The second generation of AirPods (2019) uses Bluetooth version 5.0. The second-generation AirPods have more advantages in data transmission distance and transmission speed, with longer transmission distance and faster transmission speed. The details are as follows:
1. AirPods are Bluetooth wireless earphones launched by Apple Inc., which were first released at Apple's autumn New Product conference on September 7, 2016. The Bluetooth version of the first generation of AirPods is 4.2;
2, March 20, 2019 released the second generation of AirPods, the second generation of product appearance is roughly the same as the first generation, but the chip is changed to H1 chip to support Bluetooth 5.0, improve wireless connection speed, reduce audio latency, and optional wireless charging box. Note that the second generation requires devices running iOS 12.2, watchOS 5.2, or macOS 10.14.4 or higher.