CUPERTINO,Calif.—Apple’s popular AirPods Pro in-ear headphones are getting a substantial upgrade. 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.
This will have to be subjected to third-party testing, but Apple made some intriguing claims about AirPods Pro 3’s performance during its iPhone and Apple Watch announcement even today. Namely, that they’ll have twice the ANC performance as AirPods Pro 2, and four times as much as the original AirPods Pro.
Additionally, Apple claims that voices will sound “more natural” in Transparency, the mode meant to allow nearby sounds to be heard even while you have the earbuds in. Those who’ve used earlier iterations of Transparency will likely note that voices can sound a little bit filtered, so that could be a nice-to-have improvement.
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