January 2022 • Macworld 45

Review: AirPods (3rd gen)

Price as reviewed: £169 from fave.co/3oTGuqe

W

e’ve been waiting for

Apple to release an

update to its basic

AirPods for quite

some time. First released five years

ago, AirPods have become a huge

hit and nearly ubiquitous everywhere

you see in-ear wireless earbuds, but

the second-generation update two

years ago left much to be desired –

it improved battery life and added

hands-free ‘Hey, Siri’ support and

not much else.

AirPods Pro are a wonderful step

up from basic AirPods, but the £239

price is out of reach for many.

Now we have the third-generation

AirPods. Finally, basic and more

affordable AirPods bring some of what

we love about the AirPods Pro down