Airpods Pro 3: Apple would bet on 5 major developments for its next headphones

Launched in 2022, the AirPods Pro 2 are preparing to pass the torch to a new pair of high -end headphones: Airpods Pro 3. At the heart of rumors for many months, this generation now suggests 5 major developments – from audio quality to design, including health or location.

The H3 chip to improve audio quality

Speaking of headphones, the most important element that immediately comes to mind, it is audio quality. The AirPods Pro 3 would not surprise the thing seriously, by adopting a brand new chip.

This new pair of headphones would go from H2 to H3, which would undoubtedly sign improvements for audio quality. It remains to be seen how Apple will succeed in improving its copy, already excellent on the AirPods Pro 2.

In our testwe still reproached “That the level of detail is not the best”with the effect of sometimes “Placing the sound scene a little forward”. Maybe Apple will have listened to us on these points.

Better noise reduction on the AirPods Pro 3

The H3 chip would also have a second advantage on the side of active noise reduction. According to the informant Kosutami and the journalist Mark Gurmanthat of the AirPods Pro 3 would be “” “much better» only on the previous generation. The opportunity to further reduce the surrounding distractions.

This would also allow Apple to pass in front of market mastodons, such as Bose and Sony, and thus stand out even more with its new headphones – in addition to its brand image and software integration with other lomed devices.

Who says better noise reduction, also says potential improvement in the mode Transparencyjust to remain even more alert in front of the world around us while limiting parasitic noises.

Health sensors to revolutionize headphones

Health would then be in the center of the AirPods Pro 3 with the addition of two dedicated sensors : a first to measure the temperature and a second to record the heart rate – as on Beats PowerBeats Pro 2 of Apple.

The opportunity to make headphones an ally of everyday life in order to record its training or even automatically detect a change in your state of health, and therefore potentially the contraction of a disease.

With an Apple Watch, we would be on an ideal combo to follow the various metrics, with increased precision.

A redesigned design for the AirPods Pro 3, but all in discretion

This third generation of AirPods Pro would also be entitled to A Updated Design on several points.

On the side of the housing, Apple would opt for a solution close to the AirPods 4 with an thinned box, but also a touch pairing button and a hidden light indicator. As for the earrings, they would also be more discreet, shortening the rod and adding a smaller tip size.

In short: the apple firm would miniaturize the AirPods Pro 3 to better reign, while adapting them to more ears.

An extended location to find them from even further

Finally, the AirPods Pro 3 would adopt a new generation of ultra wide-band (UWB) chip, also expected on Airtag 2. The objective would be to improve the location of headphones, whether in terms of scope or precision.

A significant evolution for people who will unfortunately lose their headphones, and especially for those who are used to looking for their constantly affairs.

As a bonus, a rumor also evokes A real time translation function Thanks to the IA and iOS 26 – even if no announcement was made during the WWDC 2025.