The Grain of Salt: iPhone 14 more expensive, AirPods Pro without USB-C and more

If there are lots of rumors about anything on a weekly basis, it’s Apple. From leaked images to new information about the iPhone 14, they abound.

So we at One More Thing regularly pick up on the rumors to give you an idea of what’s going on behind the scenes. In The Grainy Salt we list these rumors for you every week. These were the rumors of week 32 2022.

Whew: iPhone 14 Pro more expensive than expected after all

Tim Cook Mac WWDC 2020 16x9Tim Cook during WWDC (Image: Apple)

Where there was good news last week about the price of the iPhone 14, Ming-Chi Kuo unfortunately had bad news this week about the Pro models. While the price of the first device will remain the same, that of the second will increase. Exactly how many euros will be added is not yet clear, but according to the analyst it will be a nice increase.

In the article below we tell you all about it:

AirPods Pro 2 leaves USB-C out of the equation

AirPods ProApple Music sounds even better. (Image: Apple)

The AirPods Pro 2 is coming. At least, that’s what analyst Ming-Chi Kuo expects. According to the reliable analyst, the earbuds will appear before the end of this year. That simply means that the product will appear before the big switch to USB-C. Thus, the earbuds seem to just feature a Lighting port connector.

Want to know more? You can read the full article at the link below!

iPhone 14 Pro Max gets bigger camera block

iPhone 14 Pro MaxA prototype (Image: Unbox Therapy)

The iPhone 14 Pro Max features a design change that, presumably, no one is waiting for. A dummy of the new smartphone surfaced on Twitter showing a larger camera block. This while the current model is already incredibly large.

Below you can read exactly why it will be bigger and where the information comes from:

Brand new HomePod (mini) on the way

HomePod mini review(Image: Mark Hofman / OMT)

Party for fans of the HomePod! If we are to believe Bloomberg journalist Mark Gurman, two new models will appear on the market. It concerns a new variant of the regular model and a renewed mini.

Wondering when exactly they are expected? You can read it in the article below!

iPhone 14 earlier with these color options after all?

Apple Tim Cook iPhone 13 ProTim Cook with the iPhone 13 (Image: Apple)

We close this Grain of Salt with two rumors in one (what a party it is, right?). On Monday, Bloomberg journalist Mark Gurman hinted that the iPhone 14 might appear earlier than we expected after all. This would have to do with the fact that the recordings for the presentation, which is once again online, have already been completed.

One day later the exact color options that would be available for both the iPhone 14 and the Pro models were announced. Wondering which ones they are? The article below is just for you!

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