Η Apple αναμένεται να διαθέσει νέο, high-end, μοντέλο ακουστικών over-ear σύμφωνα με πρόσφατη αναφορά του Ming-Chi Kuo της KGI:
Apple to have own-brand, high-end over-ear headphones with all-new design; to be as convenient as AirPods with better sound quality; shipments to begin 4Q18F at earliest; Primax & SZS will be the key suppliers & will benefit from high ASPs.
We believe that after AirPods and HomePod, Apple’s next addition will be high-end over-ear headphones, making its acoustic accessory lineup more complete. Existing suppliers Primax and SZS will be Apple’s partners on this new product. Primax will receive assembly orders on its familiarity with the acoustic business, and SZS is likely to use MIM technology advantages as leverage to become the exclusive or main MIM part supplier. The new headphones will be priced higher than AirPods and should help boost the business momentum of Primax as the assembly provider.
Οι αποστολές των νέων over-ear ακουστικών αναμένονται το 4 τρίμηνο του 2018.
Η αναφορά του Kuo ακολουθεί πρόσφατη αναφορά του Bloomberg σύμφωνα με την οποία η Apple αναπτύσσει το διάδοχο των ασύρματων ακουστικών AirPods με υποστήριξη της λειτουργίας "Hey Siri" και αναβαθμισμένο wireless chip.