AirPods Pro 3 vs AirPods 4: Which Should You Buy?
Both have the H2 family smarts. The real differences are noise cancelling, fit and 120 dollars.
The AirPods Pro 3 are the complete package: silicone tips that seal out the world, noise cancelling roughly twice as strong as the previous Pro, heart rate sensing during workouts and up to 8 hours of listening per charge. If you fly, commute or work in a noisy office, they are worth every cent of the difference.
The AirPods 4 are the comfort pick. The open-ear design never plugs your ears, they are smaller in a pocket, and with the optional ANC version they take the edge off background noise without a seal. Many people simply cannot wear in-ear tips for hours; for them, the 4 is not the cheaper option, it is the right one.
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Use the price comparison before you decide: the Pro 3 is discounted far more often than the 4, and on a good week the real gap shrinks to about 70 dollars.
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