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  1. Table of Contents
  2. Top
  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Style
    2. Comfort
    3. Controls
    4. Breathability
    5. Portability
    6. Case
    7. Build Quality
    8. Stability
    9. Headshots 1
    10. Headshots 2
    11. Top
    12. In The Box
  5. Sound
    1. Sound Profile
    2. Frequency Response Consistency
    3. Raw Frequency Response
    4. Bass Accuracy
    5. Mid Accuracy
    6. Treble Accuracy
    7. Peaks/Dips
    8. Imaging
    9. Passive Soundstage
    10. Virtual Soundstage
    11. Weighted Harmonic Distortion
    12. Test Settings
  6. Isolation
    1. Noise Isolation
    2. Leakage
  7. Microphone
    1. Microphone Style
    2. Recording Quality
    3. Noise Handling
  8. Active Features
    1. Battery
    2. App Support
  9. Connectivity
    1. Bluetooth
    2. Non-Bluetooth Wireless
    3. Wired
    4. PC Compatibility
    5. PlayStation Compatibility
    6. Xbox Compatibility
    7. Base/Dock
  10. Comments

Jabra Elite 4 True Wireless vs Sony WF-C700N Truly Wireless

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Jabra Elite 4 True Wireless
Sony WF-C700N Truly Wireless

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Variants

  • Elite 4 (Dark Grey)
  • Elite 4 (Light Beige)
  • Elite 4 (Lilac)
  • Elite 4 (Navy)
  • WF-C700N (Black)
  • WF-C700N (Lavender)
  • WF-C700N (Sage Green)
  • WF-C700N (White)

Our Verdict

Jabra Elite 4 True Wireless

Sony WF-C700N Truly Wireless

The Jabra Elite 4 True Wireless earbuds are better than the Sony WF-C700N Truly Wireless. The Jabra's ANC does a better job at isolating you from office-type noise, like chatty coworkers or loud AC units, though they struggle just as much as the Sony at cutting out bassy noise from transit vehicles. The Jabra also have a higher IP rating for better protection against the elements during outside runs and a better-balanced sound profile, making them more versatile for listening to different audio content. That said, even with the ANC off, they have a high noise floor, so audio won't sound as clear during playback. However, the Sony last longer on a single charge, though the Jabra's case holds more extra charges and has a longer total battery life.

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Main Differences for
Neutral Sound

Threshold 

0.10

Neutral Sound 

7.5
7.4

Imaging 
 

8.4
7.0

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

Jabra Elite 4 True Wireless Design Picture 2
Sony WF-C700N Truly Wireless Design Picture 2

Type  

In-ear
In-ear

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

Truly Wireless
Truly Wireless

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic
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Comfort 
 

7.0
7.0

Comfort Picture  

Jabra Elite 4 True Wireless Comfort Picture
Sony WF-C700N Truly Wireless Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.02 lbs
0.02 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

0 lbs
0 lbs
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Controls 
 

8.0
7.7

Controls Picture  

Jabra Elite 4 True Wireless Controls Picture
Sony WF-C700N Truly Wireless Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Decent
Good

Feedback  

Good
Good

Call/Music Control  

Yes
Yes

Volume Control  

Yes
Yes

Microphone Control  

Mute/Unmute
No

Channel Mixing 
 

No
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

On/Off
On/Off

Talk-Through 
 

On/Off
On/Off

Additional Controls  

Voice Assistant
Voice Assistant
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Breathability 
 

Breathability After Picture  

Avg.Temp.Difference  

Portability 
 

9.5
9.5

Portability Picture  

Jabra Elite 4 True Wireless Portability Picture
Sony WF-C700N Truly Wireless Portability Picture

 

1.2" (3.0 cm)
1.2" (3.0 cm)

 

0.8" (2.0 cm)
1.2" (3.0 cm)

 

1.2" (3.0 cm)
1.2" (3.0 cm)

Volume  

1.42 in³ (23.20 cm³)
1.34 in³ (22.00 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

No
No
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Case 
 

7.5
7.5

Case Picture  

Jabra Elite 4 True Wireless Case Picture
Sony WF-C700N Truly Wireless Case Picture

Type  

Hard case
Hard case

 

2.5" (6.4 cm)
3.0" (7.5 cm)

 

1.1" (2.8 cm)
1.3" (3.4 cm)

 

1.4" (3.5 cm)
1.2" (3.0 cm)

Volume  

3.83 in³ (62.70 cm³)
4.63 in³ (75.80 cm³)
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Build Quality 
 

7.5
7.5

Build Quality Picture  

Jabra Elite 4 True Wireless Build Quality Picture
Sony WF-C700N Truly Wireless Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

7.5
7.5

Stability Picture  

Jabra Elite 4 True Wireless Stability Picture
Sony WF-C700N Truly Wireless Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

Jabra Elite 4 True Wireless Angled Picture
Sony WF-C700N Truly Wireless Angled Picture

Side Picture  

Jabra Elite 4 True Wireless Side Picture
Sony WF-C700N Truly Wireless Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

Jabra Elite 4 True Wireless Front Picture
Sony WF-C700N Truly Wireless Front Picture

Rear Picture  

Jabra Elite 4 True Wireless Rear Picture
Sony WF-C700N Truly Wireless Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

Jabra Elite 4 True Wireless Top Picture
Sony WF-C700N Truly Wireless Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Jabra Elite 4 True Wireless In The Box Picture
Sony WF-C700N Truly Wireless In The Box Picture
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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Bass Amount 
 

0.27 dB
-0.6 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-0.48 dB
-5.55 dB
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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

9.0
9.2

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.21 dB
0.17 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Accuracy 
 

9.2
9.3

Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

1.02 dB
0.92 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

10 Hz
21.81 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

0.3 dB
-0.79 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

1.53 dB
0.67 dB

High-Bass 
 

0.46 dB
0.73 dB
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Mid Accuracy 
 

9.0
9.2

Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

1.31 dB
1.11 dB

Low-Mid 
 

0.01 dB
0.02 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

-0.7 dB
-0.9 dB

High-Mid 
 

1.56 dB
1.01 dB
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Treble Accuracy 
 

8.2
7.7

Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

2.69 dB
3.42 dB

Low-Treble 
 

-0.5 dB
-2.17 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

-0.77 dB
-4.23 dB

High-Treble 
 

-1.96 dB
-24.83 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

8.2
7.4

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

1.23 dB
2.07 dB

Dips 
 

0.92 dB
0.41 dB
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Imaging 
 

8.4
7.0

Group Delay  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.16
0.42

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

2.04
46.46

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

1.87
0.25

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

1.33
0.86
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Passive Soundstage 
 

0.8
0.9

PRTF  

Jabra Elite 4 True Wireless PRTF
Sony WF-C700N Truly Wireless PRTF

PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF Distance 
 

N/A
N/A

Openness 
 

2.7
2.8

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

0.7
1.2
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0
4.1

Virtual Soundstage  

Jabra Elite 4 True Wireless Virtual Soundstage
Sony WF-C700N Truly Wireless Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No
On/Off

Speaker Modeling 
 

No
On/Off

Room Ambience 
 

No
No

Head Tracking 
 

No
No

Virtual Surround 
 

No
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Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

6.4
6.9

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

1.001
0.561

WHD @ 100 
 

0.315
0.315
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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

1.0.6
1.0.1

Power 
 

On
On

Connection 
 

Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth 5.0

Codec 
 

aptX, 16-bit, 48kHz
SBC, 16-bit, 44.1kHz

EQ 
 

Neutral
Off

ANC 
 

On
On

Tip/Pad 
 

Silicone (small)
Silicone (small)

Microphone 
 

Integrated
Integrated
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Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

7.3
7.2

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-21.65 dB
-21.21 dB

Noise Cancelling  

Yes
Yes

Bass 
 

-8.24 dB
-8.5 dB

Mid 
 

-25.58 dB
-23.62 dB

Treble 
 

-33 dB
-33.12 dB
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Leakage 
 

9.4
9.0

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

24.41 dB
26.96 dB
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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

Yes
Yes

In-Line 
 

No
No

Boom 
 

No
No

Detachable Boom 
 

No
No

Mic  

Yes
Yes

Recording Quality 
 

7.2
7.4

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

285.09 Hz
273 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

4.47 dB
2.63 dB

HFE 
 

7,034.64 Hz
6,834.38 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

0.357
0.074

Gain 
 

5.03 dB
-4.81 dB
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Noise Handling 
 

5.7
6.3

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

14.68 dB
14.61 dB

Noise Gate 
 

Always On
Always On

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

5.5
6.5

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

6.0
6.0

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

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Active Features

Battery 
 

7.0
7.4

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

5.5 hrs
7.9 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

3.0
1.0

Total Battery Life 
 

22 hrs
15.8 hrs

Charge Time 
 

1.2 hrs
1.5 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

Auto-Off Timer
Auto-Off Timer

Audio While Charging 
 

Yes
Yes

Passive Playback 
 

No
No

Charging Port  

USB-C
USB-C
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App Support 
 

7.5
8.0

App Picture  

Jabra Elite 4 True Wireless App Picture
Sony WF-C700N Truly Wireless App Picture

App Name  

Jabra Sound+
Sony| Headphones Connect

iOS  

Yes
Yes

Android  

Yes
Yes

macOS  

No
No

Windows  

No
No

Equalizer 
 

Graphic + Presets
Graphic + Presets

ANC Control 
 

On/Off
On/Off

Mic Control  

No
No

Room Effects 
 

No
No

Playback Control 
 

No
Yes

Button Mapping  

Yes
Yes

Surround Support 
 

No
Yes
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Connectivity

Bluetooth 
 

8.5
8.2

Bluetooth Version 
 

5.2
5.2

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

2 Devices
2 Devices

NFC Pairing 
 

No
No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

334.65 ft (102.00 m)
237.86 ft (72.50 m)

PC Latency (SBC) 
 

253 ms
219 ms

PC Latency (aptX) 
 

243 ms
N/A

PC Latency (aptX HD) 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Latency (aptX-LL) 
 

N/A
N/A

iOS Latency 
 

20 ms
174 ms

Android Latency 
 

34 ms
174 ms
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Non-Bluetooth Wireless 
 

0.0
0.0

Non-BT Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
N/A

Non-BT Latency 
 

N/A
N/A

Wired 
 

0.0
0.0

Cable Picture  

Jabra Elite 4 True Wireless Cable Picture
Sony WF-C700N Truly Wireless Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

No
No

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Detachable  

No
No

Length  

N/A
N/A

Connection 
 

No Wired Option
No Wired Option

Analog/USB Audio Latency 
 

N/A
N/A
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PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

No
No

Wired USB 
 

No
No

Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No
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PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

No
No

PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PS5 Analog 
 

No
No

PS5 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Xbox Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

No
No

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Analog 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Base/Dock 
 

2.2
2.2

Type 
 

Charging Case
Charging Case

USB Input 
 

No
No

Line In 
 

No
No

Line Out 
 

No
No

Optical Input 
 

No
No

RCA Input 
 

No
No

Dock Charging 
 

Yes
Yes

Power Supply 
 

USB-C
USB-C
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