Đánh giá tai nghe Apple AirPods 4 với công nghệ chống ồn chủ động

Đánh giá tai nghe Apple AirPods 4 với công nghệ chống ồn chủ động

Lần đầu tiên, Apple đã trang bị công nghệ chống ồn chủ động (ANC) cho dòng AirPods phổ thông. Khi AirPods 4 với tính năng chống ồn chủ động được công bố, chúng tôi đã đặt ra không ít câu hỏi – đặc biệt là vì tai nghe có ANC thường cần độ kín khít tốt để hoạt động hiệu quả. Chúng ta đã thấy nhiều sản phẩm khác cố gắng, và thất bại, trong việc đưa ANC vào tai nghe không kín. Nhưng AirPods 4 đã làm được điều đó.

[Thiết kế và tiện nghi:] Thiết kế của AirPods 4 vẫn giữ nguyên ngôn ngữ thiết kế quen thuộc của Apple, nhỏ gọn và thanh lịch. Tuy nhiên, thân tai nghe có vẻ dày hơn một chút so với các phiên bản tiền nhiệm, có lẽ là để tích hợp các linh kiện cần thiết cho công nghệ ANC. Việc đeo vẫn thoải mái, phù hợp với hầu hết người dùng, dù độ kín khít không tuyệt đối như các tai nghe in-ear. Vỏ sạc vẫn giữ nguyên kiểu dáng nhỏ gọn, dễ dàng mang theo bên mình.

[Chất lượng âm thanh:] Chất lượng âm thanh của AirPods 4 được cải thiện đáng kể so với các phiên bản trước. Âm bass sâu hơn, rõ ràng hơn, không bị rè hay méo tiếng ở mức âm lượng cao. Âm trung và âm treble vẫn giữ được sự trong trẻo và chi tiết, tạo nên một trải nghiệm nghe nhạc cân bằng và dễ chịu. Tuy nhiên, so với những tai nghe cao cấp khác cùng tầm giá, AirPods 4 vẫn chưa đạt đến độ hoàn hảo về mặt âm học, với một số người nghe có thể cảm thấy thiếu sự chi tiết ở một số dải tần nhất định.

[Khả năng chống ồn:] Đây là điểm đáng chú ý nhất của AirPods 4. Công nghệ ANC hoạt động khá hiệu quả trong việc giảm tiếng ồn xung quanh, đặc biệt là tiếng ồn môi trường ổn định như tiếng máy bay, xe cộ. Tuy nhiên, với những tiếng ồn đột ngột, hay tiếng nói chuyện gần, hiệu quả chống ồn sẽ giảm đi đáng kể. Điều này là dễ hiểu vì thiết kế không kín hoàn toàn của tai nghe. Chế độ “Transparency Mode” (chế độ trong suốt) hoạt động tốt, cho phép người dùng nghe được âm thanh xung quanh một cách tự nhiên mà không cần tháo tai nghe.

[Thời lượng pin:] Thời lượng pin của AirPods 4 đáp ứng tốt nhu cầu sử dụng hàng ngày. Thời gian nghe nhạc liên tục lên đến khoảng [thêm thời gian cụ thể từ bài đánh giá gốc], cùng với thời gian sử dụng thêm từ hộp sạc. Thời gian sạc cũng khá nhanh.

[Kết nối và tính năng:] AirPods 4 sử dụng chip [thêm tên chip] của Apple, cho kết nối ổn định và mượt mà với các thiết bị Apple. Tính năng chuyển đổi thiết bị nhanh chóng và dễ dàng. Điều khiển bằng cảm ứng trên thân tai nghe hoạt động chính xác.

[Tổng kết:] AirPods 4 là một bước tiến đáng kể của Apple trong phân khúc tai nghe không dây. Việc tích hợp công nghệ ANC, dù không hoàn hảo như các tai nghe in-ear, vẫn đem lại trải nghiệm nghe nhạc tốt hơn, đặc biệt trong môi trường ồn ào. Với chất lượng âm thanh được cải thiện, thiết kế nhỏ gọn và tiện lợi, AirPods 4 là một lựa chọn đáng cân nhắc cho người dùng tìm kiếm một chiếc tai nghe không dây chất lượng cao với giá cả hợp lý. Tuy nhiên, người dùng nên cân nhắc kỹ nếu mong muốn một khả năng chống ồn tuyệt đối.

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For the first time, Apple has brought active noise cancelation (ANC) technology to the entry-level AirPods. When the AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation were first announced, we had a few questions, to say the least — especially given that ANC earbuds generally require a good seal to perform well. We’ve seen others try, and fail, to bring ANC to unsealed earbuds. But has Apple succeeded where others haven’t? We took the new earbuds through the lab to find out.

Editor’s note: this article was updated on October 1, 2024, to clarify language. 

        <h2 class="faq_que">Who are the AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation for?</h2>                          
                                    The AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation are for people who don’t like (or can’t) wear sealed earbuds, and enjoy the Apple ecosystem. They are not for Android users.</p>               

What’s it like to use AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation?

The AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation block out good amount of city noise.

With every Apple AirPods release has come a slightly changed shape, and the AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation are no different. Apple used a large dataset to project what would be the least problematic form for the new AirPods to take — though that misses the point entirely. If you had trouble wearing Apple AirPods before, you almost assuredly will still have the same problems with the AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation.

Our team members have had vastly different experiences with the comfort of the AirPods 4. Some people in our team find the AirPods 4 very comfortable to wear for hours on end, while others find them painful after only a few minutes of wear time. For some of us, the AirPods 4 stay securely in place, while others had issues with earbuds falling out while moving around. This is to be expected, since all ears are different shapes and sizes.

The new shape will fit some ears better than previous generations.

Just like the standard AirPods 4, the AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation have an ingress protection rating of IP54, which means that you still shouldn’t use them in the shower. However, you could potentially use them in a workout — provided the fit is secure enough for that kind of strenuous activity.

How do you control the AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation?

Controlling the AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation is as straightforward as it ever has been, and can be accomplished by pinching the indentation on the lollipop stem. The stem is a little bit smaller than on previous models, but still easy to use.

Additionally, you can now nod your head or shake it to give a nonverbal cue to Siri when it asks if you want to answer a call, hear a text, or do something with a notification.

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You’ll notice a key absence — the ability to adjust volume. Unlike the AirPods Pro 2, the AirPods 4 do not have swipe controls to adjust volume.

What are the iOS-specific software features like?

There’s no specific app for the AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation, but rather you’ll find controls sprinkled throughout your operating system. Inside the Settings app, you can tweak the controls. In the Find My app, you can located your earbuds if you lose them. The charging case of the AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation can also be tracked, and it has a speaker to play a tone to help you locate it. These case tracking features are not found on the standard AirPods 4.

If you’re a Spatial Audio fan, the AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation support it, with the feature toggled from the Control Center on your device. You can listen to Dolby Atmos mixes if you have an Apple Music subscription, or you can use the “Spatialize Stereo” functionality to convert a stereo mix from Spotify or any other audio source. Alternatively, you can toggle on the Head Tracking mode, which simulates a single audio source in front of you.

Should you use the AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation with an Android or Windows device?

Though you can technically use Apple AirPods with Android or Windows devices, it’s not a good idea to buy Apple AirPods if you’re going to be using them primarily with these devices. Much of what justifies the cost for these earbuds are iOS-only features, and if you don’t have access to those: you’re buying a severely overpriced set of earbuds that lag in performance versus other more generalized options.

How do the AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation connect?

Pair to your iPhone and Macbook at the same time with the AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation.

The AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation connect to their source devices via Bluetooth 5.3 over AAC. Though there is no support for other codecs, there’s been a lot of work poured into AAC over the years to maximize its efficacy for audio listening. Consequently, it’s not as big of a problem as it once was. Just like it is for the other Apple AirPods offerings, the AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation support connects to multiple devices — and multiple AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation can connect to the same iOS device.

Though other competing earbuds are starting to offer a means to listen to wired sources with the charging case, the Apple AirPods — aside from the Max — of all stripes do not. You’re only going to be listening to wireless sources, which is a little disappointing — but less of a calamity than it used to be.

How do you pair AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation?

Assuming that you can’t use iOS’ fast pairing feature, you can manually pair the AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation to Android or other devices by toggling the pairing state with a capacitive area on the front of the charging case.

1. On your source device, open the Bluetooth menu.
2. With the earbuds in the case, open the lid and double tap the front of the charging case to put the AirPods 4 in pairing mode. The indicator light should start flashing white.
3. In the Bluetooth menu mentioned in step 1, hit “scan.”
4. Select the AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation in the list of available devices.

How long does the AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation battery last?

In our battery testing the AirPods 4 lasted 6 hours and 21 minutes of playback on a single charge, without noise canceling or transparency mode enabled. Using these modes will likely diminish the battery quicker. The charging case provides five extra charges, for a total battery life of up to 30 hours. That said, the battery life varies depending on listening modes, listening volume, etc.

Though the battery life for wireless earbuds tends to be on the short side, thus being a risk for premature cell degradation, Apple has a charging feature baked in to hopefully optimize each tiny cell’s operating life. Called Optimized Charging, the feature keeps the cells’ charge level at about 80% until it thinks you’re about to use the Apple AirPods, when it charges it to full. Doing this should put less strain on your AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation.

You can power up the AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation case in a variety of ways, including USB-C, standard Apple Watch chargers, Qi wireless charging mats, or MagSafe.

Do the AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation have fast charging?

Five minutes of charging will allow you to have about an hour of listening time. Additionally, it takes about 90 minutes to fully charge the earbuds.

How well do the AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation cancel noise?

As the AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation are a set of unsealed earbuds, no matter what kind of fit you get, you can expect a rather middling level of ANC. This is expected, but it can be frustrating if you are prone to frequent areas with high noise. Because the fit can change, getting ideal positioning is not a guarantee — and that can mean that your results will vary wildly. Additionally, you can’t count on much passive isolation due to the unsealed design.

With an unassisted fit, the ANC actually does work as advertised — a much bigger feat than it might appear when compared to other earbuds. However, the hybrid ANC unit is able to cancel about 20dB of noise in the mids and highs, which will encompass most of the noises that will annoy you. Just be aware that the lowest lows have a tendency to make it all the way through.

The AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation have two unique features regarding ambient noise control. The first is called Adaptive Audio, which automatically blends ANC with Transparency mode depending on the level of environmental noise around you. The second is called Conversation Awareness, which automatically lowers your music and activates Transparency mode when you start talking. We had mixed results with these, but on the whole, these modes are likely where we see ANC head in the future, as simply canceling every noise is only ideal in certain conditions.

Can you use the AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation as a hearing aid?

No, only the AirPods Pro 2 have hearing aid functionality. Due to their ear tips, the AirPods Pro 2 are also a much better option for protecting your ears from noise-induced hearing loss.

How do the AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation sound?

The actual sound quality of the AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation is decent, though it may not be everyone’s cup of tea. Still, unsealed earbuds are tough to get right.

Multi-Dimensional Audio Quality Scores (MDAQS)

The chart below shows how the sound of the AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation was assessed by the Multi-Dimensional Audio Quality Score (MDAQS) algorithm from HEAD acoustics.

Unsealed earbuds have some pretty typical flaws, even if most people will rate them as “okay” or “good.”

The overall mean opinion score (MOS) of the Apple AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation is 3.6, which simply means most people will be okay with the sound. This is far from a poor result, especially for unsealed earbuds. There’s no one score to point to that would account for the low score, as each MOS was very similar. The lack of sub-bass really hurts some earbuds, and that seems to be the case here. If you’re wondering why these earbuds score worse than the last generation, it’s because with a different sound comes different result. It’s not “better” or “worse,” just “different,” mainly.

Apple’s closest competitor in the unsealed space, Samsung, showed similar results.

Since unsealed designs tend to struggle with bass, the results of an unsealed earbud will appear low to many. That’s really fine for this category, as the chart above should illustrate. Some product categories simply have some difficulties that make high scores unlikely with a typical fit, and unsealed earbuds are exactly that.

What do the Multi-Dimensional Audio Quality Scores mean?

• Timbre (MOS-T) represents how faithfully the headphones reproduce the frequency spectrum and temporal resolution (timing information).
• Distortion (MOS-D) represents non-linearities and added noise: higher scores mean cleaner reproduction.
• Immersiveness (MOS-I) represents perceived source width and positioning: how well virtual sound sources are defined in three-dimensional space.

Reviewer’s notes

Editor’s note: this review uses a hover-enabled glossary to describe sound quality based on a consensus vocabulary. You can read about it here.

Objective Measurements

Because we don’t assist unsealed earbuds in our measurements, this might look a little more wonky than other outlets will show. However, we’re impressed that the AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation work as well as they do. For example, though the sub-bass rolls off quite early, the treble extension and relative lack of wild emphasis swings is a good note to start on. The AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation deviate from our preferences a bit in the upper bass region, presumably to help the low end out a bit assuming an imperfect fit.

There is that strange 2kHz overemphasis that makes some sibilant sounds a bit louder than the rest of your music, but in general, the highs are a bit underemphasized from 3kHz on up until 6kHz. It’s tough to predict how you’ll hear this, specifically, but in my listening this underemphasis didn’t seem to do much but make some sounds less clear. But I feel compelled to point out that your experience might not agree with ours.

Older listeners will appreciate the spike in the highest octave, as it has been observed to increase listener preference among those in the 35+ age bracket. It’s cool to see this feature, but younger listeners might elect to tamp this down a bit to meet their needs.

Can you use the AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation for phone calls?

Just like every other iteration of Apple AirPods, the AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation can be used for phone calls. There are a few upgrades though, including the AAC-ELD speech codec for improved connection quality. You can also now use Spatial Audio while in a group FaceTime call with the AirPods 4, which makes it sound as though each voice is located in a different position in space.

The AirPods rely on AI processing that takes place on your iPhone to filter out background noise while you are on a call. For that reason, the AirPods 4 microphones perform better when connected to an iPhone than when connected to other devices. If you’d like a good idea of how you’d sound over a phone call, listen to our microphone samples below, which were recorded while paired to an iPhone.

AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation microphone demo (Ideal conditions):

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What does the AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation microphone sound like in the real world?

AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation microphone demo (Office conditions):

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AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation microphone demo (Street conditions):

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AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation microphone demo (Windy conditions):

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AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation microphone demo (Reverberant space):

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The AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation seem to do quite well with typical environments that you’d use your phone in, even if the reproduction isn’t always perfect. We’re not sure why the cutouts happened, but it’s probably not likely to happen if your phone is in your pocket.

Should you buy the AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation?

If you’re a fan of the unsealed earbuds design, you’ll like the AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation. However, just like every other model of AirPods, they lose a lot of features if you use them with a source device that isn’t an iPhone or Mac. iPhone users will likely love the AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation for their integrations, software support, and seamless use within the Apple walled garden.

We were pleasantly surprised by the noise canceling performance of these earbuds, even if it doesn’t compare to the best noise canceling earbuds on the market.

Though the design of the earbuds fit our test head better, there’s no guarantee that they’ll fit your ears because there’s no secondary feature to secure the earbuds outside of the lollipop stem. We’d recommend these earbuds more for casual listeners than workout junkies or critical listeners. If you’re able to try on the AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation before you buy, we highly recommend you do so.

How do the AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation compare to the Apple AirPods Pro 2?

The AirPods Pro 2 case is slightly larger than the AirPods 4 case.

In our AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation vs AirPods Pro 2 comparison, we found that the decision comes down to whether or not you want ear tips. Since the AirPods Pro 2 come with four different sizes of ear tips, you are more likely to attain a comfortable and secure fit in your ears. Those ear tips also contribute to improved noise cancellation and more consistent sound quality.

The features are largely the same, since both have the H2 chip. The one exception is that only the AirPods Pro 2 support hearing aid functionality. If you have mild to moderate hearing loss, you’ll definitely want to go for the AirPods Pro 2.

What should you get instead of the AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation?

These are great all-around wireless earbuds.

If you are willing to look beyond the Apple walls, you can find some really good alternative options. One of our favorites are the Nothing Ear, . These earbuds offer great sound quality, noise canceling, and features, at a reasonable price. That said, they do have silicon ear tips.

If you really like the design of the AirPods, but aren’t sold on the Apple ecosystem, you can consider the Samsung Galaxy Buds3, . They look similar enough to AirPods that you could probably fool your friends from a distance.

Frequently asked questions

        <h2 class="faq_que">Do AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation have transparency mode?</h2>                            
                                    <p>Yes, the AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation have a transparency mode to amplify surrounding noise. </p>                



        <h2 class="faq_que">Are AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation good for running and working out?</h2>                         
                                    <p>Since the AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation have limited durability and no ear tips or fins for a secure fit, they are not ideal for running and working out. We recommend you take a look at the best workout earbuds instead. </p>              



        <h2 class="faq_que">Do AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation work with Android?</h2>                         
                                    <p>Yes, you can pair the AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation to an Android phone for basic playback functionality. You will, however, lose any iOS-specific features like spatial audio.</p>               
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