Apple’s latest AirPods have dropped below $100 for the first time

Feb 04, 2025 01:37 AM - 5 days ago 6536

Sheena Vasani

Sheena Vasani writes astir tech news, reviews gadgets, and helps readers prevention money by highlighting deals and merchandise recommendations for The Verge.

If you missed retired connected the steep AirPods discounts we saw during Black Friday, now is your chance. Right now, the second-gen AirPods Pro pinch USB-C are connected waste astatine Walmart, Best Buy, and Target starting astatine $169 ($81 off), which is conscionable $16 awkward of their all-time low. Meanwhile, the AirPods 4 have dropped to a grounds debased of $99.99 ($30 off) astatine Amazon, Target, and Best Buy, pinch the noise-canceling version going for astir $148.99 ($31 off) astatine Amazon, Walmart, and Best Buy.

If you want the champion sound and progressive sound cancellation you tin get successful a brace of Apple earbuds, you’ll apt want to prime up the second-gen AirPods Pro. The in-ears connection a fewer features you won’t find successful their cheaper siblings, including intuitive swipe-based controls, much robust h2o resistance, and aggregate silicone receptor tips for a customizable fit. Thanks to a caller iOS 18 update, they besides now double as FDA-approved proceeding aids.

That being said, some the entry-level AirPods 4 and the AirPods 4 pinch Active Noise Cancellation are fantabulous earbuds successful their ain right. They some present exceptionally clear sound telephone value and nutrient the aforesaid high-quality sound, which benefits from a thicker furniture of bass than Apple’s erstwhile models contempt their unfastened design. The main quality is that the step-up AirPods 4 connection respective Pro-like features, including ANC and a wireless charging lawsuit that features a built-in speaker and support for search via Apple’s Find My app.

Read our AirPods Pro and AirPods 4 reviews.

Apple’s second-generation AirPods Pro photographed connected a reflective achromatic surface.Apple’s second-generation AirPods Pro photographed connected a reflective achromatic surface.

$169

The second-gen AirPods Pro amended upon Apple’s original brace pinch overmuch amended sound cancellation, improved sound quality, and onboard measurement controls. The latest refresh besides ships pinch a USB-C charging case, arsenic opposed to Lightning.

A hands-on photograph of Apple’s AirPods 4 wireless earbuds.A hands-on photograph of Apple’s AirPods 4 wireless earbuds.

$100

Apple’s AirPods 4 amended connected erstwhile models pinch amended sound, clearer sound calls, and an moreover much comfortable design. For $50 extra, you tin acquisition a exemplary pinch progressive sound cancellation and wireless charging.

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  • You tin prime up a second-gen Blink Mini 2 for conscionable $19.99 ($20 off) astatine Amazon, Best Buy, and Target, which matches its all-time debased (Amazon is besides trading it pinch a Weather Resistant Power Adapter for $29.98). The newest Mini is simply a compact 1080p information camera pinch support for mobility alerts and two-way audio, overmuch like its predecessor. However, dissimilar the original, the latest exemplary comes pinch on-device personification discovery and IP65 waterproofing, truthful you tin usage it extracurricular if you acquisition Blink’s optional outdoor adapter. Read our review.
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