is it worth the upgrade from AirPods 3 to pro 2

[tardy thorn]

I’m wondering, is it worth upgrading my AirPods 3rd gen to the 2nd gen pros, I have had the 3rd gen for two years now and wondering if it’s worth to upgrade right now or not

[quaint stirrup]

So I would say maybe yes. But consider waiting if you can: leaks of AirPods 4th gen coming this year (maybe one version with Noise cancellation, also USB-C case and the chip that is now in the AirPod Pro 2). There are also the AirPods Max 2 that should come this year (but they add kind of nothing new except USB-C)

The AirPod Pro 3 are rumored for next year, with updates to the case, maybe design and the sound quality (and also more noise cancellation, better Adaptive Audio, etc…)

Basically the question is how long can you wait, how long are you willing to wait, and what do you want to have

[sterile nova]

If noise cancellation is something you’d use to would want to use, the Pro’s 2 would be a good choice.

That would be the main reason to get the Pro’s

[quaint stirrup]

(And adaptive audio (I have the pro 2 and I think it is kind of weird cause on like iOS17 it was more like Transparency with some noise cancelled, but know I feel like it cancels too much stuff))

[sterile nova]

It has been pretty good for me. What firmware version is your AirPods running?

[quaint stirrup]

6B34

[sterile nova]

Have you used it recently?

I think one of the firmware versions improved it

[loud epoch]

i mean, it depends. i honestly prefer the in ear seal of the pros and the sound is much better. also anc and much less audio leakage

[austere depot]

If you feel like the audio is lacking, or you want the noise cancellation, then I would suggest you upgrade.

[quaint stirrup]

Well I just used it in the metro and yea it is better, but I still prefer the iOS 17 one

[sterile nova]

But it’s part of iOS 17 though

[quaint stirrup]

iOS 17.0 one

[sterile nova]

Yeah, I know. iOS 17.0 and later has the Adaptive Audio Feature.

[tardy thorn]

I can wait much longer, its not that I need to get a new pair right now sort of thing, the battery is still suprisingly good (though it makes sense each time i used it, the lowest i got was in the 80% mark, with the exception of the times I forgot to take them out before sleeping, which only happened like 3/4 times)

[sterile nova]

Then get the AirPods Pro 2 then

[tardy thorn]

its still last as long as I first got them tho

[sterile nova]

Well, that’s good

I just realized what the original message said

[tardy thorn]

bruh

all g

[sterile nova]

You wrote “can” I read “can’t” lol

It’s up to you, if you think you’d take advantage of the noise cancellation/transparency mode then the Pro 2’s are solid. Otherwise wait for the 4th Gen AirPods

I personally use the Pro 2’s and their great