Audio Technology
Custom high-excursion Apple driver
Custom high dynamic range amplifier
Personalised Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking1
Adaptive EQ
Sensors
Dual beamforming microphones
Inward-facing microphone
Skin-detect sensor
Motion-detecting accelerometer
Speech-detecting accelerometer
Force sensor
Chip
H1 headphone chip

Controls
Press once to play, pause or answer a phone call
Press twice to skip forwards
Press three times to skip back
Sweat and Water Resistance2
Sweat and water resistant (IPX4): AirPods and charging case
Size and Weight (Each)3
18.26mm
30.79mm

Height: 30.79mm
Width: 18.26mm
Depth: 19.21mm
Weight: 4.28g
54.40mm
46.40mm

21.38mm
Height: 46.40mm
Width: 54.40mm
Depth: 21.38mm
Weight: 37.91g
Charging Case
The Lightning Charging Case works with the Lightning connector. The MagSafe Charging Case works
wirelessly with MagSafe charger and Qi-certified chargers or with the Lightning connector.
Battery4
AirPods
Up to 6 hours of listening time with a single charge (up to 5 hours with Personalised Spatial Audio enabled)
Up to 4 hours of talk time with a single charge
AirPods with Lightning Charging Case or MagSafe Charging Case
Up to 30 hours of listening time
Up to 20 hours of talk time
5 minutes in the case provides around 1 hour of listening time or around 1 hour of talk time

Connectivity
Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology
In the Box
AirPods
Lightning Charging Case or MagSafe Charging Case
Lightning to USB-C Cable
Documentation
Accessibility
Accessibility features help people with disabilities get the most out of their new AirPods.

Features include:

Live Listen audio5
Headphone levels
Headphone Accommodations
System Requirements6
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