Personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking
Adaptive EQ
Vent system for pressure equalization
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
Dust, Sweat, and Water Resistant
Dust, sweat, and water resistant (IP54)
Charging Case
Works with USB-C connector
Battery
AirPods 4
Up to 5 hours of listening time on a single charge
Up to 4.5 hours of talk time on a single charge
AirPods 4 with Charging Case (USB‑C)
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 45 minutes of talk time
Connectivity
Bluetooth 5.3 wireless technology
In the Box
AirPods 4
Charging Case (USB-C)
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 audio
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.