AirPods 4 Technical Specifications

AirPods 4 Technical Specifications

AirPods 4

AirPods 4 Active Noise Cancellation

AirPods 4 charging case open showing AirPods floating above it.

Audio Technology¹

Custom high‑excursion Apple driver
Custom high dynamic range amplifier
Voice Isolation²
Personalised Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking³
Adaptive EQ
Vent system for pressure equalisation

Custom high‑excursion Apple driver
Custom high dynamic range amplifier
Active Noise Cancellation
Adaptive Audio⁴
Transparency mode
Conversation Awareness⁴
Voice Isolation²
Personalised Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking³
Adaptive EQ
Vent system for pressure equalisation

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
Say “Hey Siri”⁵ to do things like play a song, make a call or get directions
With Siri Interactions, nod your head yes or gently shake your head no when Siri asks if you want to answer an incoming call, hear a text message, manage notifications, and more²

Dust, Sweat and Water Resistant⁶

Dust, sweat and water resistant (IP54)

Size and Weight (Each)⁷

Illustration of AirPods 4 showing width of 18.3 mm in width and 30.2 mm in height — 18.3 mm (0.72 inches)

Height: 30.2 mm
(1.19 inches)
Width: 18.3 mm (0.72 inches)
Depth: 18.1 mm (0.71 inches)
Weight: 4.3 grams (0.15 ounces)

Illustration of AirPods 4 charging case showing the front width of 50.1 mm. — 50.1 mm (1.97 inches)

Illustration of AirPods 4 charging case showing the height of 46.2 mm and the depth of 21.2 mm. — 46.2 mm (1.82 inches)

Height: 46.2 mm (1.82 inches)
Width: 50.1 mm (1.97 inches)
Depth: 21.2 mm (0.83 inches)
Weight (AirPods 4): 32.3 grams (1.14 ounces)
Weight (AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation): 34.7 grams (1.22 ounces)

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 view⁸

Battery

AirPods 4

Up to 5 hours of listening time on a single charge⁹
Up to 4.5 hours of talk time on a single charge¹⁰

AirPods 4 with Charging Case (USB‑C)

Up to 30 hours of listening time¹¹
Up to 20 hours of talk time¹²
5 minutes in the case provides around 1 hour of listening time¹³ or around 45 minutes of talk time¹⁴

AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation

Up to 4 hours of listening time on a single charge with Active Noise Cancellation enabled¹⁵
Up to 5 hours of listening time on a single charge with noise control off¹⁵
Up to 4.5 hours of talk time on a single charge¹⁶

AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation and Charging Case (USB‑C)

Up to 20 hours of listening time with Active Noise Cancellation enabled¹⁷
Up to 30 hours of listening time with noise control off¹⁷
Up to 20 hours of talk time¹⁸
5 minutes in the case provides around 1 hour of listening time¹⁹ or around 45 minutes of talk time²⁰

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 audio²¹
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
AirPods can be used as wireless Bluetooth headphones with Apple devices using earlier software and with non‑Apple devices, but functionality may be limited.