AirPods 3 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 percent shorter than AirPods (2nd generation) and includes a force sensor to easily control music and calls.
Personalized 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 center 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.
Longer battery life
AirPods have an extra hour of battery life compared with AirPods (2nd generation) for up to 6 hours of listening time² and up to 4 hours of talk time.⁵ With just 5 minutes of charge, you’ll get around an hour of listening⁶ or talk time.⁷ And with the MagSafe Charging Case, you can enjoy up to 30 hours of total listening time and charge with compatible MagSafe and wireless chargers.⁸
Sweat and water resistant
Both AirPods and the MagSafe Charging Case are rated IPX4 water resistant — so they’ll withstand anything from rain to heavy workouts.³
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
Personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking for an immersive three-dimensional listening experience
Amazing sound quality with Adaptive EQ
Contoured design
Force sensor control
Sweat and water resistant (IPX4)
Easy setup for all your Apple devices
MagSafe Charging Case can be charged either wirelessly using a MagSafe charger or Qi-certified charger or with the Lightning connector
What’s in the Box
AirPods
MagSafe Charging Case
Lightning to USB-C Cable
Documentation
Tech Specs
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 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
- Say “Hey Siri” to do things like play a song, make a call, or get directions
Sweat and Water Resistant2
- Sweat and water resistant (IPX4): AirPods and charging case
Size and Weight (Each)3
- 1.21 inches (30.79 mm)
- 1.83 inches (46.40 mm)
Charging Case
- The Lightning Charging Case works with the Lightning connector. The MagSafe Charging Case works wirelessly with MagSafe charger and Qi-certified chargers or with the Lightning connector.
Battery4
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 or MagSafe 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 or MagSafe Charging Case
- Lightning to USB-C Cable
- Documentation
Accessibility
Accessibility features help people with disabilities get the most out of their new AirPods.
Features include:
- Live Listen audio5
- Headphone levels
- Headphone Accommodations
System Requirements6
- 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