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AppleMusic earbuds
AirPods 2
Released 26 March 2019.4Press articlemacrumors.com/2019/03/26/airpods-2-in-store-pickup-now-availableRead 5 October 2026Contemporaneous March 26 report says customers received their orders that morning and retail stores stock both package versions. This proves actual retail, separate from March 20 order opening. Last checked 23 October 2026.
- Form factor
- Semi-in-ear
- ANC
- No
- Battery life
- 5h
- With case
- 24h
76 of 166 fields known.
At a glance
Weight per bud
4g1Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111856Read 5 October 2026
Lower than 95% of other earbuds. Lower is better.
General
- Model numbers
- A2031, A2032, A1938, MRXJ2AM/A2Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/109525Read 5 October 2026Identify your AirPods: A2031/A2032 are second-generation earbuds introduced in 2019. A1938 is the 2019 Qi-compatible Wireless Charging Case. A1602 and later case generations are not represented.20Retailer pagenissei.com/br/fone-de-ouvido-apple-airpods-com-estojo-de-recarga-sem-fio-mrxj2am-aRead 7 October 2026Retailer title and Part Number row: MRXJ2AM/A wireless-case package. Physical earbud A2031/A2032 and A1938 case identifiers retained.
- Announced
- 20 March 20193Press releaseapple.com/newsroom/2019/03/airpods-the-worlds-most-popular-wireless-headphones-are-getting-even-betterRead 5 October 2026
- Predecessor
- Apple AirPods 13Press releaseapple.com/newsroom/2019/03/airpods-the-worlds-most-popular-wireless-headphones-are-getting-even-betterRead 5 October 2026Apple's March 2019 release announces the second generation of AirPods and compares it with first generation AirPods.
- Successor
- Apple AirPods 331Reviewrtings.com/headphones/reviews/apple/airpods-3rd-generation-truly-wirelessRead 23 October 2026RTINGS says the AirPods 3 follow the AirPods 2nd generation.32Press releaseapple.com/newsroom/2021/10/introducing-the-next-generation-of-airpodsRead 23 October 2026Apple's October 2021 release announces the third generation of AirPods and cuts the price of AirPods 2nd generation.
- Launch price (EU)
- Not available
Design
- Form factor
- Semi-in-ear14Reviewsoundguys.com/apple-airpods-review-11072Read 5 October 2026Exact 2019 review says the earbuds do not seal the ear canal. Passive awareness is not an electronic Transparency mode.
- Use one bud alone
- Either bud6Owner's manualsupport.apple.com/en-euro/guide/airpods/dev57e5b7e58/webRead 5 October 2026Set the microphone location says either earbud works as the microphone when used alone. No simultaneous independent source playback inferred.
- RGB lighting
- Not available
Drivers and sound
- Drivers per bud
- Not available
- Driver type
- Not available
- Driver size
- Not available
- Drivers per bud
- Not available
- Diaphragm material
- Not available
- Frequency response
- Not available
- Sensitivity
- Not available
- Sensitivity reference
- Not available
- Max sample rate
- Not available
- Max bit depth
- Not available
- Personalised sound
- Not available
- Onboard EQ
- Not available
- Custom EQ bands
- Not available
- EQ presets
- Not available
- Volume limit
- Not available
Spatial audio
- Spatial audio
- Not available
Noise cancelling
- Active noise cancelling
- No14Reviewsoundguys.com/apple-airpods-review-11072Read 5 October 2026Exact review explicitly zero noise cancellation. No noise-control rows copied from Pro.
- ANC type
- Not available
- ANC microphones in both earbuds
- Not available
- Adaptive ANC
- Not available
- ANC levels
- Not available
- ANC attenuation (claimed)
- Not available
- Adjustable transparency
- Not available
- Automatic ANC and transparency blend
- No17Maker product pageapple.com/ph/airpods/compareRead 7 October 2026Exact AirPods (2nd generation) column, ninth product in public comparison data. Adaptive Audio row explicitly labels Adaptive Audio unavailable.
- Wind noise reduction
- Not available
Measured
- Frequency response notes (measured)
- Measured response has reduced sub-bass and emphasized midrange. The unsealed fit limits low-frequency reproduction.14Reviewsoundguys.com/apple-airpods-review-11072Read 5 October 2026Exact model lab curve and discussion. Fixture, target revision, firmware and frequency-test codec unstated. No graph points or rating converted into numerical dB.
- Bass amount (measured)
- Not available
- Treble amount (measured)
- Not available
- Deviation from target (measured)
- Not available
- Consistency between fittings (measured)
- Not available
- Harmonic distortion (measured)
- Not available
- Sound leakage (measured)
- Not available
- Noise isolation (measured)
- Not available
- Noise isolation, best (measured)
- Not available
- Passive isolation (measured)
- Not available
- Call quality notes (measured)
- Recorded speech samples cover quiet, street and windy conditions. The review finds voice pickup usable for conference calls.14Reviewsoundguys.com/apple-airpods-review-11072Read 5 October 2026Published ideal/street/windy demos. Recording firmware and codec unstated.
- Mic low-frequency extension (measured)
- Not available
- Mic high-frequency extension (measured)
- Not available
- Mic speech-to-noise ratio (measured)
- Not available
- Latency (measured)
Connection Platform Latency (ms) Bluetooth iOS 178 - Bluetooth latency, worst (measured)
- 178ms
- 2.4 GHz latency, worst (measured)
- Not available
- Latency in game mode (measured)
- Not available
- Battery life (measured)
ANC Codec Hours (h) No AAC 4.12 - Longest tested use per charge
- 4.12h
- Battery life with case (measured)
- Not available
- Full charge time (measured)
- 30min23Measurementrtings.com/headphones/reviews/apple/airpods-2nd-generation-truly-wirelessRead 7 October 2026Public Commute/Travel verdict says earbuds take 30 minutes to fully charge. RTINGS tested Qi-case variant, Methodology 1.5, review updated 2021. Charge method defines 0 to 100 using LED time-lapse with no playback load. Firmware, case initial charge, adapter and ambient temperature unstated. This is earbuds charge, not empty-case charge.24Measurementrtings.com/headphones/tests/active-features/battery-lifeRead 7 October 2026Charge Time method: empty to full, time-lapse LED monitoring, no load while charging. Method documented separately from the model's publicly stated 30 minute result. Full lab result blocks were not accessed.
- Weight per bud (measured)
- Not available
Microphones and calls
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- Voice microphones in both earbuds
- Not available
- All microphones in both earbuds
- Not available
- Bone conduction voice sensor
- Not available
- Mic noise reduction
- Not available
- Call audio bandwidth
- Not available
- Mic mute control
- Not available
- Sidetone
- Not available
Connectivity
- Connections
- Bluetooth5Owner's manualcdsassets.apple.com/live/6GJYWVAV/start/ma1852_airpods-2gen-qsg.pdfRead 5 October 2026
- LE Audio
- Not available
- Auracast
- Not available
- Multipoint devices
- Not available
- Multipoint with LDAC
- Not available
- Paired devices remembered
- Not available
- Automatic switching between own devices
- Yes7Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/104988Read 5 October 2026Explicit AirPods 2 compatibility. Latest host operating systems, same Apple Account and two-factor authentication required. This is account-based automatic routing, not proof of generic Bluetooth multipoint.
- Fast pairing
- Apple one-tap setup5Owner's manualcdsassets.apple.com/live/6GJYWVAV/start/ma1852_airpods-2gen-qsg.pdfRead 5 October 2026Page 2 iPhone setup: open case near unlocked iPhone and follow Connect prompt. Requires compatible Apple software. Android pairing remains conventional Bluetooth.
- Wireless range (claimed)
- Not available
- Receiver connector
- Not available
- Simultaneous 2.4 GHz and Bluetooth audio
- No22Reviewrtings.com/headphones/reviews/apple/airpods-2nd-generation-truly-wirelessRead 7 October 2026Same Bluetooth-only verdict excludes a concurrent proprietary 2.4 GHz audio route. This does not confuse Bluetooth's radio frequency with a dedicated 2.4 GHz mode.
Latency
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- Low latency mode
- Not available
- Claimed latency
- Not available
- Lowest claimed latency
- Not available
Compatibility
- Platforms
- iOS, macOS, Android8Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/108786Read 5 October 2026
- Connection per platform
Platform Connection Microphone works iOS Bluetooth Not available macOS Bluetooth Not available Android Bluetooth Yes - Features that need a specific device
Feature Needs Headphone Accommodations and Custom Audio Setup Supported iPhone or iPad with iOS or iPadOS 14 or later. Settings > Accessibility > Audio & Visual > Headphone Accommodations. - Official licence
- Not available
Battery and charging
- Battery per bud
- Not available
- User-replaceable earbud battery
- Not available
- Claimed battery life
Mode Includes case recharges Hours (h) ANC off No 5 ANC off Yes 24 Call No 3 Source1Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111856Read 5 October 2026Up to 5 h earbuds-only. More than 24 h including case, stored as a lower bound of 24. Maker February 2019 preproduction test paired iPhone Xs Max, 50% volume, 358 iTunes tracks encoded at 256 kbps AAC. File encoding does not establish transmitted Bluetooth codec, so codec omitted. Playback ends when the first earbud stops. Case-inclusive test repeats recharge and playback to empty.28Maker product pageapple.com/eg/airpods-2nd-generation/specsRead 7 October 2026AirPods battery row explicitly up to 3 hours talk time from one earbud charge. Only earbuds-only call row used. This is same A2031/A2032 hardware as the wireless-case package. Page case-inclusive 18 h is labeled Lightning case and is not borrowed for A1938. Test call conditions not exposed in this readable page. No codec, volume, host or firmware inferred.- Longest claimed use per charge
- 5h
- Playback per charge with ANC (claimed)
- Not available
- Playback per charge without ANC (claimed)
- 5h
- Total with case (claimed)
- 24h
- Total with case and ANC (claimed)
- Not available
- Talk time (claimed)
- 3h
- Full charge time, buds
- Not available
- Charging guidance
- Not available
- Quick charge time
- 15min1Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111856Read 5 October 2026
Charging case
- User-replaceable case battery
- Not available
- Case charging port
- Lightning1Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111856Read 5 October 2026
- Case full charge time
- Not available
- Wireless charging
- Yes1Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111856Read 5 October 2026
- Wireless standards
- Qi1Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111856Read 5 October 2026
- Wireless charging power
- Not available
- Speaker in case
- Not available
- Screen on case
- Not available
- Case works as audio transmitter
- Not available
Controls
Sensors and health
- Sensors
- Dual optical sensors, Motion-detecting accelerometer, Speech-detecting accelerometer1Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111856Read 5 October 2026Published sensor types. Dual beamforming microphones lack an explicit per-earbud count scope, so no physical microphone count is inferred. A speech-detecting accelerometer is not proof of a bone-conduction sensor.
- Heart rate sensor
- Not available
- Skin temperature sensing
- Not available
- Medical clearances
- Not available
- Hearing test
- Not available
- Health features
- Not available
Fit and durability
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- Ear tips included
- Not available
- Ear tip materials
- Not available
- Stabilisers
- Not available
- Ear tip fit test
- Not available
- Dust and water rating, buds
- Not available
- Dust and water rating, case
- Not available
- Water resistance depth
- Not available
Software
- Companion app
- Not available
- App platforms
- Not available
- Finding network
- Last location in the app11Owner's manualsupport.apple.com/en-am/guide/airpods/dev8e8b93d71/webRead 5 October 2026Find My works with all models, but the explicit offline Find My network list excludes AirPods 2. Its app shows the last connected time/place when offline. No crowd-based offline network claimed.
- Live translation
- Not available
Dimensions and weight
Front and side, drawn to scale.
- Weight per bud
- 4g(0.1 oz)1Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111856Read 5 October 2026
- Bud dimensions
- Width16.5Height40.5Depth18mm(0.6 × 1.6 × 0.7 in)1Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111856Read 5 October 2026Size and Weight explicitly labels width, height and depth for each earbud. These are not dimensions of the pair.
- Case dimensions
- Width44.3Height53.5Depth21.3mm(1.7 × 2.1 × 0.8 in)1Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111856Read 5 October 2026Exact published case axis labels. The same body dimensions are listed for both case versions.
Certifications
- Hi-Res Audio
- Not available
- Communication certifications
- Not available
- Other certifications
- Not available
In the box
- In the box
- AirPods 2, Wireless Charging Case, Lightning to USB-A cable, Documentation1Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111856Read 5 October 2026Wireless A1938 package only. Cable length unstated. No adapter supplied in the published complete list.
- Cables included
Type Count Lightning to USB-A cable 1
Links
- Product page
- support.apple.com/en-us/1118561Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111856Read 5 October 2026
- Spec sheet
- support.apple.com/en-us/1118561Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111856Read 5 October 2026Exact 2019 AirPods 2. Reference package uses Wireless Charging Case A1938. The standard wired-only A1602 package is excluded from this file. Current shared case weight 38.2 g conflicts with the contemporary A1938 teardown specification of 40 g. Case weight now uses 40 g from the exact standalone Wireless Charging Case maker sheet 111860, which is more specific than this mixed-case row. Contradiction remains source-qualified. No standalone maker PDF datasheet found.
- Manual
- cdsassets.apple.com/live/6GJYWVAV/start/ma1852_airpods-2gen-qsg.pdf5Owner's manualcdsassets.apple.com/live/6GJYWVAV/start/ma1852_airpods-2gen-qsg.pdfRead 5 October 2026Original 2019 two-page Quick Start Guide for the Wireless Charging Case package, linked by Apple document identity 300122. Both sides read. Current complete user-guide chapters separately establish remapping and wear detection.
- EPREL registration number
- Not available
Warranty
- Manufacturer warranty (source market)
- 1year19Maker product pageapple.com/legal/warranty/products/accessory-warranty-english.htmlRead 7 October 2026Apple One (1) Year Limited Warranty for Accessories, Worldwide English version, November 9, 2023. Apple-branded hardware and included accessories covered for one year from original retail purchase. US reference package, statutory rights separate.
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Sources
We read 32 sources for this earbuds. The numbers match the markers in the sheet.
- Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111856
- Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/109525
- Owner's manualsupport.apple.com/en-euro/guide/airpods/dev57e5b7e58/web
- Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/104988
- Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/108786
- Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/106340
- Owner's manualsupport.apple.com/en-am/guide/airpods/dev8e8b93d71/web
- Owner's manualsupport.apple.com/en-sg/guide/airpods/dev00eb7e0a3/web
- Maker product pageapple.com/ph/airpods/compare
- Press articlemacrumors.com/2024/09/10/airpods-lineup-streamlined
- Maker product pageapple.com/legal/warranty/products/accessory-warranty-english.html
- Retailer pagecoolblue.be/fr/produit/828805/apple-airpods-2.html
- Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/102663
- Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111860
- Maker product pageapple.com/eg/airpods-2nd-generation/specs
- Measurementstephencoyle.net/airpods-pro
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