Apple Unveils AirPods Pro 3 with Enhanced Noise Cancellation, Health Tracking, and Live Translation
Apple introduced the new AirPods Pro 3 at its September event, featuring 2x improved noise cancellation, a heart rate sensor, Live Translation, and extended battery life, available September 19 for $249.
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Overview
- Apple officially unveiled the AirPods Pro 3 at its September event, introducing significant upgrades after years of anticipation, maintaining the $249 price point.
- The new AirPods Pro 3 boast active noise cancellation that is twice as effective as the previous generation, providing a more immersive audio experience for users.
- A notable health feature is the integrated heart rate sensor, allowing for fitness tracking and seamless synchronization with the iPhone's Health app.
- The AirPods Pro 3 now offer an improved battery life, delivering up to eight hours of music playback with active noise cancellation enabled.
- Innovative features include Live Translation for real-time speech translation and new ear tips in five sizes, with public release scheduled for Friday, September 19.
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Analysis
Center-leaning sources frame this story by adopting a largely promotional tone, highlighting Apple's claims as significant advancements. They use positive, evaluative language to describe new features like "live translation" and "heart rate sensor," emphasizing the "substantial upgrade" without critical analysis or external perspectives, thus reinforcing Apple's narrative.
"The buds do seem like a nice upgrade over their predecessor for the same price."
CNET"AirPods Pro 3 are pretty much better across the board, but this is where they really start to pull away."
Gizmodo"The AirPods Pro 3 offer improved noise cancellation, longer battery life and new artificial intelligence features, like Live Translation, which allows wearers to translate other languages in real time."
USA TODAY"Live Translation ruins that."
CNET"The new model, dubbed AirPods Pro 3, greatly improves active noise cancellation (ANC), performs live translations, and tracks your heart rate like a fitness wearable."
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FAQ
The AirPods Pro 3 feature twice the active noise cancellation effectiveness compared to the AirPods Pro 2, an integrated heart rate sensor for health tracking, Live Translation for real-time speech translation, improved battery life with up to eight hours of playback with ANC enabled, and new foam-infused ear tips available in five sizes for a better fit.
The AirPods Pro 3 offer a redesigned multiport acoustic system providing better bass depth, a wider soundstage, and clearer vocals and treble. Their active noise cancellation is up to two times more effective than the AirPods Pro 2's ANC, removing four times more noise compared to the original AirPods Pro.
The AirPods Pro 3 include an integrated heart rate sensor, enabling fitness tracking and seamless synchronization with the iPhone's Health app.
The AirPods Pro 3 will be available for purchase starting September 19 and are priced at $249, the same launch price as the AirPods Pro 2.
Yes, the AirPods Pro 3 come with new foam-infused ear tips in five different sizes, which improve passive noise isolation and provide a more comfortable and secure fit for a wider range of users.
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