AirPods Max have been first launched in December 2020, and the over-ear headphones have obtained minimal {hardware} adjustments since then.
Under, we recap when AirPods Max 2 are rumored to launch.
In keeping with Apple provide chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the brand new AirPods Max will likely be lighter than the present ones, however he didn’t point out a selected weight. The present AirPods Max weigh 0.85 kilos, excluding the charging case, in line with Apple.
Kuo expects the AirPods Max 2 to enter mass manufacturing in some unspecified time in the future in 2027, however he didn’t present every other particulars in regards to the headphones.
By the point the AirPods Max 2 launch in 2027, it would have been a seven-year look ahead to them. It’s unclear what different adjustments they could have, past weighing much less.
Final yr, Apple up to date the AirPods Max with a USB-C charging port and new coloration choices, however they’re nonetheless thought of first-generation AirPods Max. The headphones didn’t obtain Apple’s H2 chip that debuted within the AirPods Professional 2 in 2022, so that they proceed to overlook out on Adaptive Audio options, and there have been no different adjustments.
AirPods Max nonetheless have the outdated H1 chip that Apple launched in 2019, and but the headphones proceed to value $549 in the USA.
AirPods Max with USB-C did acquire help for lossless audio and ultra-low latency audio in a firmware replace launched earlier this yr.
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