Looking to cop new earbuds; is Apple really dropping the AirpPod Pro 3 this year?

[Rev]

I'm ready to upgrade, but looking at the release dates of some of the current top models (Sony Wh-1000xm5 = 2022, AirPod Pro 2 = 2023) makes me think they might have something set for 2025. Do you agree?

Budget-wise, i'm flexible. I can pay $200 or so since i want to make sure the sound is top notch and the voice calling is smooth.

Should I wait to see if either company drops a new set this year? Any other recommendation?

 

[B86]

$10 TEMU Lenovo...sound quality is just as good as Airpods and you can legit lose them/break them 15 times and still not pay as much as you paid for some Apple branded BS. Only thing you can't do is track the location of them, but who cares when you can buy more with the change in your couch...

 

[Apollo Creed]

I'm ready to upgrade, but looking at the release dates of some of the current top models (Sony Wh-1000xm5 = 2022, AirPod Pro 2 = 2023) makes me think they might have something set for 2025. Do you agree?

Budget-wise, i'm flexible. I can pay $200 or so since i want to make sure the sound is top notch and the voice calling is smooth.

Should I wait to see if either company drops a new set this year? Any other recommendation?

Powerbeats Pro 2 drop in Feb likely but if you don't care about the gym airpod pro 3 prob won't drop until late this yr or early next imo

 

[Rev]

Powerbeats Pro 2 drop in Feb likely but if you don't care about the gym airpod pro 3 prob won't drop until late this yr or early next imo

How are Beats with phone calls? I'd love to find the perfect mix of great sound quality and solid phone call/mic quality.

 

[Apollo Creed]

How are Beats with phone calls? I'd love to find the perfect mix of great sound quality and solid phone call/mic quality.

the Powerbeats Pro 2 are rumored to have the same chip as the AirPods Pro 2 so ANC and quality will sound similar to that (which is very good), but its also supposed to have health tracking features (not sure if you care) and I saw something about 10hrs on a charge which is longer than the AirPods Pro 2