It’s official: Apple has launched the AirPods 4 wireless earbuds, and it’s not quite what we expected. The AirPods 4 feature the more powerful H2 chip, an updated charging case featuring USB-C port and “massive improvements in audio quality” thanks to new custom drivers.
What’s the surprise? There are two model variants of the AirPods 4: one with active noise-cancelling and one without. The standard model (without ANC) will cost $129 while the one with ANC will cost $179 when they go on sale on 20th September.
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The design of the AirPods 4 has been refined, with Apple stating they have used advanced modelling tools, precisely mapped and analysed thousands of ear shapes and over 50 million data points – all to create what it calls the “most comfortable AirPods ever”.
The aim is still to get as universal a fit as possible, but without the use of eartips that’s present in the flagship AirPods Pro 2 model. What has ported over from the Pro 2 is the H2 chip which, combined with new custom drivers, aims to deliver the “best sounding AirPods ever in this open ear design”.
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