Wired reviews Apple’s AirPods Pro 3: The best AirPods get even better

AirPods Pro 3 deliver unbelievable sound quality, the world’s best in-ear Active Noise Cancellation, an exceptional fit and stability, heart rate sensing during workouts, and extended battery life.
Apple’s new AirPods Pro 3 take the most popular headphones in the world to an entirely new level. AirPods Pro 3 deliver unbelievable sound quality and the world’s best in-ear Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) — removing up to 2x more noise than the previous-generation AirPods Pro, and 4x more than the original AirPods Pro. The updated design helps AirPods Pro 3 fit even better and provides greater in-ear stability during activities like running, HIIT, yoga, and more. For the first time, users can utilize AirPods Pro 3 to measure heart rate and track over 50 workout types with the new experience in the Fitness app on iPhone. Live Translation also comes to AirPods, making face-to-face conversations easier by helping users connect even if they don’t speak the same language.
Parker Hall for Wired:
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The AirPods Pro 3 are better than ever, with much-needed improvements like increased battery life joining nice-to-have additions like twice the sound reduction (according to Apple) and heartbeat monitoring, and software extras like real-time translation.
The third-gen AirPods Pro are the best sounding, easiest to use, and most life-proof buds for iOS I’ve tried.
Multiple folks with smaller ears tested our review units and said they fit better (or fit for the first time at all) than any AirPods before. They come with four sets of ear tips, ranging from XXS to L, and they’re thicker, with included foam to block more sound than the previous all-silicone tips…
The translation can be activated by squeezing both of the buds at once, at which time any Apple Intelligence-enabled iPhone (any iPhone 16 Pro or later with the feature on) will pull up the Translate app on iOS. Siri will then listen to the speaker in front of you and translate what they are saying in real time, provided they are speaking English, Spanish, German, French, or Portuguese. I tested this with my multilingual wife, who found it to be very accurate with her Spanish phrases.
The heart rate sensor is another nice addition. The new sensors, which we first saw on the Powerbeats Pro 2 earlier this year, make the AirPods Pro 3 a real pair of workout earbuds. We compared the real-time heart rate results to multiple other fitness trackers and found them to be surprisingly accurate given that they’re taking readings from your ears.
If you are after Apple’s best and most iOS-compatible pair of headphones, you need look no further: The AirPods Pro 3 offer the brand’s finest mix of features, fit, and usability… To my ears, the AirPods Pro 3 are the best AirPods yet.

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