The sound surrounds you from every direction.

With custom spatial audio with dynamic head tracking, sound surrounds you from all directions and immerses you in an immersive experience.

Bass with new depth.

Delight your ears with rich, high-quality sound with an Apple-designed dynamic driver with a specially designed amplifier. Immerse your senses in every tone you hear, from rich, deep bass to pure, clear bass.

Your voice clearly

Each earbud has an internal microphone covered with special mesh sound holes that reduce wind distortion during your phone calls, so your voice can still be heard clearly.

Greater tangible control.

The pressure sensor gives you greater control over your entertainment. You can tap it to play, pause, and skip songs, or to answer and end calls.

A wallet full of energy.

A wallet full of energy. Both the Lightning Charging Case and MagSafe Charging Case give your AirPods up to 30 hours of listening time. The beauty of the MagSafe charging case lies in its compatibility with the MagSafe charger and other wireless chargers, for easier charging.

Up to 6 hours of listening on a single charge.

Up to 30 hours total listening time with the case.

Sweat and water resistant

The AirPods, Lightning Case, and MagSafe Charging Case are resistant to sweat and water with an IPX4 rating, so they're able to withstand everything from rain to intense exercise.

Instant connection.

Place your AirPods near your iPhone or iPad and tap Connect to pair them with every device you have in your iCloud account. This way you'll be able to answer a call from your iPhone while listening to music on your Mac without having to switch between the two devices.

Audio technology

Custom high-expansion motor designed by Apple
Dedicated high dynamic range subwoofer
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Adaptive audio equalization
Sensors

Dual microphone with beamforming technology
Microphone directed towards the ear
Skin recognition sensor
Accelerometer that detects movement
Speech recognition accelerometer
Pressure sensor
Slide

H1 chip for headphones

Control options

Press once to play, pause or answer a call
Double tap to skip to the next clip
Press three times to go back to the previous section
Press and hold to activate Siri
Say “Hey Siri” to play a song, make a call, etc
Sweat and water resistance

Sweat and water resistant (IPX4): AirPods and charging case
the battery

AirPods

Up to 6 hours of listening time on a single charge (up to 5 hours with spatial audio enabled)
Talk time up to 4 hours on a single charge
AirPods with a Lightning Charging Case or a MagSafe Charging Case

Listening time up to 30 hours
Talk time up to 20 hours
5 minutes in the box gives you approximately an hour of listening time or approximately an hour of talk time

Connection

Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology