AirPods Max Technical Specifications

Colour
Audio Technology
  • Apple-designed dynamic driver
  • Pro-level Active Noise Cancellation1
  • Transparency mode
  • Personalised Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking2
  • Adaptive EQ
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 in 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

Illustration of AirPods Max from the front showcasing the 6.64 inch width.

168.6 mm (6.64 inches)

Illustration of AirPods Max from the side showcasing the 7.37 inch height and 3.28 inch width.

83.4 mm (3.28 inches)

187.3 mm (7.37 inches)

  • Weight: 386.2 grams (13.6 ounces)

Smart Case

Illustration of AirPods Max Smart Case. The case weighs 4.74 ounces.
  • 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

AirPods Max and the Environment

AirPods Max is designed to reduce environmental impact:11

Materials

  • 100% recycled tin in the solder of multiple printed circuit boards
  • 100% recycled gold in the plating of multiple printed circuit boards
  • 100% recycled copper plating salts on multiple printed circuit boards
  • More than 90% post-consumer recycled polyester in the canopy yarn and ear cushion yarn
  • 100% fibre-based packaging12
  • 40% recycled content in fibre packaging

Energy

  • Meets US Department of Energy requirements for battery charger systems13

Waste

  • No established final assembly sites generate waste sent to landfill as part of Apple’s Zero Waste Programme

Smarter chemistry14

  • Mercury-, BFR- and PVC-free