Apple Launches Year of the Horse AirPods Pro 3 for Lunar New Year

[MacRumors]

Apple has designed a limited edition version of the AirPods Pro 3 to celebrate Lunar New Year, and customers in select countries can purchase them starting today. The Year of the Horse Special Edition AirPods Pro 3 feature a unique horse emoji character that's otherwise unavailable.

Customers in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Singapore are able to buy the AirPods, and they'll be available as long as supplies last. Lunar New Year begins on Tuesday, February 17 in 2026.

Apple designs special edition AirPods with a custom engraving each year. There have been limited edition AirPods to celebrate the Year of the Dragon, Year of the Ox, Year of the Tiger, Year of the Rabbit, and Year of the Snake.

The special edition AirPods Pro 3 are identical to the standard AirPods Pro 3 and the pricing is the same. The only thing that's different is the engraving. Apple released the AirPods Pro 3 in 2025, introducing improved sound, better Active Noise Cancellation, an updated fit, and heart rate sensing. Orders placed today will begin shipping out to customers on January 8.

Along with special edition AirPods Pro 3, Apple is also selling a selection of Year of the Horse-themed accessories, such as iPhone cases, power banks, AirTag covers, organizers, and travel chargers.

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[Naraxus]

Cute design. Time to hit the secondary markets for one.

 

[Justin Cymbal]

These things are hot!

I tried to buy the Japan 🇯🇵 AirTag off eBay but it was over $80

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[Black Belt]

So they can print emojis on air pods and air tags but they can’t get new products out the door.

 

[TimCooked]

While Alphabet brings Gemini and is ready to deploy it at Samsung, Apple just plays with some laughable and ridiculous emojis.
No wonder why rotten Apple is so underperforming on the market while Alphabet crushed +65% YTD on the market.

 

[Bones402]

Just fix the backlog of issues with iOS 26.2.

 

[Londo Mollari 2]

No horse for Vietnam! Is that because of the Tẽt Offensive? Come on Apple, that was 58 years ago!

 

[CarAnalogy]

I don't understand why they don't release this emoji globally. I would be absolutely shocked if it doesn't come from the exact same factory on the exact same equipment that prints all the others.

"Release this emoji globally" is a ridiculous phrase I never thought I would type, but here we are.

 

[ASentientBot]

guys, they didn't reassign ios 26.3 devs or iphone 18 engineers or AI experts to making a cute emoji. it's harmless marketing and nothing more

 

[platinumaqua]

Apparently there are no ethnic Asians celebrating Lunar New Year living outside of those specific countries and regions /s

 

[dumastudetto]

Only Apple can do this. Believe me, I've tried to reproduce the stunning imagery and I failed.

 

[carambo]

What a revolution, I am speechless !

 

[dominiongamma]

The only Apple product where I downgraded from the pro 3 to the pro 2 because the comfort of the 3 was so bad in the ear

 

[svish]

Nice to see that these limited edition ones are not priced at a premium. The other accessories are also nice especially the case for iPhones. A wider availability would have been good.