Malus pumila ’s AirPods earphone kitchen range , like its tablets , will soon have gone an entire calendar yr with no updates or new products ( unless you calculate the USB - C ArPods Pro subject ) . That ’s less of a shock than with the iPad — there were n’t any novel AirPods in 2017 and 2018 either — but many Apple fans remain rather discomfited that the AirPods Max in fussy have n’t receive any tending in 2023 .
According to a unexampled report , however , Apple specify to correct that superintendence next year . There will be an updated version of the AirPods Max in 2024 , according to the latest installment of Mark Gurman’sPower On newssheet , along withtwonew variation of the standard AirPods . This , Gurman claim , is part of an effort to simplify a set of products that have “ left consumers jumble about which AirPods to corrupt . ”
The problem , he explains , is that Applecurrently sellstwo separate generations of non - Pro AirPods ( the 2nd gen at $ 129 and the 3rd gen at $ 179 ) but fails to adequately convert client why the costlier pair is worth the large outlay . Buyers wear the tertiary gens must have better feature but ca n’t see how , and end up plonk for the cheaper choice ( or even going for a dissimilar marque whole ) , leaving revenue on the mesa . This makes Apple sad .
Next class , Gurman predicts , Apple will completely clear out the non - Pro AirPods personal line of credit and put back it with two unexampled models , the more expensive of which will get a raft of new feature , such as fighting stochasticity cancellation , that are currently restricted to the AirPods Pro . ( He does n’t get into branding . Could the company do something standardized to its newest Apple Pencil , and use generational branding on the pricey example only ? We could get “ AirPods ( quaternary generation ) ” and “ AirPods SE , ” for model . ) Both fresh AirPods will make the switch from Lightning to USB - C and get redesigns of both earbuds and charging suit .
In comparison to this overhaul , the updated AirPods Max may seem rather underwhelming . According to Gurman , that product has n’t made enough sales to justify a major revamp , so the 2024 example will be different only in experience unexampled color finishes and a USB - C charging port . That seems improbable to cause much of a sales boost , but perhaps we ’re underestimating the impact of , say , yellow .
That leaves the AirPods Pro , which catch an update as recently as fall 2022 and are far less in need of attention than the other AirPods . Gurman says a refresh is planned , but not until 2025 . He says early plans for this launch are “ focusing on comfort . ”
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