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- Main Differences
- Design
- Sound
- Isolation
- Microphone
- Active Features
- Connectivity
- Comments
Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless vs Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal
Side-by-Side Comparison
Products
Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal
Tested using Methodology v1.8
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TypeOver-ear
Noise CancellingYes
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
TypeOver-ear
Noise CancellingYes
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
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)
Our Verdict
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.
Notice: Two or more of the products selected have been tested with different test methodologies, so some of the results below aren't directly comparable. Learn how our test benches and scoring system work, and read more about the latest changes to our headphones test methodology.
Main Differences for
Threshold
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
Type
Over-ear
Over-ear
Enclosure
Closed-Back
Closed-Back
Wireless
Yes
Yes
Transducer
Dynamic
Dynamic
Comfort
8.0
7.5
Comfort Picture
Weight
0.6 lbs
0.62 lbs
Clamping Force
1 lbs
0.9 lbs
Controls
7.6
8.3
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
Breathability
5.4
7.1
Breathability After Picture
Avg.Temp.Difference
8.2 °C
4 °C
Portability
6.1
5.8
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
Case
8.0
0.0
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
Build Quality
8.0
8.0
Build Quality Picture
Stability
7.0
6.5
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
-6.7 dB
Treble Amount
-0.4 dB
-2.57 dB
Frequency Response Consistency
8.2
6.7
Consistency L
Consistency R
Avg. Std. Deviation
0.35 dB
0.69 dB
Raw Frequency Response
Bass Profile: Target Compliance
7.6
7.1
Bass Profile: Target Compliance
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
Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance
8.4
7.5
Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance
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
Treble Profile: Target Compliance
7.3
7.4
Treble Profile: Target Compliance
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
Peaks/Dips
7.9
7.0
Peaks/Dips Graph
Peaks
1.2 dB
2.13 dB
Dips
1.46 dB
1.23 dB
Imaging
8.6
7.1
Phase Response Mismatch
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
Passive Soundstage
3.5
5.4
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
Virtual Soundstage
4.1
2.0
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
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
7.7
7.3
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
WHD @ 90
0.265
0.457
WHD @ 100
0.130
0.169
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
Isolation
Noise Isolation - Full Range
9.5
6.2
Noise Isolation - Full Range Graph
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
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
7.3
Leakage Audio
Overall Leakage @ 1ft
39.28 dB
38 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
6.7
Microphone Frequency Response
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
Noise Handling
5.6
7.3
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
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
App Support
8.0
8.5
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
Connectivity
Wired Connection
9.9
7.5
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
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
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
PC Compatibility
Analog
Audio Only
Audio + Microphone
Wired USB
No
Audio + Microphone
Non-BT Wireless
No
No
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
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
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
Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal
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