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Apple AirPods Pro 3 Review: Bose and Sony Have a Problem!

They’re still not cheap at $249, but Apple’s third-generation noise-canceling earbuds have improved in all the key areas, including fit, noise cancelling, sound quality and battery life, as well as having excellent voice-calling performance and heart-rate monitoring to boot. CNET editor David Carnoy digs into just how improved they are over the AirPodsPro 2 and…

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My Apple AirPods Pro 3 Review: Big Improvements, Same Price, No Compromises

0:00 Intro
0:25 What’s Stayed the Same
1:01 What’s Changed
1:22 Design
2:22 Fit
2:50 What’s Inside
3:27 IP57 Rating
3:36 U2 Chip in the Case
3:49 Battery Life
4:23 Sound Quality and Noise Cancelling
7:20 Voice Call
8:06 Live Translation
9:11 Heart Rate Monitoring
10:01 What We Didn’t Get
10:40 Final Verdict

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@CNET

September 15, 2025 at 1:41 pm

Read the full AirPods Pros 3 review on CNET.com: My Apple AirPods Pro 3 Review: Big Improvements, Same Price, No Compromises

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- @EdL-r9y
  
  September 15, 2025 at 9:07 pm
  
  Save yourself the time and just read apples press release. Because basically that what this cnet “review” is. A recitation of apple’s press released specs.
  
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@japtasticify

September 15, 2025 at 1:47 pm

Don’t like white……every other mobile product you get a choice

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@JuicerLifestyle

September 15, 2025 at 1:55 pm

I wonder if these are gonna be better than the bose qc 2s in terms of sound quality and ANC

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@valramos2003

September 15, 2025 at 1:57 pm

Does the slight redesign eliminate the crackling noise problem that will manifest in a year with the NC and transparency mode?

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@toms_tech

September 15, 2025 at 2:12 pm

I dunno how apple manages to create such powerful earbuds, and yet the call quality is always dog 💩

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@GODLOVEME-uj3vb

September 15, 2025 at 2:23 pm

The actual AirPods comparison 🎉

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@Nala_1230

September 15, 2025 at 2:47 pm

All they do is inject plastic into a mold and charge $169-250 I’ll keep the air pod pro 2 for YEARS to come.

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- @Kababman123
  
  September 15, 2025 at 3:08 pm
  
  Then why did you buy airpods pro 2? Lmao
  
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- @loafio1118
  
  September 15, 2025 at 3:11 pm
  
  If that’s all they did then you would just have a plastic shell…
  
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- @Nala_1230
  
  September 15, 2025 at 3:28 pm
  
  ⁠@@Kababman123you must be slow.
  
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- @Nala_1230
  
  September 15, 2025 at 3:28 pm
  
  @@loafio1118cry?
  
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- @Kababman123
  
  September 15, 2025 at 4:17 pm
  
  @@Nala_1230you must be broke 😂
  
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@soberanisfam1323

September 15, 2025 at 2:52 pm

Dave 2d. Said the sound is worse than app 2. Brian Tong (you guys might know him). Said the live translation didn’t work when he tried to use it.

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@Fut305g

September 15, 2025 at 3:12 pm

I’m probably in the minority, and I haven’t finished watching the video but I would really appreciate some comparisons to the 1st generation AirPods Pro. I have managed to survive with them since their release. I know it’s a “significant upgrade” but it wouldn’t hurt to see some quantifiable stats on its improvements compared to the AirPods Pro 3rd generation. Great video nonetheless. thank you !

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- @Octet
  
  September 15, 2025 at 4:29 pm
  
  the 2’s were already a huge upgrade over the 1’s. Sound quality, battery, huge! even if the 3’s are modestly better than 2’s, it’ll be a massive upgrade for you!
  
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- @Rackstack234
  
  September 15, 2025 at 7:47 pm
  
  Its better by a long shot. Transparency mode is usable, ANC is killer, sound quality is better. I have 1s and 2s and literally cannot even put on the 1s anymore
  
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@LeroyTMc

September 15, 2025 at 3:12 pm

This review is useless. CNET just rushed to get this out….

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@djdksf1

September 15, 2025 at 3:52 pm

I believe it will all come down to his Groyper radicalization. If he was depressed, terminally online, and soaking in that incredibly toxic and nonsensical ideology (if you can even call it that,) then we are talking about a person who is wholly disconnected from reality. Likely, this guy is repressing all kinds of mental and emotional illness, his own sexual identity, and who knows what else. The Venn diagram, then, overlaps with one thing: GUNS. Take the guns and gun culture out of the picture and this never happened.

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@davidfield2030

September 15, 2025 at 4:11 pm

How about comfort compared to the Bose?

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@robertthorne4736

September 15, 2025 at 4:23 pm

Why is Apple selling the new Apple AirPods Pro 3 and then blocking the translation feature in Europe. This is where we would won’t to use this facility the most.
Please note it will work in the UK but guess what we speak English, it could be of some use for some foreign visitors.
Am I missing something here?

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@ciceroorator1374

September 15, 2025 at 5:01 pm

You know why the beats don’t get it

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@kaleidoscopeon

September 15, 2025 at 5:46 pm

Using the same H2 chip as the last year AirPods 2 is disappointing. That’s a hard pass.

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@RDens4d

September 15, 2025 at 5:57 pm

Earlier this year, Apple announced they’re investing $500 BILLION in the USA, so was it really important to mention tariffs when the AirPods are literally the same price as they were during the Biden Administration? 🙄

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@hemaank_

September 15, 2025 at 6:19 pm

Just change the guy in video. Not that interesting, looks like he is just reading a script. Take this old man out.

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- @daft-apeth-73
  
  September 15, 2025 at 7:18 pm
  
  I like him
  
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@Michael-Makes-Stuff

September 15, 2025 at 6:20 pm

This is a great, thorough review. It is very helpful for me. Thank you!

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@stevewoodyt

September 15, 2025 at 6:42 pm

7:46 they need to done down the noise canceling of background noise and focus on improving the voice quality. If you are trying to hide the fact you aren’t where you are supposed to be you shouldn’t be doing it on flippin air pods. It sounds garbage. B

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@BlaqViper

September 15, 2025 at 7:02 pm

possible the reason Apple didn’t include the H3 and Bluetooth 6.0 is because they’re saving them for the second gen AirPods Max to substantiate what may be a hire price. My hope is Apple will support lossless for their wearables as they do for content in iTunes. Otherwise, I’ll try to hold out for AirPods Pro 4.

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@CougarSand-t1v

September 15, 2025 at 7:05 pm

We need an upgrade for some teeth whitening. Ya’ll doin this review and them apple product making ya’ll teeth look hella yellow.

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@JamesGowan

September 15, 2025 at 7:41 pm

I’m surprised that CNET didn’t cover the Hearing Aid implications of the buds. That is really a very big deal.

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@MichaelWolf940

September 15, 2025 at 8:21 pm

The most superior headphones of all time. Its sales of success speak for itself.

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@BenjaminBidlack-i6k

September 15, 2025 at 9:02 pm

Another great review, David. Thanks so much,. Planning to make my entry into the AirPods Pro world with this newest model.

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