It has been greater than 5 years since Apple’s Beats model launched a brand new pair of over-the-ear headphones. Whereas varied earbuds fashions get common releases, the Beats Studio3, launched in 2017, are nonetheless the corporate’s most present full-size headphones.
Photographs and references to the brand new Beats headphones have been discovered within the launch candidates of iOS 16.5 and macOS 13.4, together with the branding Beats Studio Professional. They appear very comparable in design to the Beats Studio3, solely with out the “Studio” branding alongside the aspect of the band. The pictures embody black, white, blue, and brown colours. The alleged codenames recommend a partnership with Samuel Ross.
It’s unclear what options we will anticipate, however an H1 or H2 chip appears probably–the Studio3 makes use of Apple’s outdated W1 chip. That improve, together with different enhancements, ought to give the headphones high-quality noise discount, lively transparency, and sure even Customized Spatial Audio. Most Beats merchandise use USB-C to cost, and Apple’s have to adjust to European laws means we’re more likely to see it right here as properly.
We do not know when to anticipate an announcement. Each iOS 16.5 and macOS 13.4 ought to launch through the week of Might 15, and new headphone merchandise are normally not far behind as soon as references are present in transport iOS code. A launch earlier than WWDC in June appears probably.
