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The fine print for AirPods Pro 3 (if you’re getting them for Sept. 19) is that the Live Translation feature is launching in beta and is limited to five languages (English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish) at first. Apple says Italian, Japanese, Korean, and Mandarin Chinese (simplified) will be available by the end of the year.
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On Tuesday, Apple held its ‘Awe dropping’ September event – where it announced new iPhone and Apple Watch models,
A simple gesture on the AirPods Pro 3 starts the Live Translation session. Apple Intelligence parses what someone nearby says and plays the translation back in your preferred language, right in your ear, while your iPhone shows (and can speak) your reply.
We’ve outlined every key difference between the AirPods Pro 3 and AirPods Pro 2 so you can better decide if Apple’s new buds are worth the upgrade.
Apple's AirPods Pro 3 offer improved noise cancellation, longer battery life and new artificial intelligence features.
And if you change your mind, no worries: r eturns are accepted within 15 days, so you have plenty of time to decide whether or not the AirPods Pro 3 are for you. The AirPods Pro 3 provide some major improvements over the AirPods Pro 2 without altering the $249 price.
AirPods Pro 3 offer strong improvements to the core audio features that AirPods users know and love. Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) can impressively remove up to 2x more noise than AirPods Pro 2, and up to 4x more than the original AirPods Pro. Apple says it’s “the world’s best ANC of any in-ear wireless headphones.”
I’m an audio enthusiast who's had every pair of AirPods since they came out in 2016. The AirPods Pro 2 have served me well, but I'm excited to upgrade. Here's why.