Apple AirPods Max
A perfect balance of exhilarating high-fidelity audio and the effortless magic of AirPods. The ultimate personal listening experience is here.
High-fidelity audio.
Active Noise Cancellation with Transparency mode. Personalised Spatial Audio for theatre?like sound that surrounds you. Stunning design with an exceptional fit.
A radically original composition.
The over-ear headphone has been completely reimagined. From cushion to canopy, AirPods Max are designed for an uncompromising fit that creates the optimal acoustic seal for many different head shapes — fully immersing you in every sound.
The canopy spanning the headband is made from a breathable knit mesh, distributing weight to reduce on-head pressure.The stainless steel frame is wrapped with a soft-to-the-touch material for a remarkable combination of strength, flexibility and comfort.Telescoping arms smoothly extend and stay where you set them, for a consistent fit and seal.
The beautifully anodised aluminium cups feature a revolutionary mechanism that allows each cup to rotate independently and balance pressure.
A custom-designed mesh textile wraps the ear cushions to provide pillow-like softness while listening.
Crafted with acoustically engineered memory foam, the ear cushions gently create an immersive seal that is the foundation of incredible sound.
Press the Digital Crown to play and pause music or mute and unmute yourself on calls, and press twice to skip between tracks or end calls. Turn it to precisely control volume.
Five colours. Anything but monotone.
Silver, Space Grey, Sky Blue, Pink, Green
Sounds like a dream.
AirPods Max combine high-fidelity audio with industry-leading Active Noise Cancellation to deliver an unparalleled listening experience. Each part of their custom-built driver works to produce sound with ultra-low distortion across the audible range. From deep, rich bass to accurate mids and crisp, clean highs, you’ll hear every note with a new sense of clarity.
Immersive listening
To cancel unwanted external sound, AirPods Max use a total of six outward-facing microphones to detect noise in your environment, and two inward-facing microphones to measure what you’re hearing. Beamforming microphones help isolate your voice on phone calls, so it’s heard clearly — even in windy situations.
Hear every detail
The Apple-designed dynamic driver produces a wide frequency range that uncovers the rich details of every sound — delivering your favourite songs with previously unheard texture and accuracy.
Distortionless playback
Modelled after those in high-end floor-standing speakers, the driver’s dual-neodymium ring magnet motor minimises total harmonic distortion across the entire audible range. The result is consistently clear playback, even at full volume.
Computational audio. Key to performance.
With a powerful Apple?designed H1 chip in each cup, our custom acoustic design and advanced software, AirPods Max use computational audio to create a breakthrough listening experience. By tapping into each chip’s 10 audio cores, computational audio helps block outside noise, adapts audio to the fit and seal of your ear cushions, and makes movie scenes sound like they’re happening all around you.
Adaptive EQ tailors sound to the bespoke fit and seal created by the ear cushions. Inward-facing microphones measure what you’re hearing, then adjust the frequencies of your music to deliver a rich, consistent experience that faithfully reproduces every note. Industry?leading Active Noise Cancellation counters external sound with equal anti?noise, allowing you to immerse yourself in what you’re listening to. Press the noise control button to switch to Transparency mode, which lets outside sound in so you can interact naturally with your surroundings.
Personalised Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking gives you a theatre?like experience for movies and TV programmes, with sound that surrounds you. Using built-in gyroscopes and accelerometers, AirPods Max and your iPhone, iPad, Mac or Apple TV track the subtle motion of your head, anchoring sounds to your device. And with Apple Music, Personalised Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking places sound all around you to create a three?dimensional listening experience.
Magical experience, Elaborately simple.
AirPods Max inherit all of the wireless, seamless magic of the AirPods family. From a one-tap setup to automatically pausing audio when you take them off, they make the listening experience completely effortless — day to day, device to device.
One-tap setup
AirPods Max connect immediately to your iPhone or iPad. To pair, simply place AirPods Max near your device and tap Connect on your screen.
Automatic Switching
Seamlessly move between your iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. If you’re playing music on your Mac and take a call on your iPhone, AirPods Max will instantly switch over.
Audio Sharing
Easily share an audio stream between two sets of AirPods on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch or Apple TV. Bring any AirPods near the device you’re listening to and connect in a tap.
A case with staying power.
When stored in their soft, slim Smart Case, AirPods Max enter an ultra?low?power state that preserves charge.
A battery that keeps stayin’ alive.
20 hours of listening, movie watching or talk time — with Active Noise Cancellation and Spatial Audio enabled. Simply charge via Lightning connector. A quick 5?minute charge delivers 1.5 hours of listening.
Use AR to see AirPods Max.
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Silver, Space Grey, Sky Blue, Pink, Green
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Get six months of Apple Music free with your AirPods Max.*
Tech Specs
Audio Technology
Apple-designed dynamic driver
Active Noise Cancellation
Transparency mode
Personalised Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking1
Adaptive EQ
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 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 unmute
Press twice to end a call
Press twice to skip forwards
Press three times to skip back
Noise control button
Press to switch between Active Noise Cancellation and Transparency mode
Size and Weight
AirPods Max, including cushions
168.6mm x 83.4mm x 187.3mm
Weight: 384.8g
Smart Case
Weight: 134.5g
Battery
AirPods Max
Up to 20 hours of listening time on a single charge with Active Noise Cancellation or Transparency mode enabled
Up to 20 hours of movie playback on a single charge with 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 ultra-low-power state
Charging via Lightning connector
Connectivity
Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology
In the Box
AirPods Max
Smart Case
Lightning to USB-C 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 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
* New subscribers only. RM 16.90/month after trial. Offer is available for a limited time to new subscribers who connect an eligible device to an Apple device running iOS 15 or iPadOS 15 or later. Offer is valid for three months after eligible device pairing. No audio product purchase is necessary for current owners of eligible devices. Plan is automatically renewed until cancelled. Restrictions and other terms apply.
- 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.
- Requires an iCloud account and a compatible Apple device running the latest operating system software.
- Works with iPhone 8 or later and iPod touch (7th generation) with the latest version of iOS; and 12.9-inch iPad Pro (2nd generation or later), 11-inch iPad Pro, 10.5-inch iPad Pro, iPad (5th generation or later), iPad Air (3rd generation or later) and iPad mini (5th generation or later) with the latest version of iPadOS.
- Testing conducted by Apple in November 2020 using pre-production AirPods Max and software paired with iPhone 12 Pro Max units and pre-release software. Testing consisted of full AirPods Max battery discharge while playing one of the following: a music playlist consisting of 358 unique audio tracks purchased from the iTunes Store (256-Kbps AAC encoding), a mobile phone call or a 2-hour 23-minute movie purchased from the iTunes Store until the AirPods Max stopped playback. Volume was set to 50%, Active Noise Cancellation on, and Spatial Audio on and active only during movie playback. Battery life depends on device settings, environment, usage and many other factors.
- Testing conducted by Apple in November 2020 using pre-production AirPods Max and software paired with iPhone 12 Pro 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%, Active Noise Cancellation on, and Spatial Audio on but not active. Five-minute-charge testing conducted with drained AirPods Max that were charged for five minutes, then audio playback was started until the AirPods Max stopped playback. Battery life depends on device settings, environment, usage and many other factors.
◊ Works with AirPods Pro (2nd generation) with the latest firmware when paired with a compatible Apple device running the latest operating system software.
◊◊ 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.
◊◊◊ AirPods (3rd generation) are sweat and water resistant for non-water sports and exercise, and they are IPX4 rated. Sweat and water resistance are not permanent conditions.
Δ AirPods Pro (2nd generation) are dust resistant and sweat and water resistant for non-water sports and exercise, and they are IP54 rated. Dust, sweat and water resistance are not permanent conditions.
ΔΔ MagSafe charging requires a compatible MagSafe charger. Wireless charging requires a Qi-certified wireless charger. AirPods (3rd generation) charging case also works with the Apple Watch charger or Lightning connector. AirPods Pro (2nd generation) charging case also works with the Apple Watch charger or USB-C connector.
ΔΔΔ Battery life depends on device settings, environment, usage and many other factors.
