Deal | Apple Airpods (3rd gen) return to lowest price yet

The Apple 3rd gen Airpods with Lightning charging case, which retail for $170, are currently discounted by 17% to $140 on Amazon and Best Buy. This price, last seen during the Black Friday sale, is the lowest yet for the AirPods. The AirPods Pro (2nd gen) are also on sale, discounted by 20% off the list price to $200 on Amazon and Best Buy which, while not their lowest ever price, is still a great deal.

The AirPods are the natural go-to choice for those in the Apple ecosystem for a reason. They combine excellent sound quality and features with effortless pairing and connectivity for Apple users. While lacking the ANC capabilities of its elder sibling, the 3rd gen AirPods have Apple’s Personalised Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking, resulting in a vivid 3D audio experience. They also feature Adaptive EQ, which uses internal microphones to fine-tune the sound continuously in real time.

The AirPods have a 6 hour battery life (up to 30 hours with the charging case) and both the earphones and the case are rated IPX4 for water and sweat resistance. While the stems are shorter than on previous AirPods, they still have the same convenient force sensor, allowing one to play/pause or skip tracks, or mute/unmute on calls by pinching the stem. They also feature Audio Sharing, which lets two pairs of earphones receive the same audio from an iPhone.

The AirPods Pro 2 with USB-C charging, also discounted on Amazon and Best Buy, offer more features like ANC and transparency mode, as well as Adaptive Audio and Conversation Awareness. They have been consistently rated to be among the top three best noise-cancelling earphones, along with Sony’s WF-1000XM5 and Bose’ QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds.