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AirPods Pro 3 and New Apple Watch Models Now Available for Pre-Order

The online Apple Store is now back up, and Apple has started accepting pre-orders for the Apple Watch Series 11, the Apple Watch Ultra 3, the Apple Watch SE 3, and the AirPods Pro 3.

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All of the new devices will be delivered to customers starting on Friday, September 19. Pre-orders for the iPhone 17 models will start on Friday, September 12.

The ‌AirPods Pro 3‌ are priced at $249, and they feature updated Active Noise Cancellation, a new case and earbud design, improved audio quality, and heart rate sensing.

The Apple Watch Series 11 has 5G support, hypertension alerts and a new sleep score feature, as does the Ultra 3. Apple also added satellite connectivity to the Ultra 3, while the SE has new health-related features.

Pricing on the Apple Watch SE starts at $249, pricing on the Series 11 starts at $399, and pricing on the Ultra 3 is $799.

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turbineseaplane Avatar
8 months ago

Audio quality can be subjective, but I'm going to wait for the reviews to see how much of a difference the ANC and audio quality is. I'm sure there will be plenty of videos and reviews comparing the Pro 2s to the Pro 3s.
What will you consider a good objective source on this?
I can already see the YouTube thumbnails...




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8 months ago
Live translate in 5 languages is just embarrassing.

* English (United Kingdom)
* English (United States)
* French (France) - not available in the EU (!!!!)
* German (Germany)
* Portuguese (Brazil)
* Spanish (Spain) - not available in the EU (!!!!)
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nortonandreev Avatar
8 months ago
Oh noes…




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frozencarbonite Avatar
8 months ago
Audio quality can be subjective, but I'm going to wait for the reviews to see how much of a difference the ANC and audio quality is. I'm sure there will be plenty of videos and reviews comparing the Pro 2s to the Pro 3s.
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8 months ago
usb-c charge cable does not come in the box now:oops:

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GMShadow Avatar
8 months ago

Ordered the APP3 so I can give up my Lightning APP2s, finally. Don't see enough in Apple+ Watch 11 to upgrade from my 10.
Same, my launch APP2s have been getting a bit cranky and worn. I'd picked up a discounted set of basic AirPods 4s just for casual listening and voice calls because I really didn't want to buy another set of Pro 2's so close to the launch of the next gen.

My AW Ultra 1 still works fine, the 3 isn't enough of an upgrade to spend $800 on.
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