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AirPods

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Sensors		Dual beam-forming microphones Dual optical sensors Motion-detecting accelerometer Speech-detecting accelerometer
Chip		H1 headphone chip
Controls		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
Size and Weight (Each)¹		AirPods: Height: 40.5 mm (1.59 inches) Width: 16.5 mm (0.65 inches) Depth: 18.0 mm (0.71 inches) Weight: 4 grams (0.14 ounces) Charging Case: Height: 53.5 mm (2.11 inches) Width: 44.3 mm (1.74 inches) Depth: 21.3 mm (0.84 inches) Weight: 40 grams (1.41 ounces)
Charging Case		Works with Qi-certified chargers or the Lightning connector
Battery		AirPods Up to 5 hours of listening time with a single charge² Up to 3 hours of talk time with a single charge³ AirPods with Wireless Charging Case More than 24 hours of listening time⁴ More than 18 hours of talk time⁵ 15 minutes in the case provides up to 3 hours of listening time⁶ or up to 2 hours of talk time⁷
Connectivity		Bluetooth 5.0
In the Box		AirPods Wireless Charging Case Lightning to USB-A Cable Documentation
Accessibility		Accessibility features help people with disabilities get the most out of their new AirPods. Features include: Live Listen audio⁸
System Requirements⁹		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
Compatibility¹⁰		iPhone Models iPhone 11 iPhone 11 Pro iPhone 11 Pro Max iPhone XS iPhone XS Max iPhone XR iPhone X iPhone 8 iPhone 8 Plus iPhone 7¹¹ iPhone 7 Plus¹¹ iPhone SE¹¹ iPhone 6s¹¹ iPhone 6s Plus¹¹ iPhone 6¹¹ iPhone 6 Plus¹¹ iPhone 5s¹¹ iPod Models iPod touch (7th generation) iPod touch (6th generation)¹¹ Mac Models MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015–2017) MacBook Air (11-inch, Mid 2012–Early 2015) MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2012–2017) MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018–2019) MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2012–Early 2015) MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2012–Mid 2015) MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012–2019) MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2012–2019) iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2012–2017) iMac (27-inch, Late 2012–Late 2013) iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, Late 2015–2019) iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014–2019) iMac Pro (2017) Mac mini (Late 2012–Late 2018) Mac Pro (Mid 2010–2019) iPad Models iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation) iPad Pro 12.9-inch (1st generation)11 iPad Pro 11-inch iPad Pro 10.5-inch iPad Pro 9.7-inch¹¹ iPad (7th generation) iPad (6th generation) iPad (5th generation) iPad Air (3rd generation) iPad Air 2¹¹ iPad Air (1st generation)¹¹ iPad mini (5th generation) iPad mini 4¹¹ iPad mini 3¹¹ iPad mini 2¹¹ Apple Watch Models Apple Watch Series 5 Apple Watch Series 4 Apple Watch Series 3 Apple Watch Series 2 Apple Watch Series 1 Apple TV Models Apple TV 4K Apple TV HD

Size and weight vary by configuration and manufacturing process.
Testing conducted by Apple in February 2019 using pre-production AirPods (2nd generation), Charging Case and Wireless Charging Case units and software, paired with iPhone Xs Max units and pre-release software. The playlist consisted of 358 unique audio tracks purchased from the iTunes Store (256-Kbps AAC encoding). Volume was set to 50%. Testing consisted of full AirPods battery discharge while playing audio until the first AirPod stopped playback. Battery life depends on device settings, environment, usage and many other factors.
Testing conducted by Apple in February 2019 using pre-production AirPods (2nd generation), Charging Case and Wireless Charging Case units and software, paired with iPhone Xs Max units and pre-release software. Volume was set to 50%. Testing consisted of full AirPods battery discharge with a mobile phone call until the first AirPod stopped playing call audio. Battery life depends on device settings, environment, usage and many other factors.
Testing conducted by Apple in February 2019 using pre-production AirPods (2nd generation), Charging Case and Wireless Charging Case units and software, paired with iPhone Xs Max units and pre-release software. The playlist consisted of 358 unique audio tracks purchased from the iTunes Store (256-Kbps AAC encoding). Volume was set to 50%. Testing consisted of full AirPods battery discharge while playing audio until the first AirPod stopped playback. The drained AirPods were charged to 100%, then audio playback was resumed until the first AirPod stopped playback. This cycle was repeated until both the AirPods and charging case were fully discharged. Battery life depends on device settings, environment, usage and many other factors.
Testing conducted by Apple in February 2019 using pre-production AirPods (2nd generation), Charging Case and Wireless Charging Case units and software, paired with iPhone Xs Max units and pre-release software. Volume was set to 50%. Testing consisted of full AirPods battery discharge with a mobile phone call until the first AirPod stopped playing call audio. The drained AirPods were charged to 100%, then the mobile phone call was restarted until the first AirPod stopped playing call audio. This cycle was repeated until both the AirPods and charging case were fully discharged. Battery life depends on device settings, environment, usage and many other factors.
Testing conducted by Apple in February 2019 using pre-production AirPods (2nd generation), Charging Case and Wireless Charging Case units and software, paired with iPhone Xs Max units and pre-release software. The playlist consisted of 358 unique audio tracks purchased from the iTunes Store (256-Kbps AAC encoding). Volume was set to 50%. Fifteen-minute-charge testing conducted with drained AirPods that were charged for 15 minutes, then audio playback was started until the first AirPod stopped playback. Battery life depends on device settings, environment, usage and many other factors.
Testing conducted by Apple in February 2019 using pre-production AirPods (2nd generation), Charging Case and Wireless Charging Case units and software, paired with iPhone Xs Max units and pre-release software. Volume was set to 50%. Fifteen-minute-charge testing conducted with drained AirPods that were charged for 15 minutes, then a mobile phone call was started until the first AirPod stopped playing call audio. Battery life depends on device settings, environment, usage and many other factors.
Requires the latest version of iOS or iPadOS.
AirPods can be used as Bluetooth headphones with Apple devices using earlier software and with non-Apple devices, but functionality is limited.
Some features require iOS 13 or iPadOS, which are not compatible with iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6, iPhone 5s, iPod touch (6th generation), iPad Air (1st generation), iPad mini 3 and iPad mini 2.
Audio Sharing is not supported.