The EarFun Air Pro 3 True Wireless are the next generation of the EarFun Air Pro 2 True Wireless. With this update, the manufacturer has added a couple of new features you won't find from previous gens. They now have a companion app with a graphic EQ and presets to help you customize their sound. They also have multi-device pairing and support aptX Adaptive codec, which is designed for streaming high-quality audio with lower latency, although the performance of this codec doesn't offer much of an overall improvement when it comes to audio lag.
The EarFun Air Pro 3 are mediocre for neutral sound. Out of the box, they have a very excited sound profile that delivers intense bass. The extra punch, rumble, and boom overwhelm vocals and instruments, and to compensate, there's also a lot of treble, making these sounds harsh. Siblants like cymbals are also piercing. Luckily, you can fine-tune their sound to your liking using their companion app's graphic EQ and presets.
The EarFun Air Pro 3 are very good for commute and travel. These comfortable and well-built buds are equipped with an ANC system to help block out some of the rumbles of bus and plane engines. They're much more effective when it comes to passenger chit-chat, though. While they last over six hours continuously, if you need to replenish them, their carrying case holds an extra four charges if you need it.
The EarFun Air Pro 3 are great for sports and fitness. These small and lightweight buds have a comfortable as well as stable in-ear fit, making them a suitable choice for jogs in the park. They're also certified IPX5 for resistance against direct water contact. Their wireless connection lasts over six hours continuously too.
The EarFun Air Pro 3 are decent for office use. They have a comfortable fit, support multi-device pairing, so that you can connect them with your smartphone and PC simultaneously, and last over six hours continuously. Their carrying case supplies an extra four charges, which is handy in a pinch. If your office is noisy, their ANC system easily cuts down ambient chatter around you.
The EarFun Air Pro 3 are Bluetooth headphones and aren't designed for wireless gaming, as their latency can cause your audio and visuals to fall out of sync.
The EarFun Air Pro 3 are wireless headphones, and you can't use them wired.
The EarFun Air Pro 3 are satisfactory for phone calls. They have an integrated mic, but your voice sounds thin and lacking in body. That said, you'll still be intelligible, especially if you're taking a call in a quiet place like at home. However, if you're calling from a noisy environment, the mic has trouble separating your voice from background noise. On the upside, the ANC does a very good job of blocking out sound like ambient chatter around you.
The EarFun Air Pro 3 come in one color variant: 'Black', and you can see our model's label here. If you come across another variant of these headphones, please let us know in the discussions, and we'll update our review.
The EarFun Air Pro 3 are the successor of the EarFun Air Pro 2 True Wireless. Unlike their more simply designed predecessors, they have a more excited and bass-heavy sound that you can fine-tune to your liking using their companion app's graphic EQ and presets. They also have a multi-device and aptX Adaptive codec support, which helps them rival other similarly priced in-ears like the Anker Soundcore Space A40 Truly Wireless. Their ANC performance is quite good, especially for mid-range sounds like office chatter, but it falls short of the Anker SoundCore Life P3 Truly Wireless when it comes to reducing the low rumble of bus and plane engines.
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The EarFun Air Pro 3 True Wireless are the next generation of the EarFun Air Pro 2 True Wireless and have a couple of differences. The third generation are more comfortable as well as stable due to a bud re-design, have a significantly better noise isolation performance, and companion app support. They also have a slightly longer continuous battery life and support multi-device pairing as well as aptX Adaptive codec. That said, the previous generation have a much more neutral sound profile.
The Anker SoundCore Life P3 Truly Wireless and the EarFun Air Pro 3 True Wireless are similarly performing headphones with slight differences. While both buds are comfortable, the Anker have a much more neutral sound profile and have a significantly better noise isolation performance. Conversely, the EarFun support multi-device pairing and aptX Adaptive codec.
The EarFun Air Pro 3 True Wireless are a later generation of the EarFun Air Pro True Wireless and have a few more features. While both buds are comfortable and well-built, the third generation have companion app support, which offers a graphic EQ and presets, and support multi-device pairing as well as aptX Adaptive codec. However, the original Air Pro have a more neutral sound profile, which some users may prefer, a better overall battery performance, and can block out slightly more background noise.
The Apple AirPods Pro (2nd generation) Truly Wireless are better in-ears than the EarFun Air Pro 3 True Wireless. While both buds are comfortable, the Apple are better-built, have a more neutral sound profile, which some users may prefer, and support Spatial Audio for a more immersive audio experience. Their ANC performance is significantly better too, and have an H2 chip for seamless pairing with your Apple devices. However, the EarFun are more customizable via their companion app and support multi-device pairing as well as aptX Adaptive.
These buds have a closer look to the EarFun Air Pro 2 True Wireless than the EarFun Air Pro True Wireless. Their flattened stem design has a glossy finish, while the touch surface has more of a satin sheen. It only comes in 'Black'.
The EarFun Air Pro 3 are comfortable. They feel lightweight and are less bulky than the EarFun Air Pro 2 True Wireless. Unlike their predecessor, their stem design is shorter and doesn't press onto your cheeks. Using the controls doesn't push the buds further into your ears, either. That said, they still slightly stick out of your ears.
These buds have good controls. They have a touch-sensitive surface on each earbud and are easy to use. That said, you can also adjust their controls in their companion app. There are voice prompts to let you know when you're powered but buds on and off, pairing them, and cycling between ANC modes. There are even beeps to let you know when you're using voice assistant. The controls aren't the most intuitive out of the box, though.
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These headphones have good build quality. They're mostly made of plastic, which feels a little cheap, but that's normal, given their price point. However, they're certified IPX5 for resistance against direct water resistance, and feel like they could survive accidental drops and falls without taking damage.
These headphones have a stable in-ear fit. If you're wearing them during a jog in the park, they easily stay in place. That said, if you want to use them during a tougher workout or if you're wearing them while eating, they can move around in your ears, so you may need to readjust their fit accordingly.
The EarFun Air Pro 3 have a very excited sound. They deliver intense thump, rumble, and boom, which is good if you like genres like EDM and hip-hop. That said, the extra bass muddies vocals and instruments. Added treble helps to add clarity and brightness to them so that they can stand out from the bass, but they end up sounding harsh and piercing. Luckily, their companion app offers a graphic EQ and presets so you can adjust their sound to your liking.
The EarFun Air Pro 3's bass accuracy is sub-par, as the response is over-emphasized. You may like this if you prefer a lot of bass in music, especially for genres like EDM and hip-hop, as it intensifies the thump, punch, and boom of songs like Starboy by The Weeknd ft. Daft Punk. However, this overemphasis ends up muddying the rest of the mix.
The mid accuracy is good. There's some overemphasis coming from the bass range into the low to mid-mid, which muddies vocals and instruments and nudges them forward into your mix. The high-mid is also overemphasized, but it's quite minor. Vocals and instruments sound clear and bright but not harsh.
The peaks and dips performance is okay. The bass response is very flat, meaning that the buds can match their measured frequency response in this range. There's a shallow dip in the mid to high-mid, which affects the left driver more than the right. This dip weakens and nudges vocals and instruments to the back of the mix. There are also two peaks in the treble range. The peak in the low-treble affects the right driver more significantly and harshens vocals and instruments. The peak in the mid-treble affects both drivers and makes sibilants like cymbals sound piercing.
The imaging performance is excellent. Although EarFun isn't a well-known brand, their quality control and ergonomics seem to be consistently solid. Our unit's L/R drivers are well-matched in group delay, ensuring tight bass and transparent treble reproduction. The drivers are also well-matched when it comes to amplitude and frequency response. However, a peak in the phase response's mid-mid skews audio like voices to the left and is audible with real-life content. Keep in mind that imaging varies between units, though.
These buds have a bad passive soundstage, but that's due to their in-ear design, which bypasses your outer ear. Your ear needs to be activated by sound to create a more immersive and out-of-head audio experience. As a result, the buds create a soundstage that feels closed-off and shallow.
While there isn't distortion present at normal listening volumes, there's a large peak in the left driver's bass range at high volumes. It's very audible with real-life content, which is very annoying. There's also random popping and hissing present when using the buds, which may be limited to our unit. However, if you've encountered this with your unit, please let us know in the discussions, and we'll update our review.
These are the settings used to test the EarFun Air Pro 3. Our results are only valid when used in this configuration.
The noise isolation performance is very good. Their ANC performance is significantly better than their predecessor, the EarFun Air Pro 2 True Wireless, particularly in the mid-range. Overall, the buds can block out some of the low rumble of bus engines but do an outstanding job of cutting down ambient chatter at the office as well as the high-pitched hum of computer fans.
The leakage performance is very good. The bulk of audio bleed is concentrated in the treble range and sounds thin. While part of it is audible, even if you're listening to audio in a noisy environment, it's only a small portion, which won't be too bothersome.
The mic has satisfactory noise handling. You won't have any problems being understood if you're taking a call from a quiet place. However, if there are loud noises present, the mic has trouble separating it from speech, and it can be hard to hear you well.
The battery performance is decent. The manufacturer has slightly improved continuous battery life, and they're advertised to last seven hours continuously with ANC on. We measured just over six hours, though battery life can vary depending on use. If you need to top them off, their carrying case supplies an additional four charges if you need it. The buds also have a standby mode as well as an auto-off timer. The buds enter standby mode if they're not active, but after 10 minutes, they will turn off to help conserve battery life if you're not connected to a device.
The EarFun Audio app is good. Unlike previous generations, these buds can connect to a companion app. You can see a video of how the app works here. Although the app suggests you need to make an account to use it, you don't have to create one. The app allows you to toggle between ANC modes, access a 6-band graphic EQ as well as presets, and customize L/R controls. You can also access tutorials on how to use and wear the buds, as well as access a product FAQ.
The Bluetooth connectivity is excellent. They support multi-device pairing, meaning you can stay connected to your PC and smartphone simultaneously. They also support aptX Adaptive, which is backward compatible with aptX HD. However, our test device only recognized SBC and aptX, even though it also supports aptX HD, so we currently can't measure latency via this codec. That said, PC latency using SBC or aptX codecs is high, which can lead to annoying lip sync issues. On the flip side, if you're on an iOS or Android device, latency is very low, ensuring that your audio and visuals stay in sync when streaming video. If you're looking to lower the risk of audio lag further, the companion app offers a low latency 'Game Mode', bringing their latency values even lower on iOS and Android devices. However, keep in mind that some apps like Youtube compensate for latency differently.
These buds only support Bluetooth. You can connect them to Bluetooth-enabled PCs with full audio and mic compatibility, but that's about it.
The EarFun Air Pro 3 come with a carrying case that holds four extra charges. It supports Qi wireless charging, and there's a USB-C input for you to charge the case.