**Apple AirPods 4 vs AirPods Pro 2: A Comparison of Features and Price**

As we move forward with technology advancements, it's essential to understand the differences between various products that can impact our daily lives. In this article, we'll delve into a comparison between Apple AirPods 4 with C and AirPods Pro 2, highlighting their features, pricing, and what sets them apart from one another.

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**AirPods Pro 2 vs AirPods 4: A Comparison of Features and Price**

When it comes to Apple's latest earbuds, the AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4 with C have generated significant interest among consumers. While both models share some similarities, there are several key differences that set them apart from one another.

One of the primary differences between the two models is their case design. The AirPods Pro 2 feature a lanyard loop attachment option, which can be useful for those who want to attach the earbuds to a bag or other object. Additionally, the AirPods Pro 2 have access to the Max Safety Charging Case, which supports wireless charging.

In contrast, the AirPods 4 with C do not have this feature, and instead rely on a standard case design. The AirPods 4 also lack the speaker at the bottom of the earbuds, which is present in both models.

When it comes to pairing with devices that don't use the H2 chip, the AirPods Pro 2 have a secret capacitive button on the front that can be used for quick Bluetooth pairing. However, this feature is not available on the AirPods 4.

Both earbuds offer impressive playback time, with the AirPods Pro 2 offering up to 30 hours of listening time when paired with their charging case. The AirPods 4, on the other hand, can last for up to 5 hours without a charge.

**Hearing Health Features and Siri**

One of the most significant differences between the two models is the inclusion of hearing health features in the AirPods Pro 2. Later this year, Apple will be releasing an update that allows users to utilize their earbuds as a set of earplugs for conducting hearing tests.

The airpods pro can conduct these medical grade level testing and if results are good it transforms your earpods into a hearing aid based off those tests and automatically applies the hearing aid settings across all devices such as your iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV.

When it comes to Siri interactions, both models offer similar capabilities, including playback controls, volume adjustments, and access to various features like answering phone calls or responding to messages.

**Pricing and Recommendation**

The AirPods 4 with C retail at $179, while the AirPods Pro 2 have a higher price tag of $249. However, due to their advanced hearing health features, it's likely that the AirPods Pro 2 will be worth the extra cost for many users.

If you find that there's a significant price difference between the two models and can make the fit work with the AirPods 4, they are an excellent value for most people. However, if you prioritize the advanced hearing health features of the AirPods Pro 2, it may be worth considering the higher cost.

We'd love to hear from our audience in the comments – are you planning on picking up one of these earbuds, or do you already own a pair? Let us know what you think about these latest Apple earbuds.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enApple's new airpods 4 now have an option with active noise cancellation and this is a big deal because if you wanted A&C and a pair of airpods that go in your ear before your only option was to Shell out the extra cash for the airpods Pro 2 now the new airpods 4 with ANC give you a lower cost option with a completely different design than the pros that might be more comfortable for some of you out there now for me personally I do really love the airpods pro too they're absolutely excellent but during long periods of use these really do start to hurt my ears now they might fit better for a broader amount of people out there because of how far inside the ear canal the airpods pro go but if you're out there wondering what it's like to havec on airpods that just kind of rest on your ear or a little bit in your ear but they're not shoved deep inside the ear canal it's actually quite nice it's surprising because it almost feels like it's a magic trick like you shouldn't be able to have a andc on something like this that's not you know again jammed in your ears and while of course you're not going to get the same level ofc that the airpods Pro 2 can offer and I believe it's supposed to be about double the amount compared to these airpods 4 I think a lot of that just has to do with the fact that your ears again are blocked from the tips of the airpods I'm sure there's some extra processing happening there somewhere and what Apple calls its prevel ANC but I don't think the difference is that drastic in my opinion especially for most scenarios where you're just trying to drown out a little bit of noise and again I just took these on a trip and I was on a very busy uh New York street corner and I put on ANC with the airpods 4 and I couldn't hear anything besides my music it was insane so I'm cool with suffering a little bit in thec Department if it means my ears will not be the ones suffering on a you know long flight somewhere by the way I just used them albeit it was a shorter flight than I normally am on and honestly I thought they did an excellent job at blocking out all of The Unwanted plane noise and I was sitting right next to the engine and most of all they are incredibly comfortable for long periods of use of course I am aware that a lot of people have fit issues with these style airpods and need those additional ear tips that the pros offer in order to stay in your ears especially while you're being active and so if that sounds like you then the choice has honestly really been made for you you got to stay with the pros if you don't already own a pair then you got to pick one up if you're able to wear either or and it's just wondering if it's worth spending the extra money on the pros well I don't think you'll be disappointed if you do spend more on the Pro Models I don't think you really need to so these new airpods 4 also offer users the H2 chip and it's the same chip that's inside of the airpods Pro 2 and I'll be honest from an audio standpoint I I it should have been obvious to me uh but these things sound just as good as the airpods Pro 2 I don't know why or what I was expecting with the sound quality I thought maybe because they're just cheaper airpods they'll be slightly inferior but nope they are fantastic and I can't tell a difference between the two when it comes to listening to music these are some of the best sounding ear earbuds not just airpods but earbuds in this class and price point now a quick side note the airpods 4 without ANC obviously uh there's NOC and there's no wireless charging case with find my but they do have the H2 chip it's basically the exact same set of airpods just without the things that I just mentioned so really if you don't need ANC you can get the same great sounding airpods for even cheaper starting at $129 now before we get into the rest of the video I do want to give you more information about today's sponsor keeper imagine having your accounts hacked and your data stolen I think that happens quite a bit to people out there and I feel like a lot of people just don't use a password manager with so much of our Lives online social media your bank accounts emails keeping our password safe is so much more important than it ever was in the past and again a password manager can easily solve that and keeper ensures that all of my passwords are secure and easy to manage keeper makes it simple to create and store your passwords securely in a personal password manager that you can access anytime anywhere on any device whether it's you or your family members keeper ensures that your passwords and accounts stay safe around the clock and if you need to share anything within your Vault you can do that securely and with peace of mind that everything is going to remain secure with military grade encryption keeper keeps your data protected and accessible from your phone your tablet or your desktop now I know Apple released the passwords app in iOS 18 but I'm still using keeper because there are so many other useful Suite of features that keeper offers and also just being able to use it on other devices I have an Android tablet maybe you have one for your kids and you want to have a password manager for them on that device you can use keeper again on any device and there are just other health monitoring features for your passwords that you don't get with Apple's passwords app so if you want to make your life easier with keeper get it half off today if you use code Mac Rumors 50 at checkout keeper also offers a free 30-day trial so that you can experience how great it is firsthand before you buy so click the link in the description down below to learn more and thanks keeper for sponsoring this video now the other differences between these airpods 4 withc and the airpods Pro 2 have to do with the case while again they both have findm there's also a speaker at the bottom so that you can play a sound while trying to find them which is very helpful the airpods Pro 2 have this lanyard Loop that you can attach if you need to and uh the max safe charging case is only present on the airpods pro two uh this is wireless charging it can wirelessly charge there's just not enough magnets to make the mag safe happen there are some magnets but it's not going to stay in place on a ma safe charger and oh by the way you also have USBC on the bottom if you decide to take a wired approach when charging otherwise the airpods 4 case is pretty small in comparison to the other and also you'll notice that on the airpods pro two case there's um a pair button and there isn't one on the airpods 4 so how do you pair with devices that don't use the H2 chip in that quick One Tap pairing uh well there's a secret capacitive button here on the front uh that Apple didn't really tell anyone about and that is your new Bluetooth pair button should you need it with other devices that are not maybe an Apple device both get 30 hours of playback time by the way with the charging case but for the buds themselves the airpods pro can go up to 6 hours and 1 sitting and the airpods 4 can go to 5 hours when it comes to Siri or gestures from the stem there's really only one major difference between the two and it's kind of a big one for me personally I wouldn't say it's a deal breaker but I do wish the airpods 4 had the ability to control volume with they swipe up and down like you you can do on the airpods Pro 2 uh the force stem on the airpods 4 only give you the ability to do playback controls uh the touch stem here gives you the ability to do playback controls and volume with the airpods Pro 2 with Siri you have all of the same interactions and phrases to initiate Siri but also you can shake your head yes or no uh for specific commands like answering phone calls or responding to messages last but not least one of the biggest differences between these two sets of airpods is that the airpods Pro 2 will be receiving an update later this year that will offer users the ability to use airpods for various hearing Health functions like using airpods Pro as a set of earplugs conducting hearing tests and then you can take those hearing tests use that information it will automatically transform your airpods into a medical grade hearing aid based off of the information that is in those results the hearing aid adjustments are also applied across movies and music for your iPhone your iPad and your Apple TV devices so with that said the airpods 4 withc retail at $179 while airpods Pro are at $2.49 but they're often on sale honestly under $200 I think the last time I saw them was four the same price as the airpods 4 and so at that point I'd probably just recommend with going whatever fits best or you go with the airpods Pro 2 simply because of the hearing Health features but if you find that there's a drastic price difference and you can make the fit work with the airpods 4 I think it's a fantastic value and a fantastic set of airpods for most people out there but of course I would love to hear from you in the comments down below if you're planning on picking one up or if you already got one let me know what you think and uh yeah let us know all of your thoughts on these airpods in the comments this has been out with Mac Rumors thanks so much for watching I look forward to seeing you around in the next videoApple's new airpods 4 now have an option with active noise cancellation and this is a big deal because if you wanted A&C and a pair of airpods that go in your ear before your only option was to Shell out the extra cash for the airpods Pro 2 now the new airpods 4 with ANC give you a lower cost option with a completely different design than the pros that might be more comfortable for some of you out there now for me personally I do really love the airpods pro too they're absolutely excellent but during long periods of use these really do start to hurt my ears now they might fit better for a broader amount of people out there because of how far inside the ear canal the airpods pro go but if you're out there wondering what it's like to havec on airpods that just kind of rest on your ear or a little bit in your ear but they're not shoved deep inside the ear canal it's actually quite nice it's surprising because it almost feels like it's a magic trick like you shouldn't be able to have a andc on something like this that's not you know again jammed in your ears and while of course you're not going to get the same level ofc that the airpods Pro 2 can offer and I believe it's supposed to be about double the amount compared to these airpods 4 I think a lot of that just has to do with the fact that your ears again are blocked from the tips of the airpods I'm sure there's some extra processing happening there somewhere and what Apple calls its prevel ANC but I don't think the difference is that drastic in my opinion especially for most scenarios where you're just trying to drown out a little bit of noise and again I just took these on a trip and I was on a very busy uh New York street corner and I put on ANC with the airpods 4 and I couldn't hear anything besides my music it was insane so I'm cool with suffering a little bit in thec Department if it means my ears will not be the ones suffering on a you know long flight somewhere by the way I just used them albeit it was a shorter flight than I normally am on and honestly I thought they did an excellent job at blocking out all of The Unwanted plane noise and I was sitting right next to the engine and most of all they are incredibly comfortable for long periods of use of course I am aware that a lot of people have fit issues with these style airpods and need those additional ear tips that the pros offer in order to stay in your ears especially while you're being active and so if that sounds like you then the choice has honestly really been made for you you got to stay with the pros if you don't already own a pair then you got to pick one up if you're able to wear either or and it's just wondering if it's worth spending the extra money on the pros well I don't think you'll be disappointed if you do spend more on the Pro Models I don't think you really need to so these new airpods 4 also offer users the H2 chip and it's the same chip that's inside of the airpods Pro 2 and I'll be honest from an audio standpoint I I it should have been obvious to me uh but these things sound just as good as the airpods Pro 2 I don't know why or what I was expecting with the sound quality I thought maybe because they're just cheaper airpods they'll be slightly inferior but nope they are fantastic and I can't tell a difference between the two when it comes to listening to music these are some of the best sounding ear earbuds not just airpods but earbuds in this class and price point now a quick side note the airpods 4 without ANC obviously uh there's NOC and there's no wireless charging case with find my but they do have the H2 chip it's basically the exact same set of airpods just without the things that I just mentioned so really if you don't need ANC you can get the same great sounding airpods for even cheaper starting at $129 now before we get into the rest of the video I do want to give you more information about today's sponsor keeper imagine having your accounts hacked and your data stolen I think that happens quite a bit to people out there and I feel like a lot of people just don't use a password manager with so much of our Lives online social media your bank accounts emails keeping our password safe is so much more important than it ever was in the past and again a password manager can easily solve that and keeper ensures that all of my passwords are secure and easy to manage keeper makes it simple to create and store your passwords securely in a personal password manager that you can access anytime anywhere on any device whether it's you or your family members keeper ensures that your passwords and accounts stay safe around the clock and if you need to share anything within your Vault you can do that securely and with peace of mind that everything is going to remain secure with military grade encryption keeper keeps your data protected and accessible from your phone your tablet or your desktop now I know Apple released the passwords app in iOS 18 but I'm still using keeper because there are so many other useful Suite of features that keeper offers and also just being able to use it on other devices I have an Android tablet maybe you have one for your kids and you want to have a password manager for them on that device you can use keeper again on any device and there are just other health monitoring features for your passwords that you don't get with Apple's passwords app so if you want to make your life easier with keeper get it half off today if you use code Mac Rumors 50 at checkout keeper also offers a free 30-day trial so that you can experience how great it is firsthand before you buy so click the link in the description down below to learn more and thanks keeper for sponsoring this video now the other differences between these airpods 4 withc and the airpods Pro 2 have to do with the case while again they both have findm there's also a speaker at the bottom so that you can play a sound while trying to find them which is very helpful the airpods Pro 2 have this lanyard Loop that you can attach if you need to and uh the max safe charging case is only present on the airpods pro two uh this is wireless charging it can wirelessly charge there's just not enough magnets to make the mag safe happen there are some magnets but it's not going to stay in place on a ma safe charger and oh by the way you also have USBC on the bottom if you decide to take a wired approach when charging otherwise the airpods 4 case is pretty small in comparison to the other and also you'll notice that on the airpods pro two case there's um a pair button and there isn't one on the airpods 4 so how do you pair with devices that don't use the H2 chip in that quick One Tap pairing uh well there's a secret capacitive button here on the front uh that Apple didn't really tell anyone about and that is your new Bluetooth pair button should you need it with other devices that are not maybe an Apple device both get 30 hours of playback time by the way with the charging case but for the buds themselves the airpods pro can go up to 6 hours and 1 sitting and the airpods 4 can go to 5 hours when it comes to Siri or gestures from the stem there's really only one major difference between the two and it's kind of a big one for me personally I wouldn't say it's a deal breaker but I do wish the airpods 4 had the ability to control volume with they swipe up and down like you you can do on the airpods Pro 2 uh the force stem on the airpods 4 only give you the ability to do playback controls uh the touch stem here gives you the ability to do playback controls and volume with the airpods Pro 2 with Siri you have all of the same interactions and phrases to initiate Siri but also you can shake your head yes or no uh for specific commands like answering phone calls or responding to messages last but not least one of the biggest differences between these two sets of airpods is that the airpods Pro 2 will be receiving an update later this year that will offer users the ability to use airpods for various hearing Health functions like using airpods Pro as a set of earplugs conducting hearing tests and then you can take those hearing tests use that information it will automatically transform your airpods into a medical grade hearing aid based off of the information that is in those results the hearing aid adjustments are also applied across movies and music for your iPhone your iPad and your Apple TV devices so with that said the airpods 4 withc retail at $179 while airpods Pro are at $2.49 but they're often on sale honestly under $200 I think the last time I saw them was four the same price as the airpods 4 and so at that point I'd probably just recommend with going whatever fits best or you go with the airpods Pro 2 simply because of the hearing Health features but if you find that there's a drastic price difference and you can make the fit work with the airpods 4 I think it's a fantastic value and a fantastic set of airpods for most people out there but of course I would love to hear from you in the comments down below if you're planning on picking one up or if you already got one let me know what you think and uh yeah let us know all of your thoughts on these airpods in the comments this has been out with Mac Rumors thanks so much for watching I look forward to seeing you around in the next video\n"