Audio Technology
- Custom high-excursion Apple driver
- Custom high dynamic range amplifier
- Voice Isolation
- Personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking
- Adaptive EQ
- Vent system for pressure equalization
- Active Noise Cancellation
- Adaptive Audio
- Transparency mode
- Conversation Awareness
Sensors
- Dual beamforming microphones
- Inward-facing microphone
- Optical in-ear sensor
- Motion-detecting accelerometer
- Speech-detecting accelerometer
- Force sensor
Chip
- H2 headphone chip
Controls
- 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 forward
- Press three times to skip back
- Press and hold for Siri
Dust, Sweat, and Water Resistant
- Dust, sweat, and water resistant (IP54)
Size and Weight (Each)
– 1.19 inches
- Height: 1.19 inches (30.2 mm)
- Width: 0.72 inch (18.3 mm)
- Depth: 0.71 inch (18.1 mm)
- Weight: 0.15 ounce (4.3 grams)
- 1.97 inches (50.1 mm)
- Height: 1.82 inches (46.2 mm)
- Width: 1.97 inches (50.1 mm)
- Depth: 0.83 inch (21.2 mm)
- Weight (AirPods 4): 1.14 ounces (32.3 grams)
- Weight (AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation): 1.22 ounces (34.7 grams)
Charging Case
- Works with USB-C connector
- Works with USB-C connector, Apple Watch charger, or Qi‑certified chargers
- Includes a speaker for use with Find My proximity view
Battery
AirPods 4
- Up to 5 hours of listening time on a single charge
- Up to 4.5 hours of talk time on a single charge1
AirPods 4 with Charging Case (USB‑C)
- 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 45 minutes of talk time
AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation
- Up to 4 hours of listening time on a single charge with Active Noise Cancellation enabled
- Up to 5 hours of listening time on a single charge with noise control off
- Up to 4.5 hours of talk time on a single charge
AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation and Charging Case (USB‑C)
- Up to 20 hours of listening time with Active Noise Cancellation enabled
- Up to 30 hours of listening time with noise control off
- Up to 20 hours of talk time
- 5 minutes in the case provides around 1 hour of listening time or around 45 minutes of talk time
Connectivity
- Bluetooth 5.3 wireless technology
In the Box
- AirPods 4
- Charging Case (USB-C)
- Documentation
- USB-C Charge Cable sold separately
- AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation
- Charging Case (USB-C) with speaker
- Documentation
- USB-C Charge Cable sold separately
Accessibility
Accessibility features help people with disabilities get the most out of their new AirPods.
- 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.
