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AirPods Max 1 - Tech Specs

Year introduced: 2020

Color

  • Silver

  • Space Gray

  • Sky Blue

  • Pink

  • Green

Audio Technology

  • Apple-designed dynamic driver

  • Active Noise Cancellation

  • Transparency mode

  • Personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking1

  • Adaptive EQ

Sensors

  • Optical sensor (each ear cup)

  • Position sensor (each ear cup)

  • Case-detect sensor (each ear cup)

  • Accelerometer (each ear cup)

  • Gyroscope (left ear cup)

Microphones

Nine microphones total:

  • Eight microphones for Active Noise Cancellation

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

Chip

Apple H1 headphone chip (each ear cup)

Controls

Digital Crown

  • Turn for volume control

  • 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

Listening mode button

  • Press to switch between Active Noise Cancellation and Transparency mode

Hey Siri

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

Size and Weight2

AirPods Max 1, including cushions

  • 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 (384.8 grams)

Smart Case

  • Weight: 4.74 ounces (134.5 grams)

Battery

AirPods Max 1

  • Up to 20 hours of listening time on a single charge with Active Noise Cancellation or Transparency mode enabled3

  • Up to 20 hours of movie playback on a single charge with Spatial Audio on4

  • 5 minutes of charge time provides around 1.5 hours of listening time5

AirPods Max 1 with Smart Case

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

  • Charging via Lightning connector

Connectivity

Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology

In the Box

  • AirPods Max 1

  • Smart Case

  • Lightning to USB-C Cable

  • Documentation

Accessibility6

Accessibility features help people with disabilities get the most out of their new AirPods Max 1.

Features include:

  • Live Listen audio

  • Headphone levels

  • Headphone Accommodations

System Requirements7

  • iPhone and iPod touch 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

AirPods Max 1 and the Environment

Apple takes a complete product life cycle approach to determining our environmental impact.

Learn more - AirPods Max 1 and the Environment

AirPods Max 1 are designed with the following features to reduce environmental impact:

  • Brominated flame retardant–free

  • PVC-free

  • Beryllium-free

  • Mercury-free

  1. 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 (coming later this fall), macOS (coming later this fall), and tvOS.

  2. Size and weight vary by configuration and manufacturing process.

  3. Testing conducted by Apple in November 2020 using preproduction AirPods Max 1 and software paired with iPhone 12 Pro Max units and 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 on, and Spatial Audio on but not active. 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.

  4. Testing conducted by Apple in November 2020 using preproduction AirPods Max 1 and software paired with iPhone 12 Pro Max units and prerelease software. Volume was set to 50%, Active Noise Cancellation on, and Spatial Audio on and active. Testing consisted of full AirPods Max battery discharge while repeating playback of a 2-hour 23-minute movie purchased from the iTunes Store. Battery life depends on device settings, environment, usage, and many other factors.

  5. Testing conducted by Apple in November 2020 using preproduction AirPods Max 1 and software paired with iPhone 12 Pro Max units and 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 on, and Spatial Audio on but not active. 5-Minute charge testing conducted with drained AirPods Max that were charged for 5 minutes, then audio playback was started until the AirPods Max stopped playback. Battery life depends on device settings, environment, usage, and many other factors.

  6. Requires the latest version of iOS or iPadOS.

  7. AirPods Max 1 can be used as Bluetooth headphones with Apple devices using earlier software and with non-Apple devices, but functionality is limited.