Is Black Friday 2025 already here or not? That question might be on the minds of many PhoneArena readers and bargain hunters right now, and the answer is… complicated.
Technically, today is a Thursday, and Thanksgiving is still a week away, so in theory, next Friday, November 28 should be the so-called “biggest shopping day of the year.” In reality, however, retailers like Amazon and Best Buy have kicked off extended Black Friday events, selling a lot of popular tech products at hard-to-beat prices.
Apple AirPods Pro 3
$29 off (12%)
True Wireless Earbuds with World-Class Active Noise Cancellation, Apple H2 Chip, Adaptive Audio, Transparency Mode, Personalized Spatial Audio with Dynamic Head Tracking, Live Translation, Heart Rate Sensing, Hearing Aid, USB-C MagSafe Charging Case, Up to 8 Hours of Uninterrupted Listening Time, Up to 24 Hours of Battery Life with Case, IP57 Water and Dust Resistance, White
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Apple AirPods Pro 3
$219 99
$249
$29 off (12%)
True Wireless Earbuds with World-Class Active Noise Cancellation, Apple H2 Chip, Adaptive Audio, Transparency Mode, Personalized Spatial Audio with Dynamic Head Tracking, Live Translation, Heart Rate Sensing, Hearing Aid, USB-C MagSafe Charging Case, Up to 8 Hours of Uninterrupted Listening Time, Up to 24 Hours of Battery Life with Case, IP57 Water and Dust Resistance, White
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The AirPods Pro 3 are (technically) part of that category, fetching a cool 30 bucks less than usual for the first time in their very young life. But Best Buy is actually labeling this as a “deal of the day” rather than a true Black Friday promotion, and while Amazon is not listing any expiration date for its first big discount on Apple’s latest (and greatest) earbuds, I don’t expect you to have a lot of time at your disposal to slash 12 percent off a regular price of $249 over there either.
So, yes, you should probably hurry and claim this not-really-Black-Friday-but-totally-Black-Friday-grade deal as soon as possible, at least if you don’t feel like you can settle for the AirPods Pro 2 or AirPods 4 anymore.
Live Translation is undoubtedly one of the AirPods Pro 3’s key strengths and selling points. | Image Credit — Apple
The AirPods Pro 3 bring a lot of major improvements to the table over their forerunners, mind you, including substantially better active noise cancellation, superior audio quality, better battery life, better water and dust resistance, Apple Intelligence-powered Live Translation functionality (still in beta), and perhaps most importantly, heart rate monitoring (during workouts) with no need for a smartwatch or other wearable device.
In short, these are very clearly the absolute best wireless earbuds… a hardcore Apple fan can get for Christmas, and something tells me you won’t be able to save more than $30 if you wait with your purchase until next week or even next month.
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Adrian, a mobile technology enthusiast since the Nokia 3310 era, has been a dynamic presence in the tech journalism field, contributing to Android Authority, Digital Trends, and Pocketnow before joining PhoneArena in 2018. His expertise spans across various platforms, with a particular fondness for the diversity of the Android ecosystem. Despite the challenges of balancing full-time parenthood with his work, Adrian’s passion for tech trends, running, and movies keeps him energized. His commitment to mid-range smartphones has led to an eclectic collection of devices, saved from personal bankruptcy by his preference for ‘adequate’ over ‘overpriced’.
