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AirPods Max

> £549 FROM Apple, apple.com/uk FEATURES Active Noise Cancellation (ANC), 2x optical sensors, 2x position sensors, 2x case-detect sensors, 2x accelerometers, 1x gyroscope, 9x microphones (8x for ANC, 3x for voice pickup), H1 chip, Digital Crown, up to 20 hours’ listening time, Smart Case, Bluetooth 5.0, USB-C charging port; 168.6x83.4x187.3mm, 384.8g

The AirPods Max were the most hotly-anticipated headphones of 2020. Costing £549, they are more expensive than many of the best over-ear headphones on the market, including our current favourites, the Sony WH-1000XM4.

There’s an unmistakable ‘Apple’ quality to the headphones. The ear cup outers are made from aluminium and the headband frame is stainless steel, so the headphones are actually

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