00:00Hey guys, here's one of your first looks at the new AirPods Pro 3. Now you know I've been using
00:04the AirPods Pro 2 for a while, and while they were great, Apple has made some meaningful
00:09improvements this time around, so let's get into it. So what's new? First, battery life jumps to
00:14eight hours with active noise cancellation that's up from six. You get up to 24 hours total with the
00:20MagSafe charging case, and just five minutes in this case gives you up to an hour of playback.
00:24Although these do look very similar to the AirPods Pro 2 at a glance, the AirPods Pro 3 buds
00:31are in fact smaller. They also come with a new extra extra small ear tip, giving you five sizes
00:37total for a perfect fit. Plus, Apple has added IP57 dust, sweat, and water resistance for the first
00:44time. We're also getting the built-in heart rate sensor for workouts without an Apple Watch. This
00:50is a pretty neat addition. You just open the workout app on your phone with iOS 26, start a
00:55workout. There are 50 workouts supported, and your AirPods will track your heart rate. No Apple Watch
01:01needed. They even sync with Apple Music to automatically start a playlist for your session.
01:07Of course, I also need to mention live translation for real-time conversations between supported
01:12languages. That's powered through an iPhone with Apple intelligence, so actually AirPods Pro 2
01:18and AirPods Pro 4 with ANC will also support live translation, and as long as two people are
01:24having a conversation with any of these three buds, you won't need a phone to play the middleman or have
01:30that other half of the conversation. Now for audio quality, I got to listen to a couple of tracks,
01:35and the active noise cancellation does feel stronger. I can't actually say twice as strong as Apple
01:41advertised, but in the demo area, it was like the room disappeared.
01:45I wish I had the noise canceling on the whole time. It would give me less of a headache from being in
01:50here. Of course, the results depend on having the right ear tips, but needless to say, I think it's
01:55impressive. I'm impressed. Apple also apparently updated the microphone architecture for better
02:00voice isolation on calls, which I will absolutely be testing more over the next few weeks. AirPods Pro
02:072, the microphone quality has probably been my biggest complaint, so curious to see how much better it is.
02:12Quickly to recap, AirPods Pro 3 build on the Pro 2 with longer battery life, stronger ANC, a more
02:19comfortable design, heart rate tracking, live translation, and IP57 durability, and all of this
02:24comes in at the same $249 price as the AirPods Pro 2. If you travel a lot, work out, or just want
02:33Apple's best earbuds, I have a feeling these are going to be hard to beat, and I already know Apple is
02:38going to be selling quite a lot of these things right here. So that's my first hands-on with the
02:44AirPods Pro 3. I will be testing them more over the next few weeks, but from what I've seen so far,
02:49Apple has hit the mark. If you do want me to dive deeper into features like heart rate tracking or
02:54live translation, drop a comment below, and don't forget to subscribe for more hands-on reviews like
03:00this one. I'm thinking we'll do an episode of Setup Essentials, but again, let me know what you'd like
03:05to see. Thanks for watching, guys. I know this was a quick one, but appreciate you making it to the end.
03:10I will catch you next time.
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