The appearance of AirPods3 wireless charging version and wired charging version is basically the same, the difference is mainly the difference between the charging box, the wireless version of the charging box has an indicator on the front side to show the charging status, and the wired version is in the open box
Distinguish method: Judge by charging compartment! AirPods 3's wired charging version has a built-in battery indicator in the charging compartment; AirPods 3 wireless charging version of the charging bay built-in battery indicator.