It ’s always frustrating when you buy an expensive tech intersection and then a unexampled version comes out a few months later . That esthesis may be familiar to those who bought the AirPods Pro earlier this year , then saw a USB - C edition ringlet out alongside the iPhone 15 in September .
The good intelligence for remorseful buyers is that the headphone themselves are n’t different ; they ’re still the 2nd - gen mannequin . It ’s just the case that ’s been update to put back the Lightning port with USB - C ( alongside MagSafe wireless charging , as on the old case ) . And better still , Apple has now – as blot byThe Verge – started deal that update case on its own , without the vexation of another pair of AirPods Pro to clutter up up your house and run out your banking concern chronicle .
Not that the causa is exactly bum . It ’ll set you back $ 99/£89 if you purchase direct from the Apple Store ( where it ’s available right now in the(U.S)and(U.K. ) . Those who are inclined to wait a few months may find that third - party resellers discount it a little , although we ’re not currently go through much by room of saving on the wireless charge case for the standard AirPods which Apple has been selling for $ 79 for a while .
The timing of all this , incidentally , is classic Apple . For the first three month of its liveliness the USB - C case was useable only as a bundle with the second - gen AirPods Pro , to maximize tax revenue from early adopters ; now that the vacation sale rush is largely over , it ’s time to give the product a boost by unveil the cheaper deal . Much like theannoying strategyof waiting six months before launching a new color for the latest - generation iPhones .
Next class we hope to see some actual Modern AirPods , from the long - awaited 2nd - gen AirPods Max to the widely bruit AirPods Lite . Read about Apple ’s plans for 2024 in our guide toupcoming AirPods launching .
