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  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Style
    2. Comfort
    3. Controls
    4. Breathability
    5. Portability
    6. Case
    7. Build Quality
    8. Stability
    9. Headshots 1
    10. Headshots 2
    11. Top
    12. In The Box
  5. Sound
    1. Sound Profile
    2. Frequency Response Consistency
    3. Raw Frequency Response
    4. Bass Profile: Target Compliance
    5. Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance
    6. Treble Profile: Target Compliance
    7. Peaks/Dips
    8. Imaging
    9. Passive Soundstage
    10. Virtual Soundstage
    11. Weighted Harmonic Distortion
    12. Test Settings
  6. Isolation
    1. Noise Isolation - Full Range
    2. Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios
    3. Noise Isolation - Voice Handling
    4. ANC Wind Handling
    5. Leakage
  7. Microphone
    1. Microphone Style
    2. Recording Quality
    3. Noise Handling
  8. Active Features
    1. Battery
    2. App Support
  9. Connectivity
    1. Wired Connection
    2. Bluetooth Connection
    3. Wireless Connection (Dongle)
    4. PC Compatibility
    5. PlayStation Compatibility
    6. Xbox Compatibility
    7. Base/Dock
  10. Comments

Apple AirPods Pro Truly Wireless vs Apple AirPods 4

Side-by-Side Comparison

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Apple AirPods Pro
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TypeIn-ear
Noise CancellingYes
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessTruly Wireless
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
TypeEarbuds
Noise CancellingNo
EnclosureOpen-Back
WirelessTruly Wireless
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
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Apple AirPods Pro Truly Wireless

Apple AirPods 4

The Apple AirPods Pro are an older model than the Apple AirPods 4 and each have slightly different strengths. If you want noise cancelling and an isolating fit, the AirPods Pro provide a more predictable in-ear fit compared to the loose and open-backed fit of the AirPods 4. The AirPods 4 have a better mic with more powerful noise handling for calls and the newer H2 chip, but they don't isolate you from the environment.

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Main Differences for
Neutral Sound

Threshold 

0.10

Neutral Sound 

7.4
7.4

Treble Accuracy 
 

8.7
2.7

Bass Accuracy 
 

8.4
9.5

Passive Soundstage 
 

1.0
2.5

Mid Accuracy 
 

8.5
9.2

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

Apple AirPods Pro Truly Wireless Design Picture 2
Apple AirPods 4 Design Picture 2

Type  

In-ear
Earbuds

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Open-Back

Wireless  

Truly Wireless
Truly Wireless

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic
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Comfort 
 

7.5
7.0

Comfort Picture  

Apple AirPods Pro Truly Wireless Comfort Picture
Apple AirPods 4 Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.01 lbs
0.02 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

0 lbs
N/A
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Controls 
 

6.2
5.8

Controls Picture  

Apple AirPods Pro Truly Wireless Controls Picture
Apple AirPods 4 Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Good
Great

Feedback  

Decent
Good

Call/Music Control  

Yes
Yes

Volume Control  

No
No

Microphone Control  

No
Mute/Unmute

Channel Mixing 
 

No
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

On/Off
No

Talk-Through 
 

On/Off
No

Additional Controls  

Voice Assistant
Voice Assistant
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Breathability 
 

9.2

Breathability After Picture  

Apple AirPods Pro Truly Wireless Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

0.8 °C
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Portability 
 

9.6
9.6

Portability Picture  

Apple AirPods Pro Truly Wireless Portability Picture
Apple AirPods 4 Portability Picture

L  

1.2" (3.0 cm)
1.3" (3.3 cm)

W  

0.9" (2.3 cm)
1.0" (2.5 cm)

H  

0.9" (2.3 cm)
0.7" (1.8 cm)

Volume  

1.00 in³ (16.39 cm³)
0.85 in³ (14.00 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

No
No
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Case 
 

8.5
8.5

Case Picture  

Apple AirPods Pro Truly Wireless Case Picture
Apple AirPods 4 Case Picture

Type  

Hard case
Hard case

L  

1.8" (4.6 cm)
1.8" (4.6 cm)

W  

2.4" (6.1 cm)
2.0" (5.0 cm)

H  

0.9" (2.3 cm)
0.8" (2.1 cm)

Volume  

3.60 in³ (58.99 cm³)
2.93 in³ (48.00 cm³)
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Build Quality 
 

8.0
8.0

Build Quality Picture  

Apple AirPods Pro Truly Wireless Build Quality Picture
Apple AirPods 4 Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

7.5
7.5

Stability Picture  

Apple AirPods Pro Truly Wireless Stability Picture
Apple AirPods 4 Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

Apple AirPods Pro Truly Wireless Angled Picture
Apple AirPods 4 Angled Picture

Side Picture  

Apple AirPods Pro Truly Wireless Side Picture
Apple AirPods 4 Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

Apple AirPods Pro Truly Wireless Front Picture
Apple AirPods 4 Front Picture

Rear Picture  

Apple AirPods Pro Truly Wireless Rear Picture
Apple AirPods 4 Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

Apple AirPods Pro Truly Wireless Top Picture
Apple AirPods 4 Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Apple AirPods Pro Truly Wireless In The Box Picture
Apple AirPods 4 In The Box Picture
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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Sound Profile  

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Normalization Frequency 
 

900 Hz

Bass Amount 
 

-2.57 dB
-1.1 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-1.83 dB
-7.2 dB
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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

9.3
9.2

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.14 dB
0.17 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Profile: Target Compliance 
 

8.4
9.5

Bass Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

1.96 dB
2.3 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

49.67 Hz
20 Hz

Low Bass 
 

-3.57 dB
-2.85 dB

Mid Bass 
 

-1.63 dB
0.28 dB

High Bass 
 

0.36 dB
0.14 dB
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Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance 
 

8.5
9.2

Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

2.04 dB
0.94 dB

Low Mid 
 

2.84 dB
0.44 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

0.9 dB
-0.89 dB

High Mid 
 

0.35 dB
-0.71 dB
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Treble Profile: Target Compliance 
 

8.7
2.7

Treble Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

2.06 dB
7.5 dB

Low Treble 
 

-1.01 dB
-7.94 dB

Mid Treble 
 

-1.37 dB
-6.19 dB

High Treble 
 

-2.39 dB
-3.69 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

8.8
8.4

Peaks/Dips Graph 
 

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Peaks 
 

0.85 dB
0.78 dB

Dips 
 

0.71 dB
1.62 dB
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Imaging 
 

8.3
9.0

Group Delay  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.12
0.23

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

2.86
1.12

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

2.11
1.05

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

1.38
0.8
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Passive Soundstage 
 

1.0
2.5

PRTF  

Apple AirPods Pro Truly Wireless PRTF
Apple AirPods 4 PRTF

PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF Distance 
 

N/A
N/A

Openness 
 

2.0
9.2

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

2.1
2.3
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

2.9
5.0

Virtual Soundstage  

Apple AirPods Pro Truly Wireless Virtual Soundstage
Apple AirPods 4 Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No
On/Off

Speaker Modeling 
 

On/Off
On/Off

Room Ambience 
 

No
No

Head Tracking 
 

On/Off
On/Off

Virtual Surround 
 

Spatial Audio
Personalized Spatial Audio
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Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

8.2
8.6

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.214
0.129

WHD @ 100 
 

0.078
0.067
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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

2B584
7B19

Power 
 

On
On

Connection 
 

Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth

Codec 
 

SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz
AAC, 16-bit, 48kHz

Test Instrument  

Audio Precision APx517B

EQ 
 

Adaptive EQ
Adaptive EQ

ANC 
 

On
No ANC

Tip/Pad 
 

Silicone (small)
Default

Microphone 
 

Integrated
Integrated
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Isolation

Noise Isolation - Full Range 
 

8.0
1.8

Noise Isolation - Full Range Graph  

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Noise Cancelling  

Yes
No

Overall Attenuation 
 

-21.02 dB
-4.05 dB

Isolation Audio 
 

Bass 
 

-16.34 dB
0.07 dB

Mid 
 

-22.6 dB
-0.04 dB

Treble 
 

-24.81 dB
-13.49 dB
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Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios 
 

2.2

Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios Graph  

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Airplane Noise Attenuation 
 

-3.75 dB

Airplane Noise Isolation Audio 
 

Office Noise Attenuation 
 

-4.14 dB

Office Noise Isolation Audio 
 

Street Noise Attenuation 
 

-4.13 dB

Street Noise Isolation Audio 
 

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Noise Isolation - Voice Handling 
 

Female Voice 1 
 

Male Voice 1 
 

Female Voice 2 
 

Male Voice 2 
 

ANC Wind Handling 
 

ANC Wind Handling Graph  

Apple AirPods 4 ANC Wind Handling Graph

ANC Wind Noise 
 

N/A

Leakage 
 

8.2
8.0

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

32.59 dB
33.86 dB
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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

Yes
Yes

In-Line 
 

No
No

Boom 
 

No
No

Detachable Boom 
 

No
No

Mic  

Yes
Yes
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Recording Quality 
 

5.0
6.4

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

630.82 Hz
276.97 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

3.63 dB
5.77 dB

HFE 
 

7,896.12 Hz
4,902.93 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

248.68
1.682

Gain 
 

7.31 dB
28.06 dB
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Noise Handling 
 

6.4
6.7

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

16.18 dB
37.48 dB

Noise Gate 
 

No
No

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

7.0
7.5

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

5.5
5.5

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

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Active Features

Battery 
 

6.9
7.2

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

5.3 hrs
6.7 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

5.0
4.0

Total Battery Life 
 

31.8 hrs
33.5 hrs

Charge Time 
 

1.1 hrs
0.5 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

Standby mode
Standby mode

Audio While Charging 
 

Yes
Yes

Passive Playback 
 

No
No

Charging Port  

Lightning
USB-C
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App Support 
 

5.5
6.0

App Picture  

Apple AirPods Pro Truly Wireless App Picture
Apple AirPods 4 App Picture

App Name  

iOS Interface
iOS Interface

iOS  

Yes
Yes

Android  

No
No

macOS  

Yes
Yes

Windows  

No
No

Equalizer 
 

No
No

ANC Control 
 

On/Off
No

Mic Control  

No
No

Room Effects 
 

No
No

Playback Control 
 

No
No

Button Mapping  

Yes
Yes

Surround Support 
 

No
Yes
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Connectivity

Wired Connection 
 

0.0
0.0

Cable Picture  

Apple AirPods Pro Truly Wireless Cable Picture
Apple AirPods 4 Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

No
No

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Detachable 
 

No
No

Length 
 

N/A
N/A

Connector 
 

No Wired Option
No Wired Option

Latency - Analog 
 

N/A

Latency - USB 
 

N/A
N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

N/A

Recorded Latency Connection  

No Wired Audio
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Bluetooth Connection 
 

6.9
7.4

Bluetooth Version 
 

5.0+H1 chip
5.3+H2 chip

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
Yes (Apple Ecosystem)

NFC Pairing 
 

No

Quick Pair (Android) 
 

No

Quick Pair (iOS) 
 

Yes

Line Of Sight Range 
 

171.00 ft (52.12 m)
259.19 ft (79.00 m)

Latency - SBC 
 

188 ms
215 ms

Latency - aptX 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - aptX Adaptive (High Quality) 
 

N/A

Latency - aptX Adaptive (Low Latency) 
 

N/A

Latency - LDAC 
 

N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

Recorded Latency Codec  

SBC

AAC Support 
 

Yes

PC Latency (aptX HD) 
 

N/A

PC Latency (aptX-LL) 
 

N/A

iOS Latency 
 

49 ms

Android Latency 
 

86 ms
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Wireless Connection (Dongle) 
 

0.0
0.0

Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - Dongle 
 

N/A
N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

N/A

PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

No
No

Wired USB 
 

No
No

Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No
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PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

No
No

PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PS5 Analog 
 

No
No

PS5 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Xbox Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

No
No

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Analog 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Base/Dock 
 

2.2
0.4

Type 
 

Charging Case
Charging Case

USB Input 
 

No
No

Line In 
 

No
No

Line Out 
 

No
No

Optical Input 
 

No
No

RCA Input 
 

No
No

Dock Charging 
 

Yes
No

Power Supply 
 

Lightning
USB-C
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