Apple AirPods 3rd Generation

A closer look at AirPods.

Spatial audio with dynamic head tracking places sound all around you.¹

All-new contoured design with force sensor control and a shorter stem.


Accessories sold separately and subject to availability.

Adaptive EQ automatically tunes music to your ear.

Sweat and water resistant, including the case — so you’re covered.³

Magical experience. Connect effortlessly, automatically switch between all your devices, and share audio easily.⁴

So many more ways to say it.
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Product Information:

Overview
All-new design
AirPods are lightweight and offer a contoured design. They sit at just the right angle for comfort and to better direct audio to your ear. The stem is 33 per cent shorter than AirPods (2nd generation) and includes a force sensor to easily control music and calls.

Spatial audio with dynamic head tracking
Sound is placed all around you to create an immersive, three-dimensional listening experience for music, TV shows and movies. Gyroscopes and accelerometers in AirPods work together to track your head movements — so it sounds like you’re in the centre of songs and scenes.¹

Adaptive EQ
Music is automatically tuned to suit the shape of your ear. Inward-facing microphones detect what you’re hearing, then adjust low- and mid-range frequencies to deliver the rich details in every song.

Magical in every way
Setup is effortless — pull them out of the case and they’re ready to use. Automatically switch between your Apple devices. In-ear detection knows the difference between your ear and other surfaces. Announce Notifications with Siri gives you the option to have Siri read your notifications through your AirPods. And with Audio Sharing, you and a friend can easily share a song or show between any two sets of AirPods.⁴

Highlights
Designed by Apple

Spatial audio with dynamic head tracking for an immersive, three-dimensional listening experience¹

Amazing sound quality with Adaptive EQ

Contoured design

Force sensor control

Sweat and water resistant (IPX4)³

Easy setup for all your Apple devices

What’s in the Box
AirPods
Lightning to USB-C Cable

Documentation

Tech Specs
Audio Technology
Spatial audio with dynamic head tracking¹

Adaptive EQ

Custom high-excursion Apple driver
Custom high dynamic range amplifier

Sensors
Dual beamforming microphones

Force sensor

Inward-facing microphone

Motion-detecting accelerometer

Skin-detecting sensors

Speech-detecting accelerometer

Chip
H1 headphone chip

Controls
Press once to play, pause or answer a phone call

Press twice to skip forwards

Press three times to skip backwards

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)³
Size and Weight
AirPods (each)⁹

Height: 30.79 mm (1.21 inches)
Width: 18.26 mm (0.72 inches)
Depth: 19.21 mm (0.76 inches)
Weight: 4.28 grams (0.15 ounces)

Height: 46.40 mm (1.83 inches)
Width: 54.40 mm (2.14 inches)
Depth: 21.38 mm (0.84 inches)
Weight: 37.91 grams (1.34 ounces)

Battery
AirPods
Up to 6 hours of listening time with a single charge (up to 5 hours with spatial audio enabled)²
Up to 4 hours of talk time with a single charge⁵
Up to 30 hours of listening time⁸
Up to 20 hours of talk time¹⁰

5 minutes in the case provides around 1 hour of listening time⁶ or around 1 hour of talk time⁷

Connectivity
Bluetooth 5.0

Accessibility
Accessibility features help people with disabilities get the most out of their new AirPods.

Features include:

Live Listen audio¹¹

Headphone levels

Headphone Accommodations

System Requirements
iPhone and iPod touch models with the latest version of iOS¹²

iPad models with the latest version of iPadOS¹²

Apple Watch models with the latest version of watchOS¹²

Mac models with the latest version of macOS¹²

Apple TV models with the latest version of tvOS¹²

Compatibility:

iPhone Models
iPhone 13 Pro
iPhone 13 Pro Max
iPhone 13 mini
iPhone 13
iPhone 12 Pro
iPhone 12 Pro Max
iPhone 12 mini
iPhone 12
iPhone 11 Pro
iPhone 11 Pro Max
iPhone 11
iPhone SE (2nd generation)
iPhone XS
iPhone XS Max
iPhone XR
iPhone X
iPhone 8
iPhone 8 Plus
iPhone 7
iPhone 7 Plus
iPhone 6s
iPhone 6s Plus
iPhone SE (1st generation)
iPad Models
iPad mini (6th generation)
iPad (9th generation)
iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th generation)
iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation)
iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation)
iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation)
iPad Pro 12.9-inch (1st generation)
iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation)
iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation)
iPad Pro 11-inch (1st generation)
iPad Pro 10.5-inch
iPad Pro 9.7-inch
iPad Air (4th generation)
iPad Air (3rd generation)
iPad Air 2
iPad (8th generation)
iPad (7th generation)
iPad (6th generation)
iPad (5th generation)
iPad mini (5th generation)
iPad mini 4
Mac Models
MacBook Air (M1, 2020)
MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2020)
MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018 - 2019)
MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015 - 2017)
MacBook Air (11-inch, Early 2015)
MacBook Pro (14-inch, 2021)
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016 - 2019)
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2012 - 2015)
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)
MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2016 - 2019)
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15‑inch, Mid 2012 ‑ 2015)
MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015 - 2017)
iMac (24-inch, M1, 2021)
iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, 2019)
iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, 2017)
iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, Late 2015)
iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2019 - 2020)
iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017)
iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014 - 2015)
iMac Pro (2017)
Mac mini (M1, 2020)
Mac mini (2018)
Mac mini (Late 2014)
Mac Pro (2019)
Mac Pro (Late 2013)
Apple Watch Models
Apple Watch Series 7
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 (2nd generation)
Apple TV 4K (1st generation)
Apple TV HD
iPod Models
iPod touch (7th generation)