Apple introduced the AirPods ahead of time preventing them from leaking into the media, the same move it made with the Apple Watch, although both devices did not reach the market until a few months later. Since now, many have been the rumors that spoke about a second generation of these headphones that would add new functions.
But for now, the only thing that is clear is that the box where the AirPods are stored will be compatible with wireless chargingAs Apple made us understand last year when it introduced the AirPower charging base, a charging base that, like the new generation of AirPods, is not yet available on the market.
According to Ming-Chi Kuo, an analyst who is often right and wrong in his regular predictions about Apple's future plans., the new generation of AirPods will hit the market next year, something for which you really do not need to be an analyst since it is time for this new generation to be renewed with the wireless charging function.
But in addition, it also states that In 2020, the AirPods will be aesthetically renewed. The guys from Cupertino introduced the AirPods in September 2016, but they didn't hit the market until the end of the year. During their first year, AirPods have been in high demand, which caused that during the first 8 months, the waiting time was, almost always, greater than 4 weeks.
Throughout 2017, the most optimistic estimates state that Apple sold 16 million units during that year, and that they will reach 100 million units in 2021. The only bad news about the aesthetic renewal that the AirPods will receive is that they will be more expensive than the current model, since the price of the new components is 60% more expensive than the first generation, according to this analyst.
