AirPods Pro 3 trailed Apple Watch on heart-rate accuracy but beat every non-Apple wearable CNET tested.
Key takeaways
- If AirPods Pro 3 can come this close to Apple Watch Series 11 against a Polar H10 chest strap, is the wrist still Apple’s default fitness sensor — or just ...
- That is the real question beneath the latest test. In CNET Labs testing reported by 9to5Mac, AirPods Pro 3 finished second only to Apple Watch Series 11 for he...
- Apple did not just add a workout feature to earbuds. It moved a core fitness signal from the wrist to the ear. That only matters if users trust the numbers.
- Can earbuds really challenge the Apple Watch on heart-rate accuracy?
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