Under Armour HOVR Sonic 3

Overview

The HOVR Sonic is a neutral road running shoe family utilising Hovr tech from Under Armour.

The HOVR Sonic 3 uses breathable construction, orthotic friendly and removable insole design, and went on sale in 2020. Its support type is designated as neutral, meaning that it's designed for runners with neutral pronation. The latest model in the family is the Under Armour HOVR Sonic 5.

Based on our monitoring of prices across the internet, it's currently in the most expensive 40% of running shoes today.

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priceBand	Price band
similarity	Similarity	Very similar	Very similar	Very similar	Very similar	Very similar
released	Released Feb 2020				Jun 2024
expertReviewScore	Expert Review Score ‌ ‌	‌ ‌	‌ ‌	‌ ‌	‌ ‌ 79%	‌ ‌ 96%
Weight	Weight M: 289 g W: 230 g	M: 269 g W: 218 g	M: 266 g W: 241 g	M: 261 g W: 241 g		M: 283 g W: 261 g
Forefoot	Forefoot 21 mm		22 mm	27 mm		25 mm
Heel to toe drop	Heel to toe drop 8 mm		10 mm	8 mm	10 mm	10 mm
Heel	Heel 29 mm		32 mm	35 mm	37 mm	35 mm
Brand	Brand Under Armour	New Balance	Nike	ASICS	Nike	Nike
Shoe Type	Shoe Type	Comfortable Maximalist	Comfortable	Comfortable Lightweight Maximalist	Comfortable	Comfortable Maximalist
Breathable	Breathable
Techs	Techs Under Armour Hovr	New Balance Fresh Foam		ASICS Gel OrthoLite
Environmental Characteristics	Environmental Characteristics		Sustainable
Common characteristics RoadDaily runningNeutralNeutral pronationFore/Midfoot strikeHeel strikeHigh archOrthotic friendlyRemovable insole

Under Armour HOVR Sonic 3 characteristics and specifications

Characteristics
Sports	Running (+2046)
Terrain	Road (+1361)
Usages	Daily running (+1131)
Brand	Under Armour (+82)
Support Type	Neutral (+1598)
Pronation Type	Neutral pronation (+1574)
Strike Type	Fore/Midfoot strike (+1112)Heel strike (+1098)
Arch Type	High arch (+1521)
Fit	Medium toe box (+851)
Features	Orthotic friendly (+452)Removable insole (+435)
Materials	Mesh (+938)
Techs	Under Armour Hovr (+26)
Events	10k (+715)Half marathon (+715)Marathon (+715)
Colorways	Baroque Green / Gree, Beta 601 Halo Gray, Black, Black / Blue Oxide, Black / Lunar Orange, Blue, Green / White, Grey, Mint, Navy