We’ve been waiting almost six years since the Studio 3 headphones launched in 2017, but it looks like Apple is finally ready to release a new set of Beats headphones. The Beats Studio Pro, first teased in images and benchmarks in iOS 16.5 and macOS 13.4 release candidates last month, has now appeared in an FCC filing, a milestone that usually means a commercial release is imminent.
MacRumors spotted the list on Tuesday, noting that these filings typically appear a few weeks to a month before a product is released. New Apple phones appeared in the database on September 6, 2021, for example, and the iPhone 13 was announced on September 14. The Beats Studio Buds, incidentally, appeared in an FCC filing in May 2021 and launched the following month.
Get ready for an announcement later in the summer, in other words. The new headphones will likely look similar to the Beats Studio 3 headphones with features to rival the AirPods Max.
There’s a lot of documentation to sift through, but the identity of the filed product (which was granted on June 20) is pretty clear if you know where to look. The application is filed under the name of Apple, the type is indicated as wireless headphones and the illustration of the compliance label shows a set of headphones with the Beats logo on the same page. And if all that wasn’t enough, the certification lists, under Notes, the crucial words Beats Studio Pro. Checkmate, Tim.
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The model number is given as A2924, by the way. MacRumors says they also have an ID of BeatsStudioPro1,1, but we weren’t able to spot it in any attachments and certifications.
Based on last month’s ‘leak’, the Beats Studio Pro will come in white, black, blue and brown, though we’re hoping a transparent color is on the way as well. We’re expecting them to feature an H1 or H2 chip (an upgrade over the old Studio 3 W1), high-quality noise reduction, active transparency, and potentially custom spatial sound. And with a price tag likely around $399, they’ll be a direct, cheaper alternative to Apple’s aging AirPods Max.
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