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Comparative technical specifications of all AirPods models

	In production		Discontinued		Vintage		Obsolete^[1]


Model		AirPods (1st gen.)	AirPods (2nd gen.)		AirPods Pro (1st gen.)		AirPods Max	AirPods (3rd gen.)		AirPods Pro (2nd gen.)
Model		AirPods (1st gen.)	Lightning Charging Case	Wireless Charging Case	Wireless Charging Case	MagSafe Charging Case	AirPods Max	Lightning Charging Case	MagSafe Charging Case	MagSafe Charging Case (Lightning)	MagSafe Charging Case (USB-C)
Timeline	Announced Date	September 7, 2016	March 20, 2019		October 28, 2019	October 18, 2021	December 8, 2020	October 18, 2021		September 7, 2022	September 12, 2023
	Released Date	December 13, 2016	March 20, 2019		October 30, 2019	October 26, 2021	December 15, 2020	October 26, 2021		September 23, 2022	September 22, 2023
	Discontinued Date	March 20, 2019	In Production	October 18, 2021	October 18, 2021	September 7, 2022	In Production			September 12, 2023	In Production
Model details	Model number (AirPod)	A1722 (Left) A1523 (Right)	A2031 (Left) A2032 (Right)		A2084 (Left) A2083 (Right)		A2096	A2564 (Left) A2565 (Right)		A2931 A2699 A2698	A3047 A3048 A3049
	Model number (Case)	A1602		A1938	A2190		A2096	A2897	A2566	A2700	A2968
	Hardware Strings	AirPods1,1	AirPods2,1 AirPods1,2		AirPods2,2 AirPodsPro1,1 iProd8,1		AirPodsMax1,1 iProd8,6	AirPods1,3 Audio2,1		AirPods3,1, AirPodsPro1,2
	Part/order number	MMEF2AM	MV7N2AM	MRXJ2AM	MWP22AM	MLWK3AM	MGYJ3AM (Silver) MGYH3AM (Space Gray) MGYL3AM (Sky Blue) MGYM3AM (Pink) MGYN3AM (Green)	MPNY3AM	MME73AM	MQD83AM	MTJV3AM
Chip	Headphone Chip	Apple W1 chip	Apple H1 chip							Apple H2 chip
Chip	Case Chip	—								Apple U1 chip
Bluetooth		Bluetooth 4.2	Bluetooth 5.0							Bluetooth 5.3
Spatial Audio	Dynamic head tracking	No			Yes
Spatial Audio	Personalised Spatial Audio	No			Yes
Loseless Audio		No									Up to 20-bit, 48 kHz with Apple Vision Pro
Audio Technology	Transparency mode	No			Yes			No		Yes
	Active Noise Cancellation	No			Yes			No		Yes
	Adaptive Audio	No								Yes
	Conversation Awareness	No								Yes
	Personalised Volume	No								Yes
	Loud Noise Reduction	No								Yes
	Adaptive EQ	No			Yes
	Vent system for pressure equalisation	No			Yes		No			Yes
Microphones and Sensor	Sensors	Dual optical sensor					Optical sensor, position sensor, case-detect sensor and accelerometer in each ear cup	Skin-detect sensor
	Motion-detecting accelerometer	Yes					No	Yes
	Speech-detecting accelerometer	Yes					No	Yes
	Microphones	Dual beamforming microphones			Dual beamforming microphones Inward-facing microphone		Nine microphones	Dual beamforming microphones Inward-facing microphone
	Controls	Double-tap			Force sensor		Digital Crown and Noise Control button	Force sensor		Touch control
Compatibility	Apple Devices	iOS 10 or later watchOS 3 or later macOS Sierra 10.12 or later^[2]	iOS 12.2 or later watchOS 5.2 or later macOS Mojave 10.14.4 or later^[3]		iOS 13.2 or later iPadOS 13.2 or later tvOS 13.2 or later watchOS 6.1 or later macOS Catalina 10.15.1 or later	iOS 15.1 or later iPadOS 15.1 or later tvOS 15.1 or later watchOS 8.1 or later macOS Monterey 12.0 or later	iOS 14.3 or later iPadOS 14.3 or later tvOS 14.3 or later watchOS 7.2 or later macOS Big Sur 11.1 or later	iOS 15.1 or later iPadOS 15.1 or later tvOS 15.1 or later watchOS 8.1 or later macOS Monterey 12.0 or later		iOS 16.0 or later iPadOS 16.1 or later tvOS 16.0 or later watchOS 9.0 or later macOS Ventura 13.0 or later	iOS 17.0 or later iPadOS 17.0 or later tvOS 17.0 or later watchOS 10.0 or later macOS Sonoma 14.0 or later
Compatibility	Non-Apple Devices	Devices that support Bluetooth, including Android and Windows devices, although certain features such as Siri require an Apple device

Model		iPhone Bluetooth Headset^[4]	AirPods (1st gen.)	AirPods (2nd gen.)	AirPods Pro (1st gen.)	AirPods Max	AirPods (3rd gen.)	AirPods Pro (2nd gen.)
Timeline	Announced	January 9, 2007^[5]	September 7, 2016	March 20, 2019	October 28, 2019	December 8, 2020	October 18, 2021	September 7, 2022
	Released	June 29, 2007^[5]	December 13, 2016	March 20, 2019	October 30, 2019	December 15, 2020	October 26, 2021	September 23, 2022
	Discontinued	March 23, 2009^[5]	March 20, 2019	In production	September 7, 2022	In production	In production	In production
Model	Model number	A1221	A1722 (left AirPod) A1523 (right AirPod) A1602 (Lightning case)	A2031 (left AirPod) A2032 (right AirPod) A1602 (Lightning case) A1938 (wireless case)	A2084 (left AirPod) A2083 (right AirPod) A2190 (case)	A2096	A2564 (left AirPod) A2565 (right AirPod) A2897 (Lightning case) A2566 (MagSafe case)	A2931, A2699, A2698 (AirPod serials) A2700 (Magsafe case) A2968 (USB-C case)
	Model identifier	[data missing]	AirPods1,1	AirPods2,1	iProd8,1	iProd8,6	AirPods1,3	AirPodsPro1,2 and AirPods3,1
	Order number	MA817AM (with iPhone dual dock) MB536AM (without iPhone dual dock)	MMEF2AM	MV7N2AM (Lightning case) MRXJ2AM (wireless case)	MWP22AM	MGYJ3AM (silver) MGYH3AM (space gray) MGYL3AM (sky blue) MGYM3AM (pink) MGYN3AM (green)	MME73AM	MQD83AM
Compatibility		Bluetooth 2.0	iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch models with iOS 10 or later, Apple Watch models with watchOS 3 or later, and Mac models with macOS Sierra or later.^[6]	Devices running iOS 12.2 or later, macOS Mojave 10.14.4 or later, and watchOS 5.2 or later.^[7]	Devices that support Bluetooth, including Android and Windows devices, although certain features such as Siri require an Apple device running iOS 13.2, watchOS 6.1, tvOS 13.2, and macOS Catalina 10.15.1	Devices that support Bluetooth, including Android and Windows devices, although certain features such as Siri require an Apple device running iOS 14.3, iPadOS 14.3, watchOS 7.2, tvOS 14 or macOS Big Sur.^[8]	Devices that support Bluetooth, including Android and Windows devices, although certain features such as Siri require an Apple device running iOS 15.1 or later, iPadOS 15.1 or later, macOS Monterey 12.0 or later, and watchOS 8.1 or later.^[9]	Devices that support Bluetooth, including Android and Windows devices, although certain features such as Siri require an Apple device running iOS 15.1 or later, iPadOS 15.1 or later, macOS Monterey 12.0 or later, and watchOS 8.1 or later.^[9]
System on a chip		None	Apple W1 chip	Apple H1 chip (343S00289, 343S00290)	Apple H1 chip	Apple H1 chip (343S00404)	Apple H1 chip	Apple H2 chip
Battery	Battery strength	[data missing]	1.52-watt-hour (case) 0.093-watt-hour (each AirPod)		1.98-watt-hour (case) 0.16-watt-hour (each AirPod)	2 x 2.53-watt-hour rechargeable lithium-ion (right ear cup)	1.33-watt-hour (case) 0.133-watt-hour (each AirPod)	1.997-watt-hour (case)
Battery	Battery capacity	No case	398 mAh (case)		519 mAh (case)	664 mAh (right ear cup)	345 mAh (case)	523 mAh (case)
Firmware	Original release	Not upgradable	3.3.1	6.3.2	2B584	3C16	3E751	5A374
Firmware	Latest / final^[10]	Not upgradable	6.8.8	6A321		6A324	6A321	6B34

[1] "Vintage and obsolete products". Apple.

[2] "AirPods (1st generation) – Technical Specifications". support.apple.com. Retrieved 2024-05-03.

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

[4] Included for comparison purposes

[headset-5] "iPhone Bluetooth Headset – Specs, Release Date, and Original Price". August 14, 2020.

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

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

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

[Get_started-9] "Get started with AirPods (3rd generation)". support.apple.com. Retrieved 2022-03-22.

[AirPodsFirmware-10] "About firmware updates for AirPods". Apple Support. Apple Inc. January 30, 2024. Retrieved February 2, 2024.

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