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- Main Differences
- Design
- Sound
- Isolation
- Microphone
- Active Features
- Connectivity
- Comments
Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless vs Bose QuietComfort Earbuds Truly Wireless
Side-by-Side Comparison
Products
Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds Truly Wireless
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TypeOver-ear
Noise CancellingYes
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
TypeEarbuds
Noise CancellingYes
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessTruly Wireless
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
Variants
- WH-1000XM4 (Black)
- WH-1000XM4 (Midnight Blue)
- WH-1000XM4 (Silver)
- QuietComfort Earbuds (Sandstone)
- QuietComfort Earbuds (Soapstone)
- QuietComfort Earbuds (Stone Blue)
- QuietComfort Earbuds (Triple Black)
Our Verdict
Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds Truly Wireless
The Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless and the Bose QuietComfort Earbuds Truly Wireless have different strengths, and you may prefer either, depending on your usage. The Sony are over-ears with a much better noise isolation performance and have a longer continuous battery life. They also support multi-device pairing, and you can use them wired with their included audio cable. On the other hand, the Bose are much more portable in-ears with a much more stable fit and an IPX4 rating for water resistance.
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Main Differences for
Threshold
Neutral Sound
7.4
7.6
Passive Soundstage
3.5
0.9
Bass Profile: Target Compliance
7.6
9.1
Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance
8.4
9.1
Treble Profile: Target Compliance
7.3
8.1
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Design Picture 2
Type
Over-ear
Earbuds
Enclosure
Closed-Back
Closed-Back
Wireless
Yes
Truly Wireless
Transducer
Dynamic
Dynamic
Comfort
8.0
7.0
Comfort Picture
Weight
0.6 lbs
0.03 lbs
Clamping Force
1 lbs
0 lbs
Controls
7.6
7.2
Controls Picture
OS Compatibility
Not OS specific
Not OS specific
Ease Of Use
Good
Okay
Feedback
Decent
Okay
Call/Music Control
Yes
Yes
Volume Control
Yes
Yes
Microphone Control
No
No
Channel Mixing
No
No
Noise Cancelling Control
On/Off
Presets
Talk-Through
On/Off
On/Off
Additional Controls
Voice Assistant
Voice Assistant
Breathability
5.4
9.2
Breathability After Picture
Avg.Temp.Difference
8.2 °C
0.8 °C
Portability
6.1
9.2
Portability Picture
L
7.4" (18.8 cm)
2.0" (5.1 cm)
W
6.1" (15.5 cm)
1.5" (3.8 cm)
H
2.0" (5.1 cm)
1.0" (2.5 cm)
Volume
90.00 in³ (1,474.83 cm³)
2.90 in³ (47.52 cm³)
Transmitter Required
No
No
Case
8.0
7.5
Case Picture
Type
Hard case
Hard case
L
8.3" (21.1 cm)
3.5" (8.9 cm)
W
6.6" (16.8 cm)
2.0" (5.1 cm)
H
2.3" (5.8 cm)
1.4" (3.6 cm)
Volume
126.00 in³ (2,064.76 cm³)
9.40 in³ (154.04 cm³)
Build Quality
8.0
8.0
Build Quality Picture
Stability
7.0
8.0
Stability Picture
Headshots 1
Angled Picture
Side Picture
Headshots 2
Front Picture
Rear Picture
Top
Top Picture
In The Box
In The Box Picture
Sound
Sound Profile
Sound Profile
Normalization Frequency
400 Hz
Bass Amount
5.1 dB
0.33 dB
Treble Amount
-0.4 dB
-1.28 dB
Frequency Response Consistency
8.2
9.4
Consistency L
Consistency R
Avg. Std. Deviation
0.35 dB
0.13 dB
Raw Frequency Response
Bass Profile: Target Compliance
7.6
9.1
Bass Profile: Target Compliance
RMS Deviation From Target
5.2 dB
1.36 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
20 Hz
11.23 Hz
Low Bass
4.49 dB
1.88 dB
Mid Bass
5.5 dB
1.66 dB
High Bass
5.6 dB
0.3 dB
Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance
8.4
9.1
Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance
RMS Deviation From Target
1.58 dB
1.22 dB
Low Mid
1.24 dB
0.01 dB
Mid-Mid
-0.07 dB
-0.36 dB
High Mid
-1.15 dB
1.49 dB
Treble Profile: Target Compliance
7.3
8.1
Treble Profile: Target Compliance
RMS Deviation From Target
3.01 dB
2.91 dB
Low Treble
-1.71 dB
1.69 dB
Mid Treble
1.38 dB
-0.87 dB
High Treble
-2.88 dB
-6.21 dB
Peaks/Dips
7.9
8.1
Peaks/Dips Graph
Peaks
1.2 dB
1.24 dB
Dips
1.46 dB
0.78 dB
Imaging
8.6
8.6
Phase Response Mismatch
Weighted Group Delay
0.16
0.17
Weighted Phase Mismatch
4.36
11.15
Weighted Amplitude Mismatch
0.79
0.53
Weighted Frequency Mismatch
2.07
1.2
Passive Soundstage
3.5
0.9
PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)
3.11 dB
N/A
PRTF Size (Avg.)
8.34 dB
N/A
PRTF Distance
1.8 dB
N/A
Openness
0.4
1.6
Acoustic Space Excitation
3.4
1.8
Virtual Soundstage
4.1
0.0
Virtual Soundstage
Head Modeling
On/Off
No
Speaker Modeling
On/Off
No
Room Ambience
No
No
Head Tracking
No
No
Virtual Surround
360 Reality Audio
No
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
7.7
8.2
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
WHD @ 90
0.265
0.167
WHD @ 100
0.130
0.092
Test Settings
Firmware
2.6.0
1.0.7-9846+620b71c
Power
On
On
Connection
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.0
Codec
SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz
SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz
Test Instrument
Audio Precision APx517B
EQ
Off
No EQ
ANC
On
High
Tip/Pad
Default
Silicone (small)
Microphone
Integrated
Integrated
Isolation
Noise Isolation - Full Range
9.5
8.4
Noise Isolation - Full Range Graph
Noise Cancelling
Yes
Yes
Overall Attenuation
-27.13 dB
-23.09 dB
Isolation Audio
Bass
-24.80 dB
-17.22 dB
Mid
-25.37 dB
-22.51 dB
Treble
-31.92 dB
-30.02 dB
Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios
9.7
Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios Graph
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
Noise Isolation - Voice Handling
Female Voice 1
Male Voice 1
Female Voice 2
Male Voice 2
Leakage
7.1
8.4
Leakage Audio
Overall Leakage @ 1ft
39.28 dB
30.95 dB
Microphone
Microphone Style
Integrated
Yes
Yes
In-Line
No
No
Boom
No
No
Detachable Boom
No
No
Mic
Yes
Yes
Recording Quality
6.1
6.5
Microphone Frequency Response
Recorded Speech
LFE
269.09 Hz
184.86 Hz
FR Std. Dev.
2.11 dB
6.89 dB
HFE
3,726.47 Hz
7,782.91 Hz
Weighted THD
65.861
1.863
Gain
11.46 dB
9.2 dB
Noise Handling
5.6
4.3
SpNR
11.47 dB
12.18 dB
Noise Gate
No
Always On
Speech + Pink Noise Handling
6.0
4.5
Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample
Speech + Subway Noise Handling
5.0
4.0
Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample
Active Features
Battery
8.7
7.1
Battery Type
Rechargable
Rechargable
Continuous Battery Life
37.7 hrs
7.3 hrs
Additional Charges
0.0
2.0
Total Battery Life
37.7 hrs
21.9 hrs
Charge Time
2.3 hrs
1.5 hrs
Power-Saving Feature
Auto-Off Timer
Standby mode
Audio While Charging
No
Yes
Passive Playback
Yes
No
Charging Port
USB-C
USB-C
App Support
8.0
8.0
App Picture
App Name
Sony| Headphones Connect
Bose Music
iOS
Yes
Yes
Android
Yes
Yes
macOS
No
No
Windows
No
No
Equalizer
Graphic + Presets
Graphic + Presets
ANC Control
On/Off
Presets
Mic Control
No
No
Room Effects
No
No
Playback Control
Yes
Yes
Button Mapping
Yes
Yes
Surround Support
Yes
No
Connectivity
Wired Connection
9.9
0.0
Cable Picture
Analog Audio
Yes
No
USB Audio
No
No
Detachable
Yes
No
Length
4.00 ft (1.22 m)
N/A
Connector
1/8" TRS
No Wired Option
Latency - Analog
0.3 ms
Latency - USB
N/A
N/A
Recorded Latency
Recorded Latency Connection
Analog
Bluetooth Connection
8.6
7.1
Bluetooth Version
5.010
5.1
Multi-Device Pairing
2 Devices
No
NFC Pairing
No
Quick Pair (Android)
Yes
Quick Pair (iOS)
No
Line Of Sight Range
299.00 ft (91.14 m)
219.00 ft (66.75 m)
Latency - SBC
245 ms
172 ms
Latency - aptX
N/A
N/A
Latency - aptX Adaptive (High Quality)
N/A
Latency - aptX Adaptive (Low Latency)
N/A
Latency - LDAC
237 ms
Recorded Latency
Recorded Latency Codec
SBC
AAC Support
Yes
PC Latency (aptX HD)
N/A
PC Latency (aptX-LL)
N/A
iOS Latency
38 ms
Android Latency
81 ms
Wireless Connection (Dongle)
0.0
0.0
Line Of Sight Range
N/A
N/A
Latency - Dongle
N/A
N/A
Recorded Latency
N/A
PC Compatibility
Analog
Audio Only
No
Wired USB
No
No
Non-BT Wireless
No
No
PlayStation Compatibility
PS4 Analog
Audio Only
No
PS4 Wired USB
No
No
PS4 Non-BT Wireless
No
No
PS5 Analog
Audio Only
No
PS5 Wired USB
No
No
PS5 Non-BT Wireless
No
No
Xbox Compatibility
Xbox One Analog
Audio Only
No
Xbox One Wired USB
No
No
Xbox One Non-BT Wireless
No
No
Xbox Series X|S Analog
Audio Only
No
Xbox Series X|S Wired USB
No
No
Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless
No
No
Base/Dock
0.0
2.2
Type
No Base/Dock
Charging Case
USB Input
No
No
Line In
No
No
Line Out
No
No
Optical Input
No
No
RCA Input
No
No
Dock Charging
No
Yes
Power Supply
No Base/Dock
USB-C
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