Apple Announces AirPods 5

Apple also announced the AirPods 5 during today’s Apple Special Event.

From the Apple Newroom website:

Apple today announced AirPods 5, delivering the industry’s best Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) in an open-ear design and even better sound quality, at an outstanding value.1 AirPods 5 feature an all-new multiport acoustic architecture and next-generation Adaptive EQ for even more immersive sound. Their breakthrough open-ear ANC removes up to 50 percent more external noise compared to AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation, alongside a more natural Transparency mode. Combined with Siri AI and iPhone, AirPods enable users to draw on their personal context and get answers with broad world knowledge, entirely hands-free.2 Users can also respond to Siri using head gestures, or use Live Translation to help connect across languages.

I currently have a pair of AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation and I think it works pretty well. While the ANC likely isn’t as good as that offered by the AirPods Pro or AirPods Max, I still think it works pretty well. I’d be curious to see how the ANC offered by the AirPods 5 compares!