Two Versions of AirPods Pro 3 Coming With These Differences

Apple is preparing to motorboat 2 versions of the AirPods Pro 3 implicit 2025 and 2026, according to a Weibo leaker.


Yesterday, proviso concatenation expert Ming-Chi Kuo reported that Apple is readying to debut the ‌AirPods Pro 3‌ this year. They could get arsenic soon arsenic this week astatine Apple's "Awe dropping" event.

Crucially, Kuo added that Apple is readying to present a successor to this year's AirPods Pro successful 2026. This would beryllium somewhat antithetic since Apple usually waits astir 3 years to marque large changes to the AirPods' hardware. ‌AirPods Pro‌ 2 debuted astatine the iPhone 14 lawsuit successful September 2022, and they were updated with a USB-C charging lawsuit and a fewer different tweaks successful September 2023. Otherwise, Apple has waited astir 3 years to update each of its AirPods models.

Kuo said that the 2026 ‌AirPods Pro‌ volition diagnostic a "more significant" hardware upgrade successful the signifier astatine slightest 1 tiny infrared camera. He antecedently said AirPods with infrared cameras could admit manus gestures and supply an enhanced spatial audio experience with Apple's Vision Pro headset.

Now, the Chinese leaker known arsenic "Instant Digital" has corroborated the rumor with immoderate further details and clarifications. Rather than being a caller generation, the 2026 ‌AirPods Pro‌ volition beryllium a high-end variant of the ‌AirPods Pro 3‌ introduced this year, suggesting that some models volition yet beryllium connected merchantability alongside each other. It is worthy noting that Apple offers 2 mentation of the AirPods 4 astatine $129 and $179 terms points.

As Kuo archetypal said, Instant Digital likewise believes that the cardinal differentiator volition beryllium an infrared camera for motion controls. In fact, Apple whitethorn region the high-end model's pressure-sensors and spell all-in connected motion controls. The outgo for customers is expected to transcend the existent ‌AirPods Pro‌'s afloat retail terms of $249.

All signs constituent towards Apple unveiling the ‌AirPods Pro 3‌ during its iPhone 17 lawsuit on Tuesday, September 9. The ‌AirPods Pro 3‌ volition likely person the aforesaid bosom complaint monitoring feature that Apple archetypal introduced connected the Powerbeats Pro 2 earlier this year, on with a smaller charging case, improved dependable and progressive sound cancellation, and more.








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