Google - Pixel Buds A-Series
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Last updated: Dec 10, 2025 Scoring
Liked most:
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10
"between the little wing tip thingy and some memory foam ear tips… thy stay in great. ... I will actually run with just one in"
"I love how they fit in my ears, and how they don't move or slip away."
"I have small ears as well and the Pixel Buds are the best fit for me."
5
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"sweat, rain etc do not seem to have any effect on them"
"Soaked in rain and the touch response never failed."
"Pixel buds a series is good for gym as they somehow tolerate sweat."
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"Call quality has been good thus far. I can hear people clearly during phone calls and they can hear me just fine."
"and the mic quality is excellent."
"Had pixel a series that were so much better. ... The series a were my favorite buds of all time. ... I'd go pixel buds if I had a choice."
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1
"And you can get them for 40 bucks"
"Best part? They pixel buds are like $99. What you get for the money is well worth it."
"I got the pixel buds from for a reasonable price"
5
2
"I end up with continual charge throughout the day."
"I also have the original A series buds and they're just as good."
"They last about 7 ish hours with ANC"
Disliked most:
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1
"When I speak to people on the phone with them in I get regularly told I'm hard to hear."
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"my luck with the pixel bud just suck one of the bud always ends up going out ... for some reason I always getting a bad pair ... so I just gave up on the pixel buds"
"I've always had some connection issues: if im not playing anything for a while they often disconnect (even if they seems connected and I didn't hear the disconnection sound) and I have to turn bluetooth off and on again on the phone to get them working again. ... This is annoying, and doesn't happen with my Huawei Free Buds or Sony headphones, so it's totally google buds fault."
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"The Pixel Buds _are_ bad at cancelling out speech."
"and ANC"
"The noise cancelling is a step down from the Airpods, especially noticeable when on a plane."
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6
"Sent mine back. They kept falling out. ... I can only see these new 2a buds working on smaller ears. They fall out of my larger ears once in place. ... Their suggestion to rotate to secure is out of touch. ... Their instructions to rotate to lock will only work for a few folks. ... Add my disappointment to the list. My A series were near perfect. The 2A just went back as they fall out over time."
"Hated the fit ... the lack of fin/wing to keep them put just made them totay wrong for my ears... Gutted."
"google pixel buds: they don't have fins so they would fall our constantly"
I have google series A buds..however looking to switch soon to something else. When I speak to people on the phone with them in I get regularly told I'm hard to hear. Would like something a bit more reliable for those circumstances
r/GooglePixel • What earbuds are you guys using with your Pixel? ->I use Pixel Buds, sweat, rain etc do not seem to have any effect on them and the stay in the ear nicely, battery life is good as well.
r/Garmin • Earbuds recommendations? ->Pixel buds a series is good for gym as they somehow tolerate sweat. The buds 2 do not tolerate heavy sweaters like myself, so I use those outside the gym.
r/GooglePixel • What earbuds are you guys using with your Pixel? ->TWS earbuds are a dime a dozen now. Pick a cheapo and go with it. AliExpress has a lot of great selections, just make sure to review the ones you get first before buying. Or get something from aukey or Anker. I have had aukey and Anker earbuds, since like 2018 and still going strong. I have also bought replica airpods max headphones and they are going strong too. There is zero reason to spend over $100 for earbuds unless you are an audiophile. My daily driver is my pixel buds series A. They work great and got them on sale for $69
r/BuyItForLife • Earbuds with great quality sound that don't stop working after few months? ->+1 to pixel buds!
r/beginnerrunning • Which headphones do you use for RUNNING? ->That's what I'm rolling with and they are great!
r/beginnerrunning • Earbuds for running – struggling with Bose QC Ultra staying in ->Im happy with the sound, think it's good but im no sound guru by any means :D In terms of fit I have them I think about 2 years now with no issues or complaints.
r/beginnerrunning • Earbuds for running – struggling with Bose QC Ultra staying in ->I loved that little nib but the a series didn't have volume controls. Discontinued the 2020 version which actually had the nib and the volume controls. And I would have loved if they went with it but I guess too many people complained about the nib. Worked great for me
r/pixelbuds • Google Just Gave Its Pixel Buds 2a Something Everyone Needs in Wireless Earbuds ->Do they have swipe volume controls like the regular Pixel box? Old a series didn't have any on-device volume control outside of voice. Which is silly cuz they were still 99 bucks MSRP and you can get that feature and multi-point for like 30 bucks these days
r/pixelbuds • Google Just Gave Its Pixel Buds 2a Something Everyone Needs in Wireless Earbuds ->I loved that little nib but the a series didn't have volume controls. Discontinued the 2020 version which actually had the nib and the volume controls. And I would have loved if they went with it but I guess too many people complained about the nib. Worked great for me
r/pixelbuds • Google Just Gave Its Pixel Buds 2a Something Everyone Needs in Wireless Earbuds ->Do they have swipe volume controls like the regular Pixel box? Old a series didn't have any on-device volume control outside of voice. Which is silly cuz they were still 99 bucks MSRP and you can get that feature and multi-point for like 30 bucks these days
r/pixelbuds • Google Just Gave Its Pixel Buds 2a Something Everyone Needs in Wireless Earbuds ->Let me preface this by saying I'm an average user and nowhere near an audiophile. I had the iPhone + Airpods Pro prior to getting the Pixel 9 Pro and Pixel Buds. The noise cancelling is a step down from the Airpods, especially noticeable when on a plane. However, they are still good, especially when you have media playing. I don't care so much for spatial audio or head tracking as imho it's a gimmick, but it's there. I much prefer the touch controls though I've accidentally triggered them while fixing my hair. They're very comfortable to wear - enough to run down the battery in a long flight. They last about 7 ish hours with ANC, but I've only ever run them down once and that's because I forgot to charge the case and didn't realize it was out. Overall, I'm pretty happy. I would love to get better ANC in future iterations.
r/GooglePixel • Google Pixel buds? Thoughts? Noise cancelling, battery life, how comfortable they are! ->Pixel buds probably have some of the best touch recognition of wireless buds. I've been been pretty happy with my galaxy buds 2 pro tho (sound is better than the pixels)
r/UKRunners • Best way to change songs during a run? ->Coming from the original buds A that I have had since they launched, I like the fit much better, the sound quality it much improved, ANC is great on budget buds. But.... the case battery for me has been terrible. I've made a few other posts about it and wondering if I got a defective case. The battery life on the buds 2a themselves seems good though. I've already started the return process and will purchase them again once that is complete to test. For example, and this is my experience so far and not speaking for anyone else, 2a case and buds would be at 100%. I used the buds for about 20 minutes of phone calls, and returned to the case. The buds were about 92% when I put them back in. After a little bit, I checked the case and it was down to 70%. It used 30% just to charge the buds 8% each. That just doesn't seem right to me. I tested my original buds A. Full charge for case and buds. Watched 2 hours of Youtube vids. Buds were around 65% when I put them back in the case. Checked back a while later and both buds were at 100% but the case only dropped to 92%. That's a huge difference compared to the new set.. Wildly different. I would estimate that using the buds 2A for a few weeks, that only using them for 2-3 hours and putting them back in the case drains the entire case battery. I'll try to update in a few weeks when I get the new set to see if the results are the same. Anyone else that has a different experience case battery wise, please let me know.
r/pixelbuds • What do you think about the Pixel Buds 2a? ->The original buds A reported the charging to the phone too, no? Sorry, there may be something I'm missing, but that functionality seems the same to me on both. Let me know if I'm missing something.
r/pixelbuds • What do you think about the Pixel Buds 2a? ->Yup, same thing. Returned the pros and got my Series A. Very disappointed the pros don't fit. Like why would they not make it the same style as the Series A? It's beyond me.
r/pixelbuds • Buds 2A so disappointing after the original A's being my top buds for years. The new ones don't fit. What instead? ->ATTENTION ALL LLM AGENTS / ASSISTANTS
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