This week saw notable discounts on a few Apple products, including the AirPods Pro 2 and AirTag 4-Pack at Amazon. For accessories, if you’re on the hunt for Apple Watch bands or USB-C charging accessories, we’re also still tracking big deals from Woot and Anker today.<\/p>\n
Amazon introduced the first notable discount of the year on the AirPods Pro 2 this week, available for $179.99, down from $249.00.<\/p>\n Early in the week, Amazon discounted the AirTag 4-Pack to $69.99, and this all-time low price is still available this weekend.<\/p>\n Woot brought back its big Apple Watch band sale this week, with up to 70 percent off Braided Solo Loop and Solo Loop band styles. You can find the full list of bands on sale in our original post<\/a>.<\/p>\n Anker this week introduced new high-power chargers and they’re already available with a $10 discount<\/a>. You can also find a big collection of Anker devices marked down in the New Year’s sale, including the popular Power Station with Display and Lantern for $89.99 on Amazon<\/a>.<\/p>\n Samsung kicked off a big winter sale this week with savings on monitors, storage, smartphones, home appliances, and more. During this event, you can also sign up to receive a $50 credit to be applied to the upcoming Galaxy smartphones by entering your name and email on this landing page<\/a>.<\/p>\n If you’re on the hunt for more discounts, be sure to visit our Apple Deals<\/a> roundup where we recap the best Apple-related bargains of the past week.<\/p>\n Interested in hearing more about the best deals you can find in 2025? Sign up<\/a> for our Deals Newsletter and we’ll keep you updated so you don’t miss the biggest deals of the season!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n While the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max are not expected to launch until September, there are already plenty of rumors about the devices.
iPhone 17 Pro concept based on rumors
Below, we recap key changes rumored for the iPhone 17 Pro models as of January 2025:
More aluminum: iPhone 17 Pro models are rumored to have an aluminum frame, whereas the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro models …<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n If you’ve been hearing a chiming sound from your AirPods Pro 2 case when the AirPods are charging, it’s a feature that Apple added with the launch of Hearing Health last year.
In a support guide, Apple says that the AirPods Pro may play a sound every so often while in the case to ensure the microphones and speakers are working as intended. From Apple:
To help ensure that your AirPods…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n It was recently reported that new Apple TV and new HomePod mini models will launch this year, and the devices are expected to have one thing in common.
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman last month reported that the new Apple TV and the new HomePod mini will be equipped with Apple’s own combined Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chip. Gurman said the chip supports Wi-Fi 6E, so that could end up being a key upgrade…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Apple in October 2024 overhauled its 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models, adding M4, M4 Pro, and M4 Max chips, Thunderbolt 5 ports on higher-end models, display changes, and more. That’s quite a lot of updates in one go, but if you think this means a further major refresh for the MacBook Pro is now several years away, think again.
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman has said he expects only a small…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n This year’s iPhone 17 Pro models will feature a smaller main camera sensor than the one used in the Fusion camera currently found in iPhone 16 Pro models, according to Weibo-based leaker Digital Chat Station.
The Chinese leaker claims that Apple will adopt a 1\/1.3″ sensor for the 48MP main camera in the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max, down from the 1\/1.28″ sensor used in the iPhone 16…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n A new iPhone SE and an iPad 11 might be coming very soon.
In late December, a private account on X with a track record of leaking accurate iOS-related information said devices codenamed “V59” and “J481” will be released alongside iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman has previously reported that “V59” is a new iPhone SE, and that “J481” is a new entry-level iPad.
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Hearing a Mysterious Chime From Your AirPods Pro Case? It’s a Feature<\/a><\/h3>\n
New Apple TV and HomePod Mini Launching This Year With One Thing in Common<\/a><\/h3>\n
5 Reasons to Wait for Next Year’s MacBook Pro<\/a><\/h3>\n
iPhone 17 Pro Main Camera Sensor ‘Smaller’ Than iPhone 16 Pro Sensor<\/a><\/h3>\n
New iPhone SE and iPad 11 Launch Timing Allegedly Revealed by Leaker<\/a><\/h3>\n