AirPods 3 Review: Easy Mode!

AirPods 3 are here, but be careful. The walls around the garden are higher than ever.

Headphones provided by Apple for review.

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[sadpanda]

Normally people would get AirPods for their iPhone.. I actually got an iPhone for my AirPods

[JSLReview]

Shout out to the matte black lamp shade, screams MKBHD💯

[little_fluffy_clouds]

These 3rd gens sound great and fit my ears perfectly.
For some reason, the AirPod Pro model with the silicon tips wouldn’t stay in my ears at all despite trying the different sizes Apple bundled with them, so I couldn’t use those. Much happier now with the new standard AirPods. I don’t really care for noise cancelling as a feature at all, in fact, I prefer hearing some of the outside noise for situational awareness when walking outside

[Covid-bvhp]

I feel so greatful for these coming out. I feel like I'm the only one who can't stand silicone tip earbuds even though they're spreading everywhere. With the Airpods pro I thought that every company had moved over to silicone tip only earbuds and I had to stick with my older AirPods. Thankfully with the Gen 3 that isnt an issue anymore although I would like to see more companies have more options for different people. I'm the odd one in my family where my ear can only comfortably fit the hard plastic type and I have no problem wearing them, unlike silicone tips where they immediately fall out within 30 seconds.

[Mogawty]

They’re my favorite earbuds now. I tried to like AirPods Pro, but I can’t get used to silicon tips. I have cursed ears in that only AirPods fit well. Apple is like one of the only companies making solid quality, non-silicon tipped earbuds.

[muddeo]

“Airpods are meant to sit right in the middle of the road” made me go oof.. The other day my airpod fell out of my pocket and I found it crushed into the road cement 😂

[joeltorrens]

I REALLY appreciate this review, especially you're rapid fire review of some of the other 'comparable' products. Its great to get a quick look at the options and where their strengths and weaknesses are. It really locates these AirPods within the market.

[paulorichmond]

I've had my propulse pods 3 since the first week that 3rd gen airpods dropped and to this day i don't regret going clone! apple is waay to greedy with their earpods lol

[TheGroovyGuitarDude]

Oh man, I feel you Marques! I’ve always wanted to use AirPods (and even the old regular earbuds), but they just fall right out of my ears every time I breath 🙃

[RayatoTV]

"The left one happens to stay in pretty well but the right one slides out"

I FEEL SEEN.

[Koyy]

I loved the original air pod fit. I upgraded last year to the pros and really liked them but they weren’t as comfortable as the regular airpods were. I though I’d go back to the original and get the AirPods 3. I’m finding them to be 10x more uncomfortable than the pros ever were, and I’m definitely thinking about returning these and just going back to my pros.

[milaskundric]

This is always the man that I come to when I see some thing I'm interested in technology wise

[nasharcadia]

Man I’ve been waiting on that MacBook Pro video… can’t wait for an authentic MKBHD review

[kidney]

Have been waiting for this review! Thank you, no one else can point out what really matters as good as you do!

[drewtrades]

Even if I’m not interested in the product, Marques’ video are still so satisfying 😍

[pistonsky]

The sound is really better, but that’s noticeable only inside, not outside (when it’s quiet). The biggest dealbreaker for me and other friends is that when you run, you can’t just quickly hit your ear to skip next track. You have to either use watch or Siri (which is kinda okay, but not always convenient). I hope they will bring this feature back in gen4

Also, when using these for calls, you hear your own voice too much (that’s why I don’t want to buy pro, but thought that gen3 would have the same feel as gen2, where everything is fine).

I bought them, but will probably give them away because of these drawbacks

[jackconnelly]

“They might have survived some water in the past”

I have sent AirPods in the case through the washing machine with no problem lmao

[bliitchee]

“…so they may have survived water in the past..”

Yeah my pros have gone through the washer twice and amazingly still work. Definitely the best earbuds I’ve ever had.

[danielrwin]

I once forgot my standard AirPods in my jeans, and washed them in the washingmachine. One hour later on a 40 c programme, i realised they where in there, and where afraid that was it for them. They worked just fine! Impressed!
Just a story in addition to the section of you saying the AirPods 3 is ipx4 certificed - the standard AirPods are pretty waterressistant to. Great vid btw! 💪🏼

[EisOfSpades]

I wish I could use silicon tipped earbuds. No matter what I do, they always fall out. It’s incredible how subjective and different headphones can be for each person. Great review!