So, you’re thinking of buying AirPods Pro, but you’re not sure whether to pay full price for AirPods Pro 3, or get AirPods Pro 2 at their juicy Prime Day discount and save some cash? Today, you can get AirPods Pro 2 for $169 at Amazon US (was $249), or in the UK you can get AirPods Pro 2 for £179 at Amazon (was £199, though they were £229 at full price).
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I can help. Well, the decision is still yours – and you’ll want to make it before the Amazon Prime Day deals end later today – but I’ve tested the AirPods Pro 3 against the previous model for a few weeks now, so I’ve got opinions. And the answer may be different depending on the country you’re in.
Let’s start with the US. I think that outside of a couple of specific needs, most people should go for the AirPods Pro 2 and save the $80 compared to the $249 AirPods Pro 3.
The two models have nearly all the same features, after all, and AirPods Pro 2 are still very impressive earbuds when it comes to sound. The reasons to get AirPods Pro 3 would be if a) you want best-in-class noise cancellation – AirPods Pro 2 are good, 3 are next-level; b) you want the longest battery life possible (8 hours from AirPods Pro 3 compared to 6 hours in the 2); or c) you like the idea of the heart-rate sensors in the Pro 3, which the 2 lack. I think the other improvements in the buds are small enough that most people would probably rather save the $80 and get AirPods Pro 2 for $169 at Amazon US.
In the UK, it’s a little trickier, because the price difference is only £50. AirPods Pro 3 are £219, so they’re better value to start with. The same applies as above – the biggest differences are the noise cancellation, battery life and heart-rate sensing, which will only be of interest to a few people. However, with only £50 difference, I think it may be worth people waiting to see if AirPods Pro 3 might actually get a small discount later in the year, over Black Friday. Still, if you’re looking to buy one of them today, and you’d prefer to save the £50, I don’t think it’s a bad idea at all to get AirPods Pro 2 for £179 at Amazon UK.
Here are all the prices on Apple’s earbuds over Prime Day, including some record-low prices on AirPods 4 models, in case you’d rather go with those.
