Last-Minute Memorial Day Deal: AirPods 4 Are Back to Their Lowest Price of 2025
Time is running out to take advantage of last-minute Memorial Day deals, and you definitely won't want to miss this one. Amazon has dropped the price of the AirPods 4 (ANC) wireless earbuds back to the 2025's best price of just $149. This saves you $30, and you don't even have to enter any codes or clip any coupons. The catch? We can't promise that this deal will stick around for much longer.
This is the latest generation of Apple's earbuds. The Apple AirPods 4 have the same H2 chip found in the AirPods Pro 2, so you can expect great sound quality. They also rock a more compact design with this new generation and offer excellent voice-calling performance. Spatial audio support also adds a touch of personalization.
This is the ANC (active noise cancellation) model of these earbuds. It comes with a wireless charging case and a speaker that can help you find them using Apple's Find My tracking service.
"With a slightly smaller design, improved sound and Apple's powerful H2 chip features, the Apple AirPods 4 are a worthy upgrade," said CNET audio expert David Carnoy in his AirPods 4 review. "But what really makes them special is the noise canceling in the step-up ANC model."
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What's the competition like? You can find out by reading through the best Memorial day deals on headphones and speakers, where we've rounded up all the latest and greatest prices from the likes of Apple, Sony, Beats and many more big names -- but lingering deals are disappearing quickly, so act soon.
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Apple deals are generally rare, and stock tends to run out before the deal window closes. Combine that with AirPods 4 being Apple's latest AirPods and this discount being the year's all-time low price -- you have a nice offer in your hands.
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