Apple debuts $129 AirPods 5 with better noise cancellation and transparency mode

苹果发布售价 129 美元的 AirPods 5，降噪与通透模式性能升级

Apple has debuted the new AirPods 5 with improved active noise cancellation and sound quality—aiming to provide improved listening and user features at a lower launch price than the predecessor AirPods 4. 苹果公司发布了新款 AirPods 5，其主动降噪功能和音质均有所提升，旨在以低于前代 AirPods 4 的首发价格，提供更出色的听觉体验和用户功能。

The newest AirPods will go on sale for $129 in stores starting on September 18, according to an Apple press release accompanying the company’s “Surprise and Shine” event. Customers can also purchase AirPods 5 with a wireless charging case that provides longer battery life and on-stem volume control for $149. Preorders are already open. 根据苹果公司在“Surprise and Shine”发布会后发布的新闻稿，新款 AirPods 将于 9 月 18 日起在门店发售，售价为 129 美元。用户也可以选择购买售价 149 美元的 AirPods 5 无线充电盒版本，该版本提供更长的电池续航以及耳机柄音量控制功能。目前预购通道已经开启。

This is looking like a solid deal compared to the predecessor AirPods 4. The older AirPods debuted in 2024 with a starting price of $129, but users had to pay $179 for the version with active noise cancellation. 与前代 AirPods 4 相比，这看起来是一笔非常划算的交易。旧款 AirPods 于 2024 年发布，起售价虽为 129 美元，但用户若想获得主动降噪功能，则需支付 179 美元。

The new AirPods 5 come with active noise cancellation that supposedly removes up to 50 percent more noise in comparison with the AirPods 4—an improvement that Apple credits to a new multiport acoustic architecture and better computational audio algorithms. 新款 AirPods 5 配备的主动降噪功能据称比 AirPods 4 多消除高达 50% 的噪音，苹果将这一改进归功于全新的多端口声学架构和更优的计算音频算法。

Improved transparency mode for the AirPods 5 also allows users to more naturally hear nearby sounds in their immediate vicinity, like people’s voices. The device’s adaptive audio automatically shifts between active noise cancellation and transparency mode depending on the background noise, said Dave Pakula, VP of hardware engineering for Apple, during the Apple presentation. A conversation awareness feature also automatically lowers media volume playing through the AirPods when the user starts speaking. AirPods 5 的通透模式也得到了改进，使用户能更自然地听到周围环境的声音，例如人声。苹果硬件工程副总裁 Dave Pakula 在发布会上表示，该设备的自适应音频功能会根据背景噪音自动在主动降噪和通透模式之间切换。此外，对话感知功能还可以在用户开始说话时，自动降低 AirPods 播放的媒体音量。

Apple also described boosting the sound quality for AirPods 5 to accommodate “an even wider range of ear geometries,” which it claims will make the personalized spatial audio feel more immersive. 苹果还表示，AirPods 5 提升了音质以适应“更广泛的耳形”，并声称这将使个性化空间音频的沉浸感更强。

Customers who pay for the AirPods 5 with the wireless charging case will get access to a volume swipe feature that allows them to swipe up and down on the AirPods stem to change the sound level. 购买配备无线充电盒版 AirPods 5 的用户，可以使用音量滑动调节功能，通过在耳机柄上上下滑动来改变音量大小。

The baseline battery life for AirPods 5 enables up to five hours of playback with active noise cancellation activated on a single charge, which exceeds the older AirPods model by one hour. The combination of the charging case and AirPods 5 can extend listening time with ANC to up to 22 hours, and the charging case also supports Apple Watch chargers, Qi-compatible chargers, and USB-C. AirPods 5 的基础续航能力在开启主动降噪的情况下，单次充电可支持长达 5 小时的播放，比旧款 AirPods 多出一小时。配合充电盒使用，开启降噪后的总聆听时间可延长至 22 小时；此外，充电盒还支持 Apple Watch 充电器、Qi 兼容充电器以及 USB-C 接口充电。

Last but not least, the AirPods 5 launch benefits from the latest Apple Intelligence features for iPhone users. Pakula highlighted Siri AI features that play well with AirPods, such as live translation and the ability for AirPods users to respond to Siri by either nodding their head for yes or shaking their head for no. 最后，AirPods 5 的发布也得益于为 iPhone 用户提供的最新 Apple Intelligence 功能。Pakula 特别强调了与 AirPods 配合良好的 Siri AI 功能，例如实时翻译，以及用户可以通过点头表示“是”或摇头表示“否”来回应 Siri 的能力。