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AirPods Max
AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation
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H1 chip

H2 chip

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

Active Noise Cancellation, Adaptive Audio1 and Transparency mode3

Conversation Awareness unavailable

Conversation Awareness1

Personalised Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking4

Personalised Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking4

Touch control unavailable

Force sensor

20 hrUp to 20 hours of listening time on one charge5
5 hrUp to 5 hours of listening time on one charge5

Charging case unavailable

Up to 30 hours of listening time with charging case5

Smart Case

Wireless Charging Case (USB‑C) works with Apple Watch charger and Qi‑certified chargers;6 includes speaker for Find My7

Sweat and water resistance unavailable

Dust, sweat and water resistant (IP54)10

“Hey Siri”

“Hey Siri”

Automatic Switching11

Automatic Switching11

Personalised engraving

Personalised engraving

Audio Technology
Pro-level Active Noise Cancellation2
Active Noise Cancellation
Adaptive Audio unavailable
Adaptive Audio1
Transparency mode
Transparency mode
Conversation Awareness unavailable
Conversation Awareness1
Voice Isolation unavailable
Voice Isolation12
Personalized Volume unavailable
Personalised Volume12
Adaptive EQ
Adaptive EQ
Apple-designed dynamic driver
Custom high-excursion Apple driver
Amplifier information unavailable
Custom high dynamic range amplifier
Personalised Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking4
Personalised Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking4
Vent system unavailable
Vent system for pressure equalisation
Sensors
Optical sensor (each ear cup)
Optical in-ear sensor
Position sensor (each ear cup)
Motion-detecting accelerometer
Case-detect sensor (each ear cup)
Speech-detecting accelerometer
Accelerometer (each ear cup)
Force sensor
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)
Dual beamforming microphones

Inward-facing microphone
Chip
H1 headphone chip (each ear cup)
H2 headphone chip
Controls
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
Press and hold for Siri
Noise control button Press to switch between Active Noise Cancellation and Transparency mode

Say “Hey Siri” to do things like play a song, make a call or get directions
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 for Siri
Say “Hey Siri” to do things like play a song, make a call or get directions
Siri Interactions12
Size and Weight13

AirPods Max

AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation

Height: 187.3mm
Width: 168.6mm
Depth: 83.4mm
Weight: 386.2g
Height: 30.2mm
Width: 18.3mm
Depth: 18.1mm
Weight: 4.3g

Smart Case

Charging Case (USB‑C)

Weight: 134.5g
Height: 46.2mm
Width: 50.1mm
Depth: 21.2mm
Weight: 34.7g
Battery5

AirPods Max

AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation

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 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

AirPods Max with Smart Case

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

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

Charging via USB‑C
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
Dust, Sweat and Water Resistance
Sweat and water resistance unavailable
Dust, sweat and water resistant (IP54)10
Connectivity
Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth 5.3
In the Box
AirPods Max
AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation
Smart Case
Charging Case (USB-C) with speaker
USB‑C Charge Cable
USB-C Charge Cable sold separately
Documentation
Documentation
Accessibility
Live Listen audio14
Live Listen audio14
Headphone levels
Headphone levels
Headphone Accommoda­tions
Headphone Accommoda­tions
System Requirements15
iPhone models with the latest version of iOS
iPhone models with the latest version of iOS
iPad models with the latest version of iPadOS
iPad models with the latest version of iPadOS
Apple Watch models with the latest version of watchOS
Apple Watch models with the latest version of watchOS
Mac models with the latest version of macOS
Mac models with the latest version of macOS
Apple TV models with the latest version of tvOS
Apple TV models with the latest version of tvOS

AirPods Max

AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation