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, pause, or answer a phone call                            

Press twice to skip forward          

Press three times to skip back     

Noise control button    

Press to switch between Active Noise Cancellation and Transparency mode        

Width  

6.6 in    

Depth 

3.3 in    

Height 

7.4 in    

Weight

384.8g  

Battery

AirPods Max     

Up to 20 hours of listening time on a single charge with Active Noise Cancellation or Transparency mode enabled              

Up to 20 hours of movie playback on a single charge with spatial audio on

5 minutes of charge time provides around 1.5 hours of listening time

Storage in the Smart Case preserves battery charge in ultra low-power state

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