These Are the Best AirPods Deals Available for Black Friday 2025

Black Friday AirPods Deals

Whether you’re getting some holiday shopping done, or just looking to treat yourself to some new earbuds or headphones, these AirPods deals are well worth taking advantage of. With each down to its lowest-ever price, so now’s the time to make your move.

Which AirPods Should You Get?

When choosing between the wireless earbud models of AirPods or the over-the-ear AirPods Max, it’s pretty obvious what the differences are. While they act the same when paired with Bluetooth or Apple devices, you can see the difference in form factor. Choosing between the earbud models isn’t so easy. Here’s a breakdown of the differences:

• AirPods Pro 3: These are Apple’s flagship earbuds. They come with five foam-and-silicon tips of different sizes so you can find the ones that feel best for your specific ears. Thanks to the silicon and their Active Noise Cancellation capabilities, they offer exceptional noise cancellation. Though you can still use pass-through to have conversations with people when you’re wearing them.
• AirPods Pro 2: This is the previous generation of Apple’s AirPods Pro, and they mostly work like the 3’s do. They come with three sizes of silicon tips instead of five, and the tips don’t have foam in them, so the noise cancellation isn’t quite as good. These also have slightly worse microphones and battery life (six hours vs. eight in the 3s). But I use a pair of these 2’s every day, and I love them to death. I personally feel no need to upgrade.
• AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation: These don’t have silicon tips, so they allow more outside noise in – though the Active Noise Cancellation, when enabled, does a good job of lowering the volume of the sounds around you. They come in a one-size-fits all plastic shape that works for most ears, but they don’t seal against your ear canal as the Pros above do.
• AirPods 4: These are basically a wireless version of the earbuds Apple used to ship with all of its iPhones and (if you’re old enough to remember) iPods. They work well, but they don’t offer any noise cancellation, so if you’re in a noisy environment, you’ll have to turn up the volume.

These Apple deals just scratch the surface of what’s out there right now, too. Both Walmart and Amazon have a variety of offers on Apple devices to explore, including deals on the Apple Pencil (USB-C), iPads, and MacBooks. Apple’s official Black Friday sale also starts on November 28 and runs through Cyber Monday, so make sure to mark your calendar if you want to seek out deals on other Apple options.

Be sure to a look at our full breakdown of this year’s Black Friday deals. There we’ve detailed which retailers have kicked off their sale events already and which are still to come, alongside our own deal predictions for this year.

Hannah Hoolihan is a freelancer who writes with the guides and commerce teams here at IGN.