Apple’s H1 chip is designed specifically for wireless headphones, like Apple’s AirPods and some Beats models. It’s the successor to the earlier W1 chip and brings several improvements for a smoother and more efficient wireless audio experience. However, it is not powerful enough to support Adaptive Audio.
- Adaptive Noise Control: Mixes Active Noise Cancellation and Transparency mode to tweak noise control depending on your surroundings.
- Personalized Volume: Adjusts media volume based on your environment and volume preferences.
- Conversation Awareness: Lowers media volume and reduces background noise while enhancing voices in front of you.
For now, these features are unique to the second-generation AirPods Pro as they rely on the processing power of the H2 chip. However, there are speculations that Apple might unveil the next-gen H3 chip with the AirPods Pro 3, possibly in the coming year.
This most recent leak supports previous reports, suggesting that the significant change to the AirPods Max would be the shift from a Lightning port to a USB-C. This is not surprising at all, considering Apple is gradually moving towards adopting USB-C for all its products. Oh well, there’s also talk of some new color options for the refreshed AirPods Max, but that could hardly be considered an update.
