AirPods Pro Have Significantly Less Latency Than AirPods [Chart]

Apple's new AirPods Pro have significantly less latency than the first and second generation AirPods, according to testing by Stephen Coyle.

Following up on a previous report that examined latency issues with Bluetooth audio devices, Coyle found that the new AirPods Pro easily outperform the originals.

Looking to the AirPods first, there's a very encouraging trend occurring. They drop from 274ms to 178ms going from the first to second generation, and the AirPods Pro take it down even further, to 144ms. While a 130ms reduction may not seem like a lot, the perceptual difference from this makes the AirPods Pro tantalisingly close to seamless.


The lower latency makes for a much better user experience when interacting with games and other interfaces.

Take a look at the chart below for the results and hit the link for the full report and testing procedure.

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