What a fantastic using experience, it echoes the experience of using an Apple item. This comes as no surprise since Google is considered the Apple of Android. The earbuds are remarkably thin for how many sensors are packed into each housing. While its Mentos-reminiscent appearance may not be pleasing to everyone, it’s discreet. They sit nearly flush with the ear, which is something most of the competition has yet to achieve. Even still, the earbuds caused pain after just an hour of wear from rubbing against the outer ear.
Users can be afforded three sizes of ear tips, yet the wing tips can not be replaced, which is a bummer especially for those people with uniquely large or small ears. This static wing tip design isn’t great for athletes, because the earbuds may not secure as well to the outer ear as they would with something like the Jaybird Vista. Each earbud has a touch-capacitive panel which supports playback, volume, and call control, as well as Google Assistant access. The touch technology is great, and never registered accidental taps, something we’ve run into while testing other true wireless earbuds such as the Samsung Galaxy Buds Plus. Automatic ear detection is also supported, so playback pauses when the earphones are removed.
Normally, a good charging case is indicative of a good pair of true wireless earbuds; it has to be sturdy, well-engineered, but not overdone, and functional. Fortunately for us, the Google Pixel Buds case ticks all of the boxes. The soft-touch plastic feels premium and is a pocketable size and shape. It houses a single button on the back for manual pairing and a USB-C input on its underbelly. There are two LEDs on the case, an external one to notify users of the case’s remaining battery, an inside one that communicates the earbuds’ battery levels.
What about the battery life?
It recorded 6 hours, 8 minutes of playtime from the Google Pixel Buds on a single charge, which exceeds the company’s specs by an hour. Quick charging is supported here: 10 minutes in the case yields two hours of playtime. The USB-C case supplies an additional 24 hours of listening, which means you can get a few weeks of at-home workouts in before topping it back up. Doing so takes about two hours with the included USB-C cable or via Qi wireless charging pad.
Can the earbuds stay connected?
The Bluetooth 5.0 support combined with Google’s long-range wireless technology, allow the ‘buds to remain connected to your smartphone even if it’s three rooms away. Three rooms in my Chicago apartment is much smaller than three rooms in a suburban house, whereas generally speaking, a layer or two of drywall won’t interfere with connectivity. If you’re an outdoor athlete, say you run on the community track, these are the earbuds for you: they can remain connected the entire length of an American football field when outside as there are fewer physical and electrical cells.
It is effortless to pair the Pixel Buds
Any people with the Android phone can get straight to using the new Google Pixel Buds by simply opening the case and enabling Bluetooth on the desired smartphone. A pop-up card will ask for permission to connect with the Pixel Buds, and you’re ready to rock. Part of the process includes setting up Google Assistant support, so you can access by saying, “Hi Google,” or by a tap-and-hold of the touch panel.
The new Pixel Buds sound good?
Google Pixel Buds could accurately reproduce audio with minimal emphasis to bass notes, which is more pleasing to general consumers; it adds that extra bump in music playback that we’ve grown accustomed to from brands like Beats and Jabra. Again, this low-end amplification is subtle, so bassheads be warned: these aren’t the ‘buds for you. Kick drums sound almost twice as loud as male vocals, which can make it difficult to hear your favorite singer in notably cacophonous songs.
Jason 
