
The new AirPods 5 are now available to buy at Amazon and Apple: Shop the best launch deals
Apple has officially released the new AirPods 5, making them available for purchase at major retailers including Amazon, Best Buy, and Apple stores. The new earbuds are offered in two models, both of which feature active noise cancellation and are priced lower than the previous AirPods 4 generation. This launch follows Apple's 'Surprise and Shine' event, which also introduced a new iPhone lineup and the company's first foldable smartphone.
- ▪The AirPods 5 are available in two versions: the standard model and the model with a Wireless Charging Case.
- ▪Both new models include active noise cancellation, a feature not present in the standard AirPods 4.
- ▪The standard AirPods 5 are priced at $129, while the version with the Wireless Charging Case costs $149.
- ▪The earbuds went on sale on September 18 at retailers such as Amazon, Best Buy, and Apple.
- ▪The release was part of Apple's 'Surprise and Shine' event, which also featured new iPhone products.
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Home > Tech > Headphones > Earbuds The new AirPods 5 are now available to buy at Amazon and Apple: Shop the best launch deals The latest Apple earbuds are available to order now. What are you waiting for? By Bethany Allard Bethany Allard Lead Shopping Reporter Bethany Allard is a Los Angeles-based shopping reporter at Mashable covering beauty tech, dating, sex and relationships, and headphones. That basically means she puts her hair through a lot, scrolls through a lot of dating apps, and rotates through a lot of different headphones. In addition to testing out and rounding up the best products, she also covers deals for Mashable, paying an especially obsessive amount of attention to Apple deals and prices.
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