), the day after they were launched!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

I blogged about the original AirPods here<\/a>, just less than 3 years ago, and have been a big fan ever since. They were my first truly wireless headphones, and after 3 years of using them almost daily on my commute to work, or when out walking the dog alone, I only really have one complaint – the battery life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When they were new, they pretty much lived up to the 4-5 hours, with around 24 hours available from a fully charged case. My commute is less than an hour, so this wasn’t an issue, and whilst they charged up in the case, I put them back in more to keep them safe than I needed them recharged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast forward 3 years and they barely last the journey to work, and if I’m delayed for even a short time, will have given up before I get there. I’m lucky if both last an hour, and even if they do recharge pretty quickly in the case, only 25% of the original capacity after only 3 years is pretty poor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They’re not repairable, so are probably going to end up in a draw for the next few years, maybe used a couple of time, before eventually being thrown away. They can’t even be handed down, as they just don’t last long enough anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was the single biggest reason for not picking these up on the day they launched. I was trying to convince myself not to buy them, but with all the great reviews, and my original ones failing me, I couldn’t resist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m hoping that these will be better, and I won’t be writing a similar blog in 3 years, but I’m not hopeful if I’m being honest. \u00a3249 for a pair of noise-cancelling headphones is expensive, but I don’t mind paying that if they work well and last me some time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have some Bose QC15s that up until 6 months ago were my main travel headphones. Nowhere near the convenience of the AirPods, but for a long flight hard to beat. My daughter was starting to steal these though, and I fancied an upgrade to something wireless, so bought some Sony WH-1000XM3s about 6 months ago (can’t believe I didn’t blog about this, and my side-by-side comparison with the Bose QC35 IIs). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The AirPod Pro’s noise-cancelling can’t match either of these, but neither of them can fit in my trouser pocket! It works well enough though, especially the transparency mode. They also sound a little better than the original AirPods and for the time being more than last on my daily commute. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

No pictures in this blog, but they aren’t as big as the original AirPods, so don’t look quite as daft sticking out of my ears, I think! Fingers crossed that I’m not blogging about new AirPods in 2022 \ud83d\ude44<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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