differences between airpods pro and sony thingers

The user experience of Apple vs Sony wireless ear- / head-phones, as of 2022, differs in that the Apple experience is designed, whereas the Sony one is what some geeks did.

The most jarring difference was that the Sonys randomly try to call, via bluetooth headset profile, random contacts from my phone's contacts.  So far, it hasn't managed to do it, and then it reads out an error message in robot voice thru the headphones.  The Apples don't try to call random contacts, and I've never heard an error message from them on their audio.  The Sonys sometimes try other things too, and error away into your ear when they can't.  As far as I know, they haven't so far succeeded in placing a call.

When you take out an airpod pro, it pauses.  The Sonys, not.

Both systems have annoying proprietary pairing.  The chap in the shop helped pair the Sonys over generic bluetooth, instead of using their proprietary crap.  The only documentation included said something like (i) download app; (ii) run app.   The Apples seem to just work with the iphone.  I can't get them to work with anything else.

The Apples fall out and can get lost.  Don't use them when chewing.

The Apples just start working when you put them in.  The Sonys you have to hold down a power button.  This is a big difference in the subjective experience.  The Sonys also announce something like "powering up" in the big robot voice.  Again, the experience from the Apples is more pleasant.

The Apples are dark in the dark.  The LEDs are green, but don't seem to appear when you don't want them.  The Sonys have a blue LED that's very bright.  It's not on all the time, but I'm not sure exactly when.