Apple at its ‘Unleashed’ event unveile the third-generation AirPods calls AirPods (3rd Generation). The Apple AirPods (3rd Generation) come with an upgraded design that looks quite similar to that of the AirPods Pro.
Apple also brings the Apple Music Voice service and new HomePod mini colour options.
Price in India
Apple AirPods (3rd Generation) price set at Rs. 18,500.
The Apple AirPods (3rd Generation) will be available for orders in India via Apple India Online Store starts from 18th October 2021 and will go on sale from 26th October 2021.
Apple also brings the HomePod mini in Blue, Orange, and Yellow colours in addition to White and Grey.
All these new colour options will be available through the Apple India Online Store and through Apple Authorise Resellers in November.
Specifications
The Apple AirPods (3rd Generation) bring is the AirPods Pro-like design.
The Apple AirPods (3rd Generation) are also come with a Force sensor for pressure controls.
AirPods (3rd Generation) include hands-free ‘Hey Siri’ voice assistant feature.
There is also support for Dolby Atmos in Apple Music in Apple AirPods (3rd Generation).
Apple AirPods (3rd Generation) also brings a custom driver and a high dynamic range amplifier that both are to enhance bass output and deliver clean high frequencies.
The Apple gives support for AAC-ELD codec to deliver full HD voice quality for FaceTime calls.
Apple AirPods (3rd Generation) comes with Adaptive EQ support that is claim to help tune sound in real time base on how AirPods fit in the user’s ear.
The AirPods (3rd Generation) include Spatial audio with dynamic head tracking.
Apple AirPods (3rd Generation) also include a skin-detect sensor that is claim to help accurately discern if the earbuds are in the ear or in a pocket or on a table and pause playback when remove.
AirPods (3rd Generation) deliver an additional hour of battery life over the previous generations, with up to six hours of listening time and up to four hours of talk time.
Apple AirPods (3rd Generation) comes with wireless charging support on the case that supports MagSafe protocol.
AirPods (3rd Generation) is to deliver about an hour of battery life in just five minutes of charging.
You will also get 30 hours of total listening time with four additional charges in the case.
Apple Music Voice
The Apple at its virtual event introduced Apple Music Voice as the new subscription-base plan that will be available at Rs. 49 per month.
Apple Music Voice will be available specifically for users accessing Apple Music using Siri.
Apple Music Voice new plan will initially be available in 17 countries worldwide :
- Australia,
- Austria,
- Canada,
- China Mainland,
- France,
- Germany,
- Hong Kong,
- India,
- Ireland,
- Italy,
- Japan,
- Mexico,
- New Zealand,
- Spain,
- Taiwan,
- US, and
- UK.
Apple Music Voice will available with the existing Individual and Family plans and will be available for access across all Apple devices for one user account.
Apple Music’s Individual plan is available at Rs. 99 per month and the Family plan with up to six accounts is available at Rs. 149 a month.
Both these existing plans support Apple Music’s premium offerings including Spatial Audio and Lossless Audio, Lyrics, and Music Videos that aren’t available with the new Voice plan.
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