The Apple AirPods Pro 3 are down to $190 at Amazon right now, a 24% discount off the regular $249 retail price and the lowest they’ve been in the last 30 days. That’s a limited-time deal on a pair of earbuds that added more genuinely new hardware this generation than Apple typically ships in an incremental Pro update, and a healthy dose of upgraded Active Noise Cancellation.
Apple redesigned the acoustic architecture from the driver array outward, and the result is up to 2x more ambient noise removal than the previous-gen Pro 2. That’s a serious real-world difference for commuters and travelers who previously found the Pro 2’s ANC ceiling decent but not exceptional. Transparency mode and Adaptive Audio both carry over, with the latter automatically blending cancellation and ambient audio depending on what the microphones pick up around you.
Cutting-Edge Additions
Two hardware additions separate the Pro 3 from much of the field. Heart rate sensing turns the earbuds into a passive fitness tracker during workouts, pulling pulse data without a watch on your wrist. The FDA-cleared hearing aid feature uses the microphones to amplify specific frequencies for listeners with mild to moderate hearing loss, a function that previously required a dedicated device. Both work without any add-on subscription or hardware pairing, which is another anomaly in the cutthroat earbud competition.
Live Translation processes speech in real time and delivers translated audio directly to your ears, supporting a broad range of languages. It runs on-device for supported languages, which keeps it usable without a network connection. Spatial audio with dynamic head tracking adjusts the sound field as you move, and Apple’s vaunted H2 chip handles the computational load for all of these features simultaneously without a measurable hit to battery life.
Ready for Qi Charging
The Pro 3 battery life runs to 6 hours with ANC active, and the USB-C case extends that to 30 hours total. USB-C charging replaces the Lightning port from earlier generations, and the case supports wireless charging on any Qi-compatible pad. The fit system uses the same customizable ear tip design as the Pro 2, with a small, medium, and large option included for seal testing through the iPhone.
At $190 during this limited-time Amazon deal, the AirPods Pro 3 sit $59 below retail (including the official Apple site) and at their lowest recorded price over the past month. For Apple ecosystem users who skipped the Pro 2 or are coming from the standard AirPods, the combination of improved ANC, heart rate tracking, and the hearing aid feature represents a meaningful step up rather than a cosmetic refresh.