Hey all, So, I wanted to give my honest almost 1 year review of my Pixel Buds since i got them last year:
Size: Between the buds & the charging case, they're perfect! Fits so compactly inside of my jeans pocket, or my jacket pocket Admittedly, I've dropped both my buds & the charging case in the gym quite q few times, and nothing has happened. a few nicks here and there, but nothing major whatsoever. I love the size of them. I just had sort of a revelation though. I have been using the largest size rubber tips for my buds since i figure the largest rubber tips would create the best seal for music and background noise. Here's the problem with that though; when I would go to sit the buds back in the charging case, MOST of the time, my buds weren't just magnetically "snapping" into place. I couldn't figure out why for the life of me. Basically, there's not enough space in the charging case for them to sit & click into the magnets properly. I just put the smallest rubber tips on, which is perfect for fitment. Even the medium sized rubber tips are good for fitting in, but the smallest ones fit the best of course.
Audio Quality: Call quality is perfect. Callers say that I sound loud, and clear to them. Now, let me start off by saying that I am by NO MEANS an audiophile. The music audio quality is pretty good. Good enough for me, I'll say that. My buds to get aloud enough for me, and I've got no issues with the volume levels of my music from Pandora, YouTube, or any other audio source. The buds do not offer (ANC) Active Noise Cancellation, however for me, that's not a high priority as I need to be a part of my environment for hearing different things such as cars, alarm noises, etc.
BT Connection: MOST OF THE TIME my buds' BT connection is pretty stable and reliable. I WILL SAY that at the gym, I have had a few one-sided BT Connection drops where ether my left side or right-side will drop out and one side stays connected. The only way to remedy this of course is to re-sync the buds in the charging case. I will admit that when this BT drop happens, this issue does get annoying sometimes. "Google Engineers/Product Experts" from their buds forums have said this is due to the fact that the buds are so small, that the BT radio isn't very big, and therefor will drop sometimes. That does make sense, however it's still a bit annoying but I can deal with it. I will also say that IF these buds weren't made by Google (Any other company AKA Jabra, Samsung, etc) pretty much specifically for our Pixel phones, I would have returned them to get my money back. I am WILLING to be patient with them/troubleshoot them since I'm a HUGE Googler. hahah. Thankfully, this BT issue doesn't happen constantly, so i can "deal with it" and all I've got to do is re-sync my buds into their charging case which usually isn't too big of an issue.
Built-in Google Assistant: Well, what can I say... MOST earbuds on the market just activate the GA on your phone. These have GA built-in which makes A HUGE DIFFERENCE! Between getting all of you messages read aloud, to be able to respond back to most of your messages, they're great! It's one of those "priceless features" in my opinion!
Battery: Just as advertised, the buds' battery life is good for such small buds. Same thing is the charging case. I have no complaints whatsoever with the battery life. What i do LOVE about them is that since each bud can work independently of each other, one can be in the charging case while you're using the other bud. This feature comes in VERY USEFUL and VERY HANDY a lot of the time for me!
Summary: Overall, I do STILL LOVE my Pixel buds. Thankfully, the connection doesn't drop out very often where it gets annoyingly frustrating! They're a great Pixel companion for me every day!
Size: Between the buds & the charging case, they're perfect! Fits so compactly inside of my jeans pocket, or my jacket pocket Admittedly, I've dropped both my buds & the charging case in the gym quite q few times, and nothing has happened. a few nicks here and there, but nothing major whatsoever. I love the size of them. I just had sort of a revelation though. I have been using the largest size rubber tips for my buds since i figure the largest rubber tips would create the best seal for music and background noise. Here's the problem with that though; when I would go to sit the buds back in the charging case, MOST of the time, my buds weren't just magnetically "snapping" into place. I couldn't figure out why for the life of me. Basically, there's not enough space in the charging case for them to sit & click into the magnets properly. I just put the smallest rubber tips on, which is perfect for fitment. Even the medium sized rubber tips are good for fitting in, but the smallest ones fit the best of course.
Audio Quality: Call quality is perfect. Callers say that I sound loud, and clear to them. Now, let me start off by saying that I am by NO MEANS an audiophile. The music audio quality is pretty good. Good enough for me, I'll say that. My buds to get aloud enough for me, and I've got no issues with the volume levels of my music from Pandora, YouTube, or any other audio source. The buds do not offer (ANC) Active Noise Cancellation, however for me, that's not a high priority as I need to be a part of my environment for hearing different things such as cars, alarm noises, etc.
BT Connection: MOST OF THE TIME my buds' BT connection is pretty stable and reliable. I WILL SAY that at the gym, I have had a few one-sided BT Connection drops where ether my left side or right-side will drop out and one side stays connected. The only way to remedy this of course is to re-sync the buds in the charging case. I will admit that when this BT drop happens, this issue does get annoying sometimes. "Google Engineers/Product Experts" from their buds forums have said this is due to the fact that the buds are so small, that the BT radio isn't very big, and therefor will drop sometimes. That does make sense, however it's still a bit annoying but I can deal with it. I will also say that IF these buds weren't made by Google (Any other company AKA Jabra, Samsung, etc) pretty much specifically for our Pixel phones, I would have returned them to get my money back. I am WILLING to be patient with them/troubleshoot them since I'm a HUGE Googler. hahah. Thankfully, this BT issue doesn't happen constantly, so i can "deal with it" and all I've got to do is re-sync my buds into their charging case which usually isn't too big of an issue.
Built-in Google Assistant: Well, what can I say... MOST earbuds on the market just activate the GA on your phone. These have GA built-in which makes A HUGE DIFFERENCE! Between getting all of you messages read aloud, to be able to respond back to most of your messages, they're great! It's one of those "priceless features" in my opinion!
Battery: Just as advertised, the buds' battery life is good for such small buds. Same thing is the charging case. I have no complaints whatsoever with the battery life. What i do LOVE about them is that since each bud can work independently of each other, one can be in the charging case while you're using the other bud. This feature comes in VERY USEFUL and VERY HANDY a lot of the time for me!
Summary: Overall, I do STILL LOVE my Pixel buds. Thankfully, the connection doesn't drop out very often where it gets annoyingly frustrating! They're a great Pixel companion for me every day!
I decided to get them on black Friday after much deliberation. I use them at least daily now!
Yeah, Honestly, even with the occasional frustration regarding the BT connection dropouts with one of the buds, I STILL LOVE them! Like I said, the feature of having GA built right into the buds is AMAZING and worth the slight frustrations of the connection dropouts. Of course there is fierce competition on the market now in the earbud space... From Jabra, to Apple, to Sony, Samsung, etc. It all just comes down to what features you actually want to have in your earbuds at the end of the day. I honestly, don't care about active noise cancellation. Never have..
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