Compare Sony WH-1000XM4 vs Apple AirPods Max vs Bowers & Wilkins PX7

Connectivity

Ports
Gold-plated L-shaped stereo mini plug
USB-C
3.5mm stereo jack + USB-C
Wireless Connectivity
Bluetooth 5.0, NFC
Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth

Construction

Cable
Single-sided (detachable)
1.2m stereo audio cable + 1.2m USB-A to USB-C cable
Carrying Case
Smart Case
Yes
Colors
Silver, Space Gray, Sky Blue, Pink, Green
Space Grey, Silver, Carbon
Drivers
1.57 ", dome type (CCAW Voice coil), Aluminum coated LCP
40mm Apple-designed dynamic driver with dual neodymium ring magnet
43.6mm full range
Form Factor
Over-ear wireless headphones
Wireless Headphones, Over-Ear
Headphone Type
Dynamic
Dynamic headphones
Magnet
Neodymium
Microphone
9x microphones: 8x for ANC, 3x for voice pickup
4x mics for ANC + 2x mics for telephony

Dimensions

Size | Depth
3.28 inches / 83.4 mm
Size | Height
7.37 inches / 187.3 mm
Size | Width
6.64 inches / 168.6 mm
Weight
13.6 ounces / 384.8 grams
310 g

Function

Bluetooth Codecs
SBC, AAC, LDAC
AptX Adaptive, aptX HD, aptX Classic, AAC, SBC
Bluetooth Profiles
A2DP, AVRCP, HFP, HSP
A2DP v1.3.1, AVRCP v1.6.1, HFP v1.7.1, HSP v1.2, BLE GATT
Fast Charging
5 min for 1.5 hours of listening time
5hrs with 15min charge
Noise Cancellation
Yes, with transparency mode
Yes
Processor
Apple H1 headphone chip (each ear cup)
Sensor
Both ear cups: Optical sensor, Position sensor, Case-detect sensor, Accelerometer / Left ear cup: Gyroscope

Performance

Battery Life
30 h (NC on) / 38 h (NC off)
Up to 20 hours
30 hrs Bluetooth with ANC
Frequency Response
Wired: 4 Hz-40,000 Hz | Bluetooth: 20 Hz–20,000 Hz (44.1 kHz Sampling)/20 Hz–40,000 Hz (LDAC 96 kHz Sampling, 990 kbps)
10Hz ~ 30kHz
Impedance
20k Ohms
Sensitivity
105 dB / mW (1 kHz)
Total Harmonic Distortion
0.3% (1kHz/10mW)

Production

Availability
2020 Summer
2020-12-15
Debut
2020-08-06
2020-12-08
2019-10

Price

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