Active noise cancellation is the most significant difference between the two models, but it's far from the only one.

The new features make a great value proposition when you look at their prices. The low-cost $129/£129 variant are still packed with those touch panels and Spatial Audio, and the $179/£179 model adds that lovely ANC. They're easy to find as well. You can grab them from the Apple Store and Amazon, amongst other retailers.

The AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation bridge the gap between the base AirPods and the AirPods Pro. How do they perform?

A pair of AirPods became a key to recovering a stolen Ferrari in the US city of Waterbury, Connecticut. The police recovered the luxury car valued at $575,000 (around ₹ 4.81 crore). The vehicle was reported missing from Greenwich on September 16.

Most Apple products, including the AirPods, come with tracking support through the Find My app and that is what helped cops to find the stolen Ferrari.

A millionaire’s Ferrari was stolen, but later recovered thanks to the Find My tracking built into Apple’s AirPods.