The launch of the 4th generation of AirPods is officially announced. AirPods 4 is going to be available with extended battery life. Noise cancellation ability is one of the features you can see in this latest AirPod generation. It will be able to offer the most advanced audio experience as per the promise of the company.
Although the size of the charging case will be smaller than the model’s previous generation, the new charging case will be powered by USB-C and come with a prolonged battery life. This new generation is currently available for pre-order. People can get this from September 20 in two variations. Just the AirPods 4 earbud is available at $129, whereas you need to invest $179 to buy AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation feature.
Features of AirPods 4:
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Active Noise Cancellation Feature:
This 4th generation wireless earbud has brought the Active Noise Cancellation feature to the market in the open ear design. It includes ungraded microphones. Additionally, it is powered by the H2 chip. These features help to decrease the low-frequency environmental sounds. Some examples of low-frequency noises are HVAC systems, airplane engines, and city traffic.
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Transparency Mode:
Are you on a call? Or do you love to listen to music or podcasts almost all day? Then, this model is definitely for you. Using this earbud, you will be able to hear the world around you and remain connected to the surroundings.
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Conversation Awareness:
It can automatically reduce the volume level of what you are playing when you talk to someone nearby. And when you are done, it will bring the volume right back.
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Charging Case:
This earbud includes the most basic USB-C charging case. It is equipped with Bluetooth Low-Energy and a speaker allowing you to find your earbud’s case using the Find My feature. Suppose you have lost the charging case. In that case, you need to use another Apple device to ping and find it. While there is a cable in the box, you can use an Apple Watch charger to recharge it. Moreover, you can also use a standard Qi charger to get the job done.
A USB-C charging case is available for AirPods 4 that is equipped with Active Noise Cancellation feature. You can use Qi chargers or an Apple Watch charger for wireless charging.
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Battery Life:
Once you charge this earbud, you can listen to it for up to 5 hours. On a single charge, you can talk to someone for 4.5 hours maximum. When it comes to AirPods 4 with Charging Case (USB‑C), you can listen to songs for up to 30 hours.
You can talk to your friends or others for up to 20 hours. Charging the earbuds for 5 minutes, in this case, lets you listen to music for around 1 hour and talk to people for around 45 minutes.
If the Active Noise Cancellation feature is enabled, you can listen to songs only for 4 hours after charging once. When you turn off the noise control feature, you can listen for up to 5 hours. After charging once, it allows you to speak to someone for up to 4.5 hours.
When you enable the feature, the listening time of music for AirPods 4 (with Noise cancellation and Charging Case) will be up to 20 hours. But if the noise control feature is off, you can listen to songs for up to 30 hours and you can have up to 20 hours talk time.
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Powerful Charging Case:
The charging case is over 10% smaller by volume compared to the previous generation. A wireless charging case is available for AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation. Additionally, it is equipped with a built-in speaker for Find My.
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Connectivity:
This earbud uses Bluetooth 5.3 wireless technology.
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Improved Sound Quality:
Now, you can hear calls and audio better than before because of the powerful H2 chip. This earbud is equipped with a variety of smart features, allowing the model to adapt to any listening environment virtually.
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Excellent Call Quality:
This model is equipped with Voice Isolation feature that uses advanced computational audio to minimize background noise. Besides, this feature can help to clarify your voice sound, which is beneficial when you talk to someone in windy conditions.
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Enjoy Music With Rich Detail:
The acoustic architecture is completely new. It uses a low-distortion driver designed by Apple. This driver is powered by a custom amplifier with a custom high dynamic range. Now, users can listen to music in detail and enjoy all the beats, notes as well as vibes.
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Adaptive EQ:
With the help of adaptive EQ, this model makes it possible to tune music automatically to your ears. The inward-facing microphones with which the model is equipped first detect what the user is listening to. Then, to allow the users to listen to the music with rich details, these microphones help to adjust low and midrange frequencies.
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FaceTime:
Using this model, it is possible to connect on FaceTime in HD quality with an AAC-ELD speech codec. Besides, As these earbuds are compatible with Personalized Spatial Audio, Group FaceTime calls will sound like real talk in real time.
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Control Playback And Calls:
This model is equipped with a new force sensor. With the help of this sensor, you are able to control playback and calls easily.
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Dust, Sweat, And Water Resistant:
Both the earbud and the charging case come with IP54 dust, sweat, and water resistance. That means the earbuds and the charging case will be able to withstand rain and heavy workouts.
System Requirements:
- Make sure that the iPhone model you are using has the most recent version of iOS.
- If you use an iPad, it should have the latest version of iPadOS.
- Apple Watch models need to be available with the watchOS’s most recent version.
- If you are using Mac models, make sure that it has the latest version of macOS.
- Apple TV models need to have tvOS’s latest version.
- You can use AirPods as wireless Bluetooth headphones with non‑Apple devices and Apple devices that use old software. However, you should know that in these cases, the functionality will be limited.
Sensors Of AirPods 4:
This earbud comes with the Force sensor. Besides, this model is equipped with the Dual beamforming microphones. Moreover, it comes with inward-facing microphones and the Motion-detecting accelerometer. AirPods 4 is equipped with an Optical in-ear sensor. In addition, this earbud comes with the Speech-detecting accelerometer.
Controls:
- If you are willing to play or pause the media, you need to press it once.
- You have to press it once when you want to answer a call. Your task is to press once to mute or unmute it.
- If you are willing to end your call and skip forward, you have to press it twice.
- In order to skip back, you need to press it three times.
- You have to press and hold it for Siri.
- If you want to play a song or call someone or want to get directions, you need to say “Hey Siri”.
- While interacting with Siri, your job is to nod your head yes when you want to answer a call. If you don’t want to answer the call, you need to shake your head gently to say no.
Pros:
- Benefits of Noise cancellation feature
Cons:
- Find My and noise cancellation features are available only on the costlier models.
Conclusion:
Are you planning to buy wireless earbuds, but don’t want to get the feeling of in-ear tips? Then, this model is the perfect one for you. In this article, we have mentioned all the features and pros & cons of the new AirPods 4. For any further confusion or queries, ask us via comments.
