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Should you buy Google's $130 Pixel Buds over Apple, Sony and Bose? How they compare


The Pixel Buds 2a offer meaningful upgrades, but the midrange market is crowded—here's how they stack up against the competition.

At $130, the Pixel Buds 2a aren't the cheapest earbuds on the market, but they make meaningful strides over their similarly priced competitors. Compared to their predecessor, the Pixel Buds 2a promise up to five more hours of continuous listening time, depending on whether active noise cancellation (ANC) is enabled. Google's chip was designed with AI-powered noise processing in mind, aiming to make the Pixel Buds a tiny yet mighty pair of earbuds.

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