AirPods Max

• Audio Technology
  
• Apple-designed dynamic driver
• Active Noise Cancellation
• Transparency mode
• Spatial audio with dynamic head tracking1
• Adaptive EQ
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• Sensor
• 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)

Control

Digital Crown

• Turn for volume control
• Press once to play, pause, or answer a phone 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” 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 Active Noise Cancellation or Transparency mode enabled3
• Up to 20 hours of movie playback on a single charge with spatial audio on4
• Up to 20 hours of talk time on a single charge5
• 5 minutes of charge time provides around 1.5 hours of listening time6

AirPods Max with Smart Case

• Storage in the Smart Case preserves battery charge in ultra-low-power state
• Charging via Lightning connector

Connectivity

Bluetooth 5.0

In the Box

• AirPods Max
• Smart Case
• Lightning to USB-C 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 and iPod touch 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