Audio Technology

Custom high-excursion Apple driver

Custom high dynamic range amplifier

Voice Isolation

Personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking

Adaptive EQ

Vent system for pressure equalization

Sensors

Dual beamforming microphones

Inward-facing microphone

Optical in-ear sensor

Motion-detecting accelerometer

Speech-detecting accelerometer

Force sensor

ChipH2 headphone chip

Controls

Press once to play or pause media

Press once to answer a call or mute or unmute

Press twice to end a call

Press twice to skip forward

Press three times to skip back

Press and hold for Siri

Say "Hey Siri" or just "Siri" to do things like play a song, make a call, or get directions

With Siri Interactions, nod your head yes or gently shake your head no when Siri asks if you want to answer an incoming call, hear a text message, manage notifications, and more

Dust, Sweat, and Water Resistant6Dust, sweat, and water resistant (IP54)

Size and Weight (Each) AirPod

Height: 1.19 inches (30.2 mm)

Width: 0.72 inch (18.3 mm)

Depth: 0.71 inch (18.1 mm)

Weight: 0.15 ounce (4.3 grams)

Size and Weight (Each) Case

Height: 1.82 inches (46.2 mm)

Width: 1.97 inches (50.1 mm)

Depth: 0.83 inch (21.2 mm)

Weight (AirPods 4): 1.14 ounces (32.3 grams)

Charging CaseWorks with USB-C connector

Battery

Up to 5 hours of listening time on a single charge

Up to 4.5 hours of talk time on a single charge

AirPods 4 with Charging Case (USB-C)

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 time13 or around 45 minutes of talk time

Connectivity

Bluetooth 5.3 wireless technology

Accessibility

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

Features include:

Live Listen audio

Headphone levels

Headphone Accommodations

System Requirements

iPhone 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

Apple Vision Pro with the latest version of visionOS

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