Apple remains to be anticipated to launch the fourth-generation AirPods and a brand new AirPods Max later this 12 months, regardless of no new leaks, in accordance to a report. The tech big goes by means of a tricky interval as studies recommend that Apple Vision Pro consumers are returning the headset at an unusually excessive fee. However, this has not dented any of its long-term plans and the corporate is reportedly on schedule to unveil two completely different variants of recent AirPods.
In his newest weekly Power On publication, Bloomberg analyst Mark Gurman shared that Apple is correct on observe to deliver two new AirPods and a brand new AirPods Max to the market in late 2024. This info comes as a much-needed replace to his older report in October 2023, which first talked about the event. At the time, Gurman had stated that the 2 variants of the actually wi-fi stereo (TWS) earphones would change the second and third-generation AirPods.
The report advised that the earphones could possibly be solely redesigned from prime to backside. It is alleged to sport a shorter stem, a brand new earbud design, and a brand new search for the charging case. Audio high quality can also be anticipated to witness an improve. Between the 2 variants, the bottom mannequin may get a brand new earbud and charging case design however will miss out on Active Noise Cancellation (ANC).
Meanwhile, the dearer variant is alleged to function ANC and a charging case speaker that may be triggered to play a sound by way of the Find My app’s location monitoring function. That’s not all because the report additionally mentions {that a} new AirPods Pro could possibly be unveiled by Apple in 2025 with an up to date chip, which will be the corporate’s H3 chipset.
Alongside, Apple can also be anticipated to refresh its top-of-the-line AirPods Max. Unlike the earphones, the headphones will not be seemingly to get a serious overhaul. As per Gurman, the brand new mannequin may ditch the Lightning port in favour of the USB Type-C port and get a wired audio playback function. Additionally, they could arrive in newer color choices. The present era AirPods Max can be found in Green, Pink, Silver, Sky Blue, and Space Grey.