The Apple AirPods 4 deliver strong sound quality and the best active noise cancellation we’ve experienced in an open-ear design.
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You can tell a difference when the ANC is working, which I can’t say of other open earbuds that have advertised noise cancellation. That, combined with the wireless charging, is the biggest reason I’d steer most people toward the more expensive model.
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Apple offers useful noise cancellation while keeping your ears open on the AirPods 4 with ANC. There are also a lot of Pro features available.
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The Apple AirPods 4 with ANC offer the best ANC on the market for folks who hate eartips.
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Ultimately, however, the AirPods 4 ANC are simply more special. As I said, they’re the first open buds I’ve tried to have active noise canceling that actually works. That makes them the first noise-canceling earbuds for people who don’t like having ear tips jammed in their ears. That’s pretty cool and worth the extra $50 if you can afford it.
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The AirPods 4 with ANC has a new one-size-fits-most design that’s surprisingly snug. Whether I sprinted on a treadmill or bobbed my head to a song, they stayed put.
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The AirPods 4 and AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation bring Apple’s wireless earbuds lineup into the modern day with Pro-level features for less. While we wish the battery life was a bit better, they’re some of the best buds you’ll find for under $180.
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AirPods are still the real deal. They’re a kind of Platonic ideal most of us picture when we think of fully wireless earbuds. They sound great and fit like a glove with the rest of Apple’s hardware offerings. As for that price gulf between the AirPods 4 and AirPods 4 with ANC, $50 goes a long way here.
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If you’re in this camp, the $129 AirPods 4 are an amazing value pick, and the $179 AirPods 4 are basically the AirPods Pro but without any nasty silicone tips to clog up your ears. For everyone else? Yeah, just grab the AirPods Pro 2 on sale.
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The addition of ANC in AirPods 4 With Noise Cancellation is very welcome, especially as the price hasn’t increased. That said, if you can snag AirPods Pro 2 at a decent discount from its regular $249 price, it’ll be worth the extra for better audio, more features and so on.
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