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AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation
AirPods Pro 2
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£179
£229
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H2 chip
H2 chip
Active Noise Cancellation, Adaptive Audio1 and Transparency mode3
Up to 2x more Active Noise Cancellation,2 with Adaptive Audio1 and Transparency mode3
Conversation Awareness1
Conversation Awareness1
Personalised Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking4
Personalised Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking4
Hearing health unavailable
Loud Sound Reduction, Conversation Boost, Background Sounds
Force sensor
Touch control
5 hrsUp to 5 hours of listening time on one charge5
6 hrsUp to 6 hours of listening time on one charge5
Up to 30 hours of listening time with charging case5
Up to 30 hours of listening time with charging case5
Wireless Char­ging Case (USB‑C) works with Apple Watch charger and Qi‑certified chargers; includes speaker for Find My6
MagSafe Char­ging Case (USB‑C) works with Apple Watch charger and Qi‑certified chargers; includes lanyard loop and speaker for Find My6
Dust, sweat and water resistant (IP54)8
Dust, sweat and water resistant (IP54)8
“Hey Siri” and just “Siri”9
“Hey Siri” and just “Siri”9
Automatic Switching10
Automatic Switching10
Personalised engraving
Personalised engraving
Audio Technology
Active Noise Cancellation
Pro‑level Active Noise Cancellation2
Adaptive Audio1
Adaptive Audio1
Transparency mode
Transparency mode
Conversation Awareness1
Conversation Awareness1
Voice Isolation11
Voice Isolation11
Personalised Volume11
Personalised Volume11
Adaptive EQ
Adaptive EQ
Custom high‑excursion Apple driver
Custom high-excursion Apple driver
Custom high dynamic range amplifier
Custom high dynamic range amplifier
Personalised Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking4
Personalised Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking4
Vent system for pressure equalisation
Vent system for pressure equalisation
Sensors
Optical in-ear sensor
Skin-detecting sensor
Motion‑detecting accelerometer
Motion-detecting accelerometer
Speech‑detecting accelerometer
Speech-detecting accelerometer
Force sensor
Touch control
Microphones
Dual beamforming microphones

Inward-facing microphone
Dual beamforming microphones

Inward-facing microphone
Chip
H2 headphone chip
H2 headphone chip
Charging case chip unavailable
U1 chip in MagSafe Char­ging Case (USB‑C)
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”9 to do things like play a song, make a call or get directions
Siri Interactions11
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 to switch between listening modes
Swipe up or down to adjust volume
Say “Hey Siri” or just “Siri”9 to do things like play a song, make a call or get directions
Siri Interactions11
Hearing Health
Hearing Health unavailable
Loud Sound Reduction
Conversation Boost
Background Sounds
Size and Weight12

AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation

AirPods Pro 2

Height: 30.2 mm (1.19 inches)
Width: 18.3 mm (0.72 inches)
Depth: 18.1 mm (0.71 inches)
Weight: 4.3 grams (0.15 ounces)
Height: 30.9 mm (1.22 inches)
Width: 21.8 mm (0.86 inches)
Depth: 24.0 mm (0.94 inches)
Weight: 5.3 grams (0.19 ounces)

Char­ging Case (USB‑C)

MagSafe Char­ging Case (USB‑C)

Height: 46.2 mm (1.82 inches)
Width: 50.1 mm (1.97 inches)
Depth: 21.2 mm (0.83 inches)
Weight: 34.7 grams (1.22 ounces)
Height: 45.2 mm (1.78 inches)
Width: 60.6 mm (2.39 inches)
Depth: 21.7 mm (0.85 inches)
Weight: 50.8 grams (1.79 ounces)
Battery5

AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation

AirPods Pro 2

Up to 4 hours of listening time on a single charge with Active Noise Cancellation enabled

Up to 5 hours of listening time on a single charge with noise control off
Up to 6 hours of listening time on a single charge (up to 5.5 hours with Personalised Spatial Audio and head tracking enabled)

AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation and Char­ging Case (USB‑C)

AirPods Pro 2 with MagSafe Char­ging Case (USB‑C)

Up to 20 hours of listening time with Active Noise Cancellation enabled

Up to 30 hours of listening time with noise control off

5 minutes in the case provides around 1 hour of listening time or around 45 minutes of talk time
Up to 30 hours of listening time

5 minutes in the case provides around 1 hour of listening time or around 1 hour of talk time
Dust, Sweat and Water Resistance
Dust, sweat and water resistant (IP54)8
Dust, sweat and water resistant (IP54)8
Connectivity
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 5.3
In the Box
AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation
AirPods Pro 2
Char­ging Case (USB‑C) with speaker
MagSafe Char­ging Case (USB‑C) with speaker and lanyard loop
USB‑C Charge Cable sold separately
USB‑C Charge Cable
Documentation
Documentation
Ear tips unavailable
Silicone ear tips (four sizes: XS, S, M, L)
Accessibility
Live Listen audio13
Live Listen audio13
Headphone levels
Headphone levels
Headphone Accommoda­tions
Headphone Accommoda­tions
Conversation Boost unavailable
Conversation Boost
System Require­ments14
iPhone models with the latest version of iOS
iPhone models with the latest version of iOS
iPad models with the latest version of iPadOS
iPad models with the latest version of iPadOS
Apple Watch models with the latest version of watchOS
Apple Watch models with the latest version of watchOS
Mac models with the latest version of macOS
Mac models with the latest version of macOS
Apple TV models with the latest version of tvOS
Apple TV models with the latest version of tvOS
Apple Vision Pro with the latest version of visionOS
Apple Vision Pro with the latest version of visionOS

AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation