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vivo Buds Air3
Ultra-light design, clear sound, and long battery life
June 25, 202528 $ at launchActive noise cancellation
Generation Lineage
9.5 hEarbud only
47 hWith case
IP54Resistance
6.0Bluetooth
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Battery Benchmark · 9.5 h
Offering 9.5 h per charge placed this model well above the historical average of early generations (~4-5h).
Key Technology
2025 → 2026Active Noise Cancellation (ANC)
ANC became the defining battlefield of premium wireless earbuds starting in 2019.
Lineage DNA
Tracked since vivo Buds (2024), the first model in the line.
Battery life (earbud)
9.5 h+58% since the 1st model★ line record
Total battery life (case)
47 h+68% since the 1st model★ line record
Weight per earbud
3.8 g-10% since the 1st model★ line record
Launch price
28 $-30% since the 1st model★ line record
Entity graph
Comfort & durability
Weight per earbud3.8 g
CertificationIP54
Battery life
Earbud only9.5 h
With case47 h
General
Release dateJune 25, 2025
Launch price28 $
Compared to vivo Buds
- +Gains active noise cancellation (ANC)
- ++58% earbud-only battery life
- ++68% total battery life with case
- +10% lighter per earbud
- ·IP54 rating vs IPX4
- ·Bluetooth 6.0 vs 5.3
- +Gains multipoint
- ·AAC, SBC, LC3 codecs vs AAC, SBC
- +$11.990000000000002 cheaper at launch
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