TF International analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said that AirPods Pro 2 will ship during the fourth quarter of 2022. Some people probably left Apple fans upset. They’ll have to wait until the holiday season this year to get their hands on the gadget.
Kuo: AirPods Pro 2 to be released during the fourth quarter of 2022
Today, Kuo shared more information about the sequel to Apple’s first premium AirPods model. He said that it will support Apple Lossless and will also feature a new design. AirPods Pro 2’s body will be look as the Beats Fit Pro.
Apple Lossless will be added to the AirPods Pro 2. As a result, Apple will have to combine the capability with Bluetooth connectivity in some way. Because AirPods use Bluetooth to deliver music, the AAC codec is the only one supported.
The second option is that Apple will opt for a different method of streaming music to AirPods without using Bluetooth.
Apple’s VP of Acoustics, Gary Geaves, recently stated that Bluetooth is holding back improvements to the AirPods’ sound quality including the possible addition of spatial audio. He says the AirPods need more bandwidth to help the device reach its full audio potential.
In a note to clients this morning, Kuo said: “Obviously the wireless technology is critical for the content delivery that you talk about, but also things like the amount of latency you get when you move your head, and if that’s too long, between you moving your head and the sound changing or remaining static, it will make you feel quite ill, so we have to concentrate very hard on squeezing the most that we can out of the Bluetooth technology, and there’s a number of tricks we can play to maximize or get around some of the limits of Bluetooth.
But it’s fair to say that we would like more bandwidth and… I’ll stop right there. We would like more bandwidth”.
And Kuo case for the AirPods Pro 2 is likely to include speakers that will send out a sound allowing the user to find the case and the enclosed AirPods in the event that they go missing. It is rumored to feature some integrated AirTag functionality.
He expects AirPods to offer some health-management capabilities in the future. If these projections come true, AirPods Pro 2 sales will soar in comparison to their predecessor.
