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00:00Hey what's up guys, MKBHD here. So, wireless earbuds. If you're gonna get rid of the headphone
00:08jack, you might as well make them good, right? But as far as the de facto standard wireless
00:13earbuds for Android, you'd think Google would make the best ones. And when they finally
00:18got rid of the headphone jack and the Pixel, they did make the first Pixel Buds, but they
00:23weren't that good. They were pretty disappointing, honestly. They had the cable between them,
00:27they had missing features, they weren't very comfortable, so I never really recommended
00:31them. But now these, these are the new 2020 Pixel Buds. Maybe you've seen them by now,
00:37and they are way better. They are miles better than the previous ones. That wasn't a very
00:42high bar to clear, but they've vaulted so far up, they're now in my top three favorite
00:47wireless earbuds, period. So I'll share that list at the end of this video, but let's talk
00:52about what they did so much better, and why. So the big bullet points for these are, they're
00:57$179, they have a five-hour battery life, and they don't have noise cancellation. So
01:02actually on the surface with just those specs, they're not that impressive at all, right?
01:07You know, pretty average battery life, and no noise cancellation like some of the other
01:11premium Buds, so what makes them so good? And honestly, it's just that they nail all
01:16the fundamentals like really well, and they've just been rock solid to use. So you can start
01:21off with the case here. It's a sweet, soft touch, matte finish, and I like this white
01:26one, and it's got a black and white contrast, like the Panda Pixel basically. There's matching
01:32lights, one on the inside and one on the outside, and the Buds just go right in and snap satisfyingly
01:37into place with the magnets pretty easily, and they're strong magnets, so they're easy
01:41to get out, but once you snap them in, they're not going anywhere. And it's got this satisfying
01:47snap shut with the magnets and the hinge. A lot of them have this, but not all of them
01:51do. The old fabric ones definitely didn't, so this is sweet. And it's just small, just
01:57a little small little Pebble case. It's really pocketable, it's around the same size, same
02:00volume as an AirPods Pro case if you've seen that before, and it's just as thin, so on
02:05the spectrum of different case sizes for wireless Buds, these are really nice. That makes a
02:10big difference for me as far as how often I want to carry them around and actually use
02:14them. Basically, if they can fit in the tiny pocket inside the main pocket in my jeans,
02:19I'm in, I'll carry these. But then on top of all of that, it's a USB type C port on
02:23the bottom for wired charging, and there's also wireless charging, so you can drop them
02:28on a wireless charger where the coils line up, like this Nomad one or any flat one, but
02:33ironically not the Pixel Stand by Google, or on the back of any phone that supports
02:39reverse wireless charging. Okay, pause. Just that right there, just in this new case, is
02:44a lot more than many other wireless Buds can say. You know, so many times, the case is
02:48too big, or it's not a high-quality build, like this is a nice case, wireless charging,
02:54USB type C, all this together, that's nice. So then we get to the Buds. These are also
02:59white. If you want to go a little more low-key, there is also a black version and some other
03:03colors coming soon, but they're also very small, to the point where the super low profile
03:09in my ear is a nice selling point. They don't stick out very far at all, like it basically
03:13just looks like a little disc in your ear, there's no stem. And they stay in my ears
03:17really well, thanks to these little mini wingtip things. Now these are permanently
03:22attached to the Buds, so they're part of the actual earbud, unlike some of the Jaybirds
03:26I've liked in the past, that are much more adjustable. And you know, everybody's ears
03:30are different, so it's hard to say if this will work for everyone, but they're a great
03:34fit for me. You set them in place, and you just kind of twist them into your ear, and
03:37they lock into your ear. And they're not going anywhere. And comfort is also very good.
03:42I'm using the medium-sized rubber tips that came with them, and they work great. The longest
03:47I usually have, you know, headphones in, in a row is maybe three or four hours tops
03:52for like a flight or something, and that's about as long as I'd wear these, although
03:56I know some people keep their headphones in like all day to work in a coffee shop, and
04:00I think that's pushing it for these. The wingtip, at that point, starts to feel like kind of
04:04a pressure point. But as far as others I've tried, the rock-solid lock in my ear, and
04:09the shape of them, is great. And again, way better than the previous Pixel Buds. But then
04:14the other scenario for me is working out in them, and I've gotten really picky about
04:19workout headphones. And I try, I did, I worked out in these, I went running in them, and
04:23they stay in my ears 100%. That's true. But I still prefer the Jaybirds with the bigger
04:29soft wingtip. Those just feel more secure and comfortable in my ear. But if you do
04:36want to double these as workout headphones, they do stay in the ear. And of course the
04:39upside is the Pixel Buds are also IPX4 water-resistant. So if you want to go work out in them, they'll
04:44survive some sweat or some rain if you go running outdoors. So all that is great.
04:48So how do they sound? That's the big question with these. A lot of people have had some
04:52mixed opinions on them. To keep it perfectly simple, they sound pretty great. I'm a fan
04:58of the sound. These guys have 12mm drivers that give great detail and volume. Even some
05:03impressive instrument separation if you're just like sitting still and just listening,
05:07which I did for a while. No weird issues or anything with the sound. And they're compatible
05:11with a great variety of stuff. Now I think the downside some people will have is the
05:15bass is lacking a little bit of punch. You know, it's a little bit lighter on the bass.
05:21Now this is fine for watching videos and phone calls and podcasts. But a lot of people are
05:26used to more bass when listening to music. You know, if you've come from like beats or
05:30something else with heavier bass. So you might prefer a bit of a different sound. Now this
05:34is typically where I'd say, okay, go ahead and head into the EQ and add some bass back.
05:40But there is no EQ built into the Pixel Buds app. So that's definitely something to keep
05:43in mind if you know what kind of sound you really like. But I think the main thing to
05:47keep in mind here as far as sound is these are not active noise cancelling headphones.
05:53They are what's called passive noise isolating, which basically just means that the physical
05:57seal that it makes in your ear is all you get. And I guess, really, I don't mind too
06:02much that they don't have it. Like it would be nice, you know, on one hand, the noise
06:06cancellation I've heard from the $200 to $300, $350 earbuds like AirPods Pro, Sony WF-1000XM3s,
06:15you know, those more expensive ones. It's really nice and they sound better. But these
06:20do undercut them quite a bit in price. So I guess I can't be too mad, especially when
06:26they do everything else so well. Okay, extra features. So there's a lightweight Pixel Buds
06:30app that you install during the setup process when you first pair these buds on your phone.
06:35And you get some nice little extras down in there. First of all, it lays out and lets
06:39you learn all the swiping and tapping controls on the buds. Works on both sides for media
06:44and they're pretty easy to learn. Swipe forward or backward for volume, one tap to play pause,
06:50two taps to skip forward, triple tap to go back and a long press to pull up Google Assistant.
06:56I found this pretty intuitive. The only downside is the buds are so small that, you know, when
07:00I was first learning these headphones, I would like miss the earbud and I'd like kind of
07:04hit the back of it and almost knock it out of my ear when I'm trying to swipe. But I've
07:09gotten used to that over time. And let me tell you, having the Google Assistant in your ear
07:13all the time, pretty sweet. You just say the keyword, not going to say it out loud, but
07:19you just say that and suddenly you're asking it questions all the time. And there's just
07:23something that feels like the future about putting your finger up to your ear like an
07:26FBI agent and just asking it a random question and getting an answer in your ear. Even if
07:32I do just keep asking it the weather over and over again. I love it. There's also a
07:36feature called adaptive sound, which is basically supposed to change the volume of your media
07:40automatically based on the loudness of the environment you're in. But I haven't been
07:46in an environment loud enough to see if this really works well. So I don't know. I just
07:50leave this off and I swipe to change the volume myself. And the awesome case I talked about
07:55also does quick charge. So if you find the battery is about to die and you have a little
08:00bit of a quick break, pop them in the case for 10 minutes and you get two more hours
08:05of listening time out of it. And that gives you a 24 hours total with the buds and the
08:11case battery. When it comes down to it, I really like these earbuds. I think they're
08:14enough to turn me into the wearing earbuds everywhere I go guy. You know, I've never
08:21really been that person. You see people walk around with AirPods like 100% of the time.
08:26I guess it's something about this quarantine life of being able to walk around the house
08:32with your earbuds in, but your phone's upstairs, but you can still call up the assistant and
08:36listen to a podcast. It's kind of nice. And as a bonus, there is no noticeable Bluetooth
08:41lag when watching videos with the headphones or playing games or anything like that, which
08:45is awesome. And you constantly also know your battery life thanks to the app, which may
08:51give you a bit of anxiety, but I find it helpful. But it really just nails the fundamentals
08:54across the board. Biggest downside, I think, is no noise cancellation. But, you know,
09:01for people who have used passive noise isolating earbuds before, we know if you turn the volume
09:06up loud enough, you can't really hear anything else around you anyway. I wouldn't fly with
09:10these because it doesn't have noise cancellation, but that's just me. Also, the battery life
09:14is average-ish. And I think if they did do noise cancellation with these, the battery
09:20life would have gotten even worse. And that would have been pretty bad. Maybe later they'll
09:24do some next-gen or a more premium Pixel Buds Pro, and they'll be $279, and they'll
09:31do noise cancellation and a bigger battery. I could see that. But until then, these new
09:362020 Pixel Buds, nice. They are some of my favorite AirPods right now. Right alongside,
09:43I'll go, this is top three, along with AirPods Pro and Galaxy Buds Plus from Samsung. They
09:49are above the Sennheisers that I love so much, even though the Sennheisers sound better
09:55because this is so much smaller and more portable and more likely for me to use it.
09:58So well done, Google. Thumbs up for the Pixel Buds. This is my review unit. I'm going to
10:02be sending it back, but I will be buying a pair and I think making them my everyday
10:06headphones. But let me know what you think. Are you a headphones everywhere kind of person?
10:11And if so, would you get Pixel Buds? Or let me know what you think in the comment section
10:14below. Thanks for watching. Catch you guys in the next one. Peace.