If you’re sitting there right now on Amazon thinking of buying a pair of AirPods,
STOP! Take your finger off that Add to cart button
because there’s a good chance we’re getting some brand new AirPods very soon.
And even if you’re not looking to spend money on a brand new pair, you should also wait because
the current AirPods will likely go on sale for really good deals when the new ones get released.
So in this video, I’m gonna go through some very recent leaks and rumors
that talk about both the new AirPods Pro and the new AirPods 3,
and when exactly we should be expecting these to get released, so let’s quickly go
through the long history of AirPods leaks and rumors so we can see what adds up.
Way back in February of last year, it was reported that Apple was working on AirPods Pro Lite,
basically having the design of the Pro model, but without the noise cancellation features.
And then, in April, it was reported that those AirPods could actually be the new
AirPods 3 model, so the basic AirPods will simply take on the Pro design for the future,
and then they also mentioned that they would be delayed, potentially into 2021 because of COVID.
MIng CHi kuo also confirmed that report by claiming that the AirPods 3
will be coming in the first half of 2021, but he says the design will be unchanged on the outside,
with new internals on the inside, like a new chip.
However, in June, he changed his mind and said that the AirPods 3
will actually have a similar design to the Pro model, so this seems the most likely.
In May, Digitimes also reported that Apple was gonna pack
Ambient Light sensors into a set of AirPods in the future, and Appletrack’s take on that
rumor was that Apple would use those sensors to measure your heart rate and other biometrics.
Making it even more interesting, LovetoDream, the very reliable twitter leaker claimed in June
that some time in the future, AirPods will come with a totally wireless design,
meaning that the lightning port will be going away.
Now in my opinion, I can only see this happening when Apple
ditches the charging port on their iPhones, but I guess we’ll see!
Then in July, Digitimes reported that new 2021 AirPods and AirPods Pro
will be made in Vietnam, and other sources claimed that the 3rd generation AirPods will
be released in the first half of 2021, with new AirPods Pro in the 2nd half of 2021.
Now moving into October, Mark Gurman once again confirmed the previous reports that the AirPods
3 will look like AirPods Pro but without the high-end features like noise cancellation,
again launching in the first half of 2021.
And here is where it starts to get very, very interesting.
Mark Gurman also claimed that the AirPods Pro 2 will come with a brand new,
circular design and an upgraded Wireless chip, expected some time in 2021.
This actually makes a lot of sense because if Apple is changing
the basic AirPods design to match the current Pro model, they need to update the design of
the Pros to stand out and look more premium, or pack more new features.
Now other earbuds like the Amazon Echo Buds and the Galaxy Buds pack a circular design
that fits into your ears without sticking out, and we actually love that about them.
This sort of design also allows for a larger battery as well.
Apple, in October, was granted a patent for in-air gesture input for AirPods,
so if the new AirPods Pro don’t come with a stem, this sort of technology for controls
would actually make sense, as long as Apple can pull it off.
They also included a couple of other ideas, like putting in a tactile structure like a crown
on the AirPods themselves, which doesn’t seem very likely,
but hey, they added it to the AirPods Max, so who knows.
Getting even weirder, Apple was granted a patent for a new technology that is able
to detect things like clicking your teeth to control your music, which just sounds insane.
Moving on, Ming chi kuo then claimed that the AirPods 3
will actually have a sort of hybrid design, somewhere in between the AirPods 2 and the Pro,
and he claimed that they’ll be coming in April, May or June of 2021.
And then, here’s the banger, 52audio leaked a component
from the AirPods 3, which looks kind of like the Pros,
but without an in-ear design, apparently featuring a shorter stem like we heard before.
And the crazy thing is that 52audio was actually the site which leaked the original
AirPods Pro design before it was released, so this new leak could actually be true.
The Elec also claimed that these new AirPods 3 would actually cost $199, with an H1 chip inside,
coming in the first half of 2021, so all of this is really starting to add up and make sense.
And now here’s a leak that is gonna blow your mind! Mr.white shared a photo of an AirPods
component in black. Yes, there’s a chance we could actually get black airpods or the first time.
Idk about you, but this could actually sell a whole ton of AirPods,
since this is a long-requested feature by a lot of fans.
Now if we take a closer look at this photo, it actually matches the insert of the top of the
current AirPods Pro, but the cutouts don't seem to look as curved. They seem like they
would actually match the more boxy shape of the AirPods 3 that 52audio previously leaked.
So it’s seeming more and more likely that we’ll be getting a black color option for AirPods.
And just a couple of days ago, we received the final rumor from Mac Otakara, claiming that
the new AirPods Pro are launching in April, but with a slightly differently shaped case.
So with all of those leaks out of the way, we can sort of see how the pandemic
delayed the release of the AirPods into 2021, and it’s pretty amazing
how many of these different sources agree on both models of the AirPods.
A lot of the rumors pointed to the AirPods being released in the first half of 2021,
which means a release date of June or earlier,
with that final leak pointing to April, which makes a lot of sense since Apple is rumored to
be releasing a ton of products in March, and of course, they have their WWDC event in June.
It’s also interesting to see how older rumors pointed to the AirPods 3
having a shorter stem like the Pros, and then we finally saw that leak from 52audio
showing the new design, and remember, he was right about the original AirPods Pro design.
So everything we saw in his leaked design matches up to all of the other leaks and rumors,
and the rumored $199 price tag also makes the most sense as well.
And if his leak is true, that means they’re already finished
and they’re probably gonna be ready to ship soon, so April does make a lot of sense.
However, I don’t expect the AirPods 3 to get released
with that new design before the new AirPods Pro are released,
so in my opinion, it actually makes a lot of sense to release both models at the same time.
I feel like Apple was initially gonna space out the release dates, but because of the Pandemic,
one of the new designs was delayed, so they might just release both at once in April.
This would give people a choice between them,
allowing Apple to upsell the Pro model for a higher price, most likely close to $300.
On top of that, if Apple does come out with a new black color option, this would entice
a lot of people to upgrade, just for the color alone, which is crazy to think about.
And then once those AirPods are released, there’s a good chance that the current models
will be discounted and go on sale before all of the stock runs out.
So if you’re thinking about buying AirPods right now, definitely wait until April for
those new models, because if the rumors and leaks are true, they’re gonna be amazing!
But of course, if you can’t wait that long, some of them are actually on sale right now on Amazon,
so I’ll leave some links to them down in the description below.
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