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Chip

H2 chip

H1 chip

H2 chip

H1 chip

Adaptive Audio

Active Noise Cancellation

Up to 4x more Active Noise Cancellation than original AirPods Pro¹

Up to 2x more Active Noise Cancellation than original AirPods Pro and AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation²

Pro-level Active Noise Cancellation²

Up to 1.5x more Active Noise Cancellation than original AirPods Max³

Adaptive Audio and Transparency Mode

Adaptive Audio⁴ and Transparency mode⁵

Transparency mode

Adaptive Audio⁴ and Transparency mode

Conversation Awareness

Conversation Awareness⁴

Spatial Audio

Personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking⁶

Lossless Audio

Lossless Audio and ultra‑low latency audio via USB‑C⁷

Heart rate

Heart rate sensing during workouts⁸

Hearing Health

Hearing Test,⁹ Hearing Aid,⁹ and Hearing Protection¹⁰ features

Live Translation

Live Translation¹¹

Touch control

Force sensor

Touch control

Digital Crown

Double-tap

Force sensor

Single charge

5 hrs

Up to 5 hours of listening time on one charge¹²

5 hrs

Up to 5 hours of listening time on one charge¹²

8 hrs

Up to 8 hours of listening time on one charge with Active Noise Cancellation¹²

6 hrs

Up to 6 hours of listening time on one charge with Active Noise Cancellation¹²

20 hrs

Up to 20 hours of listening time on one charge with Active Noise Cancellation¹²

20 hrs

Up to 20 hours of listening time on one charge with Active Noise Cancellation²⁹

5 hrs

Up to 5 hours of listening time on one charge¹²

6 hrs

Up to 6 hours of listening time on one charge¹²

6 hrs

Up to 6 hours of listening time on one charge¹²

Charging

Up to 30 hours of listening time with charging case¹²

Up to 24 hours of listening time with charging case and Active Noise Cancellation¹²

Up to 30 hours of listening time with charging case and Active Noise Cancellation ¹²

More than 24 hours of listening time with charging case¹²

Up to 30 hours of listening time with charging case¹²

Case

Charging Case (USB‑C)¹³

Wireless Charging Case (USB‑C) works with Apple Watch charger and Qi‑certified chargers;¹⁴ includes speaker for Find My¹⁵

MagSafe Charging Case (USB‑C) works with Apple Watch charger and Qi‑certified chargers;¹⁴ includes lanyard loop and speaker for Find My¹⁵

Smart Case

Lightning Charging Case

MagSafe Charging Case¹⁴

Sweat and Water resistance

Dust, sweat, and water resistant (IP54)¹⁶

Dust, sweat, and water resistant (IP57)¹⁷

Dust, sweat, and water resistant (IP54)¹⁷

Sweat and water resistant¹⁸

Siri

“Hey Siri” and just “Siri”¹⁹

“Hey Siri”

“Hey Siri” and just “Siri”¹⁹

“Hey Siri”

Automatic switching

Automatic Switching²⁰

Engraving

Personalized engraving

Audio Technology

ANC

Active Noise Cancellation

Up to 4x more Active Noise Cancellation¹

Up to 2x more Active Noise Cancellation²

Pro-level Active Noise Cancellation²

Up to 1.5x more Active Noise Cancellation³

Adaptive Audio

Adaptive Audio⁴

Transparency

Transparency mode

Conversation Awareness

Conversation Awareness⁴

Voice Isolation

Voice Isolation²¹

Personalized Volume

Personalized Volume²²

Adaptive EQ

Driver

Custom high-excursion Apple driver

Apple-designed dynamic driver

Custom high-excursion Apple driver

Amplifier

Custom high dynamic range amplifier

Spatial Audio

Personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking⁶

Pressure

Vent system for pressure equalization

Lossless Audio

Lossless Audio and ultra‑low latency audio via USB‑C⁷

Sensors

Optical

Optical in-ear sensor

Skin-detect sensor

Optical sensor (each ear cup)

Dual optical sensors

Skin-detect sensor

Motion Accelerometer

Motion-detecting accelerometer

Position sensor (each ear cup)

Motion-detecting accelerometer

Speech Accelerometer

Speech-detecting accelerometer

Case-detect sensor (each ear cup)

Speech-detecting accelerometer

Heart rate

Heart rate sensor for workouts⁸

Sensor

Force sensor

Touch control

Accelerometer (each ear cup)

Double-tap

Force sensor

Microphones

Dual beamforming microphones

Nine microphones total:

Dual beamforming microphones

Inward-facing microphone

Eight microphones for Active Noise Cancellation

Inward-facing microphone

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

Chip

H2 headphone chip

H1 headphone chip (each ear cup)

H2 headphone chip (each ear cup)

H1 headphone chip

Apple second-generation Ultra Wideband chip in MagSafe Charging Case

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 unmute²³

Press once for camera remote²⁴

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”¹⁹ to do things like play a song, make a call, or get directions

Siri Interactions²²

Press once to play or pause media

Press once to answer a call or mute or unmute²³

Press once for camera remote²⁴

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”¹⁹ to do things like play a song, make a call, or get directions

Siri Interactions²²

Press once to play or pause media

Press once to answer a call or mute or unmute²³

Press once for camera remote²⁴

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”¹⁹ to do things like play a song, make a call, or get directions

Siri Interactions²²

Press once to play or pause media

Press once to answer a call or mute or unmute²³

Press once for camera remote²⁴

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”¹⁹ to do things like play a song, make a call, or get directions

Siri Interactions²²

Digital Crown Turn for volume control

Press once to play or pause media

Press once to answer a call or mute or unmute²³

Press twice to end a 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

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

Digital Crown Turn for volume control

Press once to play or pause media

Press once to answer a call or mute or unmute²³

Press once for camera remote²⁴

Press twice to end a call

Press twice to skip forward

Press three times to skip back

Press and hold for Siri

Listening mode button Press to switch between listening modes

Say “Hey Siri” or just “Siri”¹⁹ to do things like play a song, make a call, or get directions

Siri Interactions²²

Double-tap to play, skip forward, or answer a phone call

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

Press once to play or pause media

Press once to answer a call or mute or unmute²³

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” to do things like play a song, make a call, or get directions

Press once to play or pause media

Press once to answer a call or mute or unmute²³

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” to do things like play a song, make a call, or get directions

Hearing Health

Hearing Test⁹

Hearing Aid⁹

Automatic Conversation Boost when using Hearing Aid feature²⁵

Hearing Protection¹⁰

Live Translation

Live Translation for communicating across languages¹¹

Size and Weight²⁶

AirPods 4

AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation

AirPods Pro 3

AirPods Pro 2

AirPods Max

AirPods Max 2

AirPods (2nd generation)

AirPods (3rd generation)

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)

Height: 1.22 inches (30.9 mm)
Width: 0.76 inch (19.2 mm)
Depth: 1.06 inches (27.0 mm)
Weight: 0.20 ounce (5.55 grams)

Height: 1.22 inches (30.9 mm)
Width: 0.86 inch (21.8 mm)
Depth: 0.94 inch (24.0 mm)
Weight: 0.19 ounce (5.3 grams)

Height: 7.37 inches (187.3 mm)
Width: 6.64 inches (168.6 mm)
Depth: 3.28 inches (83.4 mm)
Weight: 13.6 ounces (386.2 grams)

Height: 1.59 inches (40.5 mm)
Width: 0.65 inch (16.5 mm)
Depth: 0.71 inch (18.0 mm)
Weight: 0.14 ounce (4 grams)

Height: 1.21 inches (30.79 mm)
Width: 0.72 inch (18.26 mm)
Depth: 0.76 inch (19.21 mm)
Weight: 0.15 ounce (4.28 grams)

Charging Case (USB‑C)

MagSafe Charging Case (USB‑C)

Smart Case

Lightning Charging Case

MagSafe Charging Case

Height: 1.82 inches (46.2 mm)
Width: 1.97 inches (50.1 mm)
Depth: 0.83 inch (21.2 mm)
Weight: 1.14 ounces (32.3 grams)

Height: 1.82 inches (46.2 mm)
Width: 1.97 inches (50.1 mm)
Depth: 0.83 inch (21.2 mm)
Weight: 1.22 ounces (34.7 grams)

Height: 1.86 inches (47.2 mm)
Width: 2.45 inches (62.2 mm)
Depth: 0.86 inch (21.8 mm)
Weight: 1.55 ounces (43.99 grams)

Height: 1.78 inches (45.2 mm)
Width: 2.39 inches (60.6 mm)
Depth: 0.85 inch (21.7 mm)
Weight: 1.79 ounces (50.8 grams)

Weight: 4.74 ounces (134.5 grams)

Height: 2.11 inches (53.5 mm)
Width: 1.74 inches (44.3 mm)
Depth: 0.84 inch (21.3 mm)
Weight: 1.35 ounces (38.2 grams)

Height: 1.83 inches (46.40 mm)
Width: 2.14 inches (54.40 mm)
Depth: 0.84 inch (21.38 mm)
Weight: 1.34 ounces (37.91 grams)

Battery¹²

AirPods 4

AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation

AirPods Pro 3

AirPods Pro 2

AirPods Max

AirPods Max 2

AirPods (2nd generation)

AirPods (3rd generation)

Up to 5 hours of listening time on a single charge

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

Up to 8 hours of listening time on a single charge with Active Noise Cancellation enabled (up to 7.5 hours with Spatial Audio and Head Tracking enabled)

Up to 6 hours of listening time on a single charge (up to 5.5 hours with Spatial Audio and Head Tracking enabled)

Up to 20 hours of listening time on a single charge with Active Noise Cancellation enabled

Up to 20 hours of listening time on a single charge with Active Noise Cancellation enabled²⁹

Up to 5 hours of listening time on a single charge

Up to 6 hours of listening time on a single charge (up to 5 hours with Spatial Audio enabled)

Up to 5 hours of listening time on a single charge with noise control off

Up to 6.5 hours of listening time on a single charge with heart rate sensing during workouts

Up to 20 hours of movie playback on a single charge with Active Noise Cancellation and Spatial Audio enabled

Up to 10 hours of listening time on a single charge in Transparency using the Hearing Aid feature

5 minutes of charge time provides around 1.5 hours of listening time

AirPods 4 with Charging Case (USB-C)

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

AirPods Pro 3 with MagSafe Charging Case (USB‑C)

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

AirPods Max with Smart Case

AirPods Max 2 with Smart Case

AirPods (2nd generation) with Lightning Charging Case

AirPods (3rd generation) with Lightning Charging Case

AirPods (3rd generation) with MagSafe Charging Case

Up to 30 hours of listening time

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

Up to 24 hours of listening time with Active Noise Cancellation enabled

Up to 30 hours of listening time

Storage in the Smart Case preserves battery charge in ultra-low-power state

More than 24 hours of listening time

15 minutes in the case provides up to 3 hours of listening time

Up to 30 hours of listening time

5 minutes in the case provides around 1 hour of listening time

5 minutes in the case provides around 1 hour of listening time

Up to 30 hours of listening time with noise control off

5 minutes in the case provides around 1 hour of listening time

Charging via USB‑C

5 minutes in the case provides around 1 hour of listening time

Dust, Sweat, and Water Resistance

Dust, sweat, and water resistant (IP54)¹⁶

Dust, sweat, and water resistant (IP57)¹⁷

Dust, sweat, and water resistant (IP54)¹⁷

Sweat and water resistant (IPX4)¹⁸

Connectivity

Bluetooth 5.3

Bluetooth 5.0

Bluetooth 5.3

Bluetooth 5.0

In the Box

AirPods 4

AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation

AirPods Pro 3

AirPods Pro 2

AirPods Max

AirPods Max 2

AirPods (2nd generation)

AirPods (3rd generation)

Charging Case (USB‑C)

Charging Case (USB‑C) with speaker

MagSafe Charging Case (USB‑C) with speaker and lanyard loop

Smart Case

Lightning Charging Case

MagSafe Charging Case

USB-C Charge Cable sold separately

USB‑C Charge Cable sold separately

USB‑C Charge Cable

Lightning to USB‑A Cable

Lightning to USB‑C Cable

Documentation

Silicone ear tips (five sizes: XXS, XS, S, M, L)

Silicone ear tips (four sizes: XS, S, M, L)

Accessibility

Hearing Test⁹

Hearing Aid⁹

Automatic Conversation Boost when using Hearing Aid feature²⁵

Hearing Protection¹⁰

Live Listen audio²⁷

Headphone levels

Headphone Accommodations

System Requirements²⁸

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

Tech Specs

Product

AirPods 4

AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation

AirPods Pro 3

AirPods Pro 2

AirPods Max

AirPods Max 2

AirPods
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AirPods
(3rd generation)

Tech Specs

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1
Up to 4x more Active Noise Cancellation compared with original AirPods Pro and AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation when tested in accordance with IEC 60268-24.
2
Up to 2x more Active Noise Cancellation compared with original AirPods Pro and AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation.
3
Up to 1.5x more Active Noise Cancellation than the previous generation when tested in accordance with IEC 60268-24.
4
Available on AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation or AirPods Pro 2 and later with the latest firmware when paired with compatible devices running iOS 18, iPadOS 18, or macOS Sequoia and later. Available on AirPods Max 2 with the latest firmware when paired with compatible devices running iOS 26.4, iPadOS 26.4, or macOS 26.4 and later.
5
Device performance and noise control features like Active Noise Cancellation, Adaptive Audio, and Transparency can be affected by debris or earwax buildup. Clean the device regularly to maintain performance and full feature functionality. Refer to support.apple.com/102672 for AirPods 4 cleaning instructions. Refer to support.apple.com/120409 for AirPods Pro cleaning instructions.
6
Compatible hardware and software required. Works with compatible content in supported apps. Not all content available in Dolby Atmos. iPhone with TrueDepth camera required to create a personal profile for Spatial Audio, which will sync across Apple devices running the latest operating system software, including iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and tvOS.
7
Ultra-low latency audio and Lossless Audio listening requires a wired USB‑C connection and compatible content from supported apps and services.
8
Built-in heart rate monitor is intended for use during workouts with the Fitness app and compatible third-party apps on iPhone running iOS 26 and later. Refer to support.apple.com/123184 for more information.
9
The Hearing Aid feature has received FDA authorization. The Hearing Test and Hearing Aid features are supported on AirPods Pro 2 and later with the latest firmware paired with a compatible iPhone or iPad with iOS 18 or iPadOS 18 and later and are intended for people 18 years old or older. The Hearing Aid feature is also supported on a compatible Mac with macOS Sequoia and later. It is intended for people with perceived mild to moderate hearing loss.
10
The Hearing Protection feature works with AirPods Pro 2 and later with the latest firmware when paired with a compatible iPhone, iPad, or Mac with iOS 18, iPadOS 18, or macOS Sequoia and later. The feature is not available in all regions or all languages. View complete list. See support.apple.com/120850 for total attenuation and more information. The Hearing Protection feature is not suitable for protection against extremely loud impulse sounds, such as gunfire, fireworks, or jackhammers, or against sustained sounds louder than 110 dBA.
11
Live Translation with AirPods works on AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation and AirPods Pro 2 and later with the latest firmware when paired with an Apple Intelligence–enabled iPhone running iOS 26 and later. Live Translation with AirPods works on AirPods Max 2 with the latest firmware when paired with an Apple Intelligence–enabled iPhone running iOS 26.4 and later. Available in beta. Some features may not be available in all regions or languages; for more information, see Feature Availability.
12
Battery life depends on device settings, environment, usage, and many other factors. AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation were tested with Active Noise Cancellation turned off.
13
Charging requires a compatible USB-C charger.
14
USB-C charging requires a compatible USB‑C charger. Wireless charging requires a Qi‑certified wireless charger. MagSafe charging requires a compatible MagSafe charger. AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation, AirPods Pro 2, and AirPods Pro 3 charging cases also work with the Apple Watch charger.
15
Find My functionality requires iOS 26 or later.
16
AirPods 4 and AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation are dust, sweat, and water resistant for non-water sports and exercise. Products including charging case were tested under controlled laboratory conditions, and have a rating of IP54 under IEC standard 60529. Dust, sweat, and water resistance are not permanent conditions and resistance might decrease as a result of normal wear. Do not attempt to charge when wet; refer to support.apple.com/kb/HT210711 for cleaning and drying instructions.
17
Products are dust, sweat, and water resistant for non-water sports and exercise. Products including charging case were tested under controlled laboratory conditions. AirPods Pro 3 have a rating of IP57 and AirPods Pro 2 have a rating of IP54 under IEC standard 60529. Dust, sweat, and water resistance are not permanent conditions and resistance might decrease as a result of normal wear. Do not attempt to charge when wet; refer to support.apple.com/kb/HT210711 for cleaning and drying instructions.
18
AirPods (3rd generation) are sweat and water resistant for non-water sports and exercise, and they are IPX4 rated. Sweat and water resistance are not permanent conditions.
19
Siri and activating with just “Siri” may not be available in all languages or in all areas, and features may vary by area. Compatible device and internet access required. Cellular data charges may apply. Activating with just “Siri” is not available on AirPods with the H1 headphone chip and Intel-based Mac computers. Devices must support and have the latest operating system software.
20
Requires an Apple Account and a compatible Apple device running the latest operating system software.
21
Available on AirPods 4, AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation, or AirPods Pro 3 with the latest firmware when paired with compatible devices running iOS 18, iPadOS 18, or macOS Sequoia and later. Available on AirPods Max 2 with the latest firmware when paired with compatible devices running iOS 26.4, iPadOS 26.4, or macOS 26.4 and later. For the best performance, update to the latest software.
22
Available on AirPods 4, AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation, AirPods Pro 2 and later, or AirPods Max 2 with the latest firmware when paired with compatible devices running the latest operating system software, including iOS, iPadOS, and macOS.
23
Available in compatible applications with the latest firmware.
24
Available on AirPods 4, AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation, or AirPods Pro 2 and later with the latest firmware when paired with compatible devices running iOS 18 or iPadOS 18 and later. Available on AirPods Max 2 with the latest firmware when paired with compatible devices running iOS 26.4 or iPadOS 26.4 and later.
25
Supported on AirPods Pro 2 and later with the latest firmware when paired with a compatible iPhone running iOS 26 and later. This feature may not be available in all regions or all languages. View complete list.
26
Size and weight vary by configuration and manufacturing process.
27
Requires the latest version of iOS or iPadOS.
28
AirPods can be used as wireless Bluetooth headphones with Apple devices using earlier software and with non-Apple devices, but functionality may be limited.
29
Testing conducted by Apple in January and February 2026 using preproduction AirPods Max 2 paired with production iPhone 17 Pro Max units, all with 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 was enabled, and Spatial Audio was set to fixed. 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.

AirPods Pro 3

AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation

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Quick Look

H2 chip

Up to 4x more Active Noise Cancellation than original AirPods Pro¹

Active Noise Cancellation

Adaptive Audio⁴ and Transparency mode⁵

Conversation Awareness⁴

Personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking⁶

Heart rate sensing during workouts⁸

Heart rate sensing unavailable

Hearing Test,⁹ Hearing Aid,⁹ and Hearing Protection¹⁰ features

Hearing health unavailable

Live Translation¹¹

Touch control

Force sensor

8 hrsUp to 8 hours of listening time on one charge with Active Noise Cancellation¹²

5 hrsUp to 5 hours of listening time on one charge¹²

Up to 24 hours of listening time with charging case and Active Noise Cancellation¹²

Up to 30 hours of listening time with charging case¹²

MagSafe Charging Case (USB‑C) works with Apple Watch charger and Qi‑certified chargers;¹⁴ includes lanyard loop and speaker for Find My¹⁵

Wireless Charging Case (USB‑C) works with Apple Watch charger and Qi‑certified chargers;¹⁴ includes speaker for Find My¹⁵

Dust, sweat, and water resistant (IP57)¹⁷

Dust, sweat, and water resistant (IP54)¹⁶

“Hey Siri” and just “Siri”¹⁹

Automatic Switching²⁰

Personalized engraving

Audio Technology

Up to 4x more Active Noise Cancellation¹

Active Noise Cancellation

Adaptive Audio⁴

Transparency mode

Conversation Awareness⁴

Voice Isolation²¹

Personalized Volume²²

Adaptive EQ

Custom high-excursion Apple driver

Custom high dynamic range amplifier

Personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking⁶

Vent system for pressure equalization

Sensors

Skin-detect sensor

Optical in-ear sensor

Motion-detecting accelerometer

Speech-detecting accelerometer

Heart rate sensor for workouts⁸

heart rate sensing unavailable

Touch control

Force sensor

Microphones

Dual beamforming microphones

Inward-facing microphone

Chip

H2 headphone chip

Apple second-generation Ultra Wideband chip in MagSafe Charging Case

Charging case chip unavailable

Controls

Press once to play or pause media

Press once to answer a call or mute or unmute²³

Press once for camera remote²⁴

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”¹⁹ to do things like play a song, make a call, or get directions

Siri Interactions²²

Press once to play or pause media

Press once to answer a call or mute or unmute²³

Press once for camera remote²⁴

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”¹⁹ to do things like play a song, make a call, or get directions

Siri Interactions²²

Hearing Health

Hearing Test⁹

Hearing Test unavailable

Hearing Aid⁹

Hearing Aid unavailable

Automatic Conversation Boost when using Hearing Aid feature²⁵

Automatic Conversation Boost when using Hearing Aid unavailable

Hearing Protection¹⁰

Hearing Protection unavailable

Live Translation

Live Translation for communicating across languages¹¹

Size and Weight²⁶

AirPods Pro 3

AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation

Height: 1.22 inches (30.9 mm)
Width: 0.76 inch (19.2 mm)
Depth: 1.06 inches (27.0 mm)
Weight: 0.20 ounce (5.55 grams)

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)

MagSafe Charging Case (USB‑C)

Charging Case (USB‑C)

Height: 1.86 inches (47.2 mm)
Width: 2.45 inches (62.2 mm)
Depth: 0.86 inch (21.8 mm)
Weight: 1.55 ounces (43.99 grams)

Height: 1.82 inches (46.2 mm)
Width: 1.97 inches (50.1 mm)
Depth: 0.83 inch (21.2 mm)
Weight: 1.22 ounces (34.7 grams)

Battery¹²

AirPods Pro 3

AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation

Up to 8 hours of listening time on a single charge with Active Noise Cancellation enabled (up to 7.5 hours with Spatial Audio and Head Tracking enabled)

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

Up to 6.5 hours of listening time on a single charge with heart rate sensing during workouts

Up to 5 hours of listening time on a single charge with noise control off

Up to 10 hours of listening time on a single charge in Transparency using the Hearing Aid feature

Additional battery information unavailable

AirPods Pro 3 with MagSafe Charging Case (USB‑C)

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

Up to 24 hours of listening time with Active Noise Cancellation enabled

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

5 minutes in the case provides around 1 hour of listening time

Up to 30 hours of listening time with noise control off

Additional battery information unavailable

5 minutes in the case provides around 1 hour of listening time

Dust, Sweat, and Water Resistance

Dust, sweat, and water resistant (IP57)¹⁷

Dust, sweat, and water resistant (IP54)¹⁶

Connectivity

Bluetooth 5.3

In the Box

AirPods Pro 3

AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation

MagSafe Charging Case (USB‑C) with speaker and lanyard loop

Charging Case (USB‑C) with speaker

USB‑C Charge Cable sold separately

USB-C Charge Cable sold separately

Documentation

Silicone ear tips (five sizes: XXS, XS, S, M, L)

Ear tips unavailable

Accessibility

Hearing Test⁹

Hearing test unavailable

Hearing Aid⁹

Hearing aid unavailable

Automatic Conversation Boost when using Hearing Aid feature²⁵

Conversation Boost unavailable

Hearing Protection¹⁰

Hearing protection unavailable

Live Listen audio²⁷

Headphone levels

Headphone Accommodations

System Requirements²⁸

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