AirPods 4 Technical Specifications

AirPods?4

Image of AirPods 4 from the front

AirPods 4Active 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” 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 Resistance5

  • Dust, sweat and water resistant?(IP54)

Size and Weight (Each)6

  • Height: 30.2mm
  • Width: 18.3mm
  • Depth: 18.1mm
  • Weight: 4.3g
  • Height: 46.2mm
  • Width: 50.1mm
  • Depth: 21.2mm
  • Weight (AirPods 4): 32.3g
  • Weight (AirPods 4 with Active?Noise?Cancellation): 34.7g

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 view7

Battery

AirPods 4

  • Up to 5 hours of listening time on a single charge8
  • Up to 4.5 hours of talk time on a single charge9

AirPods 4 with Charging Case?(USB?C)

  • Up to 30 hours of listening?time10
  • Up to 20 hours of talk?time11
  • 5 minutes in the case provides around 1 hour of listening?time12 or around 45 minutes of talk?time13

AirPods 4 with Active?Noise?Cancellation

  • Up to 4 hours of listening time on a single charge with Active?Noise?Cancellation enabled14
  • Up to 5 hours of listening time on a single charge with noise control off14
  • Up to 4.5 hours of talk time on a single charge15

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

  • Up to 20 hours of listening time with Active?Noise?Cancellation enabled16
  • Up to 30 hours of listening time with noise control?off16
  • Up to 20 hours of talk time17
  • 5 minutes in the case provides around 1 hour of listening?time18 or around 45 minutes of talk time19

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 audio20
  • 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
  • Apple Vision Pro with the latest version of visionOS
  • AirPods can be used as wireless Bluetooth headphones with Apple devices using earlier software and with non-Apple devices, but functionality may be?limited.

AirPods and the Environment

AirPods are designed to reduce environmental impact:21

Materials

  • 100% recycled tin in the solder of multiple printed circuit?boards
  • 100% recycled gold in the plating of multiple printed circuit boards
  • 100% recycled copper plating salts on multiple printed circuit?boards
  • 100% recycled rare earth elements in all?magnets
  • 50% recycled plastic in three?parts
  • 100% fibre-based packaging22

Energy

  • Meets US?Department of Energy requirements for battery charger systems23

Waste

  • No established final assembly sites generate waste sent to landfill as part of Apple’s Zero Waste Programme

Smarter chemistry24

  • Mercury-, BFR- and PVC?free