Pixel Buds A-Series: Unboxing and First Impressions

[@BobbyPhoenix]

Thanks for the review. I preordered mine the day they showed up online. This will complete my Google ecosystem as I always used like $30 cheap ones. Good to know they sound great. I'm not a phone gamer at all, so the lag with games is not an issue.

[@BobbyPhoenix]

@Nick Pixel phone, Chromebook, Google hub, Chrome browser (and all of the apps like Docs, Drive, Photos, etc), and now Pixel buds A.

[@davidjlosi]

Love your review style, man! Very chill. Good stuff. 🔥

[@samlc69]

Pre-ordered mine, can't wait to get them!!

[@baylor3894]

I'll be getting mine tomorrow

[@steph_nyc]

@@baylor3894 same

[@michaelzaikin4697]

have u already received them?how r these so far?

[@steph_nyc]

@@michaelzaikin4697 I love them

[@unlvgrad03]

I'm really curious how well they work for Zoom calls and the like. How do they sound to the other people on the call?

[@zig131]

Yeah disappointed none of the reviews included a mic test. Super-simple to do and really helpful to potential purchasers

[@TheNewbTube7]

Cnet kind of covered that in their review

[@Albery.93]

Mic quality seems to be good, no issues on my end.

[@ottallman]

Haven't had any issues with call quality. Everyone I've talked to says I sound clear but most people aren't worried about sound quality. Lol. More likely if they can at least understand me or not 🤷🏽‍♂️ only problem I have with them is they hurt my ears

[@Albery.93]

@@ottallman so far call quality is real good however I see what you're saying with the comfort, but after leaving mine in my ears for about 1 hour for each ear I started to get used to the fit.

[@gmcguy]

Thank you Joe! I was getting nervous too!

[@SquashPile]

Received mine today and I'm happy with the purchase. Solid performance so far at a reasonable price.

[@cabletow]

There have been updates to the 2020 buds.. No connectivity issues any more and... No lag noticeable at all

[@dummyemail4738]

How is the call quality when making call with significant background noise? Has call quality improved too with updates? Thanks.

[@PokéDude83]

I don’t know bro I just bought these and I’m absolutely in love with them. Movies KZbin videos tv shows all sounds good and the fit are amazing I’m used to the feeling of earbuds always wanting to fall out but not with these they actually feel secure. I’m sold and for $99 bucks worth every penny.

[@igneous4449]

Have you tried working out with them? Curious how well they stay in when moving around

[@clutchtastic_]

Everyone keeps saying "it's not a big deal" when talking about the volume control swipe, yet that's one of the COOLEST features. Don't have to worry about reaching for your phone while at the gym or whatever...just a simple swipe. Now you have to use Google Assistant to do it which is dumb and takes so much time.

[@johncaban4310]

Thanks for all your videos. Got email today to get my free ones for pre ordering my pixel 6 pro. Best walk through video to date on these earbuds!

[@robertblack671]

Thanks for an excellent review. I really value your candour. Robert UK

[@brazbl]

Great review. Thanks for the Bud A-series feature breakdown. Question. If I am on a phone call, can I mute and unmute by tapping the buds? Also, Can I answer a call, and disconnect a call from the buds?

[@ottallman]

Not sure about muting and unmuting but you can hang up and answer with them.

[@ankeetvora3637]

I have pixel buds 2020…i love the feel, fit and the sound…i have not had any connection issues…the only bummer being the unplayable gaming latancy…its really bad…have been hoping google works there software magic like how they did with pixel buds original…!!

[@ankeetvora3637]

You are the only youtuber who has addressed this latency issue…everyone else would just not talk about it…but I have noticed that when u turn off base boost the latency decreases a bit…can u plz confirm this in the pixel buds a series??

[@LelouchLamperouge235]

@@ankeetvora3637 I know right ? Is everyone paid by Apple not to mention AAC is crap even on iphone ? :D

[@ankeetvora3637]

No idea who is paid and who is nt…but pixel buds have this issue of gaming latency…and no1 addresses it…except chrome unboxed

[@LelouchLamperouge235]

@@ankeetvora3637 almost all bluetooth headphones that dont use aptx, ldac or their respective specialized bluetooth codecs have audio delay ...

[@ankeetvora3637]

Yes a bit of delay is fine…no1 expects them to be like wired earphones…but when companies like one plus can offer such low latency using AAC in their tws (its as gd as airpods pro)…that costs around $50…whats stopping google???

[@coreycutright4248]

Excellent review 👏 I don't really game much anyways, so I'll be trying out these google pixel buds.

[@justinmitchell1445]

Looks like a great product! Glad someone said something about the knife. It was giving me anxiety, as well!

[@josephseidman3752]

These are most likely them mitigating loses on the originals so instead of dropping the price more they made a new similar product

[@UnfilteredHues]

OnePlus 8T! Same phone I have currently and in a few days I'll have my new A series Pixel Buds in White! Can't wait to break them in!

[@marisol281]

How where they? I also have a one plus phone and I'm planning on buying the pixel buds

[@illyth63]

The lag issue kept me from using my first gen Pixel Buds much, but I just got these and immediately tested them with KZbin. I noticed a significant improvement (still a *tiny* bit of noticeable lag) so maybe they've figured out how to optimize KZbin or other video apps but still need to set up the game integration.

[@mcarlembtw5683]

Hey could you show us how to shut your chromebook and still be using your no item connected to the laptop

[@PCBasics]

Are you guys going to review the chrome box 4?

[@WhitePointerGaming]

Have you tried playing a game with bass boost off? I wonder if bass boost might be causing the lag?

[@ankeetvora3637]

Bass boost…reduces lag considerably

[@WhitePointerGaming]

@@ankeetvora3637 Thanks, yeah this is what I was wondering. When he set them up, he turned bass boost on straight away and didn't turn it off. It's a feature neither the Airpods nor the gen 1 pixel buds he spoke about possessed. You arguably don't need bass boost when playing mobile games so I was interested in finding out if the audio lag in games might be being caused by the bass boost.

[@akshay5569]

OP buds z2, nothing ear ,soundcore life note 3 , and this one which one should I buy

[@kalpeshjs]

You could have fine moic testing too ?

[@barefootfred1479]

Did you update the firmware before you tested gaming?

[@chromeunboxed]

Yep

[@watchonwrist3101]

Thanks for the review. Is it possible to include the connectivity with zoom/skype/MS team/G meeting for these earbuds. I use zoom for most of my meetings over windows machine and had a lot of connection issues with the industry leading earbuds. I am guessing many people can benefit from this.

[@RobotPorter]

How do you think they'd work on an airplane? Because that's where I find some form of sound isolation or cancelling is a must. And we're all going to be flying again soon.

[@deviatedseptum748]

How's the Bluetooth connectivity on your OnePlus 8T? I find that mine doesn't like the Galaxy Buds and a few other models, and with older headsets it adds an annoying delay to all video media, no matter the source, and makes the audio wayyyy ahead, almost like it's over-compensating for Bluetooth latency.

[@thetruthstand]

I'm sorry but losing the swipe gesture to raise and lower the volume is a big deal to me because of how I use my buds. But I think it's also a big deal in general. Since it is obvious that many earbuds do not give you great volume control then the pixel buds were excellent in giving us that on both sides. I like the fact that you can control everything on either earbud. I think that is something that is highly underrated. I don't think you could just be easily dismissed that we don't have the swipe gesture anymore. At least it was important to me. I hope they don't try to remove them on the pixel buds 3

[@michaelcorcoran8768]

Absolutely it's a deal breaker for me. Especially given how crowded the market is. At this price point you could get two good pairs of chi-fi active noise cancellation earbuds. For one great pair with all of those features.

[@Johneyap]

Just got the a series. They are awesome. I saw some sound quality issue reviews, but to me, they are really loud. Mine don't lag while gaming, maybe the settings have an effect on that?

[@arielpetraro9927]

The new A series support Bluetooth 5.0, maybe the guy was using Bluetooth 4.0 on his phone for testing

[@AndyGarcia-ch1ci]

I use these for PC gaming and podcast and KZbin around the house every single day. I have never had any issue with lag. I even just went into call of duty mobile to see if they would lag during gameplay but nope. I am using a galaxy s20+ so maybe it has to do with the phone and versions of Bluetooth? I love these buds as well. I've had them for almost 2 months. Looking forward to a more "fully loaded" version of these with more bells and whistles. They didn't sell the first version anymore at the store but these are solid!!!

[@KoldSteel1990]

I have a question... The mic on my pixel buds 2 on my pixel slate is rubbish, so bad so that I can't use it for Google Meet calls. The mic is fine and works great on my Lenovo Thinkpad and use it all the time for teams calls. What I'm thinking is that it might be an issue with BT 4.2 (which the slate has) because my Lenovo Thinkpad has BT 5.0. Wondering if anyone has this same issue? Also, wondering if the new A Series Pixel Buds have this same issue? Was thinking of upgrading if doesn't

[@mard192837]

How is Call Quality? Better than Pixel Buds 2 or similar or worse? How does it compare to the Airpods Pro? Similar, better, or worse? Thanks.

[@FitblkmanMr]

Just got the A series

[@lizzettenamox419]

Can I use the new Pixel A-Series with an old phone - Pixel 2XL?

[@NMNPThirteen]

yeah

[@attar81]

Do they fit/charge if you switch cases?

[@gillday780]

Don't know why that matters but most likely not due to the different amount of prongs like he mentioned

[@ch4.hayabusa]

You forgot to do a good long microphone test. Thanks for the heads up on the latency... That seems like it may be a problem in calls as well. Maybe the profile is tuned annoyingly.

[@anilpirwanii]

No it's actually not. Calls and yt videos etc all are fine, it's just the games that have this problem

[@mrj.juneau]

@@anilpirwanii youtube videos don't have a lag?

[@anilpirwanii]

@@mrj.juneau nope no lag for me. Most of the issues I read online were for gaming, and a lot of headphones suffer from that. You have to spend a bit more to get good gaming tws that also have a good sound

[@mrj.juneau]

@@anilpirwanii that's great thanks for the reply I'm not a gamer I'm a KZbin Junkie

[@blattis4600]

@@anilpirwanii How is the microphone quality? I didn't saw domeone showing it in the reviews so can you help me out?

[@dragonwake]

I have a 4a 5g. Mine paired automatically but I didn't have the tutorial or any of the extra ui stuff? I don't see any options anywhere. The pixel buds "app" redirects to my Bluetooth connections screen. They work great. But I don't see all the extra stuff anywhere.

[@yuvrajsheimar8599]

Have u tried using them with another google phone to see if it sound delay or not?

[@fightnight14]

The lag and hissing are probably still there? I'll stick to the Galaxy Buds then, and maybe the new upcoming Airpods 3rd gen

[@terrycarlton6991]

Is there a lag on KZbin videos ?

[@RomanticRose111]

Just bought some they come soon

[@ctk4949]

I just tried my normal Pixel Buds and there was no lag during games or KZbin. I am using ZF2.

[@ameliagoodman6246]

Good unboxing

[@dbrakowski]

Not a gamer, but have you tried it with other games aside from PubG? Or would it not matter?

[@marcheeto4978]

Wouldn't matter

[@maankafori21]

Are they worth buying?

[@joshdiditt]

Great review.

[@Jidy03]

You were making me nervous with the box cutter lol.

[@rimonsharma4091]

Works great with my Samsung, sound quality is great! While I do miss the active noise canceling, it pairs seamlessly. Overall, this is definitely is something I would recommend.

[@justinmaldonado2040]

Does anyone know how to use a regular camera or phone as a camera on the Google Chromebit to FaceTime and could anyone send a link to me from the website called streamable of your video to know how to do that?

[@tsenif]

Hoping you see this. Are they still laggy?

[@carlylemiii]

Just did a test with an app in the Play Store. Seems there's a 400+ ms delay or so for me. Not noticeable on KZbin but definitely is in actual testing. I don't game so I can't comment on that but I would assume it's still an issue.

[@PsychonicJoe]

New upload let's go!

[@boredtamale4331]

NICE

[@kamaleshg7929]

This one support for iOS

[@FigWidIt]

The Samsung Galaxy Buds+ have insane battery life. These do look pretty nice though and might consider these if my galaxy buds+ break.

[@LelouchLamperouge235]

I too had some trouble with connectivity with pixel buds 2 . With an old intel chromebook thats near EOL it drops all the time. But even with a Pixel phone sometimes one of the buds wont play etc and you need to either wait or even re-pair the buds to fix it .

[@mrj.juneau]

How is the lag watching videos?

[@chromeunboxed]

Video lag is OK. Videos can offset playback to sync with audio, so it usually is fine. Gaming or any other real-time activity is pretty bad with lag, though. =(

[@holydukk]

@@chromeunboxed is it only noticable in fps games? i'm mostly playing arcades and never noticed lags on my old JayBird X3

[@ronniehill8213]

@@chromeunboxed good, I'm sold. Video lag would have been a deal breaker for me. I'm one of those folks who believes that games should only be played on a console. So phone game lag issue doesn't bother me.

[@SamPattonMusic]

The pair I owned had a major flaw. They didn't work if you put your phone in your pocket. They just cut in and out constantly. When I would go for a walk, I would pop my AirPods in and get some tunes going on my iPhone X, then drop my phone in my back pocket. I never gave it a second thought. I recently switched to a Google Pixel 4a and Pixel Buds A Series. I start on a walk and drop the 4a in my pocket and the Buds just cut in and out constantly. They were unusable with the phone in my pocket. I went through Google support and they heard it on the call and would have replaced them. I chose instead to swap them at Best Buy. The second pair I got had the same flaw so I took them back as well and got the Anker Soundcore Liberty Air 2 Pro. They work great with my phone in my pocket! The Pixel Buds A Series have a serious flaw.

[@yaboi9191]

I can't wait to get mine I don't play games on my phone so it's gonna work 4me

[@glennaa11]

Just got my "free" pair that were included with buying a Pixel 6. Gotta say the sound is extremely disappointing. Spend a few extra bucks and get some good quality ones. I have some Sennheiser TW2s that offer much better sound. I think I paid $180 for those. The Pixel Buds A only come with very small ear tips which doesn't help. The sound is not full at all.

[@creatorbydefault]

Newly dropped Sony WF-1000XM4 is mind blowing! I'd returned the first gen and second Pixel Buds due to poor connectivity.

[@ottallman]

Only time I've noticed the connection going out for a fraction of a second is when I have my phone in my front pocket and I squat down 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@darshanydevipandwan1605]

Hi I am Vihaan frome India please show me some best chromebook under 200 dollars

[@Tass...]

imagine living in a country where you don't need to ask whats the weather today. Would that person even have a use for google assistant?

[@Marksy72]

I want these but can't wear in ear earphones 🫠

[@boyafraidire]

the knife on the table was stressing me out

[@scottposton6770]

Google sold the prior versions of this product and they left many customers with products that don't work. Sad way to do business.

[@hay1122334455]

I really like the video But if u want people to fully love you're video don't act like u don't like the product until you fully checked it out nobody forcing u to do the videos

[@carpathus]

4 minutes in to finally see what was in the box. :/

[@SamG-ry9rw]

Yo

[@lindseykraemer]

I'm in Canada and you were going for 139.99 and on amazon for 104 so I wait in to my local Staples and as about earbuds and they were like we price match from Amazon so I got them for 117 that's with tax so good deal but they do not do all the things with my iPad with is ok as I use my Android more and only use my iPad for watching movies and TV so was not a dog deal for me but I love them so glad I find them for the price I did as I can't see spending 300 or more for earbuds when I where in hearing aid the only reason I got your butt was to see if the batteries on my hearing aid cuz it is Bluetooth but I wanted something so that my left ear had some music in it not just my right and to save the batteries cuz it is not one of those rechargeable hearing aids that they have out now it still uses batteries as I wanted it that way

[@Kykashi671]

It's worth the 99 bucks trust me guys lol

[@jasonwiltjer9]

No idea why you have been using Airpods Pro on Android when Samsung, soundcore, Sony, Bose, and others make buds way better than airpods that also work much better on android.

[@paulamcchesney8056]

Your going to get mad your going to drop it...you need self control .. 😂

[@robertbutterworth5969]

PUBG is very unoptimized u should try diff games

[@josedavalos1223]

I have a pixel phone 4 and very good, But the pixel buds a terrible product, hard to connect, bad instructions, sometimes disconnect from Bluetooth, not friendly to use, and I dont have time to figure out how to connect it. My recommendation, just buy Bose, beats or Sony earphones, easy to install bluetooth.

[@thetruthstand]

Bought them. And just like with the pixel buds 2... These don't work either. Spent 15 minutes trying to pair them to my pixel 4 XL. Then once they were connected the right earbud wouldn't work. New year... Same Google... Same problems. That's it I'm going to Apple.

[@ronniehill8213]

Live a little go to Orange

[@zana6327]

"Cheap" "99$" =, )

[@bakohyusron7432]

Im sure you are iPhone user

[@nyarehd]

Me with $11 wireless ear buds

[@udishsharma3671]

Gift me one 😭😭😭

[@michaelcorcoran8768]

I honestly don't think these are worth $100. You should get volume control on $100 pair of earbuds. You can do a lot better.

[@TheLAKERSareGodsTeam]

Cubs? I unsubscribed because of that bullshit. I really have.

[@dummyemail4738]

How is the phone call quality when making a call with background noise (such as walking outside or Air conditioning inside etc)?

[@EarAche123]

NICE