AirPods are lightweight and offer a contoured design. They sit at just the right angle for comfort and to better direct audio to your ear. The stem is 33 per cent shorter than AirPods (2nd generation) and includes a force sensor to easily control music and calls.
Audio technology | Customized spatial audio with dynamic head tracking¹ |
Adaptive equalizer | |
Apple's custom high-speed driver | |
Custom high dynamic range speaker | |
Sensors | Dual beam microphones |
Force sensor | |
Inward-facing microphone | |
Accelerometer to detect movement | |
Skin detection sensors | |
Speech detection accelerometer | |
chip | H1 headphone chip |
Regulations | Press once to start, pause, or answer a phone call |
Double tap to skip forward | |
Press three times to skip back | |
Press and hold Siri | |
Say “Hey Siri” to do things like play a song, make a call, or get directions | |
Sweat and water resistant | Sweat and water resistant (IPX4)³ |
Size and weight | AirPods (each)⁹ |
Height: 30.79 mm (1.21 in) | |
Width: 18.26 mm (0.72 in) | |
Depth: 19.21 mm (0.76 in) | |
Weight: 4.28 grams (0.15 oz) | |
MagSafe charging case⁹ | |
Height: 46.40 mm (1.83 in) | |
Width: 54.40 mm (2.14 in) | |
Depth: 21.38 mm (0.84 in) | |
Weight: 37.91 grams (1.34 ounces) | |
Charging status | Works with MagSafe charger, Qi certified chargers, or Lightning connector |
battery | Airpods |
Up to 6 hours of listening on a single charge (up to 5 hours with custom spatial audio enabled)² | |
Up to 4 hours of talk time on a single charge⁵ | |
AirPods with MagSafe charging case | |
Up to 30 hours of listening time⁸ | |
Up to 20 hours of talk time¹⁰ | |
5 minutes in the box provides about 1 hour of listening time⁶ or about 1 hour of talk time⁷ | |
Connection | Bluetooth 5.0 |
Accessibility | Accessibility features help people with disabilities get the most out of their new AirPods. |
Features include: | |
Live audio listening¹¹ | |
Headphone levels | |
Headphone accommodations |