Apple AirPods Pro 3

Name: Apple AirPods Pro 3
Brand: Apple
Rating: 89 (5 reviews)

Best in-ear ANC for Apple users

THE undig SCORE — 5 SOURCES, UNTANGLED

Out of 100

Key characteristics

Form

In-ear, sealed

Noise cancel

Adaptive ANC

Battery

8 hrs + 24 case

Driver

11 mm dynamic

Weight

~5 g / bud

Wireless

BT 5.3

Multipoint

2 devices

Charging

USB-C · Qi

Highlights

✓ Best-in-class ANC for in-ear form factor
✓ Seamless Apple ecosystem integration
✓ Hearing aid feature (FDA-cleared)
✓ 30hr total with case

Our take

If you have an iPhone, these are the default choice — seamless integration, excellent ANC, and hearing health features no competitor matches.

Pros & Cons

Pros

+ Effortless pairing across all Apple devices
+ ANC punches far above the in-ear category
+ Tiny, light, and discreet
+ Hearing health features unmatched

Cons

− Android experience is significantly worse
− No hi-res audio codec (AAC only)
− Limited EQ customisation

Review sources

We aggregate scores from these sources. Each source is weighted by credibility tier. Clicking a source takes you to the full review.

RTINGS Lab · Tier A

Best In-Ear ANC

Wirecutter Lab · Tier A

Top Pick (In-Ear)

Pick

Tom's Guide Lab · Tier A

T3 Expert · Tier B

Reddit Community · Tier C

How scores are calculated

Sources and weighting

Tier A — Top sources 3x weight

RTINGS, Wirecutter, Tom's Guide, Good Housekeeping

Tier B — Expert sites 2x weight

T3, CNN Underscored, Pack Hacker, Notebookcheck

Tier C — Community 1x weight

Reddit, Amazon user reviews

Score normalisation

Source format	Converted to 0–100
RTINGS (0–10 scale)	× 10
Stars (1–5 scale)	× 20
Wirecutter — Top Pick	95
Wirecutter — Runner-Up	85
Wirecutter — Also Great	78
Wirecutter — Budget Pick	72
Reddit sentiment	Manual 0–100 estimate

Final = sum(score × weight) / sum(weights)

Sources without a usable score are shown for reference only and excluded from the calculation. Scores are updated when major new products launch or sources publish re-tests.