Apple will reportedly introduce its next-generation wireless earbuds, the AirPods Pro 3, as early as next week.
The latest whispers indicate Apple will position the new earphones as health and fitness devices by including high-end sensors, such as temperature monitoring and heart rate sensors. Such a move could serve to bolster Apple’s place in the wearables market.
Expected Launch Timeline
Several insiders have claimed that the AirPods Pro 3 could be unveiled by Apple during this week’s press conference, alongside a bunch of other new products including refreshed iPads or MacBooks.
Though Apple hasn’t officially announced the date, leaked and presumed industry insiders seems to have spilled the beans.
If correct, the AirPods Pro 3 would go up for orders within days of the announcement and be out in stores just weeks after, probably in late September or early 2025.
Key Rumored Features:
Heart Rate Monitoring
One of the highly-rumored features of AirPods Pro 3 is the integration of a heart rate sensor. This would enable users to monitor their heart rate from the earbuds, getting instant health data while working out, on a call or just on a regular day.
These health-tracking features are mostly only available in smartwatches right now. The development would also give health- and fitness-focused Apple users added convenience by not limiting them to their Apple Watch or any other device to record biometric readings.
Temperature Sensing
As well as heart rate monitoring, the AirPods Pro 3 are reported to be coming with built-in temperature sensors.
As well, this action can allow you to track yourself throughout the day, it gives an early indication of whether or not you have a fever, or other health abnormality.
With personal health monitoring becoming more prevalent than ever, by packing temperature sensors, the AirPods Pro 3 would stand out from the crowd of most other earbuds on the market.
Enhanced noise reduction and sound quality
Maintaining Apple’s trend of making products user-friendly, the expected feature is that AirPods Pro 3 will offer active noise cancellation (ANC) with some improvements.
According to reports, Apple has been updating the chip, and audio drivers are set to provide enhanced sound clarity and deeper bass, as well as improved noise isolation.
Spatial audio are also rumored to get an upgrade, so making full use of music, movies and calls.
Design Tweaks and Comfort
It’s safe to assume that the AirPods Pro 3 will be smaller and more ergonomically-shaped than their predecessors.
He went on to add that Apple is looking to improve the fit and comfort with its new next Apple AirPods in an effort to cater to the users that spend more hours wearing the earbuds. The case in which the earbuds charge may also get a redesign for greater ease of carrying.
Expected Price Range
While the official price information is yet to be made official, it’s been rumoured that the AirPods Pro 3 may be priced around the same price point at launch, possibly starting at around ₹26,000 to ₹30,000 if release in India.
Health sensors could push up pricing a little, except Apple will always be mindful of competitive pricing to draw in as wide an audience as possible.
Why This Launch Matters
Apple’s emphasis on health monitoring is part of an industrywide shift for wearables, where devices that only play music or make phone calls no longer cut it, as consumers look for more.
If health sensors make their way into AirPods Pro 3, Apple would be ahead of rivals Samsung, Sony and Bose, which haven’t delved into the sort of higher-level health and fitness features as far as earbuds go.
And by growing the Apple device ecosystem that watches over personal health, it continues Apple’s approach of trying to make its products inextricable in peoples’ lives, beyond just entertainment.
With the Apple AirPods Pro 3 tipped for a release next week, the industry is busy figuring out what new health-centric features, advanced sound tech and a brand-new design we can expect to see. If they materialize, the AirPods Pro 3 could revolutionize the smart wireless earbuds realm.
Consumers and tech fanatics worldwide are now left waiting for the official Apple statement in the coming days.
