Specifications

Audio Technology

• Pro-level Active Noise Cancellation1
• Transparency mode
• Personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking2
• Adaptive EQ

Sensors

• Optical sensor (each ear cup)
• Position sensor (each ear cup)
• Case-detect sensor (each ear cup)
• Accelerometer (each ear cup)
• Gyroscope (left ear cup)

Microphones

• Nine microphones total:
• Eight microphones for Active Noise Cancellation
• Three microphones for voice pickup (two shared with Active Noise Cancellation and one additional microphone)

Chip

• Apple H1 headphone chip (each ear cup)

Controls

• Digital Crown
• Turn for volume control
• Press once to play or pause media
• Press once to answer a call or mute or unmute3
• Press twice to end a call
• Press twice to skip forward
• Press three times to skip back
• Press and hold for Siri
• Noise control button
• Press to switch between Active Noise Cancellation and Transparency mode
• Hey Siri
• Say “Hey Siri”4 to do things like play a song, make a call, or get directions

Battery

AirPods Max

• Up to 20 hours of listening time on a single charge with pro-level Active Noise Cancellation enabled6
• Up to 20 hours of movie playback on a single charge with pro-level Active Noise Cancellation and Spatial Audio on7
• Up to 20 hours of talk time on a single charge8
• 5 minutes of charge time provides around 1.5 hours of listening time9

AirPods Max with Smart Case

• Storage in the Smart Case preserves battery charge in ultra-low-power state
• Charging via USB‑C

Connectivity

Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology

In the Box

• AirPods Max
• Smart Case
• USB‑C Charge Cable
• Documentation

Accessibility

Accessibility features help people with disabilities get the most out of their new AirPods Max.

Features include:

• Live Listen audio
• Headphone levels
• Headphone Accommodations

System Requirements

• iPhone models with the latest version of iOS
• iPad models with the latest version of iPadOS
• Apple Watch models with the latest version of watchOS
• Mac models with the latest version of macOS
• Apple TV models with the latest version of tvOS
• Apple Vision Pro with the latest version of visionOS
• AirPods can be used as wireless Bluetooth headphones with Apple devices using earlier software and with non-Apple devices, but functionality may be limited.