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In production
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Discontinued
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Vintage
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Obsolete[1]
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Model
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AirPods (1st gen.)
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AirPods (2nd gen.)
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AirPods Pro (1st gen.)
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AirPods Max
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AirPods (3rd gen.)
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AirPods Pro (2nd gen.)
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Lightning Charging Case
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Wireless Charging Case
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Wireless Charging Case
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MagSafe Charging Case
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Lightning Charging Case
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MagSafe Charging Case
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MagSafe Charging Case (Lightning)
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MagSafe Charging Case (USB-C)
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Timeline
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Announced Date
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September 7, 2016
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March 20, 2019
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October 28, 2019
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October 18, 2021
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December 8, 2020
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October 18, 2021
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September 7, 2022
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September 12, 2023
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Released Date
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December 13, 2016
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March 20, 2019
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October 30, 2019
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October 26, 2021
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December 15, 2020
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October 26, 2021
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September 23, 2022
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September 22, 2023
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Discontinued Date
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March 20, 2019
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In Production
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October 18, 2021
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October 18, 2021
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September 7, 2022
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In Production
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September 12, 2023
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In Production
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Model details
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Model number (AirPod)
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A1722 (Left) A1523 (Right)
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A2031 (Left) A2032 (Right)
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A2084 (Left) A2083 (Right)
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A2096
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A2564 (Left) A2565 (Right)
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A2931 A2699 A2698
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A3047 A3048 A3049
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Model number (Case)
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A1602
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A1938
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A2190
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A2897
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A2566
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A2700
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A2968
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Hardware Strings
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AirPods1,1
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AirPods2,1 AirPods1,2
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AirPods2,2 AirPodsPro1,1 iProd8,1
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AirPodsMax1,1 iProd8,6
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AirPods1,3 Audio2,1
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AirPods3,1, AirPodsPro1,2
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Part/order number
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MMEF2AM
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MV7N2AM
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MRXJ2AM
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MWP22AM
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MLWK3AM
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MGYJ3AM (Silver) MGYH3AM (Space Gray) MGYL3AM (Sky Blue) MGYM3AM (Pink) MGYN3AM (Green)
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MPNY3AM
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MME73AM
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MQD83AM
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MTJV3AM
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Chip
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Headphone Chip
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Apple W1 chip
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Apple H1 chip
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Apple H2 chip
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Case Chip
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—
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Apple U1 chip
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Bluetooth
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Bluetooth 4.2
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Bluetooth 5.0
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Bluetooth 5.3
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Spatial Audio
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Dynamic head tracking
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No
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Yes
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Personalised Spatial Audio
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No
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Yes
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Loseless Audio
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No
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Up to 20-bit, 48 kHz with Apple Vision Pro
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Audio Technology
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Transparency mode
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No
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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Active Noise Cancellation
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No
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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Adaptive Audio
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No
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Yes
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Conversation Awareness
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No
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Yes
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Personalised Volume
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No
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Yes
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Loud Noise Reduction
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No
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Yes
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Adaptive EQ
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No
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Yes
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Vent system for pressure equalisation
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No
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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Microphones and Sensor
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Sensors
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Dual optical sensor
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Optical sensor, position sensor, case-detect sensor and accelerometer in each ear cup
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Skin-detect sensor
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Motion-detecting accelerometer
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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Speech-detecting accelerometer
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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Microphones
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Dual beamforming microphones
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Dual beamforming microphones Inward-facing microphone
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Nine microphones
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Dual beamforming microphones Inward-facing microphone
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Controls
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Double-tap
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Force sensor
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Digital Crown and Noise Control button
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Force sensor
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Touch control
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Compatibility
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Apple Devices
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- iOS 10 or later
- watchOS 3 or later
- macOS Sierra 10.12 or later[2]
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- iOS 12.2 or later
- watchOS 5.2 or later
- macOS Mojave 10.14.4 or later[3]
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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Non-Apple Devices
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Devices that support Bluetooth, including Android and Windows devices, although certain features such as Siri require an Apple device
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Model
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iPhone Bluetooth Headset[4]
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AirPods (1st gen.)
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AirPods (2nd gen.)
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AirPods Pro (1st gen.)
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AirPods Max
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AirPods (3rd gen.)
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AirPods Pro (2nd gen.)
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Timeline
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Announced
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January 9, 2007[5]
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September 7, 2016
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March 20, 2019
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October 28, 2019
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December 8, 2020
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October 18, 2021
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September 7, 2022
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Released
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June 29, 2007[5]
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December 13, 2016
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October 30, 2019
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December 15, 2020
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October 26, 2021
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September 23, 2022
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Discontinued
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March 23, 2009[5]
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March 20, 2019
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In production
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September 7, 2022
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In production
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In production
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In production
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Model
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Model number
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A1221
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A1722 (left AirPod) A1523 (right AirPod) A1602 (Lightning case)
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A2031 (left AirPod) A2032 (right AirPod) A1602 (Lightning case) A1938 (wireless case)
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A2084 (left AirPod) A2083 (right AirPod) A2190 (case)
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A2096
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A2564 (left AirPod) A2565 (right AirPod) A2897 (Lightning case) A2566 (MagSafe case)
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A2931, A2699, A2698 (AirPod serials) A2700 (Magsafe case) A2968 (USB-C case)
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Model identifier
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[data missing]
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AirPods1,1
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AirPods2,1
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iProd8,1
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iProd8,6
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AirPods1,3
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AirPodsPro1,2 and AirPods3,1
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Order number
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MA817AM (with iPhone dual dock) MB536AM (without iPhone dual dock)
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MMEF2AM
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MV7N2AM (Lightning case) MRXJ2AM (wireless case)
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MWP22AM
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MGYJ3AM (silver) MGYH3AM (space gray) MGYL3AM (sky blue) MGYM3AM (pink) MGYN3AM (green)
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MME73AM
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MQD83AM
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Compatibility
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Bluetooth 2.0
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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]
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Devices running iOS 12.2 or later, macOS Mojave 10.14.4 or later, and watchOS 5.2 or later.[7]
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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
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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]
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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]
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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]
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System on a chip
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None
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Apple W1 chip
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Apple H1 chip (343S00289, 343S00290)
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Apple H1 chip
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Apple H1 chip (343S00404)
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Apple H1 chip
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Apple H2 chip
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Battery
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Battery strength
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[data missing]
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1.52-watt-hour (case) 0.093-watt-hour (each AirPod)
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1.98-watt-hour (case) 0.16-watt-hour (each AirPod)
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2 x 2.53-watt-hour rechargeable lithium-ion (right ear cup)
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1.33-watt-hour (case) 0.133-watt-hour (each AirPod)
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1.997-watt-hour (case)
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Battery capacity
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No case
|
398 mAh (case)
|
519 mAh (case)
|
664 mAh (right ear cup)
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345 mAh (case)
|
523 mAh (case)
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Firmware
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Original release
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Not upgradable
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3.3.1
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6.3.2
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2B584
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3C16
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3E751
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5A374
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Latest / final[10]
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6.8.8
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6A321
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6A324
|
6A321
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6B34
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