It was one of the great moments of the keynote on Monday, September 10. Applerevealed AirPods 4, two new versions which replace the AirPods 2 and AirPods 3. Except that we learned at the same time that the Cupertino company has decided to remove the USB-C cable from the box, which will not please everyone. world.
Hard blow to your wallet
The Apple brand logically did not indicate this change during the event, but the official website of the Tech giant confirms this information. It states thus:“USB-C charging cable sold separately”. Note that it is supplied with all other AirPods models sold.
If many customers already have a USB-C cable available, otherwise, you will have to go to checkout. Remember that the Cupertino company has always affirmed that this measure is good for the environment when it removed cables from its various products, particularly the iPhone.
For the rest, Apple is full of praise for these headphones which it describes“of the most comfortable AirPods ever”. They notably benefit from improved audio quality and personalized spatial audio. The Apple brand is adding the Find My functionality to its new accessories.
Finally, this is excellent news, the entry price for these AirPods 4 is 149 euros when the old version was 199 euros. You still have to pay 199 euros to benefit from active noise reduction.
If you were unable to follow this keynote, you can alwaysreread our summarywhich goes into detail about the big announcements of this event.
