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- Get Smarter Listening: Real-Time Translation, Heart Rate Monitoring, and Adaptive Audio
- Block Out Airports, Gyms, or City Noise: Elite Noise Cancellation + Custom Fit
- Your Health, Travel, and Productivity Assistant — Built Into Your Ears
- Go All Day with Strong Battery Life and Wireless Charging
- Final Verdict: Should You Buy the AirPods Pro 3?
Get Smarter Listening: Real-Time Translation, Heart Rate Monitoring, and Adaptive Audio
The AirPods Pro 3, released on September 19, may look like previous generations, but under the hood, they’re a total upgrade. You’re not just getting premium audio — you’re getting tools that translate five languages in real time, track your heart rate, and adapt sound automatically to your environment.
We’ve tested them for weeks, and the basics are solid: clear, balanced sound with immersive spatial audio. Thanks to a new acoustic housing, sound feels like it surrounds you rather than hitting you head-on. It’s an experience that elevates everything from Spotify playlists to business calls.
But what really sets them apart are the intelligent features you’ll use every day — without even thinking about it.
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Block Out Airports, Gyms, or City Noise: Elite Noise Cancellation + Custom Fit
Need to focus? The Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) in the AirPods Pro 3 is Apple’s most powerful yet. It cancels twice the noise of the AirPods Pro 2, and four times more than the original model. Whether you’re in a crowded airport or a noisy café, these buds make it feel like you’re alone with your thoughts.
The fit has also been fine-tuned. Apple now includes five foam-infused ear tip sizes, so you can customize each ear’s comfort. We had to mix sizes — small for one ear, medium for the other — but the result was a secure, pressure-free seal that stayed put during runs, commutes, and long workdays.
That foam doesn’t just improve comfort; it also adds passive noise insulation, further enhancing the ANC experience.
Your Health, Travel, and Productivity Assistant — Built Into Your Ears
What sets the AirPods Pro 3 apart is how seamlessly they integrate into your life beyond audio. Here’s what’s new and truly game-changing:
- Heart Rate Sensor: Built into each bud, it tracks your pulse and calorie burn across over 50 workouts.
- Adaptive Hearing Aid Mode: This adjusts background sound in real time, making voices clearer during calls or conversations in noisy spaces.
- Live Translation Tool: Speak to someone in English, French, German, Spanish, or Portuguese, and your AirPods translate it in real time — either via your iPhone screen or directly into your ears.
We tested this with Spanish, and the translation felt instant, intuitive, and surprisingly accurate. More languages, including Italian, Korean, Japanese, and Chinese, are expected by year’s end.
Just remember: to activate Live Translation, you’ll need to download the relevant language packs and use an updated iPhone. Still, it’s a travel essential in the making.
Go All Day with Strong Battery Life and Wireless Charging
Apple says you’ll get 10 hours of battery life with transparency mode, or 8 hours with ANC on. In real-world use, that’s spot on. Plus, the compact wireless charging case makes it easy to top up on the go.
The AirPods Pro 3 retail for $249, and while that’s premium pricing, you’re getting a tool that does more than any other earbuds on the market.
For music lovers, frequent flyers, remote workers, fitness fans, or multilingual travelers, these aren’t just nice-to-haves — they’re daily essentials.
Final Verdict: Should You Buy the AirPods Pro 3?
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Absolutely — if you want earbuds that go far beyond sound. The AirPods Pro 3 bring together wellness, productivity, and global communication in a sleek, reliable form factor. Whether you’re tuning in, working out, or translating across borders, these earbuds are built for how we live today.
In short: This is Apple at its most practical — and most magical.
