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- Table of Contents
- Top
- Main Differences
- Design
- Sound
- Isolation
- Microphone
- Active Features
- Connectivity
- Comments
Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless vs Sony WH-H900N/h.ear on 2 Wireless
Side-by-Side Comparison
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Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless
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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)
- WH-H900N (Black)
- WH-H900N (Blue)
- WH-H900N (Red)
Our Verdict
Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless
Sony WH-H900N/h.ear on 2 Wireless
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Threshold
Neutral Sound
7.4
7.4
Passive Soundstage
3.5
5.1
Frequency Response Consistency
8.2
7.5
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
0.7 lbs
Clamping Force
1 lbs
1 lbs
Controls
7.6
7.4
Controls Picture
OS Compatibility
Not OS specific
Not OS specific
Ease Of Use
Good
Decent
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
On/Off
Talk-Through
On/Off
On/Off
Additional Controls
Voice Assistant
No
Breathability
5.4
6.6
Breathability After Picture
Avg.Temp.Difference
8.2 °C
5.4 °C
Portability
6.1
6.1
Portability Picture
L
7.4" (18.8 cm)
4.8"
W
6.1" (15.5 cm)
5.8"
H
2.0" (5.1 cm)
3.2"
Volume
90.00 in³ (1,474.83 cm³)
89 in³
Transmitter Required
No
No
Case
8.0
5.5
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
7.5
Build Quality Picture
Stability
7.0
7.0
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
0.54 dB
Treble Amount
-0.4 dB
-1.56 dB
Frequency Response Consistency
8.2
7.5
Consistency L
Consistency R
Avg. Std. Deviation
0.35 dB
0.5 dB
Raw Frequency Response
Bass Profile: Target Compliance
7.6
8.0
Bass Profile: Target Compliance
RMS Deviation From Target
5.2 dB
2.76 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
20 Hz
10 Hz
Low Bass
4.49 dB
1.73 dB
Mid Bass
5.5 dB
2.78 dB
High Bass
5.6 dB
3.96 dB
Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance
8.4
8.4
Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance
RMS Deviation From Target
1.58 dB
2.11 dB
Low Mid
1.24 dB
1.11 dB
Mid-Mid
-0.07 dB
0.47 dB
High Mid
-1.15 dB
3.04 dB
Treble Profile: Target Compliance
7.3
7.6
Treble Profile: Target Compliance
RMS Deviation From Target
3.01 dB
3.14 dB
Low Treble
-1.71 dB
2.23 dB
Mid Treble
1.38 dB
0.34 dB
High Treble
-2.88 dB
-7.12 dB
Peaks/Dips
7.9
7.7
Peaks/Dips Graph
Peaks
1.2 dB
1.54 dB
Dips
1.46 dB
0.95 dB
Imaging
8.6
8.5
Phase Response
Phase Response Mismatch
Weighted Group Delay
0.16
0.16
Weighted Phase Mismatch
4.36
5.4
Weighted Amplitude Mismatch
0.79
1.05
Weighted Frequency Mismatch
2.07
1.62
Passive Soundstage
3.5
5.1
PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)
3.11 dB
5.07 dB
PRTF Size (Avg.)
8.34 dB
6.62 dB
PRTF Distance
1.8 dB
11.68 dB
Openness
0.4
3.6
Acoustic Space Excitation
3.4
3.3
Virtual Soundstage
4.1
4.4
Virtual Soundstage
Head Modeling
On/Off
No
Speaker Modeling
On/Off
On/Off
Room Ambience
No
Presets
Head Tracking
No
No
Virtual Surround
360 Reality Audio
Yes
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
7.7
7.3
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
WHD @ 90
0.265
0.305
WHD @ 100
0.130
0.219
Test Settings
Firmware
2.6.0
Unknown
Power
On
On
Connection
Bluetooth
Unknown
Codec
SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz
aptX, 16-bit, 48kHz
Test Instrument
Audio Precision APx517B
EQ
Off
Off
ANC
On
On
Tip/Pad
Default
Default
Microphone
Integrated
Integrated
Isolation
Noise Isolation - Full Range
9.5
6.4
Noise Isolation - Full Range Graph
Noise Cancelling
Yes
Yes
Overall Attenuation
-27.13 dB
-16.78 dB
Isolation Audio
Bass
-24.80 dB
-8.52 dB
Mid
-25.37 dB
-11.14 dB
Treble
-31.92 dB
-30.65 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
7.1
Leakage Audio
Overall Leakage @ 1ft
39.28 dB
38.88 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
6.4
Microphone Frequency Response
Recorded Speech
LFE
269.09 Hz
243.22 Hz
FR Std. Dev.
2.11 dB
3.27 dB
HFE
3,726.47 Hz
2,915.3 Hz
Weighted THD
65.861
4.186
Gain
11.46 dB
43.37 dB
Noise Handling
5.6
6.2
SpNR
11.47 dB
15.08 dB
Noise Gate
No
Speech + Pink Noise Handling
6.0
Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample
Speech + Subway Noise Handling
5.0
Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample
Active Features
Battery
8.7
7.9
Battery Type
Rechargable
Rechargable
Continuous Battery Life
37.7 hrs
27 hrs
Additional Charges
0.0
0.0
Total Battery Life
37.7 hrs
27 hrs
Charge Time
2.3 hrs
5.5 hrs
Power-Saving Feature
Auto-Off Timer
Standby mode
Audio While Charging
No
No
Passive Playback
Yes
Yes
Charging Port
USB-C
micro-USB
App Support
8.0
8.0
App Picture
App Name
Sony| Headphones Connect
Sony| Headphones Connect
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
No
Room Effects
No
Yes
Playback Control
Yes
Yes
Button Mapping
Yes
No
Surround Support
Yes
Yes
Connectivity
Wired Connection
9.9
9.5
Cable Picture
Analog Audio
Yes
Yes
USB Audio
No
No
Detachable
Yes
Yes
Length
4.00 ft (1.22 m)
4.2 ft
Connector
1/8" TRS
1/8" TRS
Latency - Analog
0.3 ms
Latency - USB
N/A
0 ms
Recorded Latency
Recorded Latency Connection
Analog
Bluetooth Connection
8.6
7.2
Bluetooth Version
5.010
4.1
Multi-Device Pairing
2 Devices
No
NFC Pairing
Yes
Quick Pair (Android)
Yes
Quick Pair (iOS)
No
Line Of Sight Range
299.00 ft (91.14 m)
155 ft
Latency - SBC
245 ms
213 ms
Latency - aptX
N/A
185 ms
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)
192 ms
PC Latency (aptX-LL)
N/A
iOS Latency
233 ms
Android Latency
80 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
Wired USB
No
Non-BT Wireless
No
PlayStation Compatibility
PS4 Analog
Audio Only
Audio Only
PS4 Wired USB
No
No
PS4 Non-BT Wireless
No
No
PS5 Analog
Audio Only
PS5 Wired USB
No
PS5 Non-BT Wireless
No
Xbox Compatibility
Xbox One Analog
Audio Only
Audio Only
Xbox One Wired USB
No
No
Xbox One Non-BT Wireless
No
No
Xbox Series X|S Analog
Audio Only
Xbox Series X|S Wired USB
No
Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless
No
Base/Dock
0.0
0.0
Type
No Base/Dock
No Base/Dock
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
PC / PS4 Compatibility
PC/PS4 Analog
Audio Only
Audio Only
PC/PS4 Wired USB
No
No
PC/PS4 Non-BT Wireless
No
No
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