With the included charging case, they actually can give you up to 30 hours.
Before the AirPods 3, that meant having to go with the $249 AirPods Pro.
Going the Distance
But for runningparticularly distance runningbattery life is key.

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Its no good if your earbuds run out of juice partway through a marathon, is it?
Which is the biggest advantage the latest AirPods have over their predecessors.
“I have owned AirPods for some time.

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With Noise Cancellation, Transparency Mode, and custom tuning, they offer a lot,” said Young.
“I am indeed interested in the all-NEW 3rd generation AirPods.
It’s a good upgrade, and a definitely yes in terms of audio quality.”

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