Overview
- New photos from leaker and prototype collector Kosutami show first‑generation AirPods charging‑case prototypes in vivid pink and yellow with white earbuds and interiors.
- The images, widely reported Dec. 27–28 by MacRumors, 9to5Mac, and others, depict designs likened to iPhone 5c colors.
- Kosutami says the units were part of Apple’s internal testing in 2016 and were abandoned before the original AirPods launched.
- A 2023 leak from the same source described additional AirPods color trials intended to align with iPhone 7 finishes, including Pink, Product RED, Purple, Black, and Blonde.
- Apple has only sold standard AirPods in white to date, with AirPods Max remaining the lone AirPods line offered in multiple colors, and any future color options are unconfirmed.