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- Main Differences
- Design
- Sound
- Isolation
- Microphone
- Active Features
- Connectivity
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Sony WH-XB700 Wireless vs Sony WH-XB900N Wireless
Side-by-Side Comparison
Products
Sony WH-XB700 Wireless
Sony WH-XB900N Wireless
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TypeOn-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
Noise CancellingNo
MicYes
TypeOver-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
Noise CancellingYes
MicYes
Variants
- WH-XB700 (Black)
- WH-XB700 (Navy)
- WH-XB900N (Black)
- WH-XB900N (Blue)
- WH-XB900N (Gray)
Our Verdict
Sony WH-XB700 Wireless
Sony WH-XB900N Wireless
The Sony WH-XB900N Wireless are more versatile wireless headphones than the Sony WH-XB700 Wireless. The WH-XB900N have an over-ear ear design which is much more comfortable, and they're easy-to-use as well as better-built. They also have an active noise cancelling feature that helps them isolate more noise than the WH-XB700. Their battery life is better, but they also take a lot longer to charge.
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Threshold
Neutral Sound
6.6
7.0
Treble Accuracy
6.3
7.6
Bass Accuracy
5.1
5.7
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Design Picture 2
Type
On-ear
Over-ear
Enclosure
Closed-Back
Closed-Back
Wireless
Yes
Yes
Transducer
Dynamic
Dynamic
Comfort
7.0
8.0
Comfort Picture
Weight
0.43 lbs
0.56 lbs
Clamping Force
0.7 lbs
1.1 lbs
Controls
6.8
7.7
Controls Picture
OS Compatibility
Not OS specific
Not OS specific
Ease Of Use
Decent
Good
Feedback
Great
Good
Call/Music Control
Yes
Yes
Volume Control
Yes
Yes
Microphone Control
No
No
Channel Mixing
No
No
Noise Cancelling Control
No
On/Off
Talk-Through
No
On/Off
Additional Controls
Voice Assistant
Voice Assistant
Breathability
6.7
5.9
Breathability After Picture
Avg.Temp.Difference
5.2 °C
7.3 °C
Portability
6.2
5.8
Portability Picture
L
7.4" (18.8 cm)
5.5" (14.0 cm)
W
6.2" (15.7 cm)
6.6" (16.8 cm)
H
1.8" (4.6 cm)
3.5" (8.9 cm)
Volume
83.00 in³ (1,360.12 cm³)
127.00 in³ (2,081.15 cm³)
Transmitter Required
No
No
Case
0.0
5.5
Case Picture
Type
No case
Pouch
L
N/A
N/A
W
N/A
N/A
H
N/A
N/A
Volume
N/A
N/A
Build Quality
6.5
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
Frequency Response
Bass Amount
6.02 dB
5.31 dB
Treble Amount
-1.42 dB
-1.76 dB
Frequency Response Consistency
7.0
5.9
Consistency L
Consistency R
Avg. Std. Deviation
0.61 dB
0.97 dB
Raw Frequency Response
Bass Accuracy
5.1
5.7
Std. Err.
8.26 dB
7.21 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
10 Hz
10 Hz
Low-Bass
10.46 dB
8.74 dB
Mid-Bass
9.17 dB
8.78 dB
High-Bass
8 dB
6.32 dB
Mid Accuracy
8.3
8.6
Std. Err.
2.28 dB
1.81 dB
Low-Mid
2.21 dB
0.22 dB
Mid-Mid
0.6 dB
-0.48 dB
High-Mid
2.12 dB
1.56 dB
Treble Accuracy
6.3
7.6
Std. Err.
5.32 dB
3.65 dB
Low-Treble
0.65 dB
-0.24 dB
Mid-Treble
1.45 dB
2.31 dB
High-Treble
0.04 dB
-6.92 dB
Peaks/Dips
7.0
7.1
Peaks/Dips Graph
Peaks
1.71 dB
1.87 dB
Dips
2.46 dB
1.63 dB
Imaging
8.7
8.6
Phase Response Mismatch
Weighted Group Delay
0.22
0.34
Weighted Phase Mismatch
2.64
3.78
Weighted Amplitude Mismatch
0.56
0.48
Weighted Frequency Mismatch
2.12
1.8
Passive Soundstage
5.0
5.5
PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)
3.05 dB
3.2 dB
PRTF Size (Avg.)
1.71 dB
7.41 dB
PRTF Distance
11.84 dB
12.46 dB
Openness
4.9
3.9
Acoustic Space Excitation
3.7
3.7
Virtual Soundstage
4.4
6.4
Virtual Soundstage
Head Modeling
No
On/Off
Speaker Modeling
On/Off
On/Off
Room Ambience
Presets
Presets
Head Tracking
No
No
Virtual Surround
Yes
360 Reality Audio
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
7.4
7.5
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
WHD @ 90
0.259
0.247
WHD @ 100
0.218
0.197
Test Settings
Firmware
Unknown
1.0.2
Power
On
On
Connection
Bluetooth 4.0
Bluetooth 4.0
Codec
aptX, 16-bit, 48kHz
aptX, 16-bit, 48kHz
EQ
Default
Off
ANC
No ANC
On
Tip/Pad
Default
Default
Microphone
Integrated
Integrated
Isolation
Noise Isolation
4.5
6.0
Noise Isolation
Isolation Audio
Overall Attenuation
-12.2 dB
-16.74 dB
Noise Cancelling
No
Yes
Bass
0.59 dB
-5.39 dB
Mid
-9.65 dB
-14.48 dB
Treble
-28.41 dB
-31.12 dB
Leakage
6.7
6.8
Leakage Audio
Overall Leakage @ 1ft
41.08 dB
40.81 dB
Microphone
Microphone Style
Integrated
Yes
Yes
In-Line
No
No
Boom
No
No
Detachable Boom
No
No
Mic
Yes
Yes
Recording Quality
6.4
6.7
Microphone Frequency Response
Recorded Speech
LFE
190.27 Hz
219.83 Hz
FR Std. Dev.
3.67 dB
2.58 dB
HFE
2,791.7 Hz
2,915.3 Hz
Weighted THD
3.17
2.513
Gain
41.66 dB
41.48 dB
Noise Handling
7.8
6.9
SpNR
14.31 dB
15.79 dB
Noise Gate
No
Always On
Speech + Pink Noise Handling
8.0
6.5
Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample
Speech + Subway Noise Handling
7.5
7.5
Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample
Active Features
Battery
7.4
7.3
Battery Type
Rechargable
Rechargable
Continuous Battery Life
25.4 hrs
38.3 hrs
Additional Charges
0.0
0.0
Total Battery Life
25.4 hrs
38.3 hrs
Charge Time
3.4 hrs
5.9 hrs
Power-Saving Feature
No
No
Audio While Charging
No
No
Passive Playback
Yes
Yes
Charging Port
micro-USB
USB-C
App Support
7.0
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
Presets
Graphic + Presets
ANC Control
No
On/Off
Mic Control
No
No
Room Effects
Yes
Yes
Playback Control
Yes
Yes
Button Mapping
Yes
Yes
Surround Support
Yes
Yes
Connectivity
Bluetooth
7.9
7.4
Bluetooth Version
4.2
4.2
Multi-Device Pairing
No
No
NFC Pairing
Yes
Yes
Line Of Sight Range
267.00 ft (81.38 m)
196.00 ft (59.74 m)
PC Latency (SBC)
188 ms
254 ms
PC Latency (aptX)
173 ms
162 ms
PC Latency (aptX HD)
N/A
N/A
PC Latency (aptX-LL)
N/A
N/A
iOS Latency
29 ms
157 ms
Android Latency
41 ms
125 ms
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
9.5
9.5
Cable Picture
Analog Audio
Yes
Yes
USB Audio
No
No
Detachable
Yes
Yes
Length
4.00 ft (1.22 m)
4.10 ft (1.25 m)
Connection
1/8" TRS
1/8" TRS
Analog/USB Audio Latency
0 ms
0 ms
PC Compatibility
Analog
Audio Only
Audio Only
Wired USB
No
No
Non-BT Wireless
No
No
PlayStation Compatibility
PS4 Analog
Audio Only
Audio Only
PS4 Wired USB
No
No
PS4 Non-BT Wireless
No
No
PS5 Analog
Audio Only
Audio Only
PS5 Wired USB
No
No
PS5 Non-BT Wireless
No
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
Audio Only
Xbox Series X|S Wired USB
No
No
Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless
No
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
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WH-XB700
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