Color

• Midnight

• Starlight

• Blue

• Purple

• Orange

Audio Technology

• Apple-designed dynamic driver

• Pro-level Active Noise Cancellation¹

• Transparency mode

• Personalized 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 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

• Width: 6.64 inches (168.6 mm)

• Depth: 3.28 inches (83.4 mm)

• Height: 7.37 inches (187.3 mm)

• Weight: 13.6 ounces (386.2 grams)

Smart Case

• Weight: 4.74 ounces (134.5 grams)

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

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% fiber-based packaging¹²

• 40% recycled content in fiber packaging

Energy

• Meets U.S. Department of Energy requirements for battery charger systems¹