Apple released its second-generation AirPods just last month, but we may see a new version of its wireless headphones before 2019 is over.
Digitimes report on ‘AirPods 3?, the veritable TF Industries’ Ming-Chi Kuo reports that Apple is set to launch two new AirPods hardware models as early as the fourth quarter of 2019, quoting a ‘4Q19 – 1Q20’ timeframe.
One of the two models won’t bring much in the way of visible changes, retaining the same overall look and feel but with “iterative” improvements to the AirPods’ interior hardware. It’s unclear what those improvements will entail, but a sound quality boost seems likely, at the very least.
The second model is what will likely grab most people’s attention. This will come with an all-new form factor and associated higher price.
perhaps Apple will go the Samsung Galaxy Buds route and ditch the dangling “stems” that their AirPods have become known for.
We have no way of knowing whether or not Kuo’s claims are accurate, but the analyst does have a decent track record when it comes to similar predictions and product leaks.
