Last Fall around this time, Apple released the third generation of its Pro-version AirPods. In the year since, it’s gone up and down in price, usually around the deal centric holidays. Right now, we find ourselves in a bit of a no man’s land in between big discount weekends, and yet, Amazon has it for one of its lowest prices yet. The Apple AirPods Pro 3 originally launched at a price point of $249. At the time of writing, the premium earbuds from Apple have dropped down by $50. That 20% discount ends up taking the price down to just$199 for a limited time.
The improvements to the AirPods Pro 3 are even more plentiful then the jump between the originals and the AirPods Pro 2. One of the ways Apple has refined its Pro-model AirPods has been through improvements to the noise cancellation tech being employed. Now according to Apple, this newest model are capable of removing up to twice the unwanted background sounds than the AirPods Pro 2 had been capable of. This means for users who like to listen to their music, audiobooks, or podcasts distraction free can do so even better than before.
Smart Features
Some quality of life updates can be found throughout the AirPods Pro 3, that extend beyond just sound quality. Among these is a newly added heartrate monitor. This can be especially helpful for fitness minded users who like to workout light. A watch on your wrist can get in the way on your workout, especially when lifting weights. Now you can leave your watch behind if you prefer and track your heart rate simply by having an AirPods in your ear. The AirPods Pro 3 will also track and estimate of how many calories you’ve burned, tracking across up to 50 workouts. All the heart rate and calorie data can be viewing right at your iPhone in the Health app.
Battery life has also seen an improvement. One single charge should keep your AirPods playing music or other audio sources for as long as 10 hours. When you have active noise cancellation enabled, it will be only slightly lower than that—coming in at approximately eight hours maximum per full charge.
The charging case has some new features as well. You’ll now find its very own built-in speaker along the case. This is intended for use with the Find My app. If you ever misplace you AirPods Pods 3, you can ping them from the app, causing the charging case to play an audible alert. Just follow the sound and you will find your earbuds.
