New Delhi, June 13 -- a $70 reduction from the standard $249 retail price and the lowest figure the earbuds have reached since Apple launched them in September 2025. Amazon matched the price within hours. By Wednesday morning, shoppers on both platforms were looking at nearly 30 percent off what the company describes as the most capable wireless earbuds it has ever built - and doing so almost two weeks before the official Prime Day event that was supposed to be the headline discount moment of the summer.

for Father's Day, for a summer commute, or as a simple upgrade from the previous generation - the $179 price point is the most consequential number in the earbuds category right now.

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