On December 16, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said in a report that Apple's AirPods Max was considered to be called "AirPods Studio" at the time, and the headset encountered some troubles in development, such as too tight a headband, which led to multiple ticket jumps and reductions in functions.
AirPods Max was designed to emphasize modularity, and users can improve the customizability of the headset by replacing the headband and ear cups of different colors, just like the Apple Watch replaced the strap. On the one hand, such an advantage is to meet the individual needs of users, on the other hand, it is certain that Apple can get a huge profit by selling these accessories.
As you have known before, the AirPods Max can remove two headphones, and the headband and headphones are connected by only a small Lightning interface for transmitting audio data. However, Bloomberg predicts that Apple may cancel the module design of the detachable headband on the next-generation AirPods Max to reduce production costs and research and development cycles.
Xiao Lei learned that the two headphones of AirPods Max have left and right ear detection functions, so users do not need to distinguish between directions when installing, and the touch function will be automatically adjusted, but this function seems to be replaced by Digital Crown on apple Watch, and the next generation of headphones may not have left and right ear detection.
It is reported that the new generation of AirPods Max will have two versions, one is a relatively affordable sports version, and the other is a fully functional version, with a predicted price of $350 (about 2228.7 yuan) and $599 (about 3814.3 yuan). Whether it was after castration or complete body, Xiao Lei felt that it was too expensive.
Of course, although the first generation of AirPods Max is very balanced in noise reduction, texture, and sound quality, there are still many problems, such as two huge metal shells that make the overall weight of the headphones reach 384 grams, which is not suitable for wearing on the head for a long time. In addition, this headset is not equipped with Apple's latest U1 chip, that is, the most expensive headphones in Apple's history, and the sound quality is not necessarily the best.
The biggest problem, Xiao Lei believes that the price is still the price, the price of this headset is nearly 4,000 yuan, the appearance is general, the wearing experience is not good, and the only thing that can be praised is good texture and good experience with iOS. 4,000 pieces can buy two Sony flagship headphones, and the sound quality is slightly inferior to Sony, although it has been listed for more than a year, but the reputation has always been very general.
Finally, Bloomberg also pointed out that Apple may only launch a few more color schemes in a generation of AirPods Max in a short period of time, and it should take two or three years to wait for the new model. Xiao Lei still hopes that Apple's headset can be done a little better, and the price can be more affordable, otherwise compared with Manufacturers such as Sony and Bose, AirPods Max really has no advantage.