Has Apple inadvertently revealed that a change to AirPods is coming soon?
This suggests that when a model number changes, it indicates a substantial change, like a size or shape change. A switch from Lightning to USB-C might qualify as well.
We can’t know at this stage if this is the case for a whole new pair of earbuds or an updated case, such as with USB-C for AirPods Pro or one of the regular AirPods choices. Just as tantalizing is trying to guess what the other reference is for: A3038. In every case, each earbud has its own model number, that is in each generation of AirPods, there are two numbers, one for the left earbud, one for the right. That doesn’t apply to AirPods Max which is all one unit, and there’s an exception for AirPods Pro second-generation, which strangely has three different model numbers.
Is the new number an additional reference for an existing earbud? Or, will another model number emerge in due course, suggesting that the earbud reference could indeed presage a new pair of AirPods are on their way? The fabled AirPods Lite which have been rumored in the past, say. I’m skeptical—Apple doesn’t need cut-price earbuds, as it has the second-gen AirPods in the range for that. Still, it could phase these out and replace them with some kind of AirPods SE, I suppose.
No, what I think this will turn out to be is an updating of the over-ear headphones, AirPods Max, switching the Lightning connector to USB-C on these. While that’s not as exciting as a new AirPods product, perhaps we could hope for a refresh of the colors in the AirPods Max range. That these model numbers are in an iOS beta suggests that such an update could be coming soon.
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