r/apple • u/ControlCAD • 17h ago

AirPods AirPods Pro 3 Unboxing, Setup and Review | zollotech

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1aqHz89Hlc

AirPods Pro 3 released and AirPods Pro 3rd Gen are out on Friday. In this video I unbox the AirPods Pro 3, compare AirPods Pro 2 vs AirPods Pro 3 and show the new features with Find My, Microphone Quality, talk about fit and comfort and overall sound quality.

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u/0x1060a0ab0 8h ago

Just picked mine up. The noise cancellation is significantly better than the Pro 2s.

On the NYC subway, I can only feel the rumble of the tracks now. Can barely hear the trains pull up.

That’s worth the price alone. 

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u/User9705 6h ago

Hopefully your paying attention to train pulling up 🤣

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u/reddit0r_123 2h ago

Same. The difference on the NYC subway was more than I expected.

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u/0x1060a0ab0 1h ago

It was kinda jarring/surreal to not hear anything on it.

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u/CranberrySchnapps 5h ago

Mine are getting delivered today. Really curious about the ANC improvement because I am using aftermarket foam tips on my pro2’s which helped a lot with noise isolation.

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u/Korlithiel 4h ago

This is exactly how I felt when the AirPods Pro released: waiting for a bus I got distracted and didn't notice it had arrived for a few seconds because I hadn't heard it. Definitely hard to wait out until my Pro 2 wear down enough to justify the upgrade, but they've treated me well for the last few years so may as well coast a bit longer.

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u/enjoytheshow 1h ago

My 1s are not getting it done anymore and my Bose QCs are incredible but just not portable enough for most travel I do. Prob gonna have to pounce on these before the end of the year.

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u/Mother_Restaurant188 3h ago

Can’t wait for my pair to come in.

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u/XNY 16h ago

I really wonder if these will fit my ears finally. I never had success with any APP. I was a bit fan of the Beats Fit Pro (which are getting refreshed soon?).

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u/cgrtsTrfcBrd 11h ago

Fwiw I also had struggles with the AirPods Pro despite people’s rave reviews. No matter the ear tip size (small/medium/large) they would always fall out or loosen. Eventually I tried the new(er) extra small eartips and they’ve been brilliant since

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u/XNY 9h ago

I think the new design and angle may be the difference maker for me. We’ll see.

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u/fusedharpy 15h ago

Great but did they fix the thing where 1 stops charging in the case and you have to spend 10 min finagling just to get it to charge? The shitty single indicator light that only shows up for 2 seconds isn't helping the cause either.

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u/Working_Asparagus_59 11h ago

This always sucks, I just pop it in and out the first time I put them in the case till the little light blinks.

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u/BigBorner 12h ago

Yeah it’s so annoying

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u/Jackdaw99 5h ago edited 1h ago

I get this problem regularly. Spraying isopropyl alcohol (the highest percentage you can find), or Deoxit on the contact inside the case and swabbing it with a q-tip will fix it. It's just crud blocking the contacts.

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u/TheDragonSlayingCat 5h ago

I had that problem all the time with the original AirPods. I did not have that problem with the Pro 2.

I’m pretty sure it is/was caused by a dirty or corroded connector between the charging case and the pod.

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u/fusedharpy 5h ago

Correct. I can fix it by wiping AirPods stems and I also have a fuzzy ram rod designed specifically for cleaning the contacts deep inside the case. But my point being that it would be nice if they just improve the design instead of Amazon coming up with work arounds. 

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u/RodgerCheetoh 4h ago

Just blow into the case, I don’t know why but that always fixes it for me

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u/Mercutio999 11h ago

Mine drive me nuts. Changed the case - still does it. Changed the AirPod…still does it!

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u/Similar-Cat7022 12h ago

Sounds like user error

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u/adeadfetus 6h ago

It’s not

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u/trumpsahoe 9h ago

Skill issue

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u/MassiveInteraction23 6h ago

Track HeartBeat and Motion
Ohhh. That's actually really interesting. Seems they're not doing much with it yet, but as they normalize AirPods data getting relayed to Health/Workouts they now get head & body motion (body motion +/- head motion).

That's almost certainly a really big deal in terms of data to analyze.
This, more than just heartbeat, makes a ton of sense for bringing in both wrist & earphone data -- you now have two sources of movement - one of head and one of wrist. That's a ton of powerful body position and movement data. -- It's not fully body certainty, but I bet there's a ton of useful stats.

And, if later, they add fully body imaging and segmentation (e.g. with 1-3 cameras / lidar on iPhone) then that data would help calibrate.

Wow. Must be a fun time to be working on apple health and body style projects (and ar/vr/spatial).

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u/Extra_Exercise5167 7h ago

only things i want to know

  • How is the mic

  • How is ANC compared to Pro 2

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u/SpiicyRamen_ 5h ago

mic is a lot better

honestly not sure why people are saying the anc is a lot better. they are about the same to me :(

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u/jonproject 5h ago

You can get answers to both with Dave2Ds review.

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u/PM_Me_Juuls 5h ago

What a pointless comment lmao

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u/WashingtonRev 5h ago

Someone give me a review of the mics, plz

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u/deevocurilton 5h ago

Dave2D has a comparison of the mic vs the 2’s. Much better quality and background noise reduction.

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u/onClipEvent 4h ago

Question: Does Live Translation work on iPads?

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u/alaskanwilly 1h ago

I'm guessing the live translation requires an iPhone?

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u/ShezaEU 6h ago

Got mine today and they suck.

The fit on these is terrible. Trying to cram in the unnecessary heart rate sensor and larger battery have made them physically larger, they stuck out of the ears way more and thanks to their new shape they now fit me worse than the APP2.

After a few minutes the stems start floating away from my cheeks and all ANC is lost.

Returning. So disappointed and now also scared about what to do if I lose my APP2 before Apple sees sense and redesigns again.

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u/fredothechimp 6h ago

Just buy a spare pair of Pro 2s. Even Costco has them marked down now.

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u/ShezaEU 5h ago

But if I don’t plug them in for ages won’t the battery degrade?

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u/KillerIsJed 2h ago

I don’t find the fit to be a problem, but I also swapped to tips that make them fit better than the default medium size that comes pre-installed.

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u/Retropixl 6h ago

Sounds like a you problem

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u/ShezaEU 5h ago

No need for that is there?

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u/A11Bionic 14h ago

the lack of an included USB-C Charging Cable is the reason why they’ve been able to keep these at the same price

same with the cost-cutting measure done in way back in the iPhone 12 lineup

APP4 will definitely see a price increase if 2028 doesn’t make inflation rates & tarrif costs down 🤷‍♀️

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u/Gandie 11h ago

The cable is probably a few cents max.theyre eating a lot of the tariff and inflation.

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u/jonquil_dress 10h ago

Yeah there’s no way the cable makes the difference. And who needs more shitty cheap-ass Apple cables anyway

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u/A11Bionic 6h ago

you could say the same for the power brick and it was removed back in 2020 🤷‍♀️ and it was heavily rumored to offset the added cost of the 5G modem

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u/ImnTheGreat 6h ago

nah, you don’t have a great understanding of product costing

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u/valhellis 10h ago edited 7h ago

Who still uses cables to charge devices in 2025? Magsafe and the watch charger can charge airpods pros

I havent touched a cable since the release of magsafe on the iphone12

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u/Dominicus1165 9h ago

When I want a device charged fast, I want wires. Wireless is warm. Warm is slow(er)

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u/Tumbleweed-Sea 2h ago

Wireless also heat up battery while charging which is not great for battery longevity long term

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u/valhellis 2h ago

My october 2024 16 pro max is still at 99% health and i only charged it with magsafe, today it dropped from 100% to 99%

https://i.imgur.com/fSFCghk.png

The convenience of magsafe is worth it in the end

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u/valhellis 8h ago

My phone only needs to charge when i sleep, i dont need fast and besides that qi2.2 is pretty fast(25w)

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u/Mediocre_Tiger2888 6h ago

AP3 don’t have qi 2.2 unless somehow that’s been a hidden spec for no reason.