Template:AirPods technical specifications

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Comparative technical specifications of all AirPods models
Model			iPhone Bluetooth Headset^[1]	AirPods (1st gen)	AirPods (2nd gen)	AirPods Pro (1st gen)	AirPods Max with Lightning	AirPods (3rd gen)	AirPods Pro 2	AirPods 4	AirPods 4 with ANC	AirPods Max with USB-C	AirPods Pro 3	AirPods Max 2
Timeline	Announced		January 9, 2007^[2]	September 7, 2016	March 20, 2019	October 28, 2019	December 8, 2020	October 18, 2021	September 7, 2022	September 9, 2024			September 9, 2025	March 16, 2026
	Released		June 29, 2007^[2]	December 13, 2016	March 20, 2019	October 30, 2019	December 15, 2020	October 26, 2021	September 23, 2022	September 20, 2024			September 19, 2025	April 1, 2026
	Discontinued		March 23, 2009^[2]	March 20, 2019	September 9, 2024	September 7, 2022	September 9, 2024	September 9, 2024	September 9, 2025	In production		March 16, 2026	In production
Model	Model number^[3]	L	A1221	A1722	A2031	A2084	A2096	A2564	A2931, A2699, A2698	A3053, A3050, A3054	A3056, A3055, A3057	A3184	A3064	A3454
		R		A1523	A2032	A2083		A2565	A2931, A2699, A2698	A3053, A3050, A3054	A3056, A3055, A3057		A3063
		Case		A1602 (Lightning)	A1602 (Lightning) A1938 (Qi, Lightning)	A2190 (Qi, Lightning) A2190 (MagSafe, Lightning)		A2897 (Lightning) A2566 (MagSafe, Lightning)	A2700 (MagSafe, Lightning) A2968 (MagSafe, USB-C)	A3058 (USB-C)	A3059 (Qi, USB-C)		A3122
	Model identifier		[data missing]	AirPods1,1^[4]	AirPods2,1^[4]	AirPodsPro1,1 Airpods2,2 iProd8,1^[4]	AirpodsMax1,1 iProd8,6^[4]	AirPods1,3 Audio2,1^[4]	AirPodsPro1,2 AirPods3,1^[4]	AirPods1,4 AirPods3,2^[4]	AirPods1,5 AirPods3,3^[4]	AirPodsMax1,1^[4]	AirPodsPro1,3 AirPods3,4^[4]	AirPodsMax1,2 AirPods3,6^[4]
	Order numbers		MA817AM (with iPhone dual dock) MB536AM (without iPhone dual dock)	MMEF2AM	MV7N2AM (Lightning) MRXJ2AM (Qi)	MWP22AM	MGYJ3AM (silver) MGYH3AM (space gray) MGYL3AM (sky blue) MGYM3AM (pink) MGYN3AM (green)	MME73AM	MQD83AM (Lightning) MTJV3AM (USB-C)	MXP63LL	MXP93LL	MWW43AM (midnight) MWW53AM (starlight) MWW63AM (blue) MWW73AM (orange) MWW83AM (purple)	MFHP4LL	MHWK4AM (midnight) MHWL4AM (starlight) MHWM4AM (blue) MHWN4AM (orange) MHWP4AM (purple)
Compatibility	Bluetooth		Bluetooth 2.0	Bluetooth 4.0	Bluetooth 5.0				Bluetooth 5.3			Bluetooth 5.0	Bluetooth 5.3
Compatibility	OS support for Siri		N/a	iOS 10 watchOS 3 macOS Sierra^[5]	iOS 12.2 watchOS 5.2 macOS Mojave 10.14.4^[6]	iOS 13.2 watchOS 6.1 tvOS 13.2 macOS Catalina 10.15.1	iOS 14.3 iPadOS 14.3 watchOS 7.2 tvOS 14 macOS Big Sur^[7]	iOS 15.1 iPadOS 15.1 watchOS 8.1 tvOS 15.1 macOS Monterey 12.0^[8]
System on a chip			None	Apple W1 chip	Apple H1 chip				Apple H2 chip			Apple H1 chip	Apple H2 chip
Battery	Power	Per AirPod	[data missing]	0.093 Wh		0.16 Wh	2 × 2.53 Wh (right ear cup)	0.133 Wh	0.182 Wh	?		2 × 2.53 Wh (right ear cup)	0.221 Wh	2 × 2.53 Wh (right ear cup)
	Power	Case	[data missing]	1.52 Wh		1.98 Wh	2 × 2.53 Wh (right ear cup)	1.33 Wh	1.997 Wh	?		2 × 2.53 Wh (right ear cup)	1.334 Wh	2 × 2.53 Wh (right ear cup)
	Capacity		No case	398 mAh (case)		519 mAh (case)	664 mAh (right ear cup)	345 mAh (case)	523 mAh (case) 2 × 49.7 mAh (earbuds)	?		664 mAh (right ear cup)	344.58 mAh (case) 2 × 58 mAh (earbuds)	664 mAh (right ear cup)
Firmware	Original release		Not upgradable	3.3.1	6.3.2	2B584	3C16	3E751	5A374	8B39	8B39	7A291	8A357	8E258
Firmware	Latest / final^[9]		Not upgradable	6.8.8	6F21	6F21	6F25	6F21	8B39	8B39	8B39	7E108	8B40	8E258
Introductory US Price			$129	$159	$159	$249	$549	$179	$249	$129	$179	$549	$249	$549

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References

↑ Included for comparison purposes
1 2 3 "iPhone Bluetooth Headset – Specs, Release Date, and Original Price". August 14, 2020.
↑ "Identify your AirPods". Apple Support. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Device Selection (AirPods)". AppleDB. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
↑ "AirPods (1st generation) – Technical Specifications". support.apple.com. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
↑ "What's the difference between AirPods 1 and AirPods 2?". iMore. 2020-01-22. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
↑ "Set up AirPods Max with your Mac and other Bluetooth devices". Apple Support. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
↑ "Get started with AirPods (3rd generation)". support.apple.com. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
↑ "About firmware updates for AirPods". Apple Support. Apple Inc. April 2, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.

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[1] Included for comparison purposes

[headset-2] 1 2 3 "iPhone Bluetooth Headset – Specs, Release Date, and Original Price". August 14, 2020.

[3] "Identify your AirPods". Apple Support. Retrieved 16 September 2024.

[adb-airpods-4] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Device Selection (AirPods)". AppleDB. Retrieved 3 October 2024.

[5] "AirPods (1st generation) – Technical Specifications". support.apple.com. Retrieved 2020-04-02.

[6] "What's the difference between AirPods 1 and AirPods 2?". iMore. 2020-01-22. Retrieved 2020-04-02.

[7] "Set up AirPods Max with your Mac and other Bluetooth devices". Apple Support. Retrieved 2021-07-11.

[Get_started-8] "Get started with AirPods (3rd generation)". support.apple.com. Retrieved 2022-03-22.

[AirPodsFirmware-9] "About firmware updates for AirPods". Apple Support. Apple Inc. April 2, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.

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