{"id":985,"date":"2026-11-13T19:23:31","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T00:23:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theusdaily.com\/?p=985"},"modified":"2026-11-13T19:23:31","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T00:23:31","slug":"best-early-black-friday-airpods-deals-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theusdaily.com\/?p=985","title":{"rendered":"Best Early Black Friday AirPods Deals (2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"av-in-brief\"><strong>In brief:<\/strong> Black Friday is still weeks away, but early AirPods discounts are already arriving. Both the AirPods Pro 3 and AirPods Max 2 are on sale, with savings of up to $100 off their regular prices. The AirPods Pro 3 are currently 20 percent off at Amazon, Target, and Walmart. The AirPods Max 2, regularly priced at $549, are $100 off, making them easier to justify for those invested in Apple&#x27;s ecosystem.<\/p>\n<div class=\"av-faq\">\n<h2>Key questions<\/h2>\n<h3>What AirPods are on sale early for Black Friday 2026?<\/h3>\n<p>Both the AirPods Pro 3 and AirPods Max 2 are discounted, with up to $100 off their regular prices.<\/p>\n<h3>What are the new features of the AirPods Pro 3?<\/h3>\n<p>The AirPods Pro 3 include stronger noise-canceling, a new acoustic architecture for deeper bass, redesigned ear tips, a built-in heart rate sensor, live translation, a camera remote, and IP57 dust and water resistance \u2014 the first AirPods to carry that rating.<\/p>\n<h3>Is the AirPods Max 2 worth buying at the discounted price?<\/h3>\n<p>At $100 off their $549 price, the AirPods Max 2 are described as easier to justify, particularly for users who want seamless integration within Apple&#8217;s ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"av-schema\">{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\", \"@type\": \"FAQPage\", \"mainEntity\": [{\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"What AirPods are on sale early for Black Friday 2026?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"Both the AirPods Pro 3 and AirPods Max 2 are discounted, with up to $100 off their regular prices.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"What are the new features of the AirPods Pro 3?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"The AirPods Pro 3 include stronger noise-canceling, a new acoustic architecture for deeper bass, redesigned ear tips, a built-in heart rate sensor, live translation, a camera remote, and IP57 dust and water resistance \u2014 the first AirPods to carry that rating.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Is the AirPods Max 2 worth buying at the discounted price?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"At $100 off their $549 price, the AirPods Max 2 are described as easier to justify, particularly for users who want seamless integration within Apple's ecosystem.\"}}]}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- \/av-faq --><\/p>\n<p class=\"wire-source\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/best-early-black-friday-airpods-deals-11-13-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">WIRED \u2014 Best Early Black Friday AirPods Deals (2026)<\/a>. Also reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/home\/smart-home\/best-early-black-friday-deals-2026-bf-litter-robot\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CNET: Product reviews, advice, how-tos and the latest news<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/atlas-coffee-club-black-friday-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">WIRED<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wire-credit\"><em>AI-assisted summary; the reporting is the source&#x27;s. Read the original at the link.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>AirPods, Black Friday, Apple, deals, headphones<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Black Friday is still weeks away, but early AirPods discounts are already arriving.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":984,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,7],"tags":[1170,1171,650,826,1172],"class_list":["post-985","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech-news","category-technology","tag-airpods","tag-apple","tag-black-friday","tag-deals","tag-headphones"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theusdaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/985","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theusdaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theusdaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theusdaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theusdaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=985"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theusdaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/985\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theusdaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theusdaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=985"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theusdaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=985"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theusdaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}