Safety and handling
For additional safety and handling information, see the AirPods User Guide at support.apple.com/guide/airpods

Important safety information

Handle AirPods and case with care. They contain sensitive electronic components, including batteries, and can be damaged, impair functionality, or cause injury if dropped, burned, punctured, crushed, disassembled, or if exposed to excessive heat or liquid or to environments having high concentrations of industrial chemicals, including near evaporating liquified gasses such as helium. Don’t use damaged AirPods or case

Batteries
Don’t attempt to replace AirPods or case batteries yourself—you may damage the batteries, which could cause overheating and injury.


AirPods Pro (2nd generation)
Rebuilt from the sound up.

AirPods Pro feature up to 2x more Active Noise Cancellation, plus Adaptive Transparency, and Personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking for immersive sound. Now with multiple ear tips (XS, S, M, L) and up to 6 hours of listening time.

Active Noise Cancellation reduces unwanted background noise.
Adaptive Transparency lets outside sounds in while reducing loud environmental noise.
Personalised Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking places sound all around you.
Multiple ear tips (XS, S, M, L).
Touch control lets you swipe to adjust volume, press to direct media playback, answer or end calls, and press and hold to switch between listening modes.
Sweat- and water-resistant for AirPods Pro and charging case.
MagSafe Charging Case with speaker and lanyard loop.
Up to 6 hours of listening time with Active Noise Cancellation on.
Up to 30 hours of total listening time with the MagSafe Charging Case and Active Noise Cancellation on.
Quick access to Siri by saying “Hey Siri”.
Easy setup, in-ear detection and automatic switching between devices.
Audio Sharing between two sets of AirPods on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch or Apple TV.
Find My with proximity view for AirPods Pro and Precision Finding for charging case.

Apple has made a habit of putting out new versions of the standard AirPods fairly regularly, but the Apple AirPods Pro has stayed remarkably the same for a few years. Now the Apple AirPods Pro (2nd generation) is here, boasting new tech in the charging case and apparent improvements across the board, all for the same price. The AirPods Pro (1st generation) has been a reliable active noise cancelling (ANC) mainstay for a while, though. How big of a step up are we really looking at between the two AirPods Pro?

What’s it like to use the Apple AirPods Pro (2nd generation) compared to the Apple AirPods Pro (1st generation)?
Using the Apple AirPods Pro (2nd generation) is a lot like using the Apple AirPods Pro (1st generation), which is to say, buttery smooth on an iPhone. The earbuds themselves look almost identical, and they feel the same to use too. Both maintain the now iconic stemmed design, all-white color scheme, and control layout. They both retain the silicone ear tips which sets them apart from other AirPods models, and makes them fit far more securely in your ear. However, the stemmed design still may catch on masks and longer hair if that’s something you struggle with.
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Both the Apple AirPods Pro (2nd generation) and the AirPods Pro (1st generation) feature an IPX4 rating for the earbuds, which means they’re protected from splashes of water and sweat. However, the 2nd generation model also expands that rating to cover the case too, so you won’t have to worry about pulling it out in the rain.

While the two AirPods Pro models seem very similar, and indeed they are, the 2nd generation model makes some changes under the hood with an upgraded H2 chip in the earbuds and a U1 chip in the charging case. The H2 chip offers improvements in the same areas as the previous AirPods Pro