Why pay $220 for the new AirPods 3 when you can get the 2nd generation model for way, way cheaper? Ahead of Black Friday, Woot (which is owned by Amazon), is selling brand new, fully warrantied 2nd gen Apple AirPods Pro earbuds for just $134.99. Amazon Prime members get free shipping, otherwise there’s a $5 delivery fee. This is the second generation model with USB Type-C and MagSafe charging case. And you read right, these include a 1 year Apple warranty.
Apple AirPods Pro (2nd Gen) for $135
Includes full 1 year Apple warranty
Apple AirPods Pro 2 with USB-C
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The AirPods Pro is the best-sounding “truly wireless” earbuds for iPhone users thanks to its passively isolating in-ear design combined with excellent active noise cancelation, low-distortion driver and amp, and the Apple H2 chip. It also has useful features like Adaptive Transparency Mode, which lets you better hear your surroundings without removing your earbuds, and Conversation Mode, which automatically enhances the voices of people you’re talking to. The second generation AirPods Pro replaces the Lightning port with a more universal USB Type-C port so you don’t have to mix and match cables, and also includes a MagSafe charging case as standard.
The AirPods Pro 3 is better, but is worth twice the cost?
Currently there’s a Black Friday deal that drops the price of the newer AirPods Pro 3 to $219.99. That’s a welcome discount for sure, but it’s still double the price of the 2nd gen AirPods Pro 2 deal here. The new AirPods Pro 3 are without a doubt an improvement over the 2nd gen AirPods pro, but it’s your call as to whether or not those improvements are worth double the price. Here’s a rundown of what’s improved this time around:
TL;DR: AirPods Pro 3 improvements
- Better audio quality
- Better noise cancelation
- Built-in heart rate sensing
- Longer battery life (8hrs vs 6hrs)
- More weatherproof (IP57 vs IP54)
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