I have been using my AirPod 2 over 8 years and it started stop working on one ear. The battery life gets much shorter as 1h30 mins instead of 5 hours. They still work but the time I can use gets shorter and shorter month by month giving me a bit of sweat 😰 to anticipate the end . I started feeling that it is the time to upgrade my AirPod . They did work so long perfectly every day for me . I had hesitation between pro and AirPod 3 . But my silicone lemon case got moulds up and I had been unable to remove them by any antibacterial products. They entered deep inside of silicone material. So I had a great doubt about the silicone ear pods. I had decided for the AirPod 3 without them . The stem is shorter but fits my small ear canal so well . I shake my head and jump to test but they don’t drop from my ear . Great for sports.
Shame that I can’t share my test video. Also AirPod3 gives you a stem control and without taking them off like v2 , you can pose the music in a shop to talk to people. I don’t want to be rude nor antisocial so this is much appreciated upgrade . Only the issue is the volume control . You got to ask Siri to increase volume or decrease it . Siri does it but only for one command per one press of your stem . Doesn’t accept my second request : a bit louder please. You got to start again to call Siri . In public place, I do look wierdo possibly. Pro has this stem control for volume . But I insist that I don’t like silicone for hygiene reasons . Overall I am very happy with AirPod 3 . Very comfortable to wear them . The sound quality gets slightly better after 6 uses but you can adjust them in system settings . I prefer not to follow the test as ended in the wrong settings . Try selecting one with you favourite music and compare with other 2 . I prefer balanced tone and make the soft sound come forward strongly . Often Apple products automatically upgrades the quality while we are using so I guess the sound is not that wow on the first music after your set up . Spatial Audio needs to be set up showing your ears. You do feel differences from normal audio settings. Not overly dramatic but good to use it . AirPod 3 is great with the stem control . I no longer need to tap my ear and I can pose music without taking them out from my ears and hurry to find a case in my bag or pockets not to loose them . Wonderful. I don’t walk without AirPod over 8 years. It is indeed my encouragement for walking. With AirPod I now walk longer and do sports much more. Life gets so much richer with world musics . When I was young it was so hard to get foreign music. Crossing borders was so hard . Compared with the record recorded my first concert at the age4 , we are living in extraordinary time with full choices and stimulation for our creativity. I do recommend AirPod 3 . Affordable with credit without interest in Amazon and simply I cannot live without it ! Thank you for delivering this to me.
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| Fit | One-size | Customisable with Silicone ear tips (four sizes: XS, S, M, L) | One-size | Customisable with adjustable headband |
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| Chip | Apple H1 headphone chip | Apple H2 headphone chip | Apple H1 headphone chip | Apple H1 headphone chip (each ear cup) |
| Hey Siri | Always on | Always on | Always on | Always on |
| Battery Life (Listening Time On One Charge) | Up to 6 hours of listening time | Up to 6 hours of listening time | Up to 5 hours of listening time | Up to 20 hours of listening time |
| Battery Life (Listening Time With Charging Case) | Up to 30 hours | Up to 30 hours | More than 24 hours | – |
| Case | Lightning Charging Case | MagSafe Charging Case (USB-C) with speaker and lanyard loop | Lightning Charging Case | Smart Case |
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Not very happy. Sounds brilliant but they are still linked to previous users account (they bought it tried it and returned them without removing from account). find my are showing as the pods being mismatched and the other owner can track their positionThis should have been checked by Amazon as this limits the functions such as findmy. I am returning them and paying extra £12 for brand new airpods4
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