AirPods (3rd generation) – Lightning Charging Case

Personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking places sounds all around you to create a three-dimensional listening experience for music, TV shows, movies, and more — immersing you in sounds from every direction so it feels like you’re in your very own concert hall or theater.

Music on a more personal note. Adaptive EQ automatically tunes music to your ears. Inward-facing microphones detect what you’re hearing, then adjust low and midrange frequencies to deliver the rich details in every song, customized for you in real time.

Bass hits an all-time high.

An Apple-designed dynamic driver, powered by a custom amplifier, renders music in exceptionally detailed sound quality — so you revel in every tone, from deep, rich bass to crisp, clean highs.

Mute the breeze.

Covered in a special acoustic mesh, an inset microphone in each earbud minimizes wind noise when you’re on a call — so your voice is always heard loud and clear.

You heard it here first. HD voice quality for FaceTime. Connect on FaceTime in crisp, HD quality with an AAC-ELD speech codec. And with support for Personalized Spatial Audio, Group FaceTime calls sound more true to life than ever.

Style from ear to ear. With a contoured design and shorter stem, AirPods are designed to direct sound into your ears — in a refined look anyone can appreciate.

Pinch-perfect control.

The force sensor gives you even more control over your entertainment. Press once to play and pause songs or mute and unmute yourself on calls, and press twice to skip through songs or end a call.

AirPods, the Lightning Charging Case, and the MagSafe Charging Case are rated IPX4 sweat and water resistant, so they’ll withstand anything from rain to heavy workouts.

A case full of energy. Both the Lightning Charging Case and the MagSafe Charging Case give AirPods up to 30 hours of listening time.3 The beauty of the MagSafe Charging Case is its compatibility with MagSafe and other wireless chargers — for power in a click.

6 hours of listening time with one charge.

Up to 30 hours of total listening time with the case.

An instant connection.

Place AirPods near your iPhone or iPad and tap Connect to pair with every device in your iCloud account. If you’re playing music on your Mac, you’ll be able to answer a call on your iPhone — without having to switch devices.

Tech Specification

Audio Technology

• Custom high-excursion Apple driver
• Custom high dynamic range amplifier
• Personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking1
• Adaptive EQ

Sensors

• Dual beamforming microphones
• Inward-facing microphone
• Skin-detect sensor
• Motion-detecting accelerometer
• Speech-detecting accelerometer
• Force sensor

Chip

• H1 headphone chip

Controls

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

Sweat and Water Resistant

• Sweat and water resistant (IPX4): AirPods and charging case

Charging Case

The Lightning Charging Case works with the Lightning connector.

Battery

• AirPods
  • Up to 6 hours of listening time with a single charge (up to 5 hours with Personalized Spatial Audio enabled)
  • Up to 4 hours of talk time with a single charge
• AirPods with Lightning Charging Case
  • Up to 30 hours of listening time
  • Up to 20 hours of talk time
  • 5 minutes in the case provides around 1 hour of listening time or around 1 hour of talk time

Connectivity

• Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology

In the Box

• AirPods
• Lightning Charging Case
• Lightning to USB-C Cable
• Documentation