If you prefer open AirPods but still have an older model, this deal might be worth noting. Amazon’s October Prime Day has the AirPods 4 on sale for $90, or 30% off their usual price. It’s also the lowest we’ve seen.
When Apple updated its standard AirPods in 2024, it released two models: one with active noise cancellation (ANC) and one without. We consider the non-an models to be the best budget AirPods you can get, so they’re an even better buy at this sale price. The ANC releases are also discounted at the moment, so you can pick them up for $120 instead of the usual $180.
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Sound is improved on the Airpods 3. “There’s more low-end tone than the previous model right out of the gate, and the triple plus punch opens up the soundstage so it’s wider and more immersive,” wrote Engadget’s Billy Steele. “The improved frequency response is on full display with Dolby Atmos content (movies, music, and TV), but AirPods 4 are also sonically more adept with non-spatial tunes and video.”
You can expect around five hours of battery life on a single charge. With the ANC model, that estimate drops to around four hours with the marquee feature enabled. With either version, you can drop them into the charging case to extend their total time to around 30 hours. And hey, it’s good to give your ears a rest from time to time.
