苹果公司对于无线蓝牙耳机的第一次尝试在不久的将来会迎来继任者，到目前为止，我们已经听说新款AirPods将在今年年底推出，新款AirPods将会支持一直在线的Siri，还将搭载W2蓝牙连接芯片，该款芯片已经在最新的Apple Watch Series 3上使用了。W2芯片的蓝牙和Wi-Fi功率比目前AirPods的W1芯片设计高出50％，因此电池寿命的提升可能非常显著。
但有人怀疑，这些将是唯一的改进，特别是考虑到苹果公司已经对其首款HomePod智能音箱的声音清晰度采取了措施，使其成为当前实际音频质量最好的产品之一，苹果公司一直十分重视音质。巴克莱分析师今天在向客户发布的一份备忘录中报告说，AirPods 2不会在2019年初推出，并且其将配备某种精细的噪音消除系统。
我们说这是精心制作的，因为与头戴式耳机相比，这款小耳塞在隔离周围的噪音方面做得相当不错。的确，该投资银行的分析师并不排除我们今年秋季将看到新款AirPods的可能性，其内置了始终在线的Siri和W2协处理器，因此AirPods第一代的价格将会打折，AirPods 2还具有防水功能和降噪功能 —— 你知道，真正的AirPods 2 —— 将不会在“2019年初”之前到达，就像彭博社先前提出的报告一样。简而言之 —— 具有更长电池寿命和声控Siri的更坚固的AirPods正在开发中。
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phonearena原文：
Apple’s first crack at cable-less Bluetooth headphones is due for a successor in the not-so-near future, and, so far, we’ve been hearing that updated AirPods will be coming at the end of this year with a Siri agent that will always be listening, and the W2 Bluetooth connectivity chip that made a cameo in the latest Apple Watch Series 3. The W2 chip makes Bluetooth and Wi-Fi 50% more power efficient than the previous W1 chip design that is in the current AirPods, so the upgrade in terms of battery life may be quite significant.
There was some doubt that these will be the only improvements, though, especially given what Apple already did with the sound clarity of its first HomePod smart speaker, making it one of the best there is when it comes to actual audio quality, which the company has always paid utmost attention to. Barclays’ analysts are reporting today in a memo to clients that the AirPods 2 are not coming before early 2019, and will feature some sort of elaborate noise-cancellation system.
We say elaborate because, well, tiny earbuds can only do so much in terms of isolating the surrounding noise compared to, say, well made over-the-head cans. Indeed, the investment bank’s analysts don’t exclude the possibility that we will see updated AirPods this fall, with an always-on Siri and W2 co-processor inside, discounting the price of the current model, while the one with the water-resistant and noise-cancelling features - you know, the true AirPods 2 - won’t arrive before the "early 2019" timeframe, just like Bloomberg’s report previously suggested. In a nutshell - tougher AirPods with longer battery life and voice-activated Siri are in the works.