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Overview
Released Sep 20, 2024Dec 13, 2016Oct 26, 2021
Launch price $129$159$179
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Status AvailableVintageAvailable
Audio
Driver Custom high-excursion Apple driver with custom amplifier - Custom high-excursion Apple driver with high dynamic range amplifier
Noise control None (Voice Isolation for calls) None None
Spatial Audio Personalised Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking No Yes, with dynamic head tracking
Microphones Dual beamforming microphones, inward-facing microphone Dual beamforming microphones, voice-detecting accelerometer Dual beamforming microphones, inward-facing microphone
Chip
Chip Apple H2 Apple W1 Apple H1
Battery
Listening time Up to 5 hours Up to 5 hours Up to 6 hours (5 hours with Spatial Audio on)
Total with case Up to 30 hours Up to 24 hours Up to 30 hours
Quick charge - 15 minutes in case gives about 3 hours -
Connectivity
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.3 Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.0
Charging USB-C case Lightning case Lightning, MagSafe, Qi wireless
Design
Water resistance IP54 (earbuds and case) None IPX4 (earbuds and case)
Weight 4.3 g per earbud 4 g per earbud 4.28 g per earbud; case 37.91 g
Features
Controls Force sensor on stem (press, swipe), head gestures, Hey Siri Double-tap on either earbud (Siri, play/pause, skip) Force sensor on stem; Hey Siri
Sensors Skin-detect sensor, motion and speech accelerometers, force sensor Dual optical sensors, motion accelerometer Skin-detect sensors, motion accelerometer, speech-detecting accelerometer, force sensor
Software
Launch OS iOS 18 iOS 10 iOS 15.1
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