3 years after the release of the first model, Apple is finally preparing to unveil the AirPods Pro 2. The new in-ear headphones from the Apple brand should be shown on September 7th.
Not to mention that the Airpods – and the Apple Watch – are bestsellers at Apple. The two categories of accessories represent the majority of revenues from the branch “accessories, home automation and wearables“from Apple, which itself generates 10% of the firm’s revenue. Commercially speaking, it is therefore entirely appropriate for Apple to release a new version of its Airpods Pro, especially since the first model was released a while ago. almost 3 years now.
Technical and aesthetic changes
Since then, the headphone market true-wireless with active noise reduction did not fall asleep him. Sony has released its excellent WF-1000XM4 which improves an already well-mastered recipe. Google has also caught the fever of “Pro” products with its Pixel Buds Pro released in August 2022. To hope to hit as hard as with its first models, Apple therefore has its work cut out for it.
The latest news, the Airpods Pro 2 will be compatible with a lossless compression format (Apple Lossless or ALAC) and with Bluetooth 5.2, will present a very slightly revised design, and will carry a new chip. It could also be that the accessories will offer sports tracking features. Finally, the storage box could keep its Lightning port, even if USB is (finally) starting to take hold at Apple.
The price of these Airpods Pro 2 is still unknown, but with a first model sold for €279, we are entitled to expect a similar price, or even a little higher according to the latest rumors. In any case, there won’t be any longer to wait very long to get to the bottom of it.