Now the AirTags are finally out , we need new unreleased Apple products to obsess over. So, please make some noise for the new AirPods and HiFi Apple Music!
Here’s the meat: a YouTuber with no real leaking history has said Apple will release the aforementioned products on May 18 via a press release . Should you believe this? Umm, kinda?
We know for certain that Apple’s going to release new AirPods at some point. I mean, the true wireless earbuds are so successful they outstrip the earnings of entire companies:
There’s literally no way on earth that Apple wouldn’t release a new model. Plus, there have already been a shit ton of leaks . New AirPods are definitely happening. We just don’t know when.
The thing is, an actual reliable Apple leaker and analyst (shout out Ming-Chi Kuo!) has claimed new AirPods won’t enter mass production until Q3 . This makes sense, as the headphones would be the Christmas gift of 2021.
Still, it’s very possible Apple will announce them soon, but next week? I have my doubts. It just doesn’t seem neat.
Let’s move onto Apple Music HiFi. Effectively, this is a rumour that Apple’s going to release a hi-res version of its streaming service, something Spotify did recently .
Now, the source of is from a dubious site called Hits Daily Double . The article also claims that Apple Music HiFi will cost the same as the regular subscription ($9.99). This doesn’t fill me with confidence of its veracity.
Apple’s own headphones are literally incapable of streaming hi-res audio ( thanks, AAC Bluetooth codec ), so to make this leap now seems a bit bizarre.
Of course, you can listen to Apple Music with different headphones — and I can see how offering this quality music at a lower price than its competitors could be successful — it just feels like a stretch.
So… can we expect to see new AirPods and Apple Music HiFi released on May 18? A few weeks before WWDC 2021? I wouldn’t hold my breath. But it is fun to talk about. FEED ME MORE RUMORS.
