AirPods Max

Apple-designed dynamic driver

Active Noise Cancellation

Transparency mode

Adaptive EQ

Spatial audio with dynamic head tracking¹

Optical sensor (each ear cup)

Position sensor (each ear cup)

Case-detect sensor (each ear cup)

Accelerometer (each ear cup)

Gyroscope (left ear cup)

Nine microphones total :

Eight microphones for Active Noise Cancellation

Three microphones for voice pickup (two shared with Active Noise Cancellation and one additional microphone)

Apple H1 headphone chip (each ear cup)

Digital Crown :

Turn for volume control

Press once to play, pause, or answer a phone 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

AirPods Max, including cushions² :

Width : 6.64 inches (168.6 mm)

Profile width (earcups) : 3.28 inches (83.4 mm)

Height : 7.37 inches (187.3 mm)

Weight : 13.6 ounces (384.8 grams)

Smart Case² :

Weight: 4.74 ounces (134.5 grams)

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

Bluetooth 5.0

Accessibility⁷ features help people with disabilities get the most out of their new AirPods Max.

Features include :

Live Listen audio

Headphone levels

Headphone Accommodations

iPhone and iPod touch models with the latest version of iOS⁸

iPad models with the latest version of iPadOS⁸

Apple Watch models with the latest version of watchOS⁸

Mac models with the latest version of macOS⁸

Apple TV models with the latest version of tvOS⁸

iPhone Models :

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 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 (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 (2nd generation)

iPad Pro 11-inch (1st generation)

iPad Pro 10.5-inch

iPad Pro 9.7-inch⁹

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 (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 (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 Pro (2017)

Mac mini (Late 2012–Late 2018)

Mac mini (M1, 2020)

Mac Pro (Late 2013–2019)

iPod Models :

iPod touch (7th generation)

AirPods Max

Smart Case

Lightning to USB-C Cable

Documentation

1 Year

¹ Spatial audio works with movies, TV, and video in supported apps. Requires iPhone or iPad.

² Size and weight vary by configuration and manufacturing process.

³ Testing conducted by Apple in November 2020 using preproduction AirPods Max and software paired with iPhone 12 Pro Max units and prerelease software. The playlist consisted of 358 unique audio tracks purchased from the iTunes Store (256-Kbps AAC encoding). Volume was set to 50%, Active Noise Cancellation on, and Spatial Audio on but not active. Testing consisted of full AirPods Max battery discharge while playing audio until the AirPods Max stopped playback. Battery life depends on device settings, environment, usage, and many other factors.

⁴ Testing conducted by Apple in November 2020 using preproduction AirPods Max and software paired with iPhone 12 Pro Max units and prerelease software. Volume was set to 50%, Active Noise Cancellation on, and Spatial Audio on and active. Testing consisted of full AirPods Max battery discharge while repeating playback of a 2-hour 23-minute movie purchased from the iTunes Store. Battery life depends on device settings, environment, usage, and many other factors.

⁵ Testing conducted by Apple in November 2020 using preproduction AirPods Max and software paired with iPhone 12 Pro Max units and prerelease software. Volume was set to 50%, Active Noise Cancellation on, and Spatial Audio on but not active. Testing consisted of full AirPods Max battery discharge with a cellular phone call until AirPods Max stopped playing call audio. Battery life depends on device settings, environment, usage, and many other factors.

⁶ Testing conducted by Apple in November 2020 using preproduction AirPods Max and software paired with iPhone 12 Pro Max units and prerelease software. The playlist consisted of 358 unique audio tracks purchased from the iTunes Store (256-Kbps AAC encoding). Volume was set to 50%, Active Noise Cancellation on, and Spatial Audio on but not active. 5-Minute charge testing conducted with drained AirPods Max that were charged for 5 minutes, then audio playback was started until the AirPods Max stopped playback. Battery life depends on device settings, environment, usage, and many other factors.

⁷ Requires the latest version of iOS or iPadOS.

⁸ AirPods Max can be used as Bluetooth headphones with Apple devices using earlier software and with non-Apple devices, but functionality is limited.

⁹ Audio Sharing not supported.