AirPods Max
Audio Technology
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Apple-designed dynamic driver
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Active Noise Cancellation
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Transparency mode
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Adaptive EQ
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Spatial audio with dynamic head tracking
Sensors
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Optical sensor (each ear cup)
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Position sensor (each ear cup)
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Case-detect sensor (each ear cup)
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Accelerometer (each ear cup)
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Gyroscope (left ear cup)
Microphones
Nine microphones total:
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Eight microphones for Active Noise Cancellation
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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
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Turn for volume control
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Press once to play, pause, or answer a phone call
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Press twice to skip forward
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Press three times to skip back
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Press and hold for Siri
Noise control button
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Press to switch between Active Noise Cancellation and Transparency mode
Battery
AirPods Max
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Up to 20 hours of listening time on a single charge with Active Noise Cancellation or Transparency mode enabled
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Up to 20 hours of movie playback on a single charge with spatial audio on
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5 minutes of charge time provides around 1.5 hours of listening time
Connectivity
Bluetooth 5.0
Accessibility features help people with disabilities get the most out of their new AirPods Max.
Features include:
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Live Listen audio
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Headphone levels
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Headphone Accommodations
- 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