Ming-Chi Kuo: AirPods Pro 2 back to school, AirPods 3 struggling

AirPods Pro 2 still planned for the second half of 2022 and AirPods 3 which do not find as many customers as expected. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo addressed the case of Apple’s earphones in a handful of tweets which he has become accustomed to.

As for the AirPods Pro, this launch window does not vary from previous rumors from the same analyst dating of last December. An announcement around the next iPhone and in anticipation of Christmas would indeed be nothing out of the ordinary.

It does not give new details on the new features to expect from this new generation, but the possible disappearance of the stems and functions associated with health had been mentioned previously, as well as a renewed emphasis on audio quality.

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On the other hand Ming-Chi Kuo affirms that the sales of AirPods 3 miss breath, much more than AirPods 2 which continue to work very well. According to him, Apple has reduced its AirPods 3 order volumes by 30% for these two quarters: “ Demand is noticeably lower than for AirPods 2 “.

It wouldn’t be a simple seasonal adjustment. The 199 € of the AirPods 3 would be too high compared to the 149 € of the AirPods 2 which yield several improvements to the 3 but apparently not considered sufficient to incur this expense (spatial audio, resistance to water and sweat, 1 hour of autonomy in addition, MagSafe box… among others). Especially since the discounts applied to the AirPods 2 are greater than on the 3. In summary, the quality / price ratio of the AirPods 2 remains good.

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By launching the AirPods Pro 2, the first generation could be removed from the catalog, believes the analyst, so as not to replay this card of segmentation of the range which did not work well with the AirPods 2 and 3.

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