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Apple unveils AirPods Max 2 with H2 chip, Live Translation, more

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Why This Matters

The release of AirPods Max 2 with the new H2 chip marks a significant upgrade in noise cancellation, sound quality, and smart features, bringing high-end audio experiences to consumers and enhancing Apple's competitive edge in premium headphones. The addition of features like Live Translation and Adaptive Audio demonstrates Apple's focus on integrating advanced AI and user-centric functionalities into its ecosystem.

Key Takeaways

Apple has announced the official AirPods Max successor today. Years after the original model was introduced, AirPods Max 2 are here.

AirPods Max 2 available to order March 25, shipping early April

Today the long-awaited AirPods Max 2 have been unveiled.

The hallmark new feature is the H2 chip that has long been part of AirPods Pro and AirPods 4.

H2 powers an upgraded Active Noise Cancellation experience for users. Per Apple:

“With the incredible performance of H2, AirPods Max are upgraded with up to 1.5x more effective ANC for the ultimate all-day listening experience,” said Eric Treski, Apple’s director of Audio Product Marketing. “The sound quality is remarkably clean, rich, and acoustically detailed — and when combined with capabilities like Personalized Spatial Audio, AirPods Max 2 deliver a profoundly immersive experience.”

Alongside ANC improvements, Apple says Transparency mode is better on AirPods Max 2: “With a new digital signal processing algorithm optimized for H2 and the microphone array on AirPods Max, Transparency sounds even more natural.”

H2 is a major upgrade over the H1 found in the previous AirPods Max. That’s because in addition to boosting ANC, it also enables a host of new features that AirPods Max and its H1 chip never supported.

Those new features for AirPods Max 2 users include:

Live Translation

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