Bloomberg leaker Mark Gurman has repeat his prediction , which we coveredback in December , that not one buttwonew set of AirPods will launch in 2024 . But we now have rather more details of the forthcoming wireless earbud launch .
In thelatest editionof his Power On newssheet , Gurman uncover that the young models will enter formal product in May , “ set the phase for a release around September or October [ 2024 ] . ” That have in mind they could look alongside theiPhone 16 , or at a second fall event if Apple determine to act on that scheme again .
Either direction , this should be a big tidy sum . For one thing , AirPods fans – of which there are many – have been starved of newfangled releases in recent years . The only thing they buzz off in 2023 was a USB - C case for the 2nd - gen AirPods Pro , which came out in September 2022 . And the last time a non - Pro model came out was back in 2021 .
For another , the Modern models incorporate a lot of changes from the status quo . Releasing a pair of non - Pro AirPods at the same fourth dimension is a new strategy ( plan to simplify the range , which currently presents customers with both the 2nd- and 3rd - gen AirPods but no obvious way to differentiate them aside or understand why the latter costs more ) . And targeting the budget range , which the cheaper of the two models is expected to do , is a young strategy .
Both the B768(E ) and B768(M ) models ( the final letters in those codenames stand for entry and mid - tier respectively ) will see a forcible redesign , improved primed , and USB - C - equipped case , but unsurprisingly only the mid - level manakin will get new feature worth cite : active interference cancellation , and Find My speakers in the case .
Gurman adds that there will be Modern AirPods Pro as well , but not until 2025 . He say , intriguingly , that these will feature “ downhearted - resolution cameras that can scan the environment around a substance abuser . ”
For all the latest intelligence and rumors , check out our on a regular basis updated guidebook to thenew AirPods . Or , if you ca n’t hold back until the capitulation , pick up a deal on one of the current model with our roundup of thebest AirPods deals .
