TechAudioHeadphonesEarbudsAirPods 4 tipped for ANC and new designApple is reportedly working on two new non-Pro AirPods including a new model with active noise cancellationWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
TechAudioHeadphonesEarbudsAirPods 4 tipped for ANC and new designApple is reportedly working on two new non-Pro AirPods including a new model with active noise cancellationWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Apple is reportedly working on two new non-Pro AirPods including a new model with active noise cancellation
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(Image credit: Apple)
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Applehas big plans forAirPodsin 2024: the AirPods Max are getting a refresh, the AirPods Pro are getting at the very least a significant software upgrade and there are two new models of non-pro AirPods in development to replace the excellentAirPods 3.
That’s according to Bloomberg’s MarkGurman, whose sources have gone into lots of details about Apple’s ear-related plans for 2024. According to Gurman, 2024 is going to be an unusual year for Apple because theiPhonewon’t be the star: while of course there’s an iPhone 16 coming, it’s not going to be a particularly significant upgrade. This year Apple’s focus is on things you can put on your head (Vision Pro), things you can put on your wrist (Apple Watch) and things you can stick in or on your ears (AirPods).
As much as we love the AirPods 3, we don’t love the way that sound from the outside world leaks in – so a pair of ‘pods for a non-Pro price with Pro-style ANC could be music to our ears.
Here’s what we know so far.
Three sets of buds and new AirPods Max too
The two AirPods 4 models will be largely the same, with slightly updated designs, USB-C charging cases and a slight redesign to those cases. But one of those models will be getting the ANC that’s currently exclusive to the AirPods Pro, bringing that feature into a lower price bracket.
We don’t know what the specific price will be, but before any retaildealsapply the AirPods 3 are currently £179 and the AirPods Pro are £229, so a price somewhere between the two seems likely. That would bring them in at a similar price to theSony WF-1000XM4wireless noise cancelling earbuds, currently our pick of thebest wireless earbuds, and it’d make them much more affordable than my current favourite ANC buds, theBose QuietComfort Ultra.
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