AirPods Max - Tech Specs

Year introduced: 2020

Color

• Silver
• Space Gray
• Sky Blue
• Pink
• Green

Audio Technology

• Apple-designed dynamic driver
• Active Noise Cancellation
• Transparency mode
• Personalized 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 or pause media
• Press once to answer a call or mute or unmute
• Press twice to end a 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

Hey Siri

• Say “Hey Siri” to do things like play a song, make a call, or get directions

Size and Weight²

AirPods Max, including cushions

• 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 (384.8 grams)

Smart Case

• Weight: 4.74 ounces (134.5 grams)

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 wireless technology

In the Box

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

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