Apple AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation vs AirPods 5

The two products' specifications row by row. Rows where they differ are marked; a missing value is unknown, never equal.

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SpecificationApple AirPods 4 with Active Noise CancellationAirPods 5
Microphone typeDiffersInward-facing microphonesDual beamforming microphones
Connectivity technologySameBluetooth 5.3Bluetooth 5.3
Carrying case widthnot knownnot known50.1 mm
Charging case weightnot knownnot known32.3 grams
Audio chipnot knownnot knownH2 headphone chip
Product typenot knownEarbudsnot known
International Protection (IP) codenot knownnot knownIP57
Headset typenot knownTrue Wireless Stereo (TWS)not known
USB Type-C charging portnot knownnot knownYes
Special featuresnot knownnot knownActive Noise Cancellation; Adaptive Audio; Transparency; Personalized Spatial Audio; Live Translation
(sg) Product series (3)not knownAirPods 4not known
(sg) Refurbishednot knownNonot known
Box contentsnot knownnot knownAirPods 5; Charging Case (USB-C); Documentation