Numerous reside photographs of AirPods 3 have been leaked

After the announcement of the date for the spring presentation of Apple‘s new merchandise (it is going to tentatively happen on March 23), photographs of AirPods 3 started to appear on the Internet – one after one other. First renders, then reside pictures, and now – a lot of reside pictures.

There isn’t a longer any doubt that the spring presentation of Apple’s new merchandise will do with out AirPods 3. The looks of the second-generation AirPods Professional remains to be in query, however the provide of AirPods 3, based on rumors, has already begun.

Rumors attribute higher sound high quality to the AirPods 3 (no less than resulting from a brand new processor), improved autonomy, energetic noise cancellation and silicone earbuds within the package. However, on the identical time, they most definitely is not going to have help for aptX Adaptive or LDAC.

AirPods 3 look way more like AirPods Professional than AirPods 2. This may be clearly seen within the comparability picture above. Additionally, the price of AirPods 3 is already estimated – $ 150.

Apple lastly defeated Samsung within the world smartphone market

Apple overtook Samsung to grow to be the world’s main smartphone model amid document gross sales of iPhone smartphones. The corporate confirmed an enormous bounce within the final quarter of final 12 months, whereas Huawei‘s place weakened vastly.

In response to Counterpoint Research, shipments of iPhone smartphones elevated 22% within the earlier quarter. The surge is pushed by the discharge of the iPhone 12 lineup, which helps fifth-generation networks. Additionally, gross sales of earlier fashions didn’t fall, the demand for which is secure after the value decline.

The corporate has shipped 90 million smartphones and has greater than 23% market share. Analysts be aware that Apple has strengthened its place within the premium section of smartphones in China. In response to Apple CEO Tim Prepare dinner, two of the highest three promoting premium smartphones in China are from Apple.

The second place within the quarter belongs to Samsung, which acquired about 19% of the market. The third place went to Xiaomi, adopted by Oppo and Vivo, which took the fourth and fifth locations, respectively. Huawei dropped to sixth place.

If we take into account the outcomes for the 12 months, then Samsung is within the lead, Apple is second, Huawei is third, adopted by Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo and Realme. The latter was the quickest rising model previously 12 months.

Counterpoint Analysis’s information is broadly in keeping with estimates by one other analyst agency, IDC, which we’ve got already printed.