While Apple thankfully did n’t increase the Leontyne Price of theiPhone 13orApple Watch Series 7over last year ’s role model , this week brought a surprisal price hike to one of its popular wired earbuds .
As spotted byPedro Henrique Nunes of Brazil - found MacMagazine , Apple has curiously up the monetary value of theBeats Flex wireless earbudsby 40 percentage , from an attractive $ 50 to $ 70 . The Beats Flex come in four colors — dismal , black , gray , and yellow — all of which have increase to $ 70 in the Apple online memory . They are all available for legal transfer or pick-me-up this week .
Inour 4 - star review , we said the Beats Flex offer “ a stiff execution from such an low-priced circle of headphones , ” and is a fine choice to higher - priced earbuds such as Apple ’s own AirPods . But that was when the price was $ 50 . At $ 70 , they ’re not about as low-priced , especially when you consider they do n’t have a charging case or IP - rated water supply resistance .
The Beats Flex earbuds are quite popular , with more than 23,000 reviews on Amazon and a 4.5 - lead rating . It ’s not percipient whether the cost hike is for all Beats Flex resellers or just through Apple , but the price has n’t change at Amazon . In fact , you’re able to get a couple ofblack Flex earbuds for just $ 34as of this writing .
Apple is rumored to be launchinga fresh duad of AirPodsbefore the end of 2021 with a new design and features , but we do n’t know whether the price will be increasing . Some reports say a wireless charging fount could become standard , which might mean the price will get down at $ 199 , but Apple could still offer the second - propagation AirPods with a pumped up case for the same $ 169 .
