---
title: "Apple launches AirPods Max 2 with the H2 chip at $549"
description: "Six years on, AirPods Max gets an update: up to 1.5x better noise cancellation, Live Translation and five colors."
url: https://kurddevelopers.com/en/news/apple-airpods-max-2-h2
language: en # English
type: news
published: 2026-03-16T14:12:00.000Z
updated: 2026-11-02T02:45:52.000Z
author: "Osamah Ismail"
author_url: https://kurddevelopers.com/en/author/1
section: "Mobile"
tags: ["Apple","AirPods Max 2","H2","headphones"]
sources: ["Apple Newsroom","TechCrunch"]
image: https://kurddevelopers.com/uploads/2026/11/apple-airpods-max-2-color-lineup-big-jpg-large-2x-ff77b635.jpg
translations:
  ku: https://kurddevelopers.com/news/apple-airpods-max-2-h2
  ar: https://kurddevelopers.com/ar/news/apple-airpods-max-2-h2
publisher: Kurd Developers
publisher_url: https://kurddevelopers.com/
---

# Apple launches AirPods Max 2 with the H2 chip at $549

> Six years on, AirPods Max gets an update: up to 1.5x better noise cancellation, Live Translation and five colors.

![AirPods Max 2. Image: Apple](https://kurddevelopers.com/uploads/2026/11/apple-airpods-max-2-color-lineup-big-jpg-large-2x-ff77b635.jpg)

## What's new?

Apple quietly launched AirPods Max 2. The original arrived in 2020.

- **H2 chip**.
- **Active noise cancellation** up to 1.5x more effective, according to Apple.
- **Live Translation** of conversations.
- **Voice isolation** for clearer calls.
- **Camera Remote** to control the iPhone camera.
- Lossless 24-bit/48kHz audio over the included USB-C cable.

## Colors

Midnight, starlight, orange, purple and blue.

## Price and availability

- Price: $549.
- Pre-orders: from March 25.
- Available: early April in more than 30 countries and regions.

Prices are in U.S. dollars; prices in Kurdistan may differ.

**Sources:** Apple Newsroom, TechCrunch

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Published by [Kurd Developers](https://kurddevelopers.com/) on 2026-03-16. Cite as: “Apple launches AirPods Max 2 with the H2 chip at $549”, Kurd Developers, https://kurddevelopers.com/en/news/apple-airpods-max-2-h2