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DougiePhresh

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Does anyone have any experience with both the AirPods Pro and the new Nothing ear (1)s? I just got a pair of Nothing ear (1)s to replace my dying 2nd generation AirPods, and they appear to be a significant upgrade so far. There are a few features that are not present as compared to the Apple products, but the only one I find myself actually missing a little bit is that Siri won't read your texts to you, but that is not a dealbreaker. I never had a pair of AirPods Pro because of the price, but I am still curious to hear someone's personal experience with both. Yes, I have seen the reviews by MKBHD, Mrwhosetheboss, and others, but I would like a non-professional tech reviewer's opinion. So far the only real issue I have been having with the ear (1)s is that when they are in ANC mode, sometimes they just do whatever they want and exit ANC to enter Transparency mode, and back again spontaneously. Which can be a bit annoying/frustrating when I am in the library trying to study and all of a sudden everything gets really loud.
 
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Htsi

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Oct 14, 2020
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Nah they are for Android/Windows or Just 1 iOS device. If you’re in the ecosystem can’t get better than first party
 

DougiePhresh

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Aug 7, 2011
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Update - I really, really, really wanted to like the Nothing ear(1)s... but after several days of intense frustration with the buggy software I have contacted Nothing and requested a return. Looks like I may just shell-out the extra $ for the AirPods Pro after all... I'd rather pay more for something that works than just throw $99 in the garbage.
 

beerseagulls

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Aug 18, 2021
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Update - I really, really, really wanted to like the Nothing ear(1)s... but after several days of intense frustration with the buggy software I have contacted Nothing and requested a return. Looks like I may just shell-out the extra $ for the AirPods Pro after all... I'd rather pay more for something that works than just throw $99 in the garbage.

$99 is a lot to pay for Nothing. Airpod Pro can frequently be purchased from authorized dealers for $169 or $179.
 
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