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  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 Profile: Target Compliance
    5. Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance
    6. Treble Profile: Target Compliance
    7. Peaks/Dips
    8. Imaging
    9. Passive Soundstage
    10. Virtual Soundstage
    11. Weighted Harmonic Distortion
    12. Test Settings
  6. Isolation
    1. Noise Isolation - Full Range
    2. Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios
    3. Noise Isolation - Voice Handling
    4. ANC Wind Handling
    5. Leakage
  7. Microphone
    1. Microphone Style
    2. Recording Quality
    3. Noise Handling
  8. Active Features
    1. Battery
    2. App Support
  9. Connectivity
    1. Wired Connection
    2. Bluetooth Connection
    3. Wireless Connection (Dongle)
    4. PC Compatibility
    5. PlayStation Compatibility
    6. Xbox Compatibility
    7. Base/Dock
  10. Comments

Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless vs Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal

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Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Picture
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal Picture
TypeOver-ear
Noise CancellingYes
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
TypeOver-ear
Noise CancellingYes
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
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Variants

  • WH-1000XM4 (Black)
  • WH-1000XM4 (Midnight Blue)
  • WH-1000XM4 (Silver)
  • Beoplay Portal for Xbox (Black Anthracite)
  • Beoplay Portal for PC/PS (Black Anthracite)
  • Beoplay Portal for Xbox (Grey Mist)
  • Beoplay Portal for PC/PS (Grey Mist)
  • Beoplay Portal for Xbox (Navy)
  • Beoplay Portal for PC/PS (Navy)

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Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless

Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal

The Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless are better headphones than the Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal. The Sony are more comfortable and stable, and they have a better noise isolation performance. Their continuous battery life is also longer. However, if you're looking for gaming-oriented headphones, you may prefer the Bang & Olufsen. They support Xbox Wireless, and they offer full audio and microphone compatibility with Xbox and PlayStation consoles.

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Main Differences for
Neutral Sound

Threshold 

0.10

Neutral Sound 

7.4
7.0

Passive Soundstage 
 

3.5
5.4

Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance 
 

8.4
7.5

Peaks/Dips 
 

7.9
7.0

Bass Profile: Target Compliance 
 

7.6
7.1

Imaging 
 

8.6
7.1

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Design Picture 2
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal Design Picture 2

Type  

Over-ear
Over-ear

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

Yes
Yes

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic
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Comfort 
 

8.0
7.5

Comfort Picture  

Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Comfort Picture
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.6 lbs
0.62 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

1 lbs
0.9 lbs
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Controls 
 

7.6
8.3

Controls Picture  

Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Controls Picture
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Good
Decent

Feedback  

Decent
Decent

Call/Music Control  

Yes
Yes

Volume Control  

Yes
Yes

Microphone Control  

No
Mute/Unmute

Channel Mixing 
 

No
Yes

Noise Cancelling Control  

On/Off
Adjustable

Talk-Through 
 

On/Off
Adjustable

Additional Controls  

Voice Assistant
Xbox Wireless Connection
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Breathability 
 

5.4
7.1

Breathability After Picture  

Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Breathability After Picture
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

8.2 °C
4 °C
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Portability 
 

6.1
5.8

Portability Picture  

Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Portability Picture
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal Portability Picture

L  

7.4" (18.8 cm)
8.3" (21.1 cm)

W  

6.1" (15.5 cm)
7.8" (19.8 cm)

H  

2.0" (5.1 cm)
2.0" (5.1 cm)

Volume  

90.00 in³ (1,474.83 cm³)
129.50 in³ (2,122.12 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

No
No
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Case 
 

8.0
0.0

Case Picture  

Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Case Picture
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal Case Picture

Type  

Hard case
No case

L  

8.3" (21.1 cm)
N/A

W  

6.6" (16.8 cm)
N/A

H  

2.3" (5.8 cm)
N/A

Volume  

126.00 in³ (2,064.76 cm³)
N/A
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Build Quality 
 

8.0
8.0

Build Quality Picture  

Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Build Quality Picture
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

7.0
6.5

Stability Picture  

Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Stability Picture
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Angled Picture
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal Angled Picture

Side Picture  

Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Side Picture
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Front Picture
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal Front Picture

Rear Picture  

Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Rear Picture
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Top Picture
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless In The Box Picture
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal In The Box Picture
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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Sound Profile  

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Normalization Frequency 
 

400 Hz

Bass Amount 
 

5.1 dB
-6.7 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-0.4 dB
-2.57 dB
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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

8.2
6.7

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.35 dB
0.69 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Profile: Target Compliance 
 

7.6
7.1

Bass Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

5.2 dB
4.24 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

20 Hz
46.89 Hz

Low Bass 
 

4.49 dB
-8.03 dB

Mid Bass 
 

5.5 dB
-0.58 dB

High Bass 
 

5.6 dB
2.86 dB
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Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance 
 

8.4
7.5

Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

1.58 dB
3.37 dB

Low Mid 
 

1.24 dB
2.35 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

-0.07 dB
0.23 dB

High Mid 
 

-1.15 dB
5.03 dB
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Treble Profile: Target Compliance 
 

7.3
7.4

Treble Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

3.01 dB
3.85 dB

Low Treble 
 

-1.71 dB
3.6 dB

Mid Treble 
 

1.38 dB
-1.76 dB

High Treble 
 

-2.88 dB
-10.19 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

7.9
7.0

Peaks/Dips Graph 
 

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Peaks 
 

1.2 dB
2.13 dB

Dips 
 

1.46 dB
1.23 dB
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Imaging 
 

8.6
7.1

Group Delay  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.16
0.56

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

4.36
27.14

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.79
0.55

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

2.07
2.19
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Passive Soundstage 
 

3.5
5.4

PRTF  

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PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

3.11 dB
2.8 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

8.34 dB
5.22 dB

PRTF Distance 
 

1.8 dB
9.48 dB

Openness 
 

0.4
3.7

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

3.4
3.1
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

4.1
2.0

Virtual Soundstage  

Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Virtual Soundstage
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

On/Off
No

Speaker Modeling 
 

On/Off
On/Off

Room Ambience 
 

No
No

Head Tracking 
 

No
No

Virtual Surround 
 

360 Reality Audio
Dolby Atmos
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Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

7.7
7.3

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.265
0.457

WHD @ 100 
 

0.130
0.169
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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

2.6.0
1.4.3

Power 
 

On
On

Connection 
 

Bluetooth
Wireless (Proprietary)

Codec 
 

SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz
PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz

Test Instrument  

Audio Precision APx517B

EQ 
 

Off
Gaming

ANC 
 

On
Maximum

Tip/Pad 
 

Default
Default

Microphone 
 

Integrated
Integrated
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Isolation

Noise Isolation - Full Range 
 

9.5
6.2

Noise Isolation - Full Range Graph  

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Noise Cancelling  

Yes
Yes

Overall Attenuation 
 

-27.13 dB
-15.62 dB

Isolation Audio 
 

Bass 
 

-24.80 dB
-7.83 dB

Mid 
 

-25.37 dB
-16.73 dB

Treble 
 

-31.92 dB
-23.23 dB
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Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios 
 

9.7

Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios Graph  

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Airplane Noise Attenuation 
 

-23.51 dB

Airplane Noise Isolation Audio 
 

Office Noise Attenuation 
 

-22.93 dB

Office Noise Isolation Audio 
 

Street Noise Attenuation 
 

-26.02 dB

Street Noise Isolation Audio 
 

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Noise Isolation - Voice Handling 
 

Female Voice 1 
 

Male Voice 1 
 

Female Voice 2 
 

Male Voice 2 
 

ANC Wind Handling 
 

ANC Wind Handling Graph  

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ANC Wind Noise 
 

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Leakage 
 

7.1
7.3

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

39.28 dB
38 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
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Recording Quality 
 

6.1
6.7

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

269.09 Hz
239.73 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

2.11 dB
3.46 dB

HFE 
 

3,726.47 Hz
5,747.01 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

65.861
3.937

Gain 
 

11.46 dB
1.17 dB
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Noise Handling 
 

5.6
7.3

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

11.47 dB
17.93 dB

Noise Gate 
 

No
Always On

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

6.0
7.5

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

5.0
7.0

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

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Active Features

Battery 
 

8.7
7.7

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

37.7 hrs
11.5 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

0.0
0.0

Total Battery Life 
 

37.7 hrs
11.5 hrs

Charge Time 
 

2.3 hrs
2.4 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

Auto-Off Timer
Auto-Off Timer

Audio While Charging 
 

No
Yes

Passive Playback 
 

Yes
No

Charging Port  

USB-C
USB-C
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App Support 
 

8.0
8.5

App Picture  

Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless App Picture
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal App Picture

App Name  

Sony| Headphones Connect
Beoplay

iOS  

Yes
Yes

Android  

Yes
Yes

macOS  

No
No

Windows  

No
No

Equalizer 
 

Graphic + Presets
Graphic + Presets

ANC Control 
 

On/Off
Adjustable

Mic Control  

No
Adjustable Level

Room Effects 
 

No
No

Playback Control 
 

Yes
Yes

Button Mapping  

Yes
Yes

Surround Support 
 

Yes
No
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Connectivity

Wired Connection 
 

9.9
7.5

Cable Picture  

Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Cable Picture
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

Yes
Yes

USB Audio 
 

No
USB Type A

Detachable 
 

Yes
Yes

Length 
 

4.00 ft (1.22 m)
5.80 ft (1.77 m)

Connector 
 

1/8" TRS
1/8" TRRS

Latency - Analog 
 

0.3 ms
13.0 ms

Latency - USB 
 

N/A
40.6 ms

Recorded Latency 
 

Recorded Latency Connection  

Analog
USB
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Bluetooth Connection 
 

8.6
7.7

Bluetooth Version 
 

5.010
5.1

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

2 Devices
2 Devices

Quick Pair (Android) 
 

Yes
Yes

Quick Pair (iOS) 
 

No
No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

299.00 ft (91.14 m)
213.00 ft (64.92 m)

Latency - SBC 
 

245 ms
270 ms

Latency - aptX 
 

N/A
265 ms

Latency - aptX Adaptive (High Quality) 
 

N/A
260 ms

Latency - aptX Adaptive (Low Latency) 
 

N/A
56 ms

Latency - LDAC 
 

237 ms
N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

Recorded Latency Codec  

SBC
aptX Adaptive (Low Latency)

AAC Support 
 

Yes
Yes
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Wireless Connection (Dongle) 
 

0.0
7.5

Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
125.00 ft (38.10 m)

Latency - Dongle 
 

N/A
63 ms

Recorded Latency 
 

N/A
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PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio + Microphone

Wired USB 
 

No
Audio + Microphone

Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No
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PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio + Microphone

PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
Audio + Microphone

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PS5 Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio + Microphone

PS5 Wired USB 
 

No
Audio + Microphone

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No
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Xbox Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio + Microphone

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
Audio + Microphone

Xbox Series X|S Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio + Microphone

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
Audio + Microphone
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Base/Dock 
 

0.0
0.0

Type 
 

No Base/Dock
Wireless Built-In

USB Input 
 

No
No

Line In 
 

No
No

Line Out 
 

No
No

Optical Input 
 

No
No

RCA Input 
 

No
No

Dock Charging 
 

No
No

Power Supply 
 

No Base/Dock
No Base/Dock
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