Product Description

AirPods 5 – Official Technical Specifications

Design & Build

Design: Features Apple’s signature open-ear design, engineered for a comfortable and lightweight fit while delivering enhanced sound and Active Noise Cancellation.

Durability: Rated IP57 for dust, sweat, and water resistance, making AirPods 5 better suited for workouts and everyday use.

Finish: Available in Apple’s classic white finish.

Audio Technology

AirPods 5 feature a custom high-excursion Apple driver and custom high-dynamic-range amplifier for detailed, balanced sound.

Active Noise Cancellation: Industry-leading ANC for an open-ear design, with up to 1.5× better noise blocking than AirPods 4 with ANC.

Adaptive Audio: Automatically blends Active Noise Cancellation and Transparency based on your surroundings.

Transparency Mode: Lets you naturally hear your surroundings while listening.

Conversation Awareness: Automatically lowers media volume when you begin speaking and restores it afterward.

Adaptive EQ: Automatically adjusts sound to fit the way AirPods sit in your ears.

Personalized Spatial Audio: Creates an immersive listening experience with dynamic head tracking.

Voice Isolation: Improves voice clarity during calls and recordings.

Chip & Intelligence

Chip: H2 headphone chip

Siri AI: Hands-free access to Siri AI for questions, calls, messages, music, and more.

Siri Interactions: Use simple head gestures, such as nodding or shaking your head, to respond to Siri prompts.

Live Translation: Supports Live Translation for communicating across different languages when paired with a compatible iPhone.

Sensors & Controls

Sensors: Dual beamforming microphones, inward-facing microphone, optical in-ear sensor, motion-detecting accelerometer, speech-detecting accelerometer, and force sensor.

Controls: Press the stem to play or pause media, answer calls, switch listening modes, and control playback.

Volume Control: AirPods 5 with Wireless Charging Case support swipe gestures on the stem for adjusting volume.

Size & Weight

Each AirPod:

Height: 1.19 inches (30.2 mm)

Width: 0.72 inch (18.3 mm)

Depth: 0.71 inch (18.1 mm)

Weight: 0.15 ounce (4.3 grams)

Charging Case

Height: 1.82 inches (46.2 mm)

Width: 1.97 inches (50.1 mm)

Depth: 0.83 inch (21.2 mm)

Weight: 32.3 grams for AirPods 5 case

Weight: 34.7 grams for AirPods 5 with Wireless Charging Case

Battery & Charging

AirPods 5

Listening Time: Up to 4 hours on a single charge with Active Noise Cancellation enabled.

With Charging Case: Up to 20 hours of listening time with ANC enabled.

Fast Charging: 5 minutes in the case provides around 1 hour of listening time.

AirPods 5 with Wireless Charging Case

Listening Time: Up to 5 hours on a single charge with ANC enabled.

With Charging Case: Up to 22 hours of listening time with ANC enabled.

Charging Options: USB-C, Apple Watch charger, and Qi-certified wireless chargers.

Find My: Wireless Charging Case includes a built-in speaker for Find My.

Connectivity

Wireless: Bluetooth 5.3

AirPods 5 are designed to work seamlessly with iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Vision Pro.

In the Box

AirPods 5: AirPods 5, USB-C Charging Case, and documentation.

AirPods 5 with Wireless Charging Case: AirPods 5, USB-C Wireless Charging Case with speaker, and documentation.

Summary

AirPods 5 bring Active Noise Cancellation to Apple’s open-ear design with a new acoustic architecture, improved sound quality, and next-generation Adaptive EQ.

Powered by the H2 headphone chip, AirPods 5 deliver features including Active Noise Cancellation, Adaptive Audio, Transparency, Conversation Awareness, Personalized Spatial Audio, Voice Isolation, Siri AI, and Live Translation.

With an IP57 rating, lightweight 4.3-gram earbuds, USB-C charging, and up to 22 hours of ANC listening with the Wireless Charging Case, AirPods 5 are designed for comfortable everyday listening, calls, workouts, and seamless Apple-device integration.

At a Glance