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

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, pause or answer a phone 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

Battery

AirPods Max

Up to 20 hours of listening time on a single charge with Active   Noise Cancellation or Transparency mode enabled3

Up to 20 hours of movie playback on a single charge with spatial   audio on4

Up to 20 hours of talk time on a single charge5

5 minutes of charge time provides around 1.5 hours of listening   time6

AirPods Max with Smart Case

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

Charging via the Lightning connector

Connectivity

Bluetooth® 5.0

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

Compatibility

iPhone Models

iPhone 12 mini

iPhone 12

iPhone 12 Pro

iPhone 12   Pro Max

iPhone 11

iPhone 11 Pro

iPhone 11 Pro Max

iPhone XS

iPhone   XS Max

iPhone XR

iPhone X

iPhone 8

iPhone 8 Plus

iPhone 7⁹

iPhone 7 Plus⁹

iPhone 6s⁹

iPhone 6s Plus⁹

iPhone SE   (2nd generation)

iPhone SE   (1st generation)⁹

Apple Watch   Models⁹

Apple Watch   Series 6

Apple Watch SE

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 HD⁹

iPad Models

12.9-inch   iPad Pro (4th generation)

12.9-inch iPad   Pro (3rd generation)

12.9-inch iPad   Pro (2nd generation)

12.9-inch iPad   Pro (1st generation)⁹

11-inch   iPad Pro (2nd generation)

11-inch   iPad Pro (1st generation)

10.5-inch   iPad Pro

9.7-inch   iPad Pro⁹

iPad   (8th generation)

iPad   (7th generation)

iPad   (6th generation)

iPad   (5th generation)

iPad Air   (4th generation)

iPad Air   (3rd generation)

iPad Air 2⁹

iPad mini   (5th generation)

iPad mini 4⁹

Mac Models⁹

MacBook (Retina,   12-inch, early 2015 to 2017)

MacBook Air   (11-inch, mid-2012 to early 2015)

MacBook Air   (13-inch, mid-2012 to 2017)

MacBook Air   (Retina, 13-inch, 2018 to 2020)

MacBook Air (M1,   2020)

MacBook Pro   (Retina, 13-inch, late 2012 to early 2015)

MacBook Pro   (Retina, 15-inch, mid-2012 to mid-2015)

MacBook Pro   (13-inch, mid-2012 to 2020)

MacBook Pro   (15-inch, mid-2012 to 2019)

MacBook Pro   (13-inch, 2020, two ports)

MacBook Pro   (13-inch, 2020, four ports)

MacBook Pro   (13-inch, M1, 2020)

MacBook Pro   (16-inch, 2019)

iMac (21.5-inch,   late 2012 to 2017)

iMac (27-inch,   late 2012 to late 2013)

iMac (Retina 4K,   21.5-inch, late 2015 to 2019)

iMac (Retina 5K,   27-inch, late 2014 to 2020)

iMac Pro (2017)

Mac mini (late   2012 to late 2018)

Mac mini (M1,   2020)

Mac Pro (late   2013 to 2019)

iPod Models

iPod touch (7th   generation)