AirPods 5 and AirPods 5 with Wireless Charging are like a greatest-hits rollout of AirPods Pro — just without the hearing health or heart-rate modules

• Two AirPods 5 models: 50% better ANC, Adaptive Audio and Live Translation
• The step-up model boasts wireless charging and volume swipeable stems
• $129 / £129 for AirPods 5; $149 / £149 for AirPods 5 with Wireless Charging

If you watched our Apple event coverage, you’ll know that Apple has decided to double up on its non-Pro AirPods rollout as it did before, and each model in the new AirPods 5 duo features ANC, whether you really felt you wanted it or not.

And Apple definitely wants you to want it, because along with an “all-new multiport acoustic architecture” in this open-fit style, the company claims the new onboard ANC will...