Two new images show AirPods 3 without silicone tips

10 March 2021
The AirPods 3 look like AirPods Pro, only without the silicone ear tips.

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This will be the best airpod design so far.... But Apple should let it come with the ANC feature

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    • Anon
    • X3t
    • 11 Mar 2021

    Thank you Apple for doing this.

    I use a Samsung phone but HATE the silicon tips so I use the Airpods 2nd gen and LOVE THEM!

    I needed to upgrade but hate the Samsung buds pro/live/shit etc..

    The airpods pro are ok, but hate that silicone feeling in ear, so I will just wait for these!!!!

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      • cherry
      • 8XB
      • 11 Mar 2021

      AnonD-985481, 11 Mar 2021Thank god Apple will let some of us have earbuds without si... moreSeeing this I start to regret buying the pros. The silicone causes itching in my ears, while I had no problem with normal ones. I think I have really sensitive ears skin :( wish I waited. Maybe I will sell the pros and get these. The fit is also not really good, one almost dropped yesterday, lucky I caught it. The old ones had a perfect fit.

        Anonymous, 11 Mar 2021Another throwaway bluetooth headset. Apple laughing all the... moreIf it makes both side happy i don’t see the problem?

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          • Anonymous
          • Sn2
          • 11 Mar 2021

          Another throwaway bluetooth headset. Apple laughing all the way to the bank everytime someone buys a pair with a 10x markup price

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            • AnonD-985481
            • M}3
            • 11 Mar 2021

            Anonymous, 11 Mar 2021Actually in-ear silicone is required for ANC. Since this ne... moreI don't care about ANC.

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              • Anonymous
              • uJD
              • 11 Mar 2021

              AnonD-985481, 11 Mar 2021Thank god Apple will let some of us have earbuds without si... moreActually in-ear silicone is required for ANC. Since this new pods have no ANC, it's not required.

              As for earphones that have this feature but no ANC, the excuse is less.. just means its meant for users who want to block out the noise outside...

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                • AnonD-985481
                • M}3
                • 11 Mar 2021

                AnonD-989007, 11 Mar 2021They are still too expensive. I bought a pair of Soundpeats... moreI have to admit I never heard of it. But regular Soundpeats TrueAir that look similar to AirPods look nice. When i was looking for them, AirPods were basically the only ones so I went with that. And don't really regret it even at that price. They perform great, last for entire evening seasions of gaming or movie watching. Can't really complain. And I knew how they sounded based on EarPods. I have no clue how all these no-name brands sound like. Also it seems like these with AirPods shaped case don't even exist in Europe. Just these weird horizontal placed cases with thin lid which I don't like at all.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • 0WZ
                  • 11 Mar 2021

                  Or... I could get soundpeats true air 2 with a qualcomm 3040 and BT 5.2 for 25 bucks on sale on amazon. Or similar soundcores, or aukey or tronsmart or taotronics....

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                    • AnonD-989007
                    • p%B
                    • 11 Mar 2021

                    AnonD-985481, 11 Mar 2021Thank god Apple will let some of us have earbuds without si... moreThey are still too expensive. I bought a pair of Soundpeats TrueAir headphones with 35eur. And they sound great (similar with Apple Air Pods). Also, as a plus they work with both Android and IOS. Yeah, you might say that they copy Apple with the design, but I don't care, I care about sound quality in the end, and like I said is really great.

                    Still, my best in-ear wireless headphones that I have ever used, remain the Sony XB400 (60eur). Best sound quality (for me) and best battery life (15h), for in-ear pair of headphones. And I used in the past expensive ones too (like the Sennheiser Momentum or Bose SoundSport).

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                      • AnonD-985481
                      • puk
                      • 11 Mar 2021

                      Thank god Apple will let some of us have earbuds without silicone tips. Some of us don't want that crap inside our ear canals and these days we basically have almost no choice because everyone is going with silicone nonsense or nothing. Apple it is then. I just hope they'll continue to offer two lines of earbuds, regular AirPods without silicone tips and AirPods Pro with them. This way everyone can be happy. I hate vendors who only do one and it always seems to be the silicone one...

                        I'm using my AirPods 2 and I hate the beeping sound. It just does it randomly and I don't mean the low battery sound. I also don't liks when I'm watching a movie or TV episode, it interrupts me with that low battery sound. I have to stop and recharge it.

                        I'll use both but wired headphones are still more reliable. No need to charge it. Doesn't kill battery as fast as Bluetooth. No sounds to interrupt me. I guess old school is still the way to go.

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                          • D0a
                          • 11 Mar 2021

                          R I P OnePlus event

                            AnonD-986036, 11 Mar 2021For that price, it is too expensive for an wireless earbuds... more1) These are bad but your entire point makes no sense. Who buys a phone when they need earbuds.

                            2) The Poco X4 doesn't exist.

                              Anonymous, 11 Mar 2021Question.. why buy a phone when you already had one? You wa... moreWell that’s android fanboy for you. Always out of topic, this article is about wireless earphones but he mentioned to buy a phone lol

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                                • DMX
                                • LGt
                                • 11 Mar 2021

                                There are 300 dollars and more, in comparison these are varatos

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • uJD
                                  • 11 Mar 2021

                                  AnonD-986036, 11 Mar 2021For that price, it is too expensive for an wireless earbuds... moreQuestion.. why buy a phone when you already had one? You want to dual wield phones?

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • gns
                                    • 11 Mar 2021

                                    IIRC Jon Prosser previously said the eartips is optional and you can use it with or without the eartips. Check your sources GSMA.

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                                      • AnonD-986036
                                      • Kxb
                                      • 11 Mar 2021

                                      For that price, it is too expensive for an wireless earbuds. Better get an midrange phone like the Poco X4