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The TL;DR on these is "AirPods Pro without ANC", but comparing the two models there are more slight differences such as skin detection and longer battery life.

The TL;DR on these is "AirPods Pro without ANC", but comparing the two models there are more slight differences such as skin detection and longer battery life. Given that, the $180 price point is odd because the Pros occasionally drop to that level on sale. The new AirPods (and now the old Pros) now have a "MagSafe Wireless Case" which is compatible with the MagSafe charger supposedly, although there isn't more info on that/if it's just Qi charging with no magnets.

MBCook 5y ago
The gen 2 AirPods had a Qi compatible case, I would imagine they wouldn’t remove that feature.
- Closi 5y ago
  MagSafe wireless just means there is a ring of magnets around the Qi charging plate to make it easier and more reliable to align your device on the charger.
dbbk 5y ago
I wonder what the skin detection is for?
- xsmasher 5y ago
  To play when you insert / pause when you remove.
  - dbbk 5y ago
    They've always done that without a skin detection sensor though
- minimaxir 5y ago
  The current AirPods use optical detection to detect when it's put into an ear: presumably skin detection is better.