AirPods (3rd generation)

Name: AirPods (3rd generation)
Brand: Apple
Price: 329.0 NZD
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NZ$329.00

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A closer look at AirPods.

Spatial audio with dynamic head tracking places sound all around you.¹

All-new contoured design with force sensor control and a shorter stem.

Longer battery life with up to six hours of listening time, and wireless charging with MagSafe.²

Accessories sold separately and subject to availability.

Adaptive EQ automatically tunes music to your ear.

Sweat- and water-resistant, including the case — so you’re covered.³

Magical experience. Connect effortlessly, automatically switch between all your devices and share audio easily.⁴

So many more ways to say it.

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Product Information
Overview

All-new design

AirPods are lightweight and offer a contoured design. They sit at just the right angle for comfort and to better direct audio to your ear. The stem is 33 per cent shorter than AirPods (2nd generation) and includes a force sensor to easily control music and calls.

Spatial audio with dynamic head tracking

Sound is placed all around you to create an immersive, three-dimensional listening experience for music, TV shows and movies. Gyroscopes and accelerometers in AirPods work together to track your head movements — so it sounds like you’re in the centre of songs and scenes.¹

Adaptive EQ

Music is automatically tuned to suit the shape of your ear. Inward-facing microphones detect what you’re hearing, then adjust low- and mid-range frequencies to deliver the rich details in every song.

Longer battery life

AirPods have an extra hour of battery life compared with AirPods (2nd generation), for up to six hours of listening time² or up to four hours of talk time.⁵ With just five minutes of charging, you’ll get around an hour of listening time⁶ or talk time.⁷ And with the MagSafe Charging Case, you can enjoy up to 30 hours of total listening time and charge with compatible MagSafe and wireless chargers.⁸

Sweat- and water-resistant

Both AirPods and the MagSafe Charging Case are rated IPX4 water-resistant — so they’ll withstand anything from rain to heavy workouts.³

Magical in every way

Setup is effortless — pull them out of the case and they’re ready to use. Automatically switch between your Apple devices. In-ear detection knows the difference between your ear and other surfaces. Announce Notifications with Siri gives you the option to have Siri read your notifications to you through your AirPods. And with Audio Sharing, you and a friend can easily share a song or show between any two sets of AirPods.⁴

Highlights

Designed by Apple

Spatial audio with dynamic head tracking for an immersive three-dimensional listening experience¹

Amazing sound quality with Adaptive EQ

Contoured design

Force sensor control

Sweat- and water-resistant (IPX4)³

Easy setup for all your Apple devices

Case can be charged either wirelessly using a MagSafe charger or Qi-certified charger, or with the Lightning connector

What’s in the Box

AirPods

MagSafe Charging Case

Lightning to USB-C Cable

Documentation
Tech Specs
Audio Technology

Spatial audio with dynamic head tracking¹

Adaptive EQ

Custom-built high-excursion Apple driver

Custom-engineered high-dynamic-range amplifier

Sensors

Dual beamforming microphones

Force sensor

Inward-facing microphone

Motion-detecting accelerometer

Skin-detect sensors

Speech-detecting accelerometer

Chip

H1 headphone chip

Controls

Press once to play, pause or answer a phone call

Press twice to skip forward

Press three times to skip back

Press and hold for Siri

Say “Hey Siri” to do things like play a song, make a call or get directions
Sweat and Water Resistance

Sweat- and water-resistant (IPX4)³
Size and Weight

AirPods (each)⁹

Height: 30.79 mm (1.21 inches)

Width: 18.26 mm (0.72 inch)

Depth: 19.21 mm (0.76 inch)

Weight: 4.28 grams (0.15 ounce)

MagSafe Charging Case⁹

Height: 46.40 mm (1.83 inches)

Width: 54.40 mm (2.14 inches)

Depth: 21.38 mm (0.84 inch)

Weight: 37.91 grams (1.34 ounces)

Charging Case

Works with MagSafe charger, Qi-certified chargers or the Lightning connector

Battery

AirPods

Up to 6 hours of listening time with a single charge (up to 5 hours with spatial audio enabled)²

Up to 4 hours of talk time with a single charge⁵

AirPods with MagSafe Charging Case

Up to 30 hours of listening time⁸

Up to 20 hours of talk time¹⁰

5 minutes in the case provides around 1 hour of listening time⁶ or around 1 hour of talk time⁷

Connectivity

Bluetooth® 5.0

Accessibility

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

Features include:

Live Listen audio¹¹

Headphone levels

Headphone Accommodations
System Requirements

iPhone and iPod touch models with the latest version of iOS¹²

iPad models with the latest version of iPadOS¹²

Apple Watch models with the latest version of watchOS¹²

Mac models with the latest version of macOS¹²

Apple TV models with the latest version of tvOS¹²
Compatibility
iPhone Models

iPhone 13 Pro

iPhone 13 Pro Max

iPhone 13 mini

iPhone 13

iPhone 12 Pro

iPhone 12 Pro Max

iPhone 12 mini

iPhone 12

iPhone 11 Pro

iPhone 11 Pro Max

iPhone 11

iPhone SE (2nd generation)

iPhone XS

iPhone XS Max

iPhone XR

iPhone X

iPhone 8

iPhone 8 Plus

iPhone 7

iPhone 7 Plus

iPhone 6s

iPhone 6s Plus

iPhone SE (1st generation)
iPad Models

iPad mini (6th generation)

iPad (9th generation)

iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th generation)

iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation)

iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation)

iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation)

iPad Pro 12.9-inch (1st generation)

iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation)

iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation)

iPad Pro 11-inch (1st generation)

iPad Pro 10.5-inch

iPad Pro 9.7-inch

iPad Air (4th generation)

iPad Air (3rd generation)

iPad Air 2

iPad (8th generation)

iPad (7th generation)

iPad (6th generation)

iPad (5th generation)

iPad mini (5th generation)

iPad mini 4
Mac Models

MacBook Air (M1, 2020)

MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2020)

MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018–2019)

MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015–2017)

MacBook Air (11-inch, Early 2015)

MacBook Pro (14-inch, 2021)

MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)

MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020)

MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020)

MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016–2019)

MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2012–2015)

MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)

MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2016–2019)

MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2012–2015)

MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015–2017)

iMac (24-inch, M1, 2021)

iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, 2019)

iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, 2017)

iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, Late 2015)

iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2019–2020)

iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017)

iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014–2015)

iMac Pro (2017)

Mac mini (M1, 2020)

Mac mini (2018)

Mac mini (Late 2014)

Mac Pro (2019)

Mac Pro (Late 2013)
Apple Watch Models

Apple Watch Series 7

Apple Watch Series 6

Apple Watch SE

Apple Watch Series 5

Apple Watch Series 4

Apple Watch Series 3

Apple Watch Series 2

Apple Watch Series 1
Apple TV Models

Apple TV 4K (2nd generation)

Apple TV 4K (1st generation)

Apple TV HD
iPod Models

iPod touch (7th generation)

New subscribers get six months of Apple Music on us with AirPods or eligible Beats products.⁺

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1. Spatialise Stereo supports stereo content with iOS 15 or later; Apple Music with Dolby Atmos or 5.1; and video content recorded in 5.1, 7.1 and Dolby Atmos from supported applications.

2. Testing conducted by Apple in September 2021 using preproduction AirPods (3rd generation) with MagSafe Charging Case and software paired with iPhone 13 Pro Max units and prerelease software. The playlist consisted of 358 unique audio tracks purchased from the iTunes Store (256-Kbps AAC encoding). Volume was set to 50 per cent. With spatial audio with head tracking enabled, listening time was up to five 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.

3. AirPods (3rd generation) are sweat- and water-resistant for non-water sports and exercise. AirPods (3rd generation) were tested under controlled laboratory conditions, and have a rating of IPX4 under IEC standard 60529. Sweat and water resistance are not permanent conditions, and resistance might decrease as a result of normal wear. Do not attempt to charge wet AirPods (3rd generation); refer to https://support.apple.com/HT210711 for cleaning and drying instructions.

4. Audio Sharing not supported for iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone SE (1st generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (1st generation), iPad Pro 9.7-inch, iPad Air 2, iPad mini 4, Apple Watch and Mac.

5. Testing conducted by Apple in September 2021 using preproduction AirPods (3rd generation) with MagSafe Charging Case and software paired with iPhone 13 Pro Max units and prerelease software. Volume was set to 50 per cent. Testing consisted of full AirPods battery discharge with a mobile phone call until the first AirPod stopped playing call audio. Battery life depends on device settings, environment, usage and many other factors.

6. Testing conducted by Apple in September 2021 using preproduction AirPods (3rd generation) with MagSafe Charging Case and software paired with iPhone 13 Pro Max units and prerelease software. The playlist consisted of 358 unique audio tracks purchased from the iTunes Store (256-Kbps AAC encoding). Volume was set to 50 per cent. Five-minute charge testing conducted with drained AirPods that were charged for five minutes, then audio was played until the first AirPod stopped playback. Battery life depends on device settings, environment, usage and many other factors.

7. Testing conducted by Apple in September 2021 using preproduction AirPods (3rd generation) with MagSafe Charging Case and software paired with iPhone 13 Pro Max units and prerelease software. Volume was set to 50 per cent. Five-minute charge testing conducted with drained AirPods that were charged for five minutes, then a mobile phone call was conducted until the first AirPod stopped playing call audio. Battery life depends on device settings, environment, usage and many other factors.

8. Testing conducted by Apple in September 2021 using preproduction AirPods (3rd generation) with MagSafe Charging Case and software paired with iPhone 13 Pro Max units and prerelease software. The playlist consisted of 358 unique audio tracks purchased from the iTunes Store (256-Kbps AAC encoding). Volume was set to 50 per cent. Testing consisted of full AirPods battery discharge while playing audio until the first AirPod stopped playback. The drained AirPods were charged to 100 per cent, then audio playback was resumed and continued until the first AirPod stopped playback. This cycle was repeated until both AirPods and the charging case were fully discharged. Battery life depends on device settings, environment, usage and many other factors.

9. Size and weight vary by configuration and manufacturing process.

10. Testing conducted by Apple in September 2021 using preproduction AirPods (3rd generation) with MagSafe Charging Case and software paired with iPhone 13 Pro Max units and prerelease software. Volume was set to 50 per cent. Testing consisted of full AirPods battery discharge with a mobile phone call until the first AirPod stopped playing call audio. The drained AirPods were charged to 100 per cent, then the mobile phone call was restarted and continued until the first AirPod stopped playing call audio. This cycle was repeated until both AirPods and the charging case were fully discharged. Battery life depends on device settings, environment, usage and many other factors.

11. Requires the latest version of iOS or iPadOS.

12. AirPods can be used as Bluetooth headphones with Apple devices using earlier software and with non-Apple devices, but functionality is limited.

Some features require iOS 13 or iPadOS, which are not compatible with iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6, iPhone 5s, iPod touch (6th generation), iPad Air (1st generation), iPad mini 3 and iPad mini 2.

⁺ Offer available for a limited time to new subscribers who connect an eligible device to an Apple device running iOS 15 or iPadOS 15 or later. Offer good for three months after eligible device pairing. Plan automatically renews after trial until cancelled. No audio product purchase necessary for current owners of eligible devices. Service availability varies by region. Restrictions and other terms apply.

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