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

Eight microphones for Active Noise Cancellation

Three microphones for voice pick-up (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

Press and hold for Siri

Noise control button

Press to switch between Active Noise Cancellation and Transparency mode

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 on

Up to 20 hours of talk time on a single charge

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

AirPods Max with Smart Case

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

Charging via the Lightning connector

Connectivity

Bluetooth® 5.0

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