#AirPods Pro 3 review

Apple’s AirPods Pro 3 refine the formula of Apple’s premium in-ear buds while quietly doubling down on one thing: they really only make full sense if you are already in the iPhone ecosystem. Design and Build Apple sticks to the familiar short-stem AirPods Pro look, but with tweaks under the hood that matter more than a new paint job. Intelligent Noise Control Noise cancelling is where AirPods Pro 3 make one of their biggest jumps. Apple claims up to four times better Active Noise Cancellation compared to the original AirPods Pro, and it shows when you step into a busy MRT station or a noisy café. What really ties AirPods Pro 3 to the iPhone is the software layer. Fitness, Health, and Hearing New to AirPods Pro 3 is heart rate sensing, which uses LEDs pulsing invisible light and the built‑in accelerometers to estimate heart rate and calories burned during workouts. For users who already depend on their phone’s Health and Accessibility settings, AirPods Pro 3 become another sensor and extension of those tools. Battery Life, Find My, and Ecosystem Battery life jumps by up to two hours more than AirPods Pro 2, with enough juice to cover a full workday of mixed calls, music, and meetings on a single charge. Read more in our articles including "5 Reasons why the AirPods Pro 3 works best with your iPhone" and "DJI Avata 360 -- why it changed the way we shoot videos".