Apple Didn’t Want to Confuse People With The AirPods Max — Tech YouTubers Did

Let’s talk about the Power modes in the $550 headset

Walid AO
6 min readDec 21, 2020
AirPods Max — Source: Apple.com

Apple’s new over-ear headphones did not have a smooth start. The company announced its newest addition to the Apple-branded wireless headphones, and the internet exploded. People and tech reviewers alike complained about the high price of the premium headphones.

The AirPods Max is expensive for sure, but it comes with a metal design and amazing features. With $550, it is clear that the headphones are not for everybody.

Apple now has three wireless headphones in its arsenal (without considering Beats’ headsets as part of Apple line-up):

  • The AirPods ($159),
  • The Airpods Pro ($249), and
  • The AirPod Max ($550).

The AirPods Pro and AirPods Max come with noise cancelation and spatial audio, a feature announced in mid-2020 for the AirPods Pro, and now the AirPods Max has this amazing feature too.

In an old-fashioned Apple standard, the Cupertino company aimed for a seamless user experience. The AirPods Max, like their predecessors, do not include a power button. Instead, the Headphones go into power-saving mode if not being used.

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