Apple AirPods Max Wireless Headphones - Midnight (MWW43ZA/A)

Audio Technology

Apple-designed dynamic driver

Pro-level Active Noise Cancellation

Transparency mode

Personalised Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking

Adaptive EQ

Lossless Audio via USB‑C

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 in total:

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 or pause media

Press once to answer a call, or mute or unmute4

Press twice to end a 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

Hey Siri:

Say “Hey Siri”5 to do things like play a song, make a call, or get directions

Size and Weight

AirPods Max, including cushions

187.3 mm (7.37 inches) x 168.6 mm (6.64 inches) x 83.4 mm (3.28 inches)

Weight: 384.8 grams (13.6 ounces)

Smart Case

Weight: 134.5 grams (4.74 ounces)

Battery

AirPods Max:

Up to 20 hours of listening time on a single charge with pro-level Active Noise Cancellation enabled

Up to 20 hours of movie playback on a single charge with pro-level Active Noise Cancelling and Spatial Audio on

Up to 20 hours of talk time on a single charge

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

AirPods Max with Smart Case:

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

Charging via USB‑C

Connectivity

Bluetooth® 5.0 wireless technology

In the Box

AirPods Max

Smart Case

USB‑C Charge Cable

Documentation

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 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.