September 7, 2022
PRESS RELEASE
Apple proclaims the subsequent technology of AirPods Professional
Delivering unequalled audio high quality, enhanced Lively Noise Cancellation, and new options for much more comfort
CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Apple at this time introduced the second technology of AirPods Professional, essentially the most superior AirPods ever. With the facility of the brand new H2 chip, AirPods Professional unlock breakthrough audio efficiency — together with main upgrades to Lively Noise Cancellation and Transparency mode — whereas additionally providing a singular approach to expertise Spatial Audio that’s much more immersive. Now, prospects can take pleasure in Contact management for media playback and quantity changes immediately from the stem, together with longer battery life, a brand-new charging case, and an extra ear tip dimension for a greater match.
AirPods Professional (2nd technology) will likely be out there to order on-line and within the Apple Retailer app beginning Friday, September 9, with availability in shops starting Friday, September 23.
“AirPods revolutionized the wi-fi headphone class with an modern design and unimaginable sound high quality. With the brand new AirPods Professional, Apple raises the bar as soon as once more,” mentioned Bob Borchers, Apple’s vice chairman of Worldwide Product Advertising and marketing. “The brand new AirPods Professional ship even higher sound high quality, a extra immersive listening expertise with Customized Spatial Audio, and transformative audio options like Adaptive Transparency. With as much as double the noise-cancelling energy of their predecessor, the world’s bestselling wi-fi headphones simply obtained even higher.”
Breakthrough Audio
Constructed into a light-weight and compact physique, the facility of the brand new H2 chip offers an distinctive acoustic expertise and cancels as much as twice as a lot noise over the earlier technology AirPods Professional. With a brand new low-distortion audio driver and {custom} amplifier, AirPods Professional now supply richer bass and crystal-clear sound throughout a wider vary of frequencies. Since one of the best audio expertise isn’t full with no nice in-ear match, a brand new further small ear tip is included so much more individuals can expertise the magic of AirPods Professional.
Transparency mode makes it doable for listeners to remain related to and conscious of the world round them. Now, Adaptive Transparency takes this customer-loved function even additional. The highly effective H2 chip permits on-device processing, which reduces loud environmental noise — like a passing car siren, development instruments, and even loud audio system at a live performance — for extra comfy on a regular basis listening.
Exact and Immersive Sound
With Customized Spatial Audio, the AirPods listening expertise is much more immersive. Customers understand sound individually, based mostly on the scale and form of their head and ears. Utilizing the TrueDepth digicam on iPhone, customers can create a private profile for Spatial Audio that delivers a listening expertise exactly tuned only for them. Customers can take pleasure in Customized Spatial Audio with music, motion pictures, and TV exhibits — with dynamic head monitoring — throughout iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV.1
Handy Options
The magical expertise customers have come to like from the AirPods household will get even higher with the subsequent technology of AirPods Professional. Immediate pairing to all Apple gadgets makes setup easy, whereas the brand new devoted AirPods part in iOS Settings lets customers simply entry and management their AirPods options.
Now, customers can management media playback and switch up the quantity with out utilizing one other gadget. With Contact management on AirPods Professional, a lightweight swipe up or down on the stem permits fast quantity changes. Press the stem to alter the music, reply cellphone calls, and extra, or say “Hey Siri” to make requests hands-free. The improved, built-in skin-detect sensor extra precisely activates or off playback, and delivers higher battery life.
Prolonged Battery Life
AirPods Professional supply 1.5 hours of further listening time over the primary technology, for a complete of as much as six hours with Lively Noise Cancellation.2 Utilizing the case for 4 further costs, customers can take pleasure in as much as 30 hours of complete listening time with Lively Noise Cancellation — a full six hours greater than the earlier technology.3
For extra flexibility when touring, prospects can now cost AirPods Professional with an Apple Watch charger, along with a MagSafe charger, Qi-certified charging mat, or the Lightning cable.
All-New Charging Case
AirPods Professional include a newly designed charging case that’s sweat- and waterproof,4 and features a lanyard loop5 so it’s all the time inside attain. With Precision Discovering, customers with a U1-enabled iPhone can find their charging case with guided instructions. The charging case additionally has a built-in speaker to ship louder tones, so it’s even simpler to find.
Prospects can now personalize the charging case with their particular person Memoji, together with custom-posed Memoji, Animoji, and a curated record of stickers. To start engraving, create and add a Memoji within the Apple Retailer app.
AirPods and the Surroundings
AirPods Professional are designed with quite a few supplies and options to reduce their impression on the surroundings, together with the usage of one hundred pc recycled uncommon earth parts in all magnets and — for the primary time — one hundred pc recycled gold within the plating of a number of printed circuit boards. The case additionally makes use of one hundred pc recycled tin within the solder of the primary logic board, and one hundred pc recycled aluminum within the hinge. AirPods Professional are free of doubtless dangerous substances similar to mercury, BFRs, PVC, and beryllium. Redesigned packaging eliminates the outer plastic wrap, and 90 % or extra of the packaging is made utilizing fiber-based supplies, bringing Apple nearer to its purpose of fully eradicating plastic from all packaging by 2025.
At the moment, Apple is carbon impartial for international company operations, and by 2030, plans to be one hundred pc carbon impartial throughout its complete manufacturing provide chain and all product life cycles. Because of this each Apple gadget offered, from part manufacturing, meeting, transport, buyer use, charging, all over recycling and materials restoration, may have net-zero local weather impression.
Pricing and Availability
- AirPods Professional (2nd technology) will likely be out there to order for $249 (US) from apple.com/retailer and within the Apple Retailer app within the US and greater than 50 different international locations and areas beginning Friday, September 9, with availability in shops starting Friday, September 23.
- AirPods (third technology) with Lightning Charging Case at the moment are out there for $169 (US). AirPods (third technology) with MagSafe Charging Case stay out there for $179 (US).
- Prospects now can add Memoji engraving to AirPods (2nd technology), AirPods (third technology), and AirPods Professional (2nd technology) instances without spending a dime, completely within the Apple Retailer app. For extra details about Memoji engraving, make the most of the Apple Retailer app.
- New subscribers can get Apple Music free for six months with the acquisition of any AirPods, AirPods Professional, or AirPods Max. See apple.com/promo for particulars.
- For full function performance, use AirPods Professional (2nd technology) paired with an Apple gadget operating the most recent working system software program. Customized Spatial Audio profiles and Discover My will likely be out there with iPadOS 16 and macOS Ventura in October.
About Apple
Apple revolutionized private expertise with the introduction of the Macintosh in 1984. At the moment, Apple leads the world in innovation with iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV. Apple’s 5 software program platforms — iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS — present seamless experiences throughout all Apple gadgets and empower individuals with breakthrough providers together with the App Retailer, Apple Music, Apple Pay, and iCloud. Apple’s greater than 100,000 staff are devoted to creating one of the best merchandise on earth, and to leaving the world higher than we discovered it.
- Spatial Audio works with suitable content material in supported apps. iPhone with TrueDepth digicam required to create a private profile for Spatial Audio, which can sync throughout Apple gadgets operating the most recent working system software program, together with iOS, iPadOS (coming in October), macOS (coming in October), and tvOS.
- 5.5 hours of listening time with Spatial Audio enabled.
- Battery life varies by use. See apple.com/batteries for particulars.
- AirPods Professional and the charging case are sweat- and waterproof for non-water sports activities and train, and they’re IPX4 rated. Sweat and water resistance aren’t everlasting circumstances.
- Lanyard offered individually.
Press Contacts
Emily Ewing
Apple
Lance Lin
Apple
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Apple Media Helpline
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