Black Friday and Cyber Monday are in the rearview mirror, but you can still find great deals this holiday season. Case in point: Apple’s AirPods 4 with active noise cancellation (ANC) have dropped to their lowest price ever. You can purchase it for $139, which is $40 off the list price.
We think the AirPods Pro 2 are the best AirPods overall, but the ANC-enabled AirPods 4 are still a solid choice. We gave it a score of 86 in the review.
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The ANC-enabled version of Apple’s AirPods 4 has dropped to its lowest price yet. It can be yours for $139.
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Apple released two AirPods versions a few months ago. One with ANC and one without. We gave the non-ANC model a score of 88 because it has many improvements over the previous generation AirPods, but is still quite affordable and represents great value for money.
Of course, the lack of ANC in the base model is a minus. Another variation provides an overall effective ANC performance. Other upgrades to the base model include speech recognition, adaptive audio, and transparency mode. AirPods 4 with ANC (different from the base option) also come with a charging case that supports MagSafe and Qi-compatible wireless charging, and a built-in speaker that beeps when you activate Find My.
One of our main concerns about AirPods 4 with ANC is that the better AirPods Pro 2 (regularly priced at $249) are often on sale. I’ve even seen it go down to $169. This is cheaper than the list price of AirPods 4 with ANC. However, this discount makes AirPods easier to recommend.
Meanwhile, the base price of AirPods 4 has dropped to $119. 10 yen discount from the regular price.
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