Five reasons not to upgrade to the new Apple AirPods 3

AirPods 3 was recently presented, and experts do not have a clear opinion about the new product. "Life" designated

the main disadvantages of the presented version of wireless headphones. Discuss

Experts note, writes Life, that in technical terms, the new AirPods 3 differ little from the AirPods Pro 2019 and AirPods 2. The design of the novelty has practically not changed.

Despite promises from Apple for better sound quality and even faster charging, AirPods 3 are nothing new. And there are five points that support this.

  1. Slight increase in battery life. For AirPods 2 it is 5 hours, for AirPods Pro – 4.5 hours, and AirPods 3 – 5.5 hours. If you use headphones every day, this difference will hardly be felt.
  1. No squelch mode... This is despite the fact that AirPods 3 are very similar to the Pro version.
  1. No transparency mode... This is when a person with headphones hears everything that happens around him in about the same way as without them. This can be a very handy feature in some situations.

  1. Significant price increase. They will cost at least 17 thousand rubles. At the same time, you had to pay 12-13 thousand rubles for AirPods 2.
  1. Not supported by older versions of Apple players and phones. If you have an iPhone 6, iPad mini 3, iPod Touch 6 and older versions, you will not be able to connect headphones.

There are, of course, the advantages of the novelty.This, according to the authors of "Life", support for spatial audio (Spatial Audio) with head tracking and adaptive equalizer, as well as moisture protection. To decide whether or not to take AirPods 3, experts advise you to test the AirPods 2 first. If you like everything, you can save up for the purchase of third-generation headphones.

Source: Life