15 December 2020 · Announcement

AirPods Max (first generation, Lightning)

Apple announced one product on 15 December 2020: AirPods Max (first generation, Lightning).

It was the 10th of 10 dated moments the archive holds for 2020, 28 days after the previous one, 17 November 2020.

What Apple announced

AirPods Max (first generation, Lightning)

AirPods · Headphones · discontinued 9 September 2024

AirPods Max are wireless Bluetooth over-ear headphones designed by Apple, first released on December 15, 2020. They are Apple's highest-end option in the AirPods lineup, sold alongside the base model AirPods and mid-range AirPods Pro.

The main changes of the AirPods Max over the mid-range AirPods Pro are the over-ear design with larger speakers, inclusion of Apple's Digital Crown (found on the Apple Watch and Apple Vision Pro), more color options, and longer battery life. An updated version of the first generation model with USB-C charging was released on September 20, 2024.

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AirPods Max (first generation, Lightning) · Wikipedia

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