Apple exec addresses why only USB-C AirPods Pro 2 offers lossless audio support with Vision Pro – and why it’s not available with the iPhone.
Apple released a revised USB-C AirPods Pro 2. Despite the new port, the company also released two new features with it: lossless audio support with Apple Vision Pro and IP54 with water and dust resistance.
While I was pissed off with Apple limiting lossless audio support with this revised AirPods Pro 2, the company has finally explained why this feature is exclusive to this new version – and, fortunately, it’s very reasonable.
In a half-hour interview with Ron Huang, Apple’s VP of Sensing and Connectivity, YouTuber Brian Tong (via 9to5Mac) asked him several questions regarding USB-C AirPods Pro 2, including the lossless audio controversy.
Long reply short, Huang tells Tong that the new USB-C AirPods Pro 2 uses a 5Ghz frequency, while the Lightning option only works at 2.
