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Apple unveils AirPods Pro 3: new design, better battery life, heart rate monitor

Today during its ‘Awe dropping’ event, Apple unveiled the next generation of its highly successful AirPods Pro line. Here’s everything you should know about AirPods Pro 3.

Apple announces AirPods Pro 3 with pre-orders starting today, shipping September 19

Today as the first announcement during its big iPhone 17 event, Apple introduced the next generation of AirPods Pro: AirPods Pro 3.

AirPods Pro 3 include new features like:

  • New design with smaller earbuds
  • Improved spatial listening experience with next-generation Adaptive EQ
  • Upgraded Active Noise Cancellation, up to 2x more powerful than AirPods Pro 2
  • More personalized Transparency mode
  • Live Translation powered by Apple Intelligence
  • Improved fit with five ear tips
  • Heart rate sensing
  • IP57 sweat and water resistance, a first for any AirPods
  • Longer battery life: 8 hrs per charge
  • Up to 10 hrs battery for Hearing Aid feature

AirPods Pro 3 will be available for $249, the same price as AirPods Pro 2.

Pre-orders for AirPods Pro 2 start today, September 9. They will ship next Friday, September 19.

From Apple’s press release:

“With AirPods Pro 3, the most popular headphones take a massive leap forward, providing fantastic sound quality and the world’s best ANC of any in-ear wireless headphones,” said John Ternus, Apple’s senior vice president of Hardware Engineering. “Combined with an improved fit that provides greater stability for even more people, heart rate sensing, extended battery life, and Live Translation enabled by Apple Intelligence, AirPods Pro 3 take personal audio to the next level.”

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Ryan got his start in journalism as an Editor at MacStories, where he worked for four years covering Apple news, writing app reviews, and more. For two years he co-hosted the Adapt podcast on Relay FM, which focused entirely on the iPad. As a result, it should come as no surprise that his favorite Apple device is the iPad Pro.