The Pixel Buds 2A cost $129.99 and add an upgraded Tensor A1 chip, Gemini access, a replaceable battery, and active noise cancellation. The buds include a transparency mode and re-engineered acoustics, plus AI-powered wind and background-noise reduction for calls. Battery life is roughly seven hours with ANC on and ten hours with it off; the case provides about 20 additional hours and five minutes of charging yields roughly an hour of playtime. The earbuds have improved IP54 water and sweat resistance while the case is rated IPX4.
Four years after launching the original Pixel Buds A-series, Google's back with the Pixel Buds 2A. The new budget buds are $30 more expensive at $129.99, but add some notable updates like an upgraded chip, Gemini access, a replaceable battery, and most importantly, active noise cancellation. The 2A also adds a Tensor A1 chip, which Google says "unlocks the power of Google's advanced AI and Gemini features." That Gemini access was heavily emphasized during my briefings, though in practice it mostly replaces Google Assistant on the buds.
For most people, the most exciting feature enabled by the new Tensor chip is active noise cancellation and a transparency mode. The acoustics have been re-engineered - there's also AI-powered wind and background noise reduction for calls. Google says battery life has increased to roughly seven hours with ANC on and 10 hours with it off. The case holds an extra 20 hours of juice. Five minutes of charging also gets you about an hour of playtime.
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