AirPods Max

Sensors

Optical sensor (each ear cup)

Position sensor (each ear cup)

Chassis detection 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 recording (two shared with Active Noise Cancellation and one additional microphone)

Chip

Apple H1 Headphone Chip (each ear cup)

Controls

Digital Crown

Turn to adjust volume

Press once to play or pause media

Press once to answer a call or mute or unmute

Press twice to end a call.

Press twice to go forward

Press three times to go back

Press and hold to summon Siri

Noise control button

Press to switch between Active Noise Cancellation and Transparency mode.

Hey Siri.

Say “Hey Siri” 4 to, for example, play a song, make a call, or get directions.

Size and weight 5

AirPods Max, including ear tips

6.64 inches (168.6 mm)

3.28 inches (83.4 mm)

7.37 inches (187.3 mm)

Weight: 13.6 ounces (386.2 grams)

Battery

AirPods Max

Up to 20 hours of listening time on a single charge with pro-grade active noise cancellation on 6

Up to 20 hours of movie watching on a single charge with pro-grade active noise cancellation and spatial audio on 7

Up to 20 hours of talk time on a single charge

5 minutes of charging gives about 1.5 hours of listening time

AirPods Max with Smart Case

Storing in the Smart Case keeps the battery charged ultra-low power

USB-C charging

Accessibility

Accessibility features help people with disabilities get the most out of their new AirPods Max.

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 running earlier software, as well as with third-party devices, but functionality may be limited.