Apple in some unspecified time in the future up to now week or so discontinued the Powerbeats Professional, round 5 and a half years after the wi-fi earbuds launched.
Powerbeats Professional are a sportier, fitness-focused various to AirPods Professional with built-in, adjustable ear hooks for a safe match. Key options of the unique Powerbeats Professional embody the H1 chip that debuted within the AirPods 2, IPX4-rated sweat and water resistance, as much as 9 hours of battery life, and silicone ear suggestions with 4 dimension choices.
In a brief teaser video final month, Apple revealed that it will likely be launching new Powerbeats Professional 2 subsequent 12 months. The earbuds look just like the unique Powerbeats Professional, however they’ve a extra vertical, slimmer design. MacRumors contributor Aaron Perris later found iOS 18 code revealing that the Powerbeats Professional 2 will function coronary heart price monitoring throughout exercises, and acquire help for Energetic Noise Cancellation, Spatial Audio, and Adaptive Audio.
Powerbeats Professional 2 photos in iOS 18 codeThe leaked iOS 18 code additionally revealed new orange, purple, black, and beige colour choices for the Powerbeats Professional 2 and their charging case.
Based mostly on different current Beats headphones, different potential upgrades for the Powerbeats Professional 2 embody improved sound high quality, longer battery life, a USB-C charging case, and improved cross-platform compatibility with Android options like Discover My System.
Apple didn’t reveal a particular launch date in 2025 for the Powerbeats Professional 2.
The rumored coronary heart price monitoring function has additionally been rumored for the AirPods Professional up to now, so maybe the function will lengthen to the AirPods Professional 3.
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