AirPods Max Repair

AirPods Max were announced in a press release on December 8th, 2020, and released the following week on December 15th. They are wireless headphones that use bluetooth 5.0 and Apple’s custom H1 chip to deliver high-fidelity audio. AirPods Max come in five colors: space gray, silver, sky blue, green, and pink.

In our original teardown on January 11, 2021, AirPods Max scored a 6/10 on our repairability scale (10 is easiest to repair). The headphones are moderately repairable, with some key components incredibly easy to access and replace, while others are considerably more difficult and require special tools. In May of 2026, with the benefit of a more comprehensive repairability scoring rubric for wireless headphones, we downrated the repairability score to 4/10.

• Right Speaker Mic – 821-01917-A
• Left Speaker Mic – 01916-A
• Charger Port – 02345-A
• Bluetooth Board – 820-01412-A
• Power Board – 820-01402-A
• Battery – A2165
• Headband (Space Gray): 661-18238
• Left Speaker Cup (Space Gray): 661-20691
• Right Speaker Cup (Space Gray): 661-18238
• Right Speaker Cup (Sky Blue): 661-18241

• Battery life: ~20 hours with noise cancelling enabled
• Driver size: 40 mm
• Bluetooth: 5.0
• Audio codec: AAC
• Weight: 385 g

• Apple: AirPods Max tech specs
• The Verge: AirPods Max first look
• Wikipedia: AirPods Max