I Wore AirPods 4 For 18 Days: They Replaced my AirPods Pro 2!

Brandon Butch • October 4, 2024
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AirPods 4 Review After 2+ Weeks - Better than AirPods Pro 2? | AirPods 4 vs AirPods Pro 2 Shop ESR Cyber FlickLock Case (HaloLock): https://amzn.to/4eD59bb Shop ESR Orbit Hybrid Case (HaloLock): https://amzn.to/4gyUIXL Apple released the AirPods 4 two weeks ago, and in this comparison/review video, we discuss the differences between the AirPods 4 (ANC) and AirPods Pro 2 to decide which ones are best. We also discuss which AirPods model you should buy. It's a closer comparison than you think! Enjoy! Buy AirPods 4 with ANC (lowest price): https://amzn.to/3ZSnnRU Buy AirPods Pro 2 (lowest price): https://amzn.to/4ev0GHQ 📖📲 Sign up for the *newsletter* to get unfiltered Apple news & insights: https://theappleden.com/subscribe (it's free) *Other videos you might like:* AirPods 4 - First 16 Things To Do: https://youtu.be/5wJ5CCc0Ad4 Do THESE 23 Things FIRST on iPhone 16: https://youtu.be/JtTYRH86vpo Apple Watch Series 10 Unboxing & Ultra 2 Comparison! (46mm Jet Black): https://youtu.be/gkNk4TuWZP4 Apple Watch Series 10 - First 19 Things To Do: https://youtu.be/R9dxanvXtT8 *Social Media:* Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandonbutch Instagram: https://instagram.com/brandonbutch Threads: https://www.threads.net/@brandonbutch TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@brandon.butch Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brandonbutchyt Apple Music: https://apple.co/2VF3KZj *Chapters:* 0:00 AirPods 4 vs AirPods Pro 2 is an unlikely comparison 0:39 This year is different 1:30 When I sweat, though.. 1:53 I missed this a lot 2:30 Mic Quality (test) 3:18 I don't normally care about this, BUT..this made a difference 4:20 Better than AirPods Pro 2 4:34 No MagSafe? Not unless you get this 6:00 Other reviews are wrong 6:35 Sound Quality (this surprised me) 7:40 ANC comparison (a feat of engineering) 9:20 Transparency Mode comparison (AirPods 4 ftw) 10:17 Adaptive Audio & other features 11:16 Huge CON for AirPods 4 (could be a dealbreaker) 11:49 Battery Life (actual difference IRL?) 12:56 Why I'm using the AirPods 4 over AirPods Pro 13:53 Where I prefer AirPods Pro over AirPods 4 14:10 Which should you buy? #esr #esrairpod4 #esrairpod4case #esrairpodspro2

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