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Finish
White
White
White
White
White
White
Midnight, Starlight, Blue, Purple, Orange
Quick look
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Active Noise Cancellation, Adaptive Audio, and Transparency modeRefer to legal disclaimers
Up to 2x more Active Noise Cancellation,Refer to legal disclaimers with Adaptive Audio and Transparency modeRefer to legal disclaimers
Up to 2x more Active Noise Cancellation,Refer to legal disclaimers with Transparency mode
Conversation Awareness
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Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Conversation AwarenessRefer to legal disclaimers
Conversation AwarenessRefer to legal disclaimers
Not Applicable
Hearing Assistance
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Loud Sound Reduction
Not Applicable
Personalized Spatial Audio
Not Applicable
Personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head trackingRefer to legal disclaimers
Personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head trackingRefer to legal disclaimers
Personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head trackingRefer to legal disclaimers
Personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head trackingRefer to legal disclaimers
Personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head trackingRefer to legal disclaimers
Personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head trackingRefer to legal disclaimers
Durability
Not Applicable
Sweat and water resistantRefer to legal disclaimers
Sweat and water resistantRefer to legal disclaimers
Dust, sweat, and water resistant (IP54)Refer to legal disclaimers
Dust, sweat, and water resistant (IP54)Refer to legal disclaimers
Dust, sweat, and water resistant (IP54)Refer to legal disclaimers
Not Applicable
Charging Case
Lightning Charging Case
Lightning Charging Case
MagSafe Charging CaseRefer to legal disclaimers
Charging Case (USB‑C)Refer to legal disclaimers
Wireless Charging Case (USB‑C) works with Apple Watch charger and Qi‑certified chargers;Refer to legal disclaimers includes speaker for Find MyRefer to legal disclaimers
MagSafe Charging Case (USB‑C) works with Apple Watch charger and Qi‑certified chargers;Refer to legal disclaimers includes lanyard loop and speaker for Find MyRefer to legal disclaimers
Smart Case
Battery Life: Listening Time
5 hrs
Up to 5 hours of listening time on one chargeRefer to legal disclaimers
6 hrs
Up to 6 hours of listening time on one chargeRefer to legal disclaimers
6 hrs
Up to 6 hours of listening time on one chargeRefer to legal disclaimers
5 hrs
Up to 5 hours of listening time on one chargeRefer to legal disclaimers
5 hrs
Up to 5 hours of listening time on one chargeRefer to legal disclaimers
6 hrs
Up to 6 hours of listening time on one chargeRefer to legal disclaimers
20 hrs
Up to 20 hours of listening time on one chargeRefer to legal disclaimers
Battery Life: Total Listening
More than 24 hours of listening time with charging caseRefer to legal disclaimers
Up to 30 hours of listening time with charging caseRefer to legal disclaimers
Up to 30 hours of listening time with charging caseRefer to legal disclaimers
Up to 30 hours of listening time with charging caseRefer to legal disclaimers
Up to 30 hours of listening time with charging caseRefer to legal disclaimers
Up to 30 hours of listening time with charging caseRefer to legal disclaimers
Not Applicable
Control
Double-tap
Force sensor
Force sensor
Force sensor
Force sensor
Touch control
Digital Crown
Chip
H1 chip
H1 chip
H1 chip
H2 chip with Voice IsolationRefer to legal disclaimers
H2 chip with Voice IsolationRefer to legal disclaimers
H2 chip with Voice IsolationRefer to legal disclaimers
H1 chip
Automatic Switching
Automatic SwitchingRefer to legal disclaimers
Automatic SwitchingRefer to legal disclaimers
Automatic SwitchingRefer to legal disclaimers
Automatic SwitchingRefer to legal disclaimers
Automatic SwitchingRefer to legal disclaimers
Automatic SwitchingRefer to legal disclaimers
Automatic SwitchingRefer to legal disclaimers