It is said that if AirPods were a company, it would reach the size of giants like Uber or NVIDIA. However, analysts like Mark Gurman, who also counts Apple insiders, believe that Consumers are confused by the current range. We remember: AirPods 2 with a classic design, AirPods 3 with a ‘Pro’ design but without ‘Pro’ functions, AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods Max.
This is why Mark Gurman declares that at Apple They plan to completely refocus their headset linebringing powerful new features to the standard models and without leaving aside the ‘Pro’, also having good room for growth in the software. A detailed plan that would start in just a few months.
Noise cancellation won’t be just for “Pros”
The differences between AirPods 3 and AirPods Pro lie in several sections, although there is no doubt that The active noise cancellation feature is the main attraction of the “Pro” models. Whoever wants this sound mode will not be enough to pay 199 or 209 dollars, which is what the two versions of AirPods 3 cost, but will have to reach 279 dollars to opt for the ‘Pro’. Or 579 dollars with the AirPods Max, even if it is ultimately a different range with a headband design.
The fact is that, according to Mark Gurman, Apple’s projects go through launch two versions of AirPods 4. And not two versions like now with differences in the type of charging of the case, no. Between them they would have the succulent difference of having noise cancellation in the most expensive model.
The price of these two versions of AirPods 4 has not been revealed and it is likely that even Apple has not closed this deal. What they seem to be clear about, again according to Gurman, is providing noise-cancelling headphones at a lower price than the “Pro”. And that, without seeing exactly what these headphones look like and the rest of the differences with the “Pro”, is excellent news.
It should be noted that they would also include Redesigned charging case with possibility of charging via USB-C cablean update practically required by European laws and to which the iPhone and the latest AirPods Pro have already been adapted. Regarding magnetic charging via MagSafe, this has not been clarified, but it could be another difference between the two AirPods 4 models.
Software as a growth path for AirPods Pro and AirPods Max
Few changes are coming to the AirPods Max, aside from new colors and USB-C
For AirPods Pro 3, Gurman is not putting forward specific plans. It is to be expected that they will add new and superior technology to that of AirPods 4 to have sufficient incentives to encourage their purchase. In fact, he is not talking about a new generation as such for 2024.
Yes, underlines the analyst a new hearing aid feature launched within a year and it will likely reach the current AirPods Pro, which literally calls it a “hearing aid” as such and is expected to contain improvements that will help hard of hearing people hear around them when they have no content currently playing.
Changes are planned for AirPods Max, although very brief. The first of these concerns its compatibility with USB-C. The other leak has been going on for some time now and would be the arrival of new colors. Gurman says these “aren’t selling well enough for Apple to invest in new hardware or software features.”
So things, Major changes and developments in health would arrive by 2025. The Bloomberg analyst recalls the project to implement body temperature sensors in the headphones, although he also specifies that for the moment efforts are focused on comfort.
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