This year we will have new AirPods Pro model if Ming Chi Kuo’s predictions come truewhich also assures that in all likelihood they will not include USB-C in their case.
The AirPods Pro are already two years old, and it probably won’t be until they’ve completed their third year of life that they’ll have their replacement already available in stores. According to Ming Chi Kuo, our favorite analyst, mass production of this new generation of headphones will begin this summer, probably in the months of July or August, so that it can be put on sale before the end of the year. In this way, the new headphones could be presented with the new iPhone models and released simultaneously.
Kuo also assures that their manufacturing will take place in Vietnam, a change that Apple already hinted at a few days ago when it communicated to its suppliers its intentions to change the manufacturing of several of its products from China to Vietnam. or India. After all the supply problems caused by the pandemic in China, Apple’s intentions are to depend less and less on the Asian country for the manufacture of its products, and it will be a further step in this direction.
Where there will be no change is in the charging port. After all the news that Apple will finally change the Lightning port in its products to USB-C, largely due to pressure from the European Union, it looks like the AirPods they will continue with the Lightning for another generation. This makes perfect sense since the iPhone will continue this year with a Lightning port, and it’s not expected until the 2023 model when it switches to USB-C. In any case, it should be remembered that the AirPods Pro also charge wirelessly.
There are also other rumors about changes in its shape and new sensors related to health and physical activity, as well as the support for “lossless” sound. All these rumors have not yet been confirmed by any reliable source, so we will have to wait for more information on this.
