AirPods Pro (2nd generation) Review — Why Didn’t I Buy Them Sooner?

They are fantastic!

Dom Kwolczak
6 min readFeb 8, 2024
Photo by Omid Armin on Unsplash

After using the Google Pixel Buds Pro as my main daily earbuds for a year, I decided it was time to switch.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m a massive fan of the Pixel Buds Pro as well as some of the smart features they offer. But with me moving back to the Apple ecosystem, I decided that it was time to upgrade.

I wasn’t actually planning to buy the AirPods Pro (2nd generation). I was actually looking at the Beats Studio Buds Plus, mainly because I like the look of the transparent version, but also because I’m not really a fan of the stem design.

Not only that, but I feel that earbuds without the stems just look better and slightly more modern, even though it’s not always the case as proved with the AirPods Pro (2nd generation) which were released in September 2023.

Moreover, having owned the 1st generation AirPods Pro a few years ago, I wanted to buy something more exciting, and looking back at my thought process behind that, I think I was wrong. Here’s why…

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Dom Kwolczak

I'm Dom, a tech and productivity enthusiast living in the UK. I share stories about my experience with tech, reviews, tips and more. www.beacons.ai/techwithdom