AirPods Max Technical Specifications
AirPods Max
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
Size and Weight5
AirPods Max, including cushions
168.6 mm (6.64 inches)
83.4 mm (3.28 inches)
187.3 mm (7.37 inches)
- Weight: 386.2 grams (13.6 ounces)
Smart Case
- Weight: 134.5 grams (4.74 ounces)
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
Accessibility10
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.
