– 28% discount ($70 off) brings AirPods Pro 3 down to $179 from $249 MSRP
– Features include Personalized Spatial Audio, Adaptive EQ, and Dynamic Head Tracking
– Active noise cancellation is up to 2x quieter than the prior model
– Battery life up to 8 hours with ANC on, or 6.5 hours with heart rate monitoring
– IP57 rated but not fully submersible; heart rate and hearing aid functions not as accurate as dedicated medical devices
28% off Apple AirPods Pro 3
Amazon has dropped the price of the Apple AirPods Pro 3 earbuds by 28%, for a $70 savings off the MSRP of $249. The top-notch earbuds deliver spatial audio customized for each wearer and active noise cancellation designed to provide a listening environment up to 2x quieter than the prior model, according to Apple.
Personalized audio features
The AirPods Pro 3 come with Adaptive EQ to enhance music reproduction based on ear fit, with Dynamic Head Tracking to place speakers in an virtual sound environment during FaceTime and other calls. Apple iPhones can take TrueDepth photos of the ear to further customize the sound reproduction for Personalized Spatial Audio, enabling virtual soundstages to be even more immersive.
Durability and health limitations
Although it does have an IP57 rating, this top-end model is not fully submersible, unlike other headphones that can be used while swimming (such as this bone conduction model on Amazon). And while the AirPods Pro 3 does have heart rate monitoring and the ability to be used as hearing aids, they are not as accurate as a proper EKG for monitoring the condition of the heart or as good as hearing aids fitted by an audiologist after extensive tests.
Battery life specifics
The earbuds have runtimes up to 8 hours between charges with ANC on, or up to 6.5 hours with heart rate sensing on.