Apple Apple AirPods 5 with Wireless Charging Case

Audio Technology^{1 Refer to legal disclaimers}

• Custom-built high-excursion Apple driver
• Custom-engineered high-dynamic-range amplifier 
• Active Noise Cancellation
• Adaptive Audio^{2 Refer to legal disclaimers}
• Transparency
• Conversation Awareness^{2 Refer to legal disclaimers} 
• Voice Isolation^{2 Refer to legal disclaimers}
• Personalised Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking^{3 Refer to legal disclaimers}
• Adaptive EQ
• Studio-quality audio recording 
• Vent system for pressure equalisation

Live Translation

• Live Translation for communicating across languages^{4 Refer to legal disclaimers}

Siri AI^{5 Refer to legal disclaimers}

• Get more done every day with hands‑free access to an even more powerful and personalised AI assistant on your iPhone. Ask open‑ended questions, brainstorm and have full conversations. 

Sensors

• Dual beamforming microphones
• Inward-facing microphone
• Optical in-ear sensor 
• Motion-detecting accelerometer
• Speech-detecting accelerometer
• Force sensor
• Force sensor with volume swipe (AirPods 5 with Wireless Charging Case) 
• Chip
• H2 headphone chip

Controls

• Press once to play or pause media 
• Press once to answer a call, or mute or unmute^{6 Refer to legal disclaimers}
• Press once for camera remote^{7 Refer to legal disclaimers}
• Press twice to end a call
• Press twice to skip forward 
• Press three times to skip back
• Press and hold to switch between listening modes
• Swipe up or down to adjust volume (AirPods 5 with Wireless Charging Case)
• Say “Hey Siri” or just “Siri”^{8 Refer to legal disclaimers} 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 more^{2 Refer to legal disclaimers}

Dust, Sweat and Water Resistant^{9 Refer to legal disclaimers}

• Dust, sweat and water resistant (IP57)

Size and Weight (Each)^{10 Refer to legal disclaimers}

Earbuds:

• Height: 30.2 mm (1.19 inches)
• Width: 18.3 mm (0.72 inch)
• Depth: 18.1 mm (0.71 inch) 
• Weight: 4.3 grams (0.15 ounce)

Charging Case:

• Height: 46.2 mm (1.82 inches)
• Width: 50.1 mm (1.97 inches) 
• Depth: 21.2 mm (0.83 inch)
• Weight (AirPods 5 with Wireless Charging Case): 34.7 grams (1.22 ounces)

Charging Case

• Works with USB‑C connector, Apple Watch charger or Qi‑certified chargers 
• Includes a speaker for use with Find My^{11 Refer to legal disclaimers}

Battery

AirPods 5 with Wireless Charging Case

• Up to 5 hours of battery life on a single charge with Active Noise Cancellation enabled^{15 Refer to legal disclaimers}

Battery life with charging case

• Up to 22 hours of battery life with Active Noise Cancellation enabled16
• 5 minutes in the case provides around 1 hour of battery life^{17 Refer to legal disclaimers}

Connectivity 

• Bluetooth® 5.3 wireless technology

Accessibility

Accessibility features help people with disabilities get the most out of their new AirPods.

• Features include: 
• Live Listen audio^{18 Refer to legal disclaimers}
• 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 5 with Wireless Charging Case
• Charging Case (USB‑C) with speaker
• Documentation

1. Device performance and noise control features like Active Noise Cancellation, Adaptive Audio and Transparency can be affected by debris or earwax build-up. Clean the device regularly to maintain performance and full feature functionality. Refer to How to clean your AirPods for cleaning instructions.
2. Requires a compatible Apple device running the latest operating system software.
3. Compatible hardware and software required. Works with compatible content in supported apps. Not all content available in Dolby Atmos. iPhone with TrueDepth camera required to create a personal profile for Spatial Audio, which will sync across Apple devices running the latest operating system software, including iOS, iPadOS, macOS and tvOS. Personalised Spatial Audio is not available when using other devices.
4. Available on compatible Apple devices with the latest operating system software when paired with compatible AirPods with the latest firmware when Apple Intelligence is turned on. Available in beta. Some features may not be available in all regions or languages; for more information, see Feature Availability. 
5. Apple Intelligence is available with Siri and device language set to Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish or Vietnamese. Some features may not be available in all regions or languages. Some devices may not be available in all regions. Siri AI is available in beta in iOS 27, macOS 27 and watchOS 27, and requires an Apple Intelligence–enabled device set to a supported language. Available in English to start. Siri AI will not be initially available in the EU on iOS, iPadOS and watchOS. Certain Apple Intelligence features that rely on server‑side models are subject to daily usage limits, including but not limited to Siri AI, Intelligent Photo Editing Tools, Image Playground and AFM 3 Cloud models in Shortcuts. Daily limits may vary by feature, request complexity, system demand, system policies and other factors. Expanded access to such features will be available for a fee in the future. Use of these features is subject to the Apple Intelligence terms and conditions. Learn more at Apple Intelligence and Siri. Hands‑free access to Siri AI works on all AirPods.
6. Available in compatible applications with the latest firmware.
7. Available with the latest firmware when paired with compatible Apple devices running the latest operating system software.
8. Siri and activating with just “Siri” may not be available in all languages or in all areas, and features may vary by area. Compatible device and internet access required. Mobile data charges may apply. Activating with just “Siri” is not available on AirPods with the H1 headphone chip and Intel-based Mac computers. Devices must support and have the latest operating system software. 
9. AirPods 5 are dust, sweat and water resistant for non-water sports and exercise. Products including charging case were tested under controlled laboratory conditions, and have a rating of IP57 under IEC standard 60529. Dust, sweat and water resistance are not permanent conditions, and resistance might decrease as a result of normal wear. Do not attempt to charge when wet; refer to About the sweat and water resistance of AirPods Pro, AirPods 3 and AirPods 4 for cleaning and drying instructions.
10. Size and weight vary by configuration and manufacturing process.
11. Find My functionality requires iOS 27 or later.
12. Testing conducted by Apple in July and August 2026 using preproduction AirPods 5 paired with preproduction iPhone 18 Pro units, all with prerelease software. The playlist consisted of 358 unique audio tracks purchased from the iTunes Store (256-Kbps AAC encoding). Volume was set to 50%, Spatial Audio and Conversation Awareness were off, and Noise Control was set to Active Noise Cancellation. With Noise Control turned off, listening time was up to 6 hours. Testing consisted of full AirPods battery discharge while playing audio until the first AirPod stopped playback. Battery life depends on device settings, environment, usage and many other factors. 
13. Testing conducted by Apple in July and August 2026 using preproduction AirPods 5 and charging case paired with preproduction iPhone 18 Pro units, all with prerelease software. The playlist consisted of 358 unique audio tracks purchased from the iTunes Store (256-Kbps AAC encoding). Volume was set to 50%, Spatial Audio and Conversation Awareness were off, and Noise Control was set to Active Noise Cancellation. Testing consisted of full AirPods battery discharge while playing audio until the first AirPod stopped playback. The drained AirPods were charged to 100%, then audio playback was resumed until the first AirPod stopped playback. This cycle was repeated until both the AirPods and charging case were fully discharged. Battery life depends on device settings, environment, usage and many other factors.
14. Testing conducted by Apple in July and August 2026 using preproduction AirPods 5 and charging case paired with preproduction iPhone 18 Pro units, all with prerelease software. The playlist consisted of 358 unique audio tracks purchased from the iTunes Store (256‑Kbps AAC encoding). Volume was set to 50%; Spatial Audio, Conversation Awareness and Noise Control were all off. 5‑Minute charge testing conducted with drained AirPods that were charged for 5 minutes, then audio playback was started until the first AirPod stopped playback. Battery life depends on device settings, environment, usage and many other factors.
15. Testing conducted by Apple in July and August 2026 using preproduction AirPods 5 with Wireless Charging Case paired with preproduction iPhone 18 Pro units, all with prerelease software. The playlist consisted of 358 unique audio tracks purchased from the iTunes Store (256-Kbps AAC encoding). Volume was set to 50%, Spatial Audio and Conversation Awareness were off, and Noise Control was set to Active Noise Cancellation. With Noise Control turned off, listening time was up to 7 hours. Testing consisted of full AirPods battery discharge while playing audio until the first AirPod stopped playback. Battery life depends on device settings, environment, usage and many other factors.
16. Testing conducted by Apple in July and August 2026 using preproduction AirPods 5 with Wireless Charging Case paired with preproduction iPhone 18 Pro units, all with prerelease software. The playlist consisted of 358 unique audio tracks purchased from the iTunes Store (256-Kbps AAC encoding). Volume was set to 50%, Spatial Audio and Conversation Awareness were off, and Noise Control was set to Active Noise Cancellation. Testing consisted of full AirPods battery discharge while playing audio until the first AirPod stopped playback. The drained AirPods were charged to 100%, then audio playback was resumed until the first AirPod stopped playback. This cycle was repeated until both the AirPods and charging case were fully discharged. Battery life depends on device settings, environment, usage and many other factors. 
17. Testing conducted by Apple in July and August 2026 using preproduction AirPods 5 with Wireless Charging Case paired with preproduction iPhone 18 Pro units, all with prerelease software. The playlist consisted of 358 unique audio tracks purchased from the iTunes Store (256‑Kbps AAC encoding). Volume was set to 50%; Spatial Audio, Conversation Awareness and Noise Control were all off. 5‑Minute charge testing conducted with drained AirPods that were charged for 5 minutes, then audio playback was started until the first AirPod stopped playback. Battery life depends on device settings, environment, usage and many other factors.
18. Requires the latest version of iOS or iPadOS.