AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation review: A great middle ground

The AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation have a shorter battery life than the AirPod 3.

The earbuds have noise cancellation, transparency mode, and adaptive audio.

The charging case is very small and portable, and it's even smaller than the charging case for the Airpods 3.

While these earbuds have squeeze controls, they don’t have the same swipe controls as the Airpod Pro.

The battery life is pretty limited with ANC using ANC uses up battery, so it makes sense that these are more expensive.

The AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation can't be charged with a MagSafe charger.

The charging case will get the earbuds an additional 16 hours of use with ANC active.

They also support personalized spatial audio, making use of head tracking for a more immersive listening experience, if you're into that kind of thing.

Apple has done a great job with the AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation .

They offer a deeper bass response and better clarity and detail in the high end.