Last Updated: January 15, 2026
Apple has set the bar once more in its new earbuds to be called the AirPods 4, launched on September 9, 2024, during the iPhone 16 global launch event. It comes in two variants: the standard AirPods 4 and the AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation (ANC). These are earbuds that promise to deliver audio like no other.
Design and Comfort
The AirPods 4 feature an entirely new open-ear design, promising wonderful fit and comfort all day. The new inner architecture combined with the enhanced contour grant an ideally natural fit for a vast number of ear shapes. This makes the AirPods safe in place, even on an active use day.
Audio Quality and Features
Powered by the H2 chip, AirPods 4 brings clearer calls and richer audio. High dynamic range amplifier, in combination with the custom high-excursion Apple driver, produces deep bass and crystal-clear highs. The AirPods 4 also feature Personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking- placing sound all around you for an immersive, theatre-like experience.
Active Noise Cancellation, Transparency Mode
For the first time with an open-ear design, AirPods 4 with ANC reduce low-frequency environmental noise- it is like airplane engines and city traffic. The feature of ANC is powered by H2 chip and upgraded microphones ensuring a quieter listening environment. In addition, Transparency Mode lets you hear the world around you without taking out your earbuds, great for staying connected to what’s going on.
Voice Isolation and Siri Interactions
These AirPods 4 come with Voice Isolation, ensuring less background noise while clarifying your voice. This feature is especially useful in loud or windy conditions. There has also been improvement in Siri interactions, giving a chance to interact hands-free through simple gestures such as nodding or shaking your head.
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Battery Life and Charging
AirPods 4 offer up to 5 hours of listening time on a single charge and up to 30 hours when using the charging case. The case includes USB-C charging, Apple Watch chargers, and Qi-certified wireless chargers. Quickly, 5 minutes of charge in the case is enough to listen for about 1 hour.
Battery Life and Charging
The AirPods 4 provide up to 5 hours of listening time on a single charge and up to 30 hours with the charging case. The case comes with both USB-C charging as well as Apple Watch chargers and Qi-certified wireless chargers. A 5-minute charge in the case provides about 1 hour of listening time.
Pricing and Availability
For the AirPods 4, pre-order begins September 9, 2024, and in stores on September 20, 2024. The standard AirPods 4 retails for ₹12,900; the ones with Active Noise Cancellation retail at ₹14,880.
AirPods 4 will confirm Apple’s thoughtfulness and concern for the customer: an innovative design with magnificent features that will make them a sweetheart of any Apple fan and an average listener.
Power for hours with a smaller, more capable case.
The streamlined charging case6 is more than 10 percent smaller by volume than the previous generation,7 with no sacrifice to charging times. And AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation feature a wireless charging case — the smallest in the industry with this capability — as well as a built-in speaker for Find My to help you keep track of it.
Up to30 hoursof listening time with the case
Up to5 hoursof listening time on a single charge
Up to4 hoursof listening time with Active Noise Cancellation on a single charge
Easy as USB-C. Both AirPods 4 models now come with USB‑C charging capabilities.
