It’s also more expensive than other similar offerings: Bose’s Noise-Cancelling Headphones 700 cost $339 and Beats Studio 3 cost $349.
The wireless headset comes with noise cancellation and built-in Siri capabilities. They also come with the popular Transparency mode from Apple’s in-ear counterpart, AirPods Pro, which allows you to hear some of the world around you.
Apple promises about 20 hours of battery life before a recharge and when inside the included a slim “smart case,” they enter a low-power mode intended to preserve that battery. The headset can switch between Apple devices, such as iPhone to iPad to Mac.
The AirPods Max, which launch on December 15, will come in space gray, silver, blue, green and pink.
Apple’s AirPods product line has proven to be a big success for Apple but the move raises questions about what this means for Beats, the high-end headphones brand it acquired in 2014 for $3 billion.
