I picked up a pair of these because I've been having issues with my Bose QC35-II recently - mainly that the earpads have split (a very common issue) and I've been waiting more than a month for replacements (everything produced in China seems to be heavily delayed right now), but also because I was looking for a more lightweight option, as I find the weight of them to be a problem at times.
I'm very disappointed.
+ They're tiny. There's nothing comparable in terms of size and convenience.
+ Bluetooth range is excellent. Far better than my QC35-IIs when walking around the house and the source is in another room.
+ Noise cancellation is very effective. Better in some frequencies and worse in others when compared against Bose. One thing which stands out is that the noise floor is much lower on them (less hiss when nothing is playing and ANC is enabled).
− Audio quality is bad. Bass is rolled off, treble is boosted - they sound very hollow and low-fidelity. Music just isn't "fun" on these. EQ can help, but there's no EQ control in the headphones themselves so it won't work with all devices. I don't think there's an EQ option on the Apple TV for video playback, for example.
− Battery life is as advertised, but more of a problem than I thought it'd be.
− I find them quite uncomfortable. They stick out more than my Bose QC20s do, and I get an uncomfortable pressure in my ears when using them with the ANC switched on. Ironically I have not found that to be a problem at all for the QC20, QC25, or QC35 that I've been using over the past six or so years. I think that's because the AirPods Pro are more of an IEM design than the Earbud-like design of the QC20, and perhaps also because the noise floor is lower.
− No support for the aptX-LL codec, so they're useless for gaming.
I was hoping for something comparable to a wireless QC20, but that's not what these are.
I feel like the regular AirPod price is more appropriate for what the Pros are actually delivering (AirPods were always overpriced to begin with).
"Active" Noise Cancelling. Instead of "Passive" Noise Isolation.
This is a great demo for people to show the difference between passive isolation and active noise cancelling, even if it's not with the AirPods: