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AirPods 3 - Tech Specs

Year introduced: 2021

Identify your AirPods

Audio Technology

  • Custom-built high-excursion Apple driver

  • Custom-engineered high-dynamic-range amplifier

  • Personalised Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking1

  • Adaptive EQ

Sensors

  • Dual beamforming microphones

  • Inward-facing microphone

  • Skin-detect sensor

  • Motion-detecting accelerometer

  • Speech-detecting accelerometer

  • Force sensor

Chip

H1 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” to do things like play a song, make a call or get directions

Sweat and Water Resistance2

Sweat- and water-resistant (IPX4): AirPods and charging case

Size and Weight3

AirPods (each)

  • Height: 30.79 mm (1.21 inches)

  • Width: 18.26 mm (0.72 inch)

  • Depth: 19.21 mm (0.76 inch)

  • Weight: 4.28 grams (0.15 ounce)

Lightning Charging Case or MagSafe Charging Case

  • Height: 46.40 mm (1.83 inches)

  • Width: 54.40 mm (2.14 inches)

  • Depth: 21.38 mm (0.84 inch)

  • Weight: 37.91 grams (1.34 ounces)

Charging Case

  • Lightning Charging Case

  • The Lightning Charging Case works with the Lightning connector.

  • MagSafe Charging Case

  • The MagSafe Charging Case works wirelessly with the MagSafe charger and Qi-certified chargers, or with the Lightning connector.

Battery4

AirPods

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

AirPods with Lightning Charging Case or MagSafe Charging Case

  • Up to 30 hours of listening time

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

Connectivity

  • Bluetooth® 5.0 wireless technology

In the Box

  • AirPods 3

  • Lightning Charging Case or MagSafe Charging Case

  • Lightning to USB-C Cable

  • Documentation

Accessibility

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

Features include:

  • Live Listen audio5

  • Headphone levels

  • Headphone Accommodations

System Requirements6

  • 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 and the Environment

AirPods 3 are designed with the following features to reduce their environmental impact.7

Made with better materials

  • 100 per cent recycled rare earth elements in all magnets

  • 100 per cent recycled aluminium in the hinge of the Lightning Charging Case and MagSafe Charging Case

  • 100 per cent recycled tin in the solder of the main logic board of the Lightning Charging Case and MagSafe Charging Case

Energy-efficient

  • Meet US Department of Energy requirements for battery charger systems8

Smarter chemistry9

  • Mercury-, BFR-, PVC- and beryllium-free

Green manufacturing

  • Apple’s Zero Waste Program helps suppliers eliminate waste sent to landfill

  • All final assembly supplier sites are transitioning to 100 per cent renewable energy for Apple production

Responsible packaging

  • 100 per cent of virgin wood fibre comes from responsibly managed forests

  • 90 per cent or more fibre-based packaging

Apple and the Environment

We’re committed to making our products without taking from the earth, and to becoming carbon neutral across our entire business, including our products, by 2030.

See Apple’s commitment

  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, macOS and tvOS.

  2. AirPods 3 are sweat- and water-resistant for non-water sports and exercise, and they are IPX4-rated. Sweat and water resistance are not permanent conditions.

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

  4. Battery life depends on device settings, environment, usage and many other factors.

  5. Requires the latest version of iOS or iPadOS.

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

  7. Data is accurate as of product launch.

  8. Efficiency performance is based on the US Department of Energy Federal Energy Conservation Standards for Battery Chargers.

  9. Apple’s Regulated Substances Specification describes Apple’s restrictions on the use of certain chemical substances in materials in Apple products, accessories, manufacturing processes and packaging used for shipping products to Apple’s end-customers. Restrictions are derived from international laws or directives, regulatory agencies, eco-label requirements, environmental standards and Apple policies. Every Apple product is free of PVC and phthalates except for AC power cords in India, Thailand (for two-prong AC power cords) and South Korea, where we continue to seek government approval for our PVC and phthalates replacement. Apple products comply with the European Union Directive 2011/65/EU and its amendments, including exemptions for the use of lead such as high-temperature solder. Apple is working to phase out the use of these exempted substances for new products where technically possible.