69
“Google is back with its latest Pixel Buds Pro. This time it has active noise canceling. So which color are you picking?”
Publisher score: 6.9/10
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Google Pixel Buds Pro
$199.99 · Custom audio chip, Spatial Audio · 4 years old
74
Review
Radar
8.3
User score
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Spec sheet
Key features
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Build and fit
- Weight
- 6.2 g each earbud with medium eartip; 62.4 g case with earbuds
- Wearing style
- True wireless in-ear earbuds
- Water resistance
- IPX4 earbuds; IPX2 case
- Driver size
- 11 mm
- Driver type
- Custom-designed dynamic speaker driver
Wireless and connections
- Noise control
- Active Noise Cancellation, Transparency mode, active in-ear pressure relief
- Charging
- USB-C and Qi wireless charging; 5 min charge provides up to 1 hr listening
- Battery
- Up to 7 hrs earbuds / 20 hrs with case ANC on; up to 11 hrs earbuds / 31 hrs with case ANC off
- Connections
- Bluetooth, USB-C charging case, Qi wireless charging
- Microphones
- 3 microphones, voice accelerometer, wind-blocking mesh covers
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.0
Review evidence
Audio specialist reviews
60
What Hi-Fi?Specialist
“Google’s take on noise-cancelling wireless earbuds falls short”
Publisher score: 3/5
Review evidence
Tech publication reviews
81
CNETRead review ↗
“While the new Pixel Buds Pro offer improved sound and top-notch noise-canceling, their killer feature may be their fit.”
Publisher score: 8.1/10
80
Expert ReviewsRead review ↗
“The Pixel Buds Pro cater to Google’s core audience pretty well but don’t trouble best-in-class true wireless options”
Publisher score: 4/5
80
Tom's Guide
“The Pixel Buds Pro are Google's first high-performance ANC earbuds with stellar Google Assistant integration”
Publisher score: 4/5 · 33mo ago
80
Mashable
“Google's best earbuds yet still need a bit more oomph to win the audio war.”
Publisher score: 4/5
80
Trusted Reviews
“The Google Pixel Buds Pro sound good, with particular strength in bassy tracks and the ANC works well enough in certain situations”
Publisher score: 4/5
70
PCMag
“The Google Pixel Buds Pro deliver satisfying audio, effective noise cancellation, and some unique Android-only features, but lack the codec support to deliver the best sound quality on Android devices.”
Publisher score: 3.5/5
70
TechRadar
“Pixel Buds Pro are an easy match for Pixel phone owners – but that's about it”
Publisher score: 3.5/5
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Buying notes
Value todayStrong buy
High review score for the money. 74/100 at $200. Uses the lowest in-stock retailer price we can see.
Worth checking
Real-world battery drain with ANC and Spatial Audio enabled.
Score distribution
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Highest81
Median80
Lowest60
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Further reading
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