Updated design
AirPods are lightweight and offer a contoured design. They sit at just the right angle for comfort and to better direct audio to your ear. The stem is 33 percent shorter than AirPods (2nd generation) and includes a force sensor to easily control music and calls.
Personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking
Sound is placed all around you to create an immersive, three-dimensional listening experience for music, TV shows, and movies. Gyroscopes and accelerometers in AirPods work together to track your head movements — so it sounds like you’re in the center of songs and scenes.¹
Adaptive EQ
Music is automatically tuned to suit the shape of your ear. Inward-facing microphones detect what you’re hearing, then adjust low- and mid-range frequencies to deliver the rich details in every song.
Longer battery life
AirPods have an extra hour of battery life compared with AirPods (2nd generation) for up to 6 hours of listening time² and up to 4 hours of talk time.5 With just 5 minutes of charge, you’ll get around an hour of listening6 or talk time.7 And with the Lightning Charging Case, you can enjoy up to 30 hours of total listening time.8
Sweat and water resistant
Both AirPods and the Lightning Charging Case are rated IPX4 water resistant — so they’ll withstand anything from rain to heavy workouts.³
Magical in every way
Setup is effortless — pull them out of the case and they’re ready to use. Automatically switch between your Apple devices. In-ear detection knows the difference between your ear and other surfaces. Announce Notifications with Siri gives you the option to have Siri read your notifications through your AirPods. And with Audio Sharing, you and a friend can easily share a song or show between any two sets of AirPods.4
Highlights
Designed by Apple
Personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking for an immersive three-dimensional listening experience¹
Amazing sound quality with Adaptive EQ
Contoured design
Force sensor control
Sweat and water resistant (IPX4)³
Easy setup for all your Apple devices
Lightning Charging Case can be charged with the Lightning connector
What’s in the Box
AirPods
Lightning Charging Case
Lightning to USB-C Cable
Documentation
Tech Specs
Audio Technology
Personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking¹
Adaptive EQ
Custom high-excursion Apple driver
Custom high dynamic range amplifier
Sensors
Dual beamforming microphones
Force sensor
Inward-facing microphone
Motion-detecting accelerometer
Skin-detect sensors
Speech-detecting accelerometer
Chip
H1 headphone chip
Controls
Press once to play, pause, or answer a phone 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
Sweat and Water Resistant
Sweat and water resistant (IPX4)³
Size and Weight
AirPods (each)?
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)
Lightning Charging Case?
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)
Charging Case
Works with the Lightning connector
Battery
AirPods
Up to 6 hours of listening time with a single charge (up to 5 hours with Personalized Spatial Audio enabled)²
Up to 4 hours of talk time with a single charge5
AirPods with Lightning Charging Case
Up to 30 hours of listening time8
Up to 20 hours of talk time¹°
5 minutes in the case provides around 1 hour of listening time6 or around 1 hour of talk time7
Connectivity
Bluetooth 5.0
Accessibility
Accessibility features help people with disabilities get the most out of their new AirPods.
Features include:
Live Listen audio¹¹
Headphone levels
Headphone Accommodations
System Requirements
iPhone and iPod touch models with the latest version of iOS¹²
iPad models with the latest version of iPadOS¹²
Apple Watch models with the latest version of watchOS¹²
Mac models with the latest version of macOS¹²
Apple TV models with the latest version of tvOS¹²
