Colour

• Silver
• Space Grey
• Sky Blue
• Pink
• Green

Audio Technology

• Apple-designed dynamic driver
• Active Noise Cancellation
• Transparency mode
• Spatial audio with dynamic head tracking¹
• 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, pause or answer a phone call
• Press twice to skip forwards
• Press three times to skip back

Noise control button

• Press to switch between Active Noise Cancellation and Transparency mode

Size and Weight²

AirPods Max, including cushions

168.6mm

83.4mm

187.3mm

• Weight: 384.8g

Smart Case

• Weight: 134.5g

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 on⁴
• Up to 20 hours of talk time on a single charge⁵
• 5 minutes of charge time provides around 1.5 hours of listening time⁶

AirPods Max with Smart Case

• Storage in the Smart Case preserves battery charge in ultra-low-power state
• Charging via Lightning connector

Connectivity

Bluetooth 5.0

In the Box

• AirPods Max
• Smart Case
• Lightning to USB-C Cable
• Documentation

Accessibility⁷

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 Requirements⁸

• 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

Compatibility

iPhone Models

• iPhone 13 mini
• iPhone 13
• iPhone 13 Pro
• iPhone 13 Pro Max
• iPhone 12 mini
• iPhone 12
• iPhone 12 Pro
• iPhone 12 Pro Max
• iPhone 11
• iPhone 11 Pro
• iPhone 11 Pro Max
• iPhone XS
• iPhone XS Max
• iPhone XR
• iPhone X
• iPhone 8
• iPhone 8 Plus
• iPhone 7⁹
• iPhone 7 Plus⁹
• iPhone 6s⁹
• iPhone 6s Plus⁹
• iPhone SE (2nd generation)
• iPhone SE (1st generation)⁹

Apple Watch Models⁹

• Apple Watch Series 7
• Apple Watch Series 6
• Apple Watch SE
• Apple Watch Series 5
• Apple Watch Series 4
• Apple Watch Series 3
• Apple Watch Series 2
• Apple Watch Series 1

Apple TV Models

• Apple TV 4K
• Apple TV HD⁹

iPad Models

• iPad Pro (12.9-inch, 5th generation)
• iPad Pro (12.9-inch, 4th generation)
• iPad Pro (12.9-inch, 3rd generation)
• iPad Pro (12.9-inch, 2nd generation)
• iPad Pro (12.9-inch, 1st generation)⁹
• iPad Pro (11-inch, 3rd generation)
• iPad Pro (11-inch, 2nd generation)
• iPad Pro (11-inch, 1st generation)
• iPad Pro (10.5-inch)
• iPad Pro (9.7-inch)⁹
• iPad (9th generation)
• iPad (8th generation)
• iPad (7th generation)
• iPad (6th generation)
• iPad (5th generation)
• iPad Air (4th generation)
• iPad Air (3rd generation)
• iPad Air 2⁹
• iPad mini (6th generation)
• iPad mini (5th generation)
• iPad mini 4⁹

Mac Models⁹

• MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, early 2015–2017)
• MacBook Air (11-inch, mid 2012–early 2015)
• MacBook Air (13-inch, mid 2012–2017)
• MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018–2020)
• MacBook Air (M1, 2020)
• MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, late 2012–early 2015)
• MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, mid 2012–mid 2015)
• MacBook Pro (13-inch, mid 2012–2020)
• MacBook Pro (15-inch, mid 2012–2019)
• MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, two ports)
• MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, four ports)
• MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020)
• MacBook Pro (14-inch, 2021)
• MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)
• MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)
• iMac (21.5-inch, late 2012–2017)
• iMac (27-inch, late 2012–late 2013)
• iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, late 2015–2019)
• iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, late 2014–2020)
• iMac (24-inch, M1, 2021)
• iMac Pro (2017)
• Mac mini (late 2012–late 2018)
• Mac mini (M1, 2020)
• Mac Pro (late 2013–2019)

iPod Models

• iPod touch (7th generation)