Compare Sony WF-1000XM4 vs Sony WF-C500 vs Apple AirPods 3

Connectivity

Ports
MagSafe or Lightning
Wireless Connectivity
Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth 5.0
Wireless Range
10 m

Construction

Colors
Silver, Black
Black, White, Orange, Green
Drivers
6 mm
5.8 mm drivers
High-excursion Apple driver
Form Factor
True Wireless Earphones
In-ear, True wireless earphones
Headphone Type
Dynamic headphones
Dynamic headphones, closed
Magnet
High-power neodymium magnets
Neodymium
Microphone
MEMS driver
Dual beamforming microphones

Dimensions

Size | Depth
0.76 inch (19.21 mm)
Size | Height
1.21 inches (30.79 mm)
Size | Width
0.72 inch (18.26 mm)
Weight
7.3 g
5.4 g / 0.2 oz each
0.15 ounce (4.28 grams)

Function

Audio
Spatial audio with dynamic head tracking, Adaptive EQ
Bluetooth Codecs
SBC, AAC, LDAC
SBC, AAC
Bluetooth Profiles
A2DP, AVRCP, HFP, HSP
A2DP, AVRCP, HFP, HSP
Fast Charging
5 minute for 60 minutes of play time
10 min for 1 hour of playtime
5 minutes in the case provides around 1 hour of listening time
Microphone Pickup Pattern
Omni-directional
Noise Cancellation
Active noise cancellation
No
Processor
H1 headphone chip
Sensor
Skin-detect sensor, Motion-detecting accelerometer, Speech-detecting accelerometer, Force sensor
Weather Resistance
IPX4 water resistance
IPX4
IPX4
Wireless Charging
Qi wireless charging
Qi

Performance

Battery Life
Music playback: 8 hours ANC on / 12 hours ANC off + 2x charges from case
Up to 10 hours + 10 hours (case) playback
6 h listening, 4 h talk / 30 h listening, 20 h talk with charging case
Charging Time
1.5 hours
2.5 hours
Frequency Response
20Hz ~ 20kHz
Power Consumption
1.9 W

Production

Debut
2021-06-08
2021-09-29
2021-10-18
Made In
Vietnam

Price

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