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Chip

H2 chip

H1 chip

Adaptive Audio

Active Noise Cancellation, Adaptive Audio,¹ and Transparency mode³

Up to 2x more Active Noise Cancellation,² with Adaptive Audio¹ and Transparency mode³

Up to 2x more Active Noise Cancellation,² with Transparency mode

Conversation Awareness

Conversation Awareness¹

Spatial Audio

Personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking⁴

Hearing Health

Loud Sound Reduction, Conversation Boost, Background Sounds

Touch control

Force sensor

Touch control

Double-tap

Force sensor

Single charge

5 hrs

Up to 5 hours of listening time on one charge⁵

5 hrs

Up to 5 hours of listening time on one charge⁵

6 hrs

Up to 6 hours of listening time on one charge⁵

20 hrs

Up to 20 hours of listening time on one charge⁵

5 hrs

Up to 5 hours of listening time on one charge⁵

6 hrs

Up to 6 hours of listening time on one charge⁵

6 hrs

Up to 6 hours of listening time on one charge⁵

Charging

Up to 30 hours of listening time with charging case⁵

More than 24 hours of listening time with charging case⁵

Up to 30 hours of listening time with charging case⁵

Case

Charging Case (USB‑C)⁶

Wireless Charging Case (USB‑C) works with Apple Watch charger and Qi‑certified chargers; includes speaker for Find My⁶

MagSafe Charging Case (USB‑C) works with Apple Watch charger and Qi‑certified chargers; includes lanyard loop and speaker for Find My⁶

Smart Case

Lightning Charging Case

MagSafe Charging Case⁶

Sweat and Water resistance

Dust, sweat, and water resistant (IP54)⁸

Sweat and water resistant⁸

Automatic switching

Automatic Switching⁹

Audio Technology

ANC

Active Noise Cancellation

Pro-level Active Noise Cancellation²

Adaptive Audio

Adaptive Audio²

Transparency

Transparency mode

Conversation Awareness

Conversation Awareness²

Voice Isolation

Voice Isolation¹⁰

Personalized Volume

Personalized Volume¹⁰

Adaptive EQ

Driver

Custom high-excursion Apple driver

Apple-designed dynamic driver

Custom high-excursion Apple driver

Amplifier

Custom high dynamic range amplifier

Spatial Audio

Personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking⁴

Pressure

Vent system for pressure equalization

Sensors

Optical

Optical in-ear sensor

Skin-detect sensor

Optical sensor (each ear cup)

Dual optical sensors

Skin-detect sensor

Motion Accelerometer

Motion-detecting accelerometer

Position sensor (each ear cup)

Motion-detecting accelerometer

Speech Accelerometer

Speech-detecting accelerometer

Case-detect sensor (each ear cup)

Speech-detecting accelerometer

Sensor

Force sensor

Touch control

Accelerometer (each ear cup)

Double-tap

Force sensor

Microphones

Dual beamforming microphones

Inward-facing microphone

Nine microphones total:

Eight microphones for Active Noise Cancellation

Three microphones for voice pickup (two shared with Active Noise Cancellation and one additional microphone)

Dual beamforming microphones

Dual beamforming microphones

Inward-facing microphone

Chip

H2 headphone chip

H1 headphone chip (each ear cup)

H1 headphone chip

U1 chip in MagSafe Charging Case (USB‑C)

Controls

Press once to play or pause media

Press once to answer a call or mute or unmute

Press twice to end a call

Press twice to skip forward

Press three times to skip back

Press once to play or pause media

Press once to answer a call or mute or unmute

Press twice to end a call

Press twice to skip forward

Press three times to skip back

Press once to play or pause media

Press once to answer a call or mute or unmute

Press twice to end a call

Press twice to skip forward

Press three times to skip back

Press and hold to switch between listening modes

Swipe up or down to adjust volume

Digital Crown Turn for volume control

Press once to play or pause media

Press once to answer a call or mute or unmute

Press twice to end a call

Press twice to skip forward

Press three times to skip back

Noise control button Press to switch between Active Noise Cancellation and Transparency mode

Double-tap to play, skip forward, or answer a phone call

Press once to play or pause media

Press once to answer a call or mute or unmute

Press twice to end a call

Press twice to skip forward

Press three times to skip back

Press once to play or pause media

Press once to answer a call or mute or unmute

Press twice to end a call

Press twice to skip forward

Press three times to skip back

Hearing Health

Loud Sound Reduction

Size and Weight¹¹

AirPods 4

AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation

AirPods Pro 2

AirPods Max

AirPods (2nd generation)

AirPods (3rd generation)

Height: 30.2 mm (1.19 inches)
Width: 18.3 mm (0.72 inch)
Depth: 18.1 mm (0.71 inch)
Weight: 4.3 grams (0.15 ounce)

Height: 30.9 mm (1.22 inches)
Width: 21.8 mm (0.86 inch)
Depth: 24.0 mm (0.94 inch)
Weight: 5.3 grams (0.19 ounce)

Height: 187.3 mm (7.37 inches)
Width: 168.6 mm (6.64 inches)
Depth: 83.4 mm (3.28 inches)
Weight: 386.2 grams (13.6 ounces)

Height: 40.5 mm (1.59 inches)
Width: 16.5 mm (0.65 inch)
Depth: 0.18.0 mm (71 inch)
Weight: 4 grams (0.14 ounce)

Height: 30.79 mm (1.21 inches)
Width: 18.26 mm (0.72 inch)
Depth: 19.21 mm (0.76 inch)
Weight: 4.28 grams (0.15 ounce)

Charging Case (USB‑C)

MagSafe Charging Case (USB‑C)

Smart Case

Lightning Charging Case

MagSafe Charging Case

Height: 46.2 mm (1.82 inches)
Width: 50.1 mm (1.97 inches)
Depth: 21.2 mm (0.83 inch)
Weight: 32.3 grams (1.14 ounces)

Height: 46.2 mm (1.82 inches)
Width: 50.1 mm (1.97 inches)
Depth: 21.2 mm (0.83 inch)
Weight: 34.7 grams (1.22 ounces)

Height: 45.2 mm (1.78 inches)
Width: 60.6 mm (2.39 inches)
Depth: 21.7 mm (0.85 inch)
Weight: 50.8 grams (1.79 ounces)

Weight: 134.5 grams (4.74 ounces)

Height: 53.5 mm (2.11 inches)
Width: 44.3 mm (1.74 inches)
Depth: 21.3 mm (0.84 inch)
Weight: 38.2 grams (1.35 ounces)

Height: 46.40 mm (1.83 inches)
Width: 54.40 mm (2.14 inches)
Depth: 21.38 mm (0.84 inch)
Weight: 37.91 grams (1.34 ounces)

Battery⁵

AirPods 4

AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation

AirPods Pro 2

AirPods Max

AirPods (2nd generation)

AirPods (3rd generation)

Up to 5 hours of listening time on a single charge

Up to 4 hours of listening time on a single charge with Active Noise Cancellation enabled

Up to 5 hours of listening time on a single charge with noise control off

Up to 6 hours of listening time on a single charge (up to 5.5 hours with Spatial Audio and Head Tracking enabled)

Up to 20 hours of listening time on a single charge with Active Noise Cancellation enabled

Up to 20 hours of movie playback on a single charge with Active Noise Cancellation and Spatial Audio enabled

Up to 20 hours of talk time on a single charge

5 minutes of charge time provides around 1.5 hours of listening time

Up to 5 hours of listening time on a single charge

Up to 3 hours of talk time on a single charge

Up to 6 hours of listening time on a single charge (up to 5 hours with Spatial Audio enabled)

Up to 4 hours of talk time on a single charge

AirPods 4 with Charging Case (USB-C)

AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation and Charging Case (USB‑C)

AirPods Pro 2 with MagSafe Charging Case (USB‑C)

AirPods Max with Smart Case

AirPods (2nd generation) with Lightning Charging Case

AirPods (3rd generation) with Lightning Charging Case

AirPods (3rd generation) with MagSafe Charging Case

Up to 30 hours of listening time

5 minutes in the case provides around 1 hour of listening time or around 45 minutes of talk time

Up to 20 hours of listening time with Active Noise Cancellation enabled

Up to 30 hours of listening time with noise control off

5 minutes in the case provides around 1 hour of listening time or around 45 minutes of talk time

Up to 30 hours of listening time

5 minutes in the case provides around 1 hour of listening time or around 1 hour of talk time

Storage in the Smart Case preserves battery charge in ultra-low-power state

Charging via USB‑C

More than 24 hours of listening time

Up to 18 hours of talk time

15 minutes in the case provides up to 3 hours of listening time or up to 2 hours of talk time

Up to 30 hours of listening time

Up to 20 hours of talk time

5 minutes in the case provides around 1 hour of listening time or around 1 hour of talk time

Dust, Sweat, and Water Resistance

Dust, sweat, and water resistant (IP54)⁸

Sweat and water resistant (IPX4)⁸

Connectivity

Bluetooth 5.3

Bluetooth 5.0

In the Box

AirPods 4

AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation

AirPods Pro 2

AirPods Max

AirPods (2nd generation)

AirPods (3rd generation)

Charging Case (USB‑C)

Charging Case (USB‑C) with speaker

MagSafe Charging Case (USB‑C) with speaker and lanyard loop

Smart Case

Lightning Charging Case

MagSafe Charging Case

USB-C Charge Cable sold separately

USB‑C Charge Cable

Lightning to USB‑A Cable

Lightning to USB‑C Cable

Documentation

Silicone ear tips (four sizes: XS, S, M, L)

Accessibility

Live Listen audio¹²

Headphone levels

Headphone Accommodations

Conversation Boost

System Requirements¹³

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

Tech Specs

Product

AirPods 4

AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation

AirPods Pro 2

AirPods Max

AirPods
(2nd generation)

AirPods
(3rd generation)

Tech Specs

All AirPods models

AirPods 4

AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation

AirPods Pro 2

AirPods Max

AirPods
(2nd generation)

AirPods
(3rd generation)

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White

Personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking⁴

H2 chip

Voice Isolation¹⁰

Dust, sweat, and water resistant (IP54)⁸

Up to 5 hours of listening time on one charge⁵

Up to 30 hours of listening time with charging case⁵

Charging Case (USB‑C)⁷

White

Active Noise Cancellation

Adaptive Audio²

Transparency mode

Conversation Awareness²

Personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking⁴

H2 chip

Voice Isolation¹⁰

Dust, sweat, and water resistant (IP54)⁸

Up to 5 hours of listening time on one charge⁵

Up to 30 hours of listening time with charging case⁵

Charging Case (USB‑C) with speaker; Apple Watch and Qi wireless charging⁶

White

Loud Sound Reduction, Conversation Boost, Background Sounds

Pro-level Active Noise Cancellation²

Adaptive Audio²

Transparency mode

Conversation Awareness²

Personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking⁴

H2 chip

Voice Isolation¹⁰

U1 chip in MagSafe Charging Case (USB‑C)

Dust, sweat, and water resistant (IP54)⁸

Up to 6 hours of listening time on one charge⁵

Up to 30 hours of listening time with charging case⁵

MagSafe Charging Case (USB‑C) with speaker; Apple Watch and Qi wireless charging⁶

Midnight, Starlight, Blue, Purple, Orange

Pro-level Active Noise Cancellation²

Transparency mode

Personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking⁴

H1 chip

Up to 20 hours of listening time on one charge⁵

Smart Case

White

H1 chip

Up to 5 hours of listening time on one charge⁵

More than 24 hours of listening time with charging case⁵

Lightning Charging Case

White

Personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking⁴

H1 chip

Sweat and water resistant (IPX4)⁷

Up to 6 hours of listening time on one charge⁵

Up to 30 hours of listening time with charging case⁵

Lightning Charging Case or MagSafe Charging Case⁶

Compare AirPods models

AirPods 4

AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation

AirPods Pro 2

AirPods Max

AirPods (2nd generation)

AirPods (3rd generation)

AirPods (3rd generation)

Charging Case (USB‑C)

Charging Case (USB‑C)

MagSafe Charging Case (USB‑C)

Smart Case

Lightning Charging Case

Lightning Charging Case

MagSafe Charging Case

AirPods 4

AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation

AirPods Pro 2

AirPods Max

AirPods (2nd generation)

AirPods (3rd generation)

AirPods (3rd generation)

AirPods 4 with Charging Case (USB-C)

AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation and Charging Case (USB‑C)

AirPods Pro 2 with MagSafe Charging Case (USB‑C)

AirPods Max with Smart Case

AirPods (2nd generation) with Lightning Charging Case

AirPods (3rd generation) with Lightning Charging Case

AirPods (3rd generation) with MagSafe Charging Case

AirPods 4

AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation

AirPods Pro 2

AirPods Max

AirPods(2nd generation)

AirPods(3rd generation)

AirPods(3rd generation)

AirPods
(2nd generation)

AirPods
(3rd generation)

AirPods
(3rd generation)