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

Eight microphones for Active Noise Cancellation

Three microphones for voice pick-up (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, pause or answer a phone 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

Battery

AirPods Max

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

Up to 20 hours of talk time on a single charge5

5 minutes of charge time provides around 1.5 hours of listening time6

AirPods Max with Smart Case

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

Charging via the Lightning connector

Connectivity

Bluetooth® 5.0

Accessibility

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

Features include:

Live Listen audio

Headphone levels

Headphone Accommodations

System Requirements

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

Compatibility

iPhone Models

iPhone 12 mini

iPhone 12

iPhone 12 Pro

iPhone 12 Pro Max

iPhone 11

iPhone 11 Pro Max

iPhone XS

iPhone XS Max

iPhone XR

iPhone X

iPhone 8

iPhone 8 Plus

iPhone 79

iPhone 7 Plus

iPhone 6s9

iPhone 6s Plus

iPhone SE (2nd generation)

iPhone SE (1st generation)

Apple Watch Models

Apple Watch Series

Apple Watch SE

Apple Watch Series

Apple Watch Series

Apple Watch Series

Apple Watch Series

Apple Watch Series 1

Apple TV Models

Apple TV 4K

Apple TV HD9

iPad Models

12.9-inch iPad Pro (4th generation)

12.9-inch iPad Pro (3rd generation)

12.9-inch iPad Pro (2nd generation)

12.9-inch iPad Pro (1st generation)9

11-inch iPad Pro (2nd generation)

11-inch iPad Pro (1st generation)

10.5-inch iPad Pro

9.7-inch iPad Pro9

iPad (8th generation)

iPad (7th generation)

iPad (6th generation)

iPad (5th generation)

iPad Air (4th generation)

iPad Air (3rd generation)

iPad Air 29

iPad mini (5th generation)

iPad mini 49

Mac Models9

MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, early 2015 to 2017)

MacBook Air (11-inch, mid-2012 to early 2015)

MacBook Air (13-inch, mid-2012 to 2017)

MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018 to 2020)

MacBook Air (M1, 2020)

MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, late 2012 to early 2015)

MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, mid-2012 to mid-2015)

MacBook Pro (13-inch, mid-2012 to 2020)

MacBook Pro (15-inch, mid-2012 to 2019)

MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, two ports)

MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, four ports)

MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020)

MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)

iMac (21.5-inch, late 2012 to 2017)

iMac (27-inch, late 2012 to late 2013)

iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, late 2015 to 2019)

iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, late 2014 to 2020)

iMac Pro (2017)

Mac mini (late 2012 to late 2018)

Mac mini (M1, 2020)

Mac Pro (late 2013 to 2019)

iPod Models

iPod touch (7th generation)