At its fall hardware keynote, Apple revealed the latest version of its high-end wireless earbuds, the AirPods Pro 3.

AirPods Pro 3

Battery Life: 8 hours
Bluetooth: Yes
Noise Cancellation: ANC
Charging Case: Yes
Price: $249

New AirPods Pro 3 features include Live Translation, IP57 sweat and water resistance, and a built-in heart rate sensor, allowing users to track workouts directly with the wireless earbuds.

$250 at Apple

More than just earbuds

New health, translation, and durability features

Additional new features include Live Translation, IP57 sweat and water resistance, and for the first time, a built-in heart rate sensor, allowing users to track various workouts without an iPhone or Apple Watch. Battery life has been upgraded, too, with the AirPods Pro 3 offering eight hours per charge with active noise cancellation enabled and 10 hours when using transparency. There's also a new live translation feature that seems very similar to what Google offers with its Pixel Buds.

This refresh comes three years after the release of the second generation AirPods Pro (Apple released a USB-C version of the second gen AirPods Pro). As far as updates go, the AirPods Pro 3 seem like a pretty substantial upgrade over the AirPods Pro 2, at least at the outset. I like the idea of additional battery life and the built-in heart rate monitor (though I have an Apple Watch Series 10 for that), as well as the more comfortable design. I've always found the AirPods Pro 2 to be pretty uncomfortable to wear for long periods.

The AirPods Pro 3 are available for pre-order right now and cost $249 USD/$329 CAD. They start shipping on September 19th.