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AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation

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Chip

H2 chip

H1 chip

Adaptive Audio

Active Noise Cancellation, Adaptive Audio¹ 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

Personalised Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking⁴

Hearing Health

Hearing Test⁵ and Hearing Aid⁵ features, Loud Sound Reduction

Touch control

Force sensor

Touch control

Double tap

Force sensor

Single charge

5 hr

Up to 5 hours of listening time on one charge⁶

5 hr

Up to 5 hours of listening time on one charge⁶

6 hr

Up to 6 hours of listening time on one charge⁶

20 hr

Up to 20 hours of listening time on one charge⁶

5 hr

Up to 5 hours of listening time on one charge⁶

6 hr

Up to 6 hours of listening time on one charge⁶

6 hr

Up to 6 hours of listening time on one charge⁶

Charging

Up to 30 hours of listening time with charging case⁶

More than 24 hours of listening time with charging case⁶

Up to 30 hours of listening time with charging case⁶

Case

Charging Case (USB‑C)⁹

Wireless Charging Case (USB‑C) works with Apple Watch charger and Qi‑certified chargers;⁷ includes speaker for Find My⁸

MagSafe Charging Case (USB‑C) works with Apple Watch charger and Qi‑certified chargers;⁷ includes lanyard loop and speaker for Find My⁸

Smart Case

Lightning Charging Case

MagSafe Charging Case⁷

Sweat and Water resistance

Dust, sweat and water resistant (IP54)¹¹

Sweat and water resistant¹⁰

Siri

“Hey Siri”

Automatic switching

Automatic Switching¹²

Engraving

Personalised engraving

Audio Technology

ANC

Active Noise Cancellation

Pro-level Active Noise Cancellation²

Adaptive Audio

Adaptive Audio¹

Transparency

Transparency mode

Conversation Awareness

Conversation Awareness¹

Voice Isolation

Voice Isolation¹³

Personalised Volume

Personalised Volume¹³

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

Personalised Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking⁴

Pressure

Vent system for pressure equalisation

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 and hold for Siri

Say “Hey Siri” to do things like play a song, make a call or get directions

Siri Interactions¹³

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 Interactions¹³

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

Say “Hey Siri” to do things like play a song, make a call or get directions

Siri Interactions¹³

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

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

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

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

Hearing Health

Hearing Test⁵
Hearing Aid⁵
Loud Sound Reduction

Size and Weight¹⁴

AirPods 4

AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation

AirPods Pro 2

AirPods Max

AirPods (2nd generation)

AirPods (3rd generation)

Height: 30.2mm
Width: 18.3mm
Depth: 18.1mm
Weight: 4.3g

Height: 30.9mm
Width: 21.8mm
Depth: 24.0mm
Weight: 5.3g

Height: 187.3mm
Width: 168.6mm
Depth: 83.4mm
Weight: 386.2g

Height: 40.5mm
Width: 16.5mm
Depth: 18.0mm
Weight: 4g

Height: 30.79mm
Width: 18.26mm
Depth: 19.21mm
Weight: 4.28g

Charging Case (USB‑C)

MagSafe Charging Case (USB‑C)

Smart Case

Lightning Charging Case

MagSafe Charging Case

Height: 46.2mm
Width: 50.1mm
Depth: 21.2mm
Weight: 32.3g

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

Height: 45.2mm
Width: 60.6mm
Depth: 21.7mm
Weight: 50.8g

Weight: 134.5g

Height: 53.5mm
Width: 44.3mm
Depth: 21.3mm
Weight: 38.2g

Height: 46.40mm
Width: 54.40mm
Depth: 21.38mm
Weight: 37.91g

Battery⁶

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)¹¹

Sweat and water resistant (IPX4)¹⁰

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 audio¹⁵

Headphone levels

Headphone Accommodations

Conversation Boost

System Requirements¹⁶

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

Tech Specs

Product

AirPods 4

AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation

AirPods Pro 2

AirPods Max

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AirPods
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AirPods 4

AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation

AirPods Pro 2

AirPods Max

AirPods
(2nd generation)

AirPods
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Personalised Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking⁴

H2 chip

Voice Isolation¹³

Siri Interactions¹³

Dust, sweat and water resistant (IP54)¹¹

“Hey Siri” always on

Up to 5 hours of listening time on one charge⁶

Up to 30 hours of listening time with charging case⁶

Charging Case (USB‑C)⁹

Personalised engraving with initials, emoji and more

White

Active Noise Cancellation

Adaptive Audio¹

Transparency mode

Conversation Awareness¹

Personalised Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking⁴

H2 chip

Voice Isolation¹³

Siri Interactions¹³

Dust, sweat and water resistant (IP54)¹¹

“Hey Siri” always on

Up to 5 hours of listening time on one charge⁶

Up to 30 hours of listening time with charging case⁶

Charging Case (USB‑C) with speaker; Apple Watch and Qi wireless charging⁷

Personalised engraving with initials, emoji and more

White

Hearing Test,⁵ Hearing Aid⁵ features, Loud Sound Reduction

Pro-level Active Noise Cancellation²

Adaptive Audio¹

Transparency mode

Conversation Awareness¹

Personalised Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking⁴

H2 chip

Voice Isolation¹³

Siri Interactions¹³

U1 chip in MagSafe Charging Case (USB‑C)

Dust, sweat and water resistant (IP54)¹¹

“Hey Siri” always on

Up to 6 hours of listening time on one charge⁶

Up to 30 hours of listening time with charging case⁶

MagSafe Charging Case (USB‑C) with speaker; Apple Watch and Qi wireless charging⁷

Personalised engraving with initials, emoji and more

Midnight, Starlight, Blue, Purple, Orange

Pro-level Active Noise Cancellation²

Transparency mode

Personalised Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking⁴

H1 chip

“Hey Siri” always on

Up to 20 hours of listening time on one charge⁶

Smart Case

Personalised engraving with initials, emoji and more

White

H1 chip

“Hey Siri” always on

Up to 5 hours of listening time on one charge⁶

More than 24 hours of listening time with charging case⁶

Lightning Charging Case

Personalised engraving with initials, emoji and more

White

Personalised Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking⁴

H1 chip

Sweat and water resistant (IPX4)¹⁰

“Hey Siri” always on

Up to 6 hours of listening time on one charge⁶

Up to 30 hours of listening time with charging case⁶

Lightning Charging Case or MagSafe Charging Case⁷

Personalised engraving with initials, emoji and more

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1
Available on compatible devices running iOS 18, iPadOS 18 or macOS Sequoia and later when paired with AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation or AirPods Pro 2 with the latest firmware.
2
Up to 2x more Active Noise Cancellation compared with AirPods Pro (1st generation) and AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation.
3
Device performance and noise control features like Active Noise Cancellation, Adaptive Audio and Transparency can be affected by debris or earwax build-up. Clean the device regularly to maintain performance and full feature functionality. Refer to support.apple.com/en-sg/102672 for AirPods 4 cleaning instructions. Refer to support.apple.com/en-sg/120409 for AirPods Pro 2 cleaning instructions.
4
Compatible hardware and software required. Works with compatible content in supported apps. Not all content available in Dolby Atmos. iPhone with TrueDepth camera required to create a personal profile for Spatial Audio, which will sync across Apple devices running the latest operating system software, including iOS, iPadOS, macOS and tvOS.
5
The Hearing Aid feature has received marketing authorisation from global health authorities. The Hearing Test and Hearing Aid features are supported on AirPods Pro 2 with the latest firmware paired with a compatible iPhone or iPad with iOS 18 or iPadOS 18 and later, and are intended for people 18 years old or older. The Hearing Aid feature will also be supported on a compatible Mac with macOS Sequoia and later. It is intended for people with perceived mild to moderate hearing loss.
6
Battery life depends on device settings, environment, usage and many other factors.
7
USB‑C charging requires a compatible USB‑C charger. Wireless charging requires a Qi‑certified wireless charger. MagSafe charging requires a compatible MagSafe charger. AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation and AirPods Pro 2 charging cases also work with the Apple Watch charger.
8
Find My functionality requires iOS 18 or later.
9
Charging requires a compatible USB-C charger.
10
AirPods (3rd generation) are sweat and water resistant for non‑water sports and exercise, and they are IPX4 rated. Sweat and water resistance are not permanent conditions.
11
AirPods 4, AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation and AirPods Pro 2 are dust, sweat and water resistant for non-water sports and exercise. Products and charging case were tested under controlled laboratory conditions, and have a rating of IP54 under IEC standard 60529. Dust, sweat and water resistance are not permanent conditions and resistance might decrease as a result of normal wear. Do not attempt to charge when wet; refer to support.apple.com/en-sg/HT210711 for cleaning and drying instructions.
12
Requires an Apple Account and a compatible Apple device running the latest operating system software.
13
Available on compatible devices running iOS 18, iPadOS 18 or macOS Sequoia and later when paired with AirPods 4, AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation or AirPods Pro 2 with the latest firmware.
14
Size and weight vary by configuration and manufacturing process.
15
Requires the latest version of iOS or iPadOS.
16
AirPods can be used as wireless Bluetooth headphones with Apple devices using earlier software and with non-Apple devices, but functionality may be limited.

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H2 chip

Active Noise Cancellation, Adaptive Audio¹ and Transparency mode³

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

Conversation Awareness¹

Personalised Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking⁴

Hearing health unavailable

Hearing Test⁵ and Hearing Aid⁵ features, Loud Sound Reduction

Force sensor

Touch control

5 hrUp to 5 hours of listening time on one charge⁶

6 hrUp to 6 hours of listening time on one charge⁶

Up to 30 hours of listening time with charging case⁶

Wireless Charging Case (USB‑C) works with Apple Watch charger and Qi‑certified chargers;⁷ includes speaker for Find My⁸

MagSafe Charging Case (USB‑C) works with Apple Watch charger and Qi‑certified chargers;⁷ includes lanyard loop and speaker for Find My⁸

Dust, sweat and water resistant (IP54)¹¹

“Hey Siri”

Automatic Switching¹²

Personalised engraving

Audio Technology

Active Noise Cancellation

Pro-level Active Noise Cancellation²

Adaptive Audio¹

Transparency mode

Conversation Awareness¹

Voice Isolation¹³

Personalised Volume¹³

Adaptive EQ

Custom high-excursion Apple driver

Custom high dynamic range amplifier

Personalised Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking⁴

Vent system for pressure equalisation

Sensors

Optical in-ear sensor

Skin-detect sensor

Motion-detecting accelerometer

Speech-detecting accelerometer

Force sensor

Touch control

Microphones

Dual beamforming microphones

Inward-facing microphone

Chip

H2 headphone chip

Charging case chip unavailable

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 and hold for Siri

Say “Hey Siri” to do things like play a song, make a call or get directions

Siri Interactions¹³

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

Say “Hey Siri” to do things like play a song, make a call or get directions

Siri Interactions¹³

Hearing Health

Hearing Health unavailable

Hearing Test⁵
Hearing Aid⁵
Loud Sound Reduction

Size and Weight¹⁴

AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation

AirPods Pro 2

Height: 30.2mm
Width: 18.3mm
Depth: 18.1mm
Weight: 4.3g

Height: 30.9mm
Width: 21.8mm
Depth: 24.0mm
Weight: 5.3g

Charging Case (USB‑C)

MagSafe Charging Case (USB‑C)

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

Height: 45.2mm
Width: 60.6mm
Depth: 21.7mm
Weight: 50.8g

Battery⁶

AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation

AirPods Pro 2

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)

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

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

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

Dust, Sweat and Water Resistance

Dust, sweat and water resistant (IP54)¹¹

Connectivity

Bluetooth 5.3

In the Box

AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation

AirPods Pro 2

Charging Case (USB-C) with speaker

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

USB-C Charge Cable sold separately

USB‑C Charge Cable

Documentation

Ear tips unavailable

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

Accessibility

Live Listen audio¹⁵

Headphone levels

Headphone Accommodations

Conversation Boost unavailable

Conversation Boost

System Requirements¹⁶

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 4 with Active Noise Cancellation

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