Redmi has finally launched their first active noise-canceling earbuds —the AirDots 3 Pro. I’m sure Redmi fans have been looking forward to these earbuds for a long time, so without further ado, let’s get right into the review.
The design of the Redmi AirDots 3 Pro is different from all the previous Xiaomi and Redmi earbuds. Although the case is still oval-shaped, the direction of opening the lid is different, which makes it easier to open it with just one hand. The pairing buttons are not hidden underneath or at the back but are placed on the front, probably because they can be pressed easily. 
The charging port is surrounded by a metal ring, which increases the reliability of the port. Magnets have also been added to the hinge of the lid so that it doesn’t close easily. Notably, these entry-level noise-canceling earbuds is equipped with wireless charging, which should be a rarity in its price range. Further, its frosted surface won’t scratch and stain fingerprints easily, so I think the AirDots 3 Pro offers better quality this time. In fact, in terms of details, I think it is even better than Xiaomi’s Flipbuds Pro, thereby exceeding my expectations.
As soon as I picked up the earbuds, I noticed that they were much lighter than the Flipbuds Pro that I had been wearing. The 4.9g weight of the single earbud is almost 2g lighter than the Flipbuds Pro. It is also not as big as the Flipbuds, so it is very comfortable to wear. It is operated by touch, you can long-press to switch to the noise cancellation mode, you can tap to play, pause or jump to the next song, or you can assign a custom operation. Bluetooth decoding protocol supports SBC and AAC, but there’s no LHDC or aptX, and no obvious equalizer. But you can choose your favorite equalizer setting in the Mi AI app.
Redmi says it can cancel up to 35dB of noise, which is slightly lower than the noise-canceling strength of the Flipbuds Pro. But the actual experience is not much different, as the noise reduction ability is still very good. But the wind noise control is rather strange. When the wind is a little stronger, it will turn off the feedforward microphone to reduce the impact of wind noise. Sometimes when the wind blows, you will feel that suddenly the noise reduction intensity is reduced by half, making it quite uncomfortable.
The AirDots 3 Pro can reach a minimum latency of 69ms with the Chinese version of the Redmi Note 10 Pro.
Unfortunately, it can’t control the earbuds from the Bluetooth settings page like the Flipbuds Pro (Review). So you can only control all its functions through Mi AI APP. You all should know that Mi AI app only supports Chinese, so we have translated its settings interface for you, so you can check the screenshot for reference if required. The noise cancellation mode is basically the same as the Flipbuds pro, providing three levels of noise cancellation, transparency mode also has an option to enhance the voice.
The AirDots 3 Pro has a new adaptive noise cancellation mode that intelligently adjusts the noise cancellation intensity according to the noise in your environment. When you start playing a game, it will also automatically turn on the low latency mode, but the setting needs to be turned on first. There is also an interesting feature called adaptive chat mode. When the earbuds detect that you are talking, it will switch to pass-through mode, and when you don’t talk, they will cut back to noise-canceling mode. We’ve seen these features on the Huawei FreeBuds pro and Samsung’s Galaxy Buds Pro. But it’s shocking that Redmi has equipped these two features in its entry-level noise-canceling earbuds.
There are no surprises in terms of battery life. In the strongest noise cancellation mode the battery life is about 5 hours, and you can turn off the noise cancellation mode for an additional hour of use. If you connect two devices at the same time and switch more frequently, the battery life will be shortened by about one hour.
Redmi AirDots series earbuds have always been very cost-effective, and this AirDots 3 Pro is no exception. Not only the design is good, but also the function has added many features that only the flagship noise-canceling earbuds had before. If you are a Xiaomi phone user, I would recommend the AirDots 3 Pro even more than the Flipbuds pro, but only if you are okay with its strange anti-wind noise effect.
The Redmi AirDots 3 Pro is currently available on Giztop.
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