New AirPods Pro and iPhone SE Rumored to Launch in April 2021

After sharing potential details on upcoming iPad mini, iPad, iPad Pro, and iPhone 13 models earlier this week, Japanese blog Mac Otakara it now claims that Apple plans to release second-gen AirPods Pro and a third-gen iPhone SE in April 2021, and the information again comes from Chinese vendor sources.

The report claims that the new AirPods Pro will come with a slightly redesigned charging case. Specifically, the report states that the case will still be 21mm thick, but will be 46mm high and 54mm wide. The current AirPods Pro charging case is 45.2mm high and 60.6mm wide, so the new case will apparently be a bit narrower.

The report does not offer more details on the AirPods Pro or iPhone SE. BloombergMark Gurman previously reported that Apple aims to make the second-gen AirPods Pro more compact by eliminating the stem sticking out of the bottom, but it’s unclear if Apple will pull it off. Gurman said Apple had a test design with a more rounded shape that fills the ear more, similar to Google’s Pixel Buds.

As for the iPhone SE, most of the rumors have centered on a larger Plus-size variant of the device with a 5.5-inch or 6.1-inch display, which analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has said will launch in the second half of 2021. Given that Mac Otakara refers to the next model as a “third-generation” iPhone SE, however, Apple may plan to stick with a 4.7-inch screen like the second-generation iPhone SE; it is not clear.

Apple released the current AirPods Pro in late October 2019, while the second-generation iPhone SE launched in March 2020.