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We have tested Google's new TWS headphones, the Pixel Buds 2 with advanced control features, new design and instant translation.
If there is a product that all brands have launched to design to accompany their smart mobile phones, it is certainly the wireless headphones. Apple marked a before and after in this segment with the original AirPods and, since then, few are the rival companies that have not launched their own proposal.
Even Google joined this new headphone design (it launched some in 2017 but with a different design and focus) with the Google Buds 2 , devices that it presented with the Pixel 4 at the end of last year but that have not been put to the sale until April 2020 . And in Spain we have had to wait even longer, until July.
Google Pixel Buds 2-Configuration
Google has taken the design of these headphones quite seriously. Not only are they very different from the first version, which even had a cable connecting them at the back of the head, but they are also different from other TWS alternatives.
The company has created headphones with ergonomics really adapted to the ears so that after a while we almost forgot that we were wearing them. It helps that through an internal channel allows air transfer between the inside of the ear and the outside, not giving the sensation of plugging, many headphones of this type remain, at least in theory.
In practice we do have a certain feeling of oppression, but it is true that it is less than what we suffer in other headphones of this type.
At the top of each earpiece we have a small projection that serves to fix the earpiece to the ear and that it does not fall off. Of course, if it bothers you it is a problem because it cannot be removed.
This has happened to us by taking them more than two hours in a row, especially when we were training. However, at no time have we dropped them, but we hope that Google will change the design when they release the third version.
As it could not be otherwise, the Pixel Buds are IPX4 certified, which guarantees that it is not a problem that they receive splashes of water or they get wet with sweat when we exercise.
The box has a curious shape with much more curved lines than other models. It is quite compact and has a button to pair the headphones if necessary, an LED that indicates whether it is charging or synchronizing, a USB C port and it is also compatible with Qi wireless charging.
Many gestures, including one for volume
That wireless headphones have a touch zone for gestures instead of physical buttons is no longer a novelty. We have even seen it in products that cost four times less than these Google Buds.
If there is a product that all brands have launched to design to accompany their smart mobile phones, it is certainly the wireless headphones. Apple marked a before and after in this segment with the original AirPods and, since then, few are the rival companies that have not launched their own proposal.
Even Google joined this new headphone design (it launched some in 2017 but with a different design and focus) with the Google Buds 2 , devices that it presented with the Pixel 4 at the end of last year but that have not been put to the sale until April 2020 . And in Spain we have had to wait even longer, until July.
Google Pixel Buds 2-Configuration
- Weight:
- Headphone: 5.3 grams.
- Case: 56.1 grams.
- Dimensions:
- Earphone: 20.5 x 19.5 x 18.2mm.
- Case: 63 x 47 x 25 mm.
- Connectivity : Bluetooth 5.0.
- Battery:
- Headphone: Up to 5 hours of music.
- Case: up to 24 hours of music.
- Wireless and USB-C wired charging.
- Speakers : 12 mm.
- Others:
- Touch control.
- Compatible with iOS and Android.
- Ambient sound.
- IPX4 resistance.
Google has taken the design of these headphones quite seriously. Not only are they very different from the first version, which even had a cable connecting them at the back of the head, but they are also different from other TWS alternatives.
The company has created headphones with ergonomics really adapted to the ears so that after a while we almost forgot that we were wearing them. It helps that through an internal channel allows air transfer between the inside of the ear and the outside, not giving the sensation of plugging, many headphones of this type remain, at least in theory.
In practice we do have a certain feeling of oppression, but it is true that it is less than what we suffer in other headphones of this type.
At the top of each earpiece we have a small projection that serves to fix the earpiece to the ear and that it does not fall off. Of course, if it bothers you it is a problem because it cannot be removed.
This has happened to us by taking them more than two hours in a row, especially when we were training. However, at no time have we dropped them, but we hope that Google will change the design when they release the third version.
As it could not be otherwise, the Pixel Buds are IPX4 certified, which guarantees that it is not a problem that they receive splashes of water or they get wet with sweat when we exercise.
The box has a curious shape with much more curved lines than other models. It is quite compact and has a button to pair the headphones if necessary, an LED that indicates whether it is charging or synchronizing, a USB C port and it is also compatible with Qi wireless charging.
Many gestures, including one for volume
That wireless headphones have a touch zone for gestures instead of physical buttons is no longer a novelty. We have even seen it in products that cost four times less than these Google Buds.
- Single tap: play or pause music / answer call.
- Double tap: next song / hang up call.
- Triple tap: previous song.
- Long press: Activate the Google Assistant / read the notifications.
- Swipe forward or backward: increase or decrease the volume.