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I’m surprised AirPods Pro still come with Lightning. I bought Beats Fit Pro which I think are pretty similar internally but a more running-friendly shape, and t
by mcintyre1994 4y ago
I’m surprised AirPods Pro still come with Lightning. I bought Beats Fit Pro which I think are pretty similar internally but a more running-friendly shape, and they use USB-C on the case. The previous model used Lightning. I guess it might be because the Beats are marketed for Android too.
- diebeforei485 4y agoIt takes a while to scale up production of female USB-C ports that aren't thunderbbolt. Apple's doing it in smaller volume first on Beats before doing it on the much larger volume Airpods. At their scale they can't just buy commodity parts.
- nextlevelwizard 4y agoWhy would it come with a different connector than the primary device that you use them with? I am sure if Apple is going to comply with the USB-C mandate we are going to get USB-C AirPods after that.
- thiht 4y agoAt this point Airpods could even go full wireless only.
- graphe 4y agoBeats headphones I had had microUSB post Apple. Beats aren't really standard.