Before the AirPods Pro was launched, Apple already had fully wireless, noise-canceling Bluetooth headsets. With a very different design, the Powerbeats Pro amazed thousands of users last year, a fact that has allowed the Cupertino company to be able to advance in the development of a second generation that is expected to be imminent.
Powerbeats Pro 2 has already been registered
Thanks to a report by MySmartPrice , we have learned that Apple registered two new headsets with the FCC, which stands for the United States Federal Communications Commission. The registered references were A2453 and A2454 and it is not that they refer to two different models, but that they belong to the left and right headphones respectively. As a curious fact, this registration occurred on the same day that the iPhone SE was announced, a curious way for Apple to reduce the visibility of this fact.
This registration, unlike that of a patent, does suggest an imminent release. Companies like Apple do not register the products with the FCC until they are already about to launch them on the market, so this is more than enough signal to think that in the coming weeks we could see an announcement by the company. For added security, these same headphones have also been found to be registered in the past few hours with SIRIM, the Malaysian agency accreditable to the US FCC.
What new features will Powerbeats Pro 2 bring?
Unfortunately, we do not know for sure what are the exact new features that these new headphones could incorporate. Despite its shortcomings, the previous generation left a very good taste in the mouth of those who agreed to its purchase, making it really difficult to predict which path Apple and Beats will follow now.
They are expected to continue to maintain outstanding features such as noise cancellation or the H1 chip , which among other things allows the voice command “Hey Siri” when the headphones are connected to an apple device. Perhaps an improvement in autonomy could be the key to these Powerbeats Pro 2, in addition to the possible incorporation of a wireless charging case that we did not see a trace in the first version.
In any case, we will continue to wait for new information about this launch and the news it will bring. Perhaps the changes will not be enough for those who bought the first version to dare to buy the second, but it will be an interesting option for those looking for comfortable sports headphones with great sound quality and autonomy.
We also recall that the firm led by Tim Cook is expected to announce soon the launch of other headphones such as headband AirPods that have been rumored so much in recent weeks. Despite the fact that Beats is a differentiated brand from Apple, it does not stop belonging to the same company, so it will be interesting to see the way in which Apple approaches each product in this category.