Apple industry analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says Apple will not launch its second-generation AirPods Max headphones until at least the second half of next year or possibly until the first half of 2025. AirPods Max were first released in December 2020 for $549.
In a set of tweets from earlier today, Kuo said he believes Apple’s “next important acoustic product refresh time” will be between the second half of 2024 and the first half of 2025. Kuo expects three products to possibly receive a refresh during that timeframe, including a second-generation HomePod mini, AirPods Max 2, and a “low-cost version” of Apple’s AirPods.
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I predict Apple's next important acoustic product refresh time is will be in 2H24-1H25. The following new products will likely start mass production in 2H24 at the earliest.
1. HomePod mini 2.
2. AirPods Max 2.
3. AirPods low-cost version.— 郭明錤 (Ming-Chi Kuo) (@mingchikuo) February 3, 2023
Kuo did not provide any additional details as to what might be changed or improved in second-gen AirPods Max earphones. However, we could see a USB-C port instead of Lightning, improved noise cancelation, longer battery life, new color options, a U1 chip for Precision Finding in the Find My app, and more.
(Via MacRumors)
