Apple AirPods 5

Network

• Technology: Wireless

• Connectivity: Bluetooth 5.3

Launch

• Announced: September 9, 2026

• Status: Available

• Introduced: 2026

Body

• Dimensions (earbuds): 30.2 × 18.3 × 18.1 mm

• Weight (each earbud): 4.3 g

• Build: Plastic earbuds, charging case

• Water resistance: IP57 dust, sweat and water resistance

Sound

• Type: Open-ear wireless earbuds

• Driver: Custom high-excursion Apple driver

• Amplifier: Custom high dynamic range amplifier

• Noise cancellation: Active Noise Cancellation (ANC)

• Transparency mode: Yes

• Adaptive Audio: Yes

• Spatial Audio: Personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking

• Adaptive EQ: Yes

• Audio recording: Studio-quality audio recording

Platform

• Chipset: Apple H2 headphone chip

• Compatibility: iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac, Apple TV and Bluetooth devices

• Siri: Yes

• Live Translation: Yes, on supported devices and languages

Features

• Microphones: Dual beamforming microphones

• Inward-facing microphone: Yes

• Sensors: Optical in-ear sensor, motion-detecting accelerometer, speech-detecting accelerometer

• Controls: Force sensor

• Volume control: Swipe gestures on Wireless Charging Case model

• Voice Isolation: Yes

• Conversation Awareness: Yes

• Find My: Yes, with charging case speaker on Wireless Charging Case model

Battery

• Single charge with ANC: Up to 4 hours

• Single charge without noise control: Up to 6 hours

• Total battery with standard case and ANC: Up to 20 hours

• Total battery with Wireless Charging Case and ANC: Up to 22 hours

• Fast charging: 5 minutes provides around 1 hour of listening time

Charging

• Standard case: USB-C

• Wireless Charging Case: USB-C, Apple Watch charger, Qi-certified wireless chargers

• Wireless charging: Yes, with Wireless Charging Case