Real owners rate these about evenly: 45% of 240 Pixel Buds Pro 2 owners recommend it, vs 42% of 99 for the Sony WF-1000XM6.
Verdicts aggregated from Reddit, enthusiast forums, and YouTube owner comments — affiliate reviews excluded. Sample sizes differ; judge accordingly. How we score
“although the PBP2 are not the best at anything, they do everything pretty well and nothing terribly. I kept them over Sony, Technics, Samsung, Bose, OnePlus, Huawei, Jabra, Anker.”— trouser_mouse on Reddit
“I've had the Buds Pro 2 since they first came out and have had zero issues with them”— Zeus161616 on Reddit
“The biggest issue I have with these is the microphone quality. For example in a Discord voice call I get alot of complaints that my friends don't hear me at all.”— ReiTW_ on Reddit
“earbuds fit perfectly in ears, you can't feel wearing them and the noise cancellation is scary quiet”— -Talu- on Reddit
“The anc is so good, it does make it very hard to notice the surrounding traffic while riding my bike.”— Randirick420 on Reddit
“So double design failure: can't be turned on without a charged case (silly) the case prioritizes charging the buds to the point that it can no longer turn them on”— famebait on Reddit