AirPods (3rd generation) offer immersive Personalized Spatial Audio and extended battery life. Sweat and water-resistant, they deliver a seamless experience. The Force sensor lets you control entertainment and calls, and they include a Lightning Charging Case with up to 6 hours of total listening time. Quick access to Siri is available with “Hey Siri,” and setup is easy with in-ear detection and automatic device switching.
You can share audio between two sets of AirPods and locate them using Find My with proximity view. Compatible with iPhone 8 or later, iPod touch (7th gen), and various iPad models running the latest software.
Technical Details
AirPods (3rd Gen)
Audio Technology
Custom high-excursion Apple driver
Custom high dynamic range amplifier
Personalized Spatial audio with dynamic head tracking
Adaptive EQ
Size and Weight
AirPods (each)
Height: 1.21 inches (30.79 mm)
Width: 0.72 inch (18.26 mm)
Depth: 0.76 inch (19.21 mm)
Weight: 0.15 ounce (4.28 grams)
Lightning Charging Case or MagSafe Charging Case
Height: 1.83 inches (46.40 mm)
Width: 2.14 inches (54.40 mm)
Depth: 0.84 inch (21.38 mm)
Weight: 1.34 ounces (37.91 grams)
Charging Case
Lightning Charging Case
The Lightning Charging Case works with the Lightning connector
MagSafe Charging Case
The MagSafe Charging Case works wirelessly with MagSafe charger and Qi-certified chargers or with the Lightning connector
Battery
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
Compatibility
iPhone Models
iPhone 6s or later
iPhone SE (1st generation) or later
iPod Models
iPod touch (7th generation)
Mac Models
MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015–2017)
MacBook Air (Mid 2012) or later
MacBook Pro (Mid 2012) or later
iMac (Late 2012) or later
iMac Pro (2017)
Mac mini (Late 2012) or later
Mac Studio (2022) or later
Mac Pro (Late 2013) or later
iPad Models
iPad Pro 9.7-inch or later
iPad (5th generation) or later
iPad Air 2 or later
iPad mini 4 or later
Apple Watch Models
All Apple Watch Models
Apple TV Models
Apple TV 4K
Apple TV HD
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
Sensors
Dual beamforming microphones
Inward-facing microphone
Skin-detect sensor
Motion-detecting accelerometer
Speech-detecting accelerometer
Force sensor
Chip
H1 headphone chip
Sweat and Water Resistant
Sweat and water resistant (IPX4) : AirPods and charging case
