Apple AirPods Max Review

Wireless Yes
Bluetooth Version 5
Battery Life Hours 20
Apple AirPods Max earbuds
24.6 Overall Score

Overview

Performance

Performance Percentiles

Anc 69.4
Mic 64
Build 36.8
Sound 42.8
Battery 44.8
Comfort 6.2
Connectivity 63.8
Social Proof 10.2

Pros & Cons

Pros

Cons

Specifications

Full Specifications

Design

Weight 0.4 kg / 0.9 lbs

Noise Control

Transparency Yes

Connectivity

Wireless Yes
Bluetooth 5

Earbud Battery

Battery Life 20

Microphone

Microphone Yes

Value & Pricing

Price History

New Refurbished
$300 $400 $500 $600 Mar 16Mar 24Mar 30Apr 5Apr 13Apr 20 $550

vs Competition

Spec Apple AirPods Max Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds Bose QuietComfort Ultra True Wireless Technics EAH-AZ80 Technics EAH-AZ80 Noise-Canceling True Wireless Sony WF-1000XM6 Sony - WF-1000XM6 Best Truly Wireless Noise Jabra Evolve2 Jabra Evolve2 Buds USB-C MS Earbuds with USB-C Soundcore Liberty Soundcore by Anker Liberty 5 True Wireless
Form Factor - In-Ear In-Ear in-ear In-Ear In-Ear
Driver Type - Dynamic Dynamic Dynamic Dynamic Dynamic
Wireless true true true true true true
Active Noise Cancellation - true true true true true
Bluetooth Version 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.4
Battery Life Hours 20 6 7 12 8 8
Case Battery Hours - 18 16 12 25 24
Water Resistance - IPX4 IPX4 IPX4 IP57 IP55
Multipoint - true true true true true
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product AncMicBuildSoundBatteryComfortConnectivitySocial Proof
Apple AirPods Max 69.46436.842.844.86.263.810.2
Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds QuietComfort Ultra True Wireless Noise-Canceling Earbuds 2nd Gen Compare 96.187.891.299.269.293.298.593
Technics EAH-AZ80 Noise-Canceling True Wireless In-Ear Compare 82.699.991.298.469.293.298.593
Sony WF-1000XM6 Best Truly Wireless Noise Cancelling Compare 82.687.891.299.191.669.298.597.1
Jabra Evolve2 Evolve2 Buds Compare 82.698.999.38894.293.297.298.1
Soundcore Liberty by Anker 5 True Wireless Noise-Canceling Compare 98.798.995.995.393.393.298.599.6