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H2 chip

H2 chip

H2 chip

Up to 1.5x more Active Noise Cancellation than AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation1

Up to 3x more Active Noise Cancellation than AirPods 52

Up to 1.5x more Active Noise Cancellation than original AirPods Max4

Adaptive Audio5 and Transparency6

Adaptive Audio5 and Transparency6

Adaptive Audio5 and Transparency

Conversation Awareness5

Conversation Awareness5

Conversation Awareness5

Personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking7

Personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking7

Personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking7

Lossless Audio unavailable

Lossless Audio unavailable

Lossless Audio and ultra‑low latency audio via USB‑C8

Heart rate sensing unavailable

Heart rate sensing during workouts9

Heart rate sensing unavailable

Hearing health unavailable

Hearing Test,10 Hearing Aid,10 and Hearing Protection11 features

Loud Sound Reduction

Live Translation12 and Siri AI13

Live Translation12 and Siri AI13

Live Translation12 and Siri AI13

Force sensor with volume swipe to manage playback and calls

Force sensor with volume swipe to manage playback and calls

Digital Crown

5 hrsUp to 5 hours of battery life on one charge with Active Noise Cancellation30
8 hrsUp to 8 hours of battery life on one charge with Active Noise Cancellation14
20 hrsUp to 20 hours of battery life on one charge with Active Noise Cancellation14

Up to 22 hours of battery life with charging case and Active Noise Cancellation32

Up to 24 hours of battery life with charging case and Active Noise Cancellation14

Charging case unavailable

Wireless Charging Case (USB‑C) works with Apple Watch charger and Qi chargers;16 includes speaker for Find My17

MagSafe Charging Case (USB‑C) works with Apple Watch charger and Qi chargers;16 includes lanyard loop and speaker for Find My17

Smart Case

Dust, sweat, and water resistant (IP57)18

Dust, sweat, and water resistant (IP57)18

Sweat and water resistance unavailable

“Hey Siri” and just “Siri”21

“Hey Siri” and just “Siri”21

“Hey Siri” and just “Siri”21

Automatic Switching22

Automatic Switching22

Automatic Switching22

Personalized engraving

Personalized engraving

Personalized engraving

Audio Technology
Up to 1.5x more Active Noise Cancellation1
Up to 3x more Active Noise Cancellation2
Up to 1.5x more Active Noise Cancellation4
Adaptive Audio5
Adaptive Audio5
Adaptive Audio5
Transparency
Transparency
Transparency
Conversation Awareness5
Conversation Awareness5
Conversation Awareness5
Voice Isolation5
Voice Isolation5
Voice Isolation5
Personalized Volume5
Personalized Volume5
Personalized Volume5
Adaptive EQ
Adaptive EQ
Adaptive EQ
Custom high-excursion Apple driver
Custom high-excursion Apple driver
Apple-designed dynamic driver
Custom high dynamic range amplifier
Custom high dynamic range amplifier
Custom high dynamic range amplifier
Personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking7
Personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking7
Personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking7
Vent system for pressure equalization
Vent system for pressure equalization
Vent system unavailable
Lossless Audio unavailable
Lossless Audio unavailable
Lossless Audio and ultra‑low latency audio via USB‑C8
Sensors
Optical in-ear sensor
Skin-detect sensor
Optical sensor (each ear cup)
Motion-detecting accelerometer
Motion-detecting accelerometer
Position sensor (each ear cup)
Speech-detecting accelerometer
Speech-detecting accelerometer
Case-detect sensor (each ear cup)
heart rate sensing unavailable
Heart rate sensor for workouts9
heart rate sensing unavailable
Force sensor with volume swipe
Force sensor with volume swipe
Accelerometer (each ear cup)
Microphones
Dual beamforming microphones
Dual beamforming microphones
Nine microphones total:
Inward-facing microphone
Inward-facing microphone
Eight microphones for Active Noise Cancellation
Three microphones for voice pickup unavailable
Three microphones for voice pickup unavailable
Three microphones for voice pickup (two shared with Active Noise Cancellation and one additional microphone)
Chip
H2 headphone chip
H2 headphone chip
H2 headphone chip (each ear cup)
Charging case chip unavailable
Apple second-generation Ultra Wideband chip in MagSafe Charging Case
Charging case chip unavailable
Controls
Press once to play or pause media
Press once to answer a call or mute or unmute23
Press once for camera remote24
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” or just “Siri”21 to do things like play a song, make a call, or get directions
Siri Interactions5
Press once to play or pause media
Press once to answer a call or mute or unmute23
Press once for camera remote24
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” or just “Siri”21 to do things like play a song, make a call, or get directions
Siri Interactions5
Press once to play or pause media
Press once to answer a call or mute or unmute23
Press once for camera remote24
Press twice to end a call
Press twice to skip forward
Press three times to skip back
Press and hold for Siri
Listening mode button Press to switch between listening modes
Digital Crown Turn for volume control
Say “Hey Siri” or just “Siri”21 to do things like play a song, make a call, or get directions
Siri Interactions5
Hearing Health
Hearing Test unavailable
Hearing Test10
Hearing Test unavailable
Hearing Aid unavailable
Hearing Aid10
Hearing Aid unavailable
Automatic Conversation Boost when using Hearing Aid unavailable
Automatic Conversation Boost when using Hearing Aid feature25
Automatic Conversation Boost when using Hearing Aid unavailable
Hearing Protection unavailable
Hearing Protection11
Loud Sound Reduction
Live Translation
Live Translation for communicating across languages12
Live Translation for communicating across languages12
Live Translation for communicating across languages12
Siri AI
Get more done every day with hands-free access to an even more powerful and personalized AI assistant on your iPhone. Ask open-ended questions, brainstorm, and have full conversations.13
Get more done every day with hands-free access to an even more powerful and personalized AI assistant on your iPhone. Ask open-ended questions, brainstorm, and have full conversations.13
Get more done every day with hands-free access to an even more powerful and personalized AI assistant on your iPhone. Ask open-ended questions, brainstorm, and have full conversations.13
Size and Weight26

AirPods 5 with Wireless Charging Case

AirPods Pro 3

AirPods Max 2

Height: 1.19 inches (30.2 mm)
Width: 0.72 inch (18.3 mm)
Depth: 0.71 inch (18.1 mm)
Weight: 0.15 ounce (4.3 grams)
Height: 1.22 inches (30.9 mm)
Width: 0.76 inch (19.2 mm)
Depth: 1.06 inches (27.0 mm)
Weight: 0.20 ounce (5.55 grams)
Height: 7.37 inches (187.3 mm)
Width: 6.64 inches (168.6 mm)
Depth: 3.28 inches (83.4 mm)
Weight: 13.6 ounces (386.2 grams)

Wireless Charging Case (USB‑C)

MagSafe Charging Case (USB‑C)

Smart Case

Height: 1.82 inches (46.2 mm)
Width: 1.97 inches (50.1 mm)
Depth: 0.83 inch (21.2 mm)
Weight: 1.22 ounces (34.7 grams)
Height: 1.86 inches (47.2 mm)
Width: 2.45 inches (62.2 mm)
Depth: 0.86 inch (21.8 mm)
Weight: 1.55 ounces (43.99 grams)
Weight: 4.74 ounces (134.5 grams)
Battery14

AirPods 5 with Wireless Charging Case

AirPods Pro 3

AirPods Max 2

Up to 5 hours of battery life on a single charge with Active Noise Cancellation enabled30
Up to 8 hours of battery life on a single charge with Active Noise Cancellation enabled (up to 7.5 hours with Spatial Audio and Head Tracking enabled)
Up to 20 hours of battery life on a single charge with Active Noise Cancellation enabled14
Up to 7 hours of battery life on a single charge with noise control off30
Up to 6.5 hours of battery life on a single charge with heart rate sensing during workouts
Not available
Additional battery information unavailable
Up to 10 hours of battery life on a single charge in Transparency using the Hearing Aid feature
Additional battery information unavailable

Battery life with charging case

Battery life with charging case

Smart Case

Up to 22 hours of battery life with Active Noise Cancellation enabled32
Up to 24 hours of battery life with Active Noise Cancellation enabled
Storage in the Smart Case preserves battery charge in ultra-low-power state
Additional battery information unavailable
Additional battery information unavailable
Charging via USB‑C
5 minutes in the case provides around 1 hour of battery life34
5 minutes in the case provides around 1 hour of battery life
5 minutes of charge time provides around 1.5 hours of battery life14
Dust, Sweat, and Water Resistance
Dust, sweat, and water resistant (IP57)18
Dust, sweat, and water resistant (IP57)18
Sweat and water resistance unavailable
Connectivity
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 5.3
In the Box
AirPods 5 with Wireless Charging Case
AirPods Pro 3
AirPods Max 2
Charging Case (USB‑C) with speaker
MagSafe Charging Case (USB‑C) with speaker and lanyard loop
Smart Case
USB-C Charge Cable unavailable
USB-C Charge Cable unavailable
USB‑C Charge Cable
Documentation
Documentation
Documentation
Ear tips unavailable
Silicone ear tips (five sizes: XXS, XS, S, M, L)
Ear tips unavailable
Accessibility
Hearing test unavailable
Hearing Test10
hearing test unavailable
Hearing aid unavailable
Hearing Aid10
Hearing aid unavailable
Conversation Boost unavailable
Automatic Conversation Boost when using Hearing Aid feature25
Conversation Boost unavailable
Hearing protection unavailable
Hearing Protection11
Loud Sound Reduction
Live Listen audio27
Live Listen audio27
Live Listen audio27
Headphone levels
Headphone levels
Headphone levels
Headphone Accommoda­tions
Headphone Accommoda­tions
Headphone Accommoda­tions
System Requirements28
iPhone models with the latest version of iOS
iPhone models with the latest version of iOS
iPhone models with the latest version of iOS
iPad models with the latest version of iPadOS
iPad models with the latest version of iPadOS
iPad models with the latest version of iPadOS
Apple Watch models with the latest version of watchOS
Apple Watch models with the latest version of watchOS
Apple Watch models with the latest version of watchOS
Mac models with the latest version of macOS
Mac models with the latest version of macOS
Mac models with the latest version of macOS
Apple TV models with the latest version of tvOS
Apple TV models with the latest version of tvOS
Apple TV models with the latest version of tvOS
Apple Vision Pro with the latest version of visionOS
Apple Vision Pro with the latest version of visionOS
Apple Vision Pro with the latest version of visionOS

AirPods 5 with Wireless Charging Case

AirPods Pro 3

AirPods Max 2