A Major Upgrade! - Pixel Buds Pro 2 Review

These are the new Pixel Buds Pro 2 and they’re smaller, smarter, better sounding, and longer lasting. They have Gemini features packed in, the ANC and transparency are majorly improved, and the sound is quite nice. But are they worth $229?

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ADDITIONAL NOTES:

DESIGN

Weird little wing tips again, this time softer but pointless for me
4 colors
Controls - tap and swipe, but only swipe is customizable
Wireless charging
Case speaker for Find My device but needs to be connected to your google account but I have multiple google accounts so…

Case gets smudged easily

FEATURES
Speech detection
Hearing wellness
Spatial audio
In-ear detection
Multipoint
Real time translation
Gemini Live - Hey Google Let’s Talk - honestly pretty awesome but not always that great. Lots of hallucinations

Unfortunately no mention of Auracast


FIT / COMFORT
3 sizes

MIC TEST
Ai powered clearcalling

ANC TEST
TRANSPARENCY TEST
Pretty solid!
Very clear and almost better than life
A bit noisy
Marginally quieter than real life, but perfectly fine in my book. Aside from Bose and AirPods, I think these are really ranking well!


SOUND
Still just AAC and SBC
Punchy bass
Less overpowering bass compared to previous models - I like it
Plenty of clarity and high end. Nice instrument separation
Overall balance out of the box isn’t bad at all



APP TOUR

INTERNALS
Google A1 chip
8/30 hr battery life or 12/48 without ANC
IP54 earbuds, IPX4 case
Bluetooth 5.4


TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 These are a major upgrade!
0:30 The Design
2:50 The Features
5:20 The Mic Test
6:00 The ANC & Transparency
7:50 The Sound Quality
9:00 The App