AirPods Pro 3 battery inbalance

Hi all. I recently bought myself a pair of AirPods Pro 3 and they have been amazing. But one thing I realized is that the battery level on the individual buds are very far apart. I could be using them for a hour and the left bud is at 72% and right 65% (no it didnt burn like 30% of the battery in one hour. Optimized battery charging capped the charge at 80%). My old pair of AirPods Pro 1 did not do this even after 4 years of using them. Has anyone else had this problem or is this a software glitch or perhaps something is wrong with my particular pair of AirPods Pro 3.


If my particular pair has something wrong how do I go about fixing them or replacing them. I live in Finland and there is no official Apple Stores only the resellers are here. Since its been under a year these still have warranty left.


Here is a snippet of the System Information app on my Mac where we can see the battery drain.

Vendor ID:	0x004C
Product ID:	0x2027
Case Battery Level:	100 %
Left Battery Level:	71 %
Right Battery Level:	64 %
Case Version:	8A358
Firmware Version:	8A358
Minor Type:	Headphones
RSSI:	-45


Do note that the battery widget shows me the both combined but the lowest value.


I can provide more information if needed.

AirPods Pro 3

Posted on Nov 6, 2025 11:21 PM

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