You’ll see lemongrass and coral in this review.Īs an evolution of the Pixel Buds design, the Buds Pro are a total success - keeping virtually everything that we liked. In the U.S., you can buy them in one of four colors: fog (light gray with a tinge of blue), charcoal (not-quite-black), lemongrass (Gatorade yellow/green), and coral (reddish-orange). Google has kept the IPX4 rating on the earbuds and even added a small amount of protection for the case itself - IPX2, which is a nice added touch in case the case is to be hit by spraying water. And though the outer surface is now interrupted by two microphone vents, the touch-sensing controls work exactly the same way - more on that in a moment. For me, they sit almost totally flush to my outer ear. Once they’re in your ear, however, all differences in design go away. With the Buds Pro, it’s harder to grab them between your thumb and forefinger, but you quickly realize that putting a finger behind them (near the lid) and prying forward works every time. Phil Nickinson/Digital Trendsīut those arcs had another benefit: they made it super easy to pluck the buds from the charging case. Simon Cohen / Digital Trends The stem-less Pixel Buds Pro earbud (right) alongside an AirPods Pro earbud. A Pixel Buds Pro earbud (left) seen next to a Pixel Buds A-Series earbud. That provides for a decidedly different feel, which we’ll get into in a minute. They’re replaced by a larger overall body that makes greater contact with the inside of your ear. Gone are the built-in stabilizer arcs - those little rubber stems in the Pixel Buds Gen 2/A-Series - that provided a secure anchor. But they use a very different shape on their interior surfaces. The Buds Pro look almost identical to their predecessors when you see them in someone’s ears. (And it’ll pick up the same marring that all things matte tend to pick up.) Look closely and you can see it’s actually a tiny bit wider than the previous case, but that makes no difference at all to how it feels in the hand, or its pocketability.Īll of the significant changes are with what’s inside. It’s the same matte-finish egg-like container with an angled flip-top lid. Viewed from the outside of the Buds Pro’s case, it doesn’t look like much has changed since the now-discontinued second-gen Pixel Buds, or their cheaper replacements, the $100 Pixel Buds A-Series. Design Charging case for the Pixel Buds Pro (left) and Pixel Buds A-Series. And there’s also a pretty good chance that if you’re buying Pixel Buds Pro you already have a phone that uses USB-C. On the other hand, you can charge the case wirelessly. Given that it’s usually Apple that likes to ditch hardware before people are really ready for them to do so, this was a surprise.
Expecting a charging cable? So was I, but the Pixel Buds Pro are the first wireless earbuds I’ve encountered that don’t ship with one. You get the Pixel Buds Pro, already housed in their charging case, a clever little cardboard tube containing two extra sizes of silicone eartips (you get three in total), and a printed quick-start guide. What’s in the box? Phil Nickinson/Digital Trends
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