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When do these wireless charging AirPods come out?

thadoggfather

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Seems odd to continue selling AirPods 1,1 and show off AirPods 1,2 at the Apple Event (with LED on front, and wireless charging) and not give a price (can only assume the same as it is, $159) or even a release date,

Especially considering they are, afaik, Qi charger compatible, and could be used with 3rd party charger pads as soon as they are available in stores.
 
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thadoggfather said:
Seems odd to continue selling AirPods 1,1 and show off AirPods 1,2 at the Apple Event (with LED on front, and wireless charging) and not give a price (can only assume the same as it is, $159) or even a release date,

Especially considering they are, afaik, Qi charger compatible, and could be used with 3rd party charger pads as soon as they are available in stores.
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It'll be an optional upgrade. You might be able to get them with the AirPods at a higher price with the new case, but it also be sold separately too.
 
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Lunfai said:
It'll be an optional upgrade. You might be able to get them with the AirPods at a higher price with the new case, but it also be sold separately too.
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I’m referring to a release date and price (that I assume to be the same $159) of the updated AirPods, not this multi-device charging pad

Sorry if that wasn’t clear.

Apple.com still selling version 1 AirPods
 
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thadoggfather said:
I’m referring to a release date and price (that I assume to be the same $159) of the updated AirPods, not this multi-device charging pad

Sorry if that wasn’t clear.

Apple.com still selling version 1 AirPods
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I think you got confused with my post. The wireless charger is sold separately but I believe they might give new customers the option to upgrade it when they purchase it in the future.
 
thadoggfather

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Lunfai said:
I think you got confused with my post. The wireless charger is sold separately but I believe they might give new customers the option to upgrade it when they purchase it in the future.
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What a cluster! I would hope new buyers could buy the wireless case without a separate purchase
 
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Lunfai said:
Yeah it’s unclear, I know it’s an optional upgrade but not making it available to new customers will really make them look scummy. Haha.
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I wonder why they even bothered presenting it the other day?
 
thadoggfather

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Lunfai said:
Just to show off the AirPower. Hmm.
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Still i think showing phone and watch charging together on same charge pad alone would’ve sufficed

I guess i wonder, since they said “to charge your Apple Watch 3” — will the chargepad work with 0/1/2?
 
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Bazooka-joe said:
Yes you buy the airpods as normal and the option to buy na wireless case that doesn't include the action AirPods themselves will become available in December
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I guess that’s smart from their perspective of not stopping or slowing sales of current AirPods, but gross...
 
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thadoggfather said:
Seems odd to continue selling AirPods 1,1 and show off AirPods 1,2 at the Apple Event (with LED on front, and wireless charging) and not give a price (can only assume the same as it is, $159) or even a release date,

Especially considering they are, afaik, Qi charger compatible, and could be used with 3rd party charger pads as soon as they are available in stores.
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I don't recall them saying anything about upgraded AirPods, only a wireless charging case. According to reports, that case will be available in December for $69 as an optional accessory.
 
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My assumption since the expected and replacement prices are the same, new air pods will come with the wireless charging cases standard.
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This is what I'm thinking. Which means it makes sense to hold off and wait until December before purchasing AirPods. I doubt they will want new customers to pay full price for AirPods (including a case they wont use) and then purchase another case for 69. Unless they have two options, (a) without charging case for a lower price, (b) with charging case for a slightly higher price.

Now that the new iPhones include Bluetooth 5.0, will an upgraded chip be in the AirPods or will that revision come later. Only a small number of active iPhones include Bluetooth 5.0 so Apple might not think its worth including yet as it increases their BOM and lowers their margins I assume.

Would have been great to have some more information
 
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Brookzy said:
What, by releasing a new feature that you don't have to buy?

If they weren't going to sell the charging case separately then maybe, but they will.
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Wireless charging AirPods and case should be the default AirPods sold now. Having to buy the AirPods and then a separate wireless charging case is ridiculous.
 
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sviato said:
Wireless charging AirPods and case should be the default AirPods sold now. Having to buy the AirPods and then a separate wireless charging case is ridiculous.
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No, it shouldn't be the default case sold with AirPods now. It's not due until December. And - I haven't seen the actual communication yet, but everything points to AirPods coming with the new case when it becomes available. Why do I say that? Because the price is the same as the replacement case sold today.
 
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