AirPods Max: less than a million pairs sold in 2021?

Ming-Chi Kuo, a renowned analyst relayed by hundreds of media outlets for each of his statements about Apple, has just revealed his predictions regarding AirPods sales for the coming quarters. If he is generally optimistic (these are still the most popular Bluetooth headsets on the planet), it is in fact his estimates by product which are the most interesting.

Kuo predicts that the AirPods Max only representa tiny percentof these figures. They would be far supplanted by the AirPods 3. As a reminder, the latter are not yet official, but we are waiting for them forno later than next week. They could also be inspired by the design of the AirPods Pro, although no official image has had time to leak yet.

Are the old versions still on the shelves?

According to the Taiwanese researcher, another hypothesis must also be taken into account. He thus suggests that theAirPods 2, which are the entry-level model sold at the moment, would in fact still be produced even after the release of the AirPods 3. Apple would perhaps then take advantage of this to make them more accessible in terms of price, without however only a The precise range of the amount to be paid to afford the duo cannot be guessed at the moment.

The first generation AirPods, for their part, were withdrawn from the market in March 2019, when the next version was launched. But recently, Apple has had a habit of continuing to deliver certain items since they have been overtaken by better products. We can thus cite the iPhone XR and the iPhone 11, but also the Mac mini without an M1 processor which is a little slower than the new one.

AirPods Max, the best technical sheet

Of all Apple's audio wearables,AirPods Max are definitely the most efficient. They isolate the surrounding sound much better, certainly thanks to the integrated active noise reduction but also and above all with their large ear cushions which cover the ears much better. To afford them, however, you must paymore than 600 euros. But by following our comparative price table, updated in real time, you may be able to find a good deal: