# AirPods 5 are rated IP57 for water and dust, like the Pro 3

Source: https://idevice.com/the-airpods-5-water-rating-showed-up-on-the-spec-sheet
Published: 2026-09-10

> IP57 puts a $129 pair of open-ear AirPods on the same water rating as the $249 Pro 3.

Apple's [AirPods 5](https://idevice.com/earbuds/apple-airpods/roadmap) press release said the earbuds have improved dust, sweat and water resistance and attached no rating to the claim. [The Mac Observer](https://www.macobserver.com/tips/round-ups/airpods-5-full-specs-h2-chip-ip57-4-3-g-buds-every-battery-figure-with-without-anc/) found the figure on Apple's tech specs page: IP57 for sweat, water and dust, listed beside the H2 chip, 4.3 gram earbuds and Bluetooth 5.3. Buyers had a direction and no number for a day.

IP57 is the same rating Apple gives the [AirPods Pro 3](https://idevice.com/earbuds/apple-airpods-pro/roadmap/airpods-pro-3), which costs $249 against $129 and $149 for the two AirPods 5 models. Both lines run the H2 chip and Bluetooth 5.3, and five minutes on the charger buys around an hour of playback either way. The extra money buys 8 hours of listening with noise cancellation instead of 4 or 5, a heart rate sensor, Hearing Test and hearing aid features, and MagSafe. The $149 AirPods 5 case charges over USB-C, an Apple Watch charger and Qi, and it doesn't take MagSafe. AirPods 5 ship on September 18.

## Sources

- [The Mac Observer](https://www.macobserver.com/tips/round-ups/airpods-5-full-specs-h2-chip-ip57-4-3-g-buds-every-battery-figure-with-without-anc/) (The Mac Observer)