Apple AirPods Pro 3 vs Technics EAH-AZ100

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AirPods Pro 3 compared with EAH-AZ100

	AppleAirPods Pro 3	TechnicsEAH-AZ100
Overview
Released
Released	September 2025	January 2025
Sound
Type
Type	In-ear	In-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	Yes	Yes
Transparency mode
Transparency mode	Yes	Yes
Spatial audio with head tracking
Spatial audio with head tracking	Yes	Yes
Driver size
Driver size	–	10 mm
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	SBC and AAC	SBC, AAC, LDAC and LC3
Lossless over USB-C
Lossless over USB-C	No	–
Chip
Chip	H2	–
Drivers
Drivers	Custom high-excursion Apple driver and custom high dynamic range amplifier	10 mm magnetic-fluid dynamic drivers with aluminium diaphragms
Chip
Chip	H2 in each AirPod; second-generation Ultra Wideband chip in the MagSafe Charging Case	–
Noise cancelling detail
Noise cancelling detail	Active Noise Cancellation with Adaptive Audio, Transparency mode, Conversation Awareness and Loud Sound Reduction; foam-infused ear tips for passive isolation	Adaptive hybrid ANC; Ambient and Attention modes; one-touch conversation mode
Audio features
Audio features	Personalised Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking; Adaptive EQ; Personalised Volume; Voice Isolation; studio-quality audio recording; Live Translation; lossless audio when paired with Apple Vision Pro	Dolby Atmos optimisation and Dolby Head Tracking; LDAC unavailable with three-device multipoint
Hearing health
Hearing health	Hearing Test, Hearing Aid (with automatic Conversation Boost) and Hearing Protection	–
Health sensors
Health sensors	Heart rate sensor for workouts	–
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	Up to 8 hours	Up to 10 hours
With the case
With the case	Up to 24 hours	Up to 28 hours
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	Yes	Yes
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Up to 7.5 hours with Spatial Audio and head tracking on; 6.5 hours with heart rate sensing during workouts; 10 hours in Transparency using the Hearing Aid feature	AAC, ANC on 10 hours / 28 with case, off 12 / 29; LDAC, ANC on 7 / 18, off 8 / 19
Charging case
Charging case	MagSafe Charging Case (USB-C) with speaker for Find My and lanyard loop; charges with MagSafe, Apple Watch or Qi-certified chargers or a USB-C cable	USB-C or Qi; earbuds charge in approximately 2 hours, case in 2.5 hours over USB or 3.5 over Qi
Fast charging
Fast charging	5 minutes in the case gives around 1 hour of listening	15 minutes gives approximately 90 minutes of playback
Design
Weight (each earbud)
Weight (each earbud)	5.55 g (better)	5.9 g
Water and sweat resistance
Water and sweat resistance	IP57	IPX4
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.3	5.3
Two devices at once
Two devices at once	–	Yes
Controls
Controls	Force sensor with volume swipe on the stems (press to play, pause, answer calls and skip; press and hold to switch listening modes; swipe up or down for volume); camera remote; “Hey Siri” or just “Siri”; Siri Interactions	Customisable touch controls; wear detection pauses and resumes playback
Microphones
Microphones	Dual beamforming microphones and an inward-facing microphone; speech-detecting accelerometer	Three per earbud; Voice Focus AI processes outgoing and incoming call audio
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	Foam-infused silicone ear tips in five sizes (XXS, XS, S, M, L)	Five silicone tip sizes, XS, S, M, ML and L
Case weight
Case weight	43.99 g	Approximately 42 g
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	IP57 (IEC 60529) for the AirPods Pro and charging case	IPX4 applies to earbuds only
Works with
Works with	Full features with iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV and Apple Vision Pro on the latest software; works as Bluetooth headphones with other devices, with limited features	Technics Audio Connect for iOS and Android; Google Fast Pair, LE Audio and Auracast
Colours
Colours	White	Black, Silver, Champagne Gold, Midnight Blue and Moonlight Lilac
In the box
In the box	AirPods Pro 3, MagSafe Charging Case (USB-C) with speaker and lanyard loop, silicone ear tips (XXS, XS, S, M, L), documentation; USB-C cable sold separately	Earbuds, charging case, five sizes of ear tip and 0.2 m USB-C charging cable