Apple’s rumored Beats Studio Buds+ appear to have been listed on Amazon today, providing a closer look at new features and changes before they’re officially announced. The headphones are listed with a release date of May 18 and a price of $169.95.


Most notably, the listing reveals that the Studio Buds+ will be available in a new transparent design option that looks quite similar to the Nothing Ear headphones (1). The headphones would also be available in black and ivory, according to the listing.

With 3x larger microphones, vent changes, and a new chip, the Studio Buds+ will feature up to 1.6x more active noise cancellation and up to 2x more transparency than the original Studio Buds, according to the listing. Longer battery life is also expected, with the announced Studio Buds+ offering up to 36 hours of total listening time with the included USB-C charging case, compared to 24 hours on the original Studio Buds.

The Beats Studio Buds+ were first discovered in iOS 16.4 last month, and the headphones also appeared in FCC filings last week. It’s unclear when Apple plans to announce the headphones, but it looks like they’ll launch next month.

(Thank you, michael burkhardt!)

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