AirPods?Max 2 Technical Specifications

AirPods Max 2
Audio
Technology
  • Apple-designed dynamic driver
  • Custom high dynamic range amplifier
  • Active Noise Cancellation
  • Adaptive Audio1
  • Transparency mode
  • Conversation Awareness1
  • Voice Isolation2
  • Personalised Volume3
  • Loud Sound Reduction
  • Personalised Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking4
  • Adaptive EQ
  • Studio-quality audio recording
  • Lossless Audio and ultra-low latency audio via USB?C5
Live Translation

Live Translation for communicating across languages6

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 H2 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 unmute7
  • Press once for camera remote8
  • 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 listening modes

Siri

  • Just say “Hey Siri” to do things like play a song, make a call or get directions
  • Siri Interactions9
Size and?Weight10

AirPods?Max 2, including?cushions

Illustration silhouette of AirPods Max 2, front exterior, 168.6mm width

168.6mm

Illustration silhouette of AirPods Max 2, side exterior, 83.4mm depth, 187.3mm height

83.4mm

187.3mm

  • Weight: 386.2g

Smart Case

Illustration silhouette of AirPods Max 2 in Smart Case, front view
  • Weight: 134.5g
Battery

AirPods Max 2 (full charge)

  • Up to 20 hours of listening time on a single charge with Active Noise Cancellation enabled11
  • 5 minutes of charge time provides around 1.5?hours of listening time12

AirPods Max 2 with Smart Case

  • Storage in the Smart Case preserves battery charge in ultra-low-power state
  • Charging via USB?C
Connectivity

Bluetooth?5.3 wireless?technology

In the?Box
  • AirPods?Max?2
  • Smart?Case
  • USB‑C Charge?Cable
  • Documentation
Accessibility13

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 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
  • Apple Vision Pro with the latest version of?visionOS
  • AirPods can be used as wireless Bluetooth headphones with Apple devices using earlier software and with non-Apple devices, but functionality may be?limited.

AirPods Max 2 and the Environment

Progress towards Apple 2030

Apple 2030 is our commitment to be carbon-neutral for our entire carbon footprint. Our plan to decarbonise products is rigorous and focuses on transitioning to low-carbon electricity, designing with recycled and low-carbon materials, and prioritising lower-carbon ways of shipping products, like ocean freight.

See Apple’s commitment

Materials

  • 100% recycled cobalt in the battery
  • 100% recycled copper in multiple printed circuit boards
  • 100% recycled gold plating and tin solder in all Apple-designed printed circuit boards
  • 100% recycled rare earth elements in all magnets
  • 90% recycled polyester in the canopy and cushion yarn
  • 100% recycled polyester inside the ear cushion

Packaging

  • 100% fibre-based packaging14

Waste

  • No established final assembly sites generate waste sent to landfill as part of Apple’s Zero Waste Programme15

Smarter chemistry16

All of the materials used in Apple products, accessories and packaging are covered by the requirements of our Regulated Substances Specification, which was one of the first in industry to restrict the use of key substances of concern. See the latest Environmental Progress Report to understand Apple’s recent efforts in phasing out these chemistries.