According to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who has been accurate in the past, Apple should release AirPods with wireless charging in early 2019. Kuo suggested there would be more changes than we expect, such as a new Bluetooth, a new W-series chip, and some design changes.
It’s unclear if Apple would raise the prices, though the new components will be more expensive to make.
This has again raised the question of the AurPower wireless charging mat which Apple talked about in 2017 but has never been released. It’s possible that the idea has been completely abandoned, at least for now.
Kuo is excited about the new AirPods, saying that they are the company’s “most popular accessory ever”.
