AirPods 3 with water resistance should launch later this year

According to Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives, Apple plans to launch third-generation AirPods with water resistance end 2019. The first two generations of AirPods do not have IP resistance to water or dust.

In a research note published this week by Philip Elmer-DeWitt, Ives said the new AirPods will be released in time for the holiday season and may also include unspecified improvements to the design. AirPods have the same design since the original pair launched in December 2016.

This information aligns with several rumors about new AirPods launch during the next year.

BloombergMark Gurman was the first to reveal Apple's roadmap for AirPods. In February 2018, he said that Apple was working on new AirPods with the help of Hey Siri, launched in March 2019 after a certain delay. In June 2018, he announced that Apple was working on another pair of AirPods offering water resistance and noise suppression.

Gurman also announced that Apple was developing in-ear earphones with noise suppression, which could be launched as early as this year. Headphones are said to be "studio quality" and will likely carry the Apple brand.

In April, renowned analyst Ming-Chi Kuo announced that two new AirPods the models will likely enter mass production between the fourth quarter of 2019 and the first quarter of 2020, one of the new models offering a "brand new form factor design" and a "higher price" than that of the second generation AirPods, which starts at $ 159.

The two new AirPods It is said that the models adopt a new integrated packaging system design, which can improve assembly yield rates, save space in-house and reduce costs, but Kuo n & # 39; 39 did not explain in detail the changes to be made to the design.

Taiwanese website DigiTimes also expects third generation AirPods with noise cancellation to launch by the end of the year.