Link to AirPods Pro on the US Apple Store.

Link to AirPods Pro on Amazon.

That $69.01 difference (about a 28% discount) is pretty huge. Does it say anything about the rumored September Apple event?

Spoiler rumor ahead:

Mark Gurman hinted at a new AirPods release. He specifically did not mention new AirPods Pro. But (pure speculation on my part) this does feel like inventory clearing pricing. Is it because the new base level model, in Mark’s words, offer “a design closer to the AirPods Pro, including a new in-ear shape and shorter stems”.

Even if the price discount is business as usual, nothing to do with the September event, it’s interesting to wonder what will become of the AirPods Pro at that event. Will Apple introduce a new base model that hews closer to the Pro design and leave the AirPods Pro as is?