Apple Releases Limited Edition AirPods 4 for Year of the Snake

To celebrate the Lunar New Year that starts on January 29, Apple is releasing limited edition AirPods 4 that are engraved with a special Year of the Snake icon.

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Apple's Year of the Snake ‌AirPods 4‌ are available for purchase in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Singapore at the current time.

The AirPods are identical to the standard ‌AirPods 4‌ with Active Noise Cancellation and are available for the same price, but there is a unique engraving on the USB-C case of the device. Released earlier this year, the ‌AirPods 4‌ are Apple's first earbuds that offer Active Noise Cancellation without silicone ear tips. The ‌AirPods 4‌ feature adaptive audio, transparency mode, support for spatial audio, and more.

Customers can place orders for the special edition ‌AirPods 4‌ as of today, with deliveries set to begin on January 8. Apple is limiting each customer to two of the Year of the Snake AirPods.

Creating special edition AirPods is a tradition for Apple, though in past years, Apple has customized AirPods Pro rather than standard AirPods. There have been limited edition AirPods to celebrate the Year of the Dragon, Year of the Ox, Year of the Tiger, and Year of the Rabbit.

Along with special edition AirPods, Apple is holding a New Year sale in China, dropping the price of the iPhone 16 models by 500 yuan, and discounting other devices like the AirPods, Macs, iPads, and accessories. Apple is also offering Year of the Snake themed Today at Apple sessions from January 4 to February 14.

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GermanSuplex Avatar
16 weeks ago
Clearly a lot of thought and effort went into that one.
Score: 16 Votes (Like | Disagree)
sw1tcher Avatar
16 weeks ago

Along with special edition AirPods, Apple is holding a New Year sale in China, dropping the price of the iPhone 16 models by 500 yuan, and discounting other devices like the AirPods, Macs, iPads, and accessories. Apple is also offering Year of the Snake themed Today at Apple sessions from January 4 to February 14.
I don't see how a $68.00 USD discount is going to help turn around iPhone sales.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/03/foreign-phone-sales-plunge-47percent-in-china-spelling-trouble-for-apple.html

Sales of foreign phone brands in China plunged in November, according to official data released Friday, underscoring further pressure on Apple, the biggest international handset vendor in the country.

In November, foreign mobile phone shipments in China stood at 3.04 million units, according to CNBC calculations based on data from the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, or CAICT.

That’s a fall of 47.4% from November 2023, and a 51% drop from October last year.


CAICT does not break down figures for individual brands, however Apple accounts for the majority of foreign mobile phone shipments in China with competitors like Samsung forming only a tiny part of the market.


I predict another trip to China for Tim Cook in the very near future.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
vertsix Avatar
16 weeks ago
Thissss issss awessssome.

Just kidding, I will get them for cheaper on Amazon. Thank you very much Apple.
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barkomatic Avatar
16 weeks ago
I wish Apple would release more special edition products in other markets as well. Special Apple cases or iPhone colors, or graphics
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
SanderEvers Avatar
16 weeks ago
Mine* is also unique, because it has my name engraved on it. But it's cool to have 'special' editions of the engravings.

(* mine are pro 2s with USB-C though)
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Zwhaler Avatar
16 weeks ago

Clearly a lot of thought and effort went into that one.
Haha read my mind.
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