Apple AirPods Max (USB-C) vs Sony INZONE H9 II

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AirPods Max (USB-C) compared with INZONE H9 II

	AppleAirPods Max (USB-C)	SonyINZONE H9 II
Overview
Released
Released	September 2024	August 2025
Sound
Type
Type	Over-ear	Over-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	Yes	Yes
Transparency mode
Transparency mode	Yes	Yes
Driver size
Driver size	–	30 mm
Spatial audio with head tracking
Spatial audio with head tracking	Yes	–
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	SBC and AAC	SBC, AAC and LC3
Lossless over USB-C
Lossless over USB-C	Yes	–
Chip
Chip	H1	–
Drivers
Drivers	Apple-designed dynamic driver	30 mm driver with a carbon composite diaphragm, based on the WH-1000XM6's driver; 5 Hz to 20,000 Hz (wired, switched off); sensitivity 111 dB/mW switched on, 100 dB/mW switched off; impedance 440 Ω switched on, 21 Ω switched off (1 kHz, wired)
Chip
Chip	H1 in each ear cup	–
Noise cancelling detail
Noise cancelling detail	Active Noise Cancellation and Transparency mode	Noise-cancelling microphones on both ear cups; Ambient Sound Mode; NC/AMB button
Audio features
Audio features	Personalised Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking; Adaptive EQ; Lossless Audio and ultra-low latency audio via USB-C; analogue sources need Apple's USB-C to 3.5 mm Audio Cable, sold separately	360 Spatial Sound for Gaming; equaliser and settings in INZONE Hub (PC) and the Sound Connect app; LE Audio (LC3)
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	Up to 20 hours	Up to 20 hours
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Up to 20 hours of movie playback with ANC and Spatial Audio on; storing them in the Smart Case puts them in an ultra-low-power state	Game and chat over the USB transceiver, 20 hours with noise cancelling on or 30 hours off; game only, 24 hours on or 40 hours off; with a phone also connected over Bluetooth, 18 hours on or 24 hours off; on the headphone cable, 30 hours on or 48 hours off
Fast charging
Fast charging	5 minutes of charging gives around 1.5 hours of listening	5 minutes of charging gives about 60 minutes of use; full charge in about 3.5 hours
Design
Weight
Weight	386.2 g	260 g (better)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.0	5.3
Two devices at once
Two devices at once	–	Yes
Headphone cable
Headphone cable	Yes	Yes
Controls
Controls	Digital Crown (turn for volume; press once to play, pause or answer a call; twice to end a call or skip forward; three times to skip back; press and hold for Siri); noise control button to switch between ANC and Transparency; “Hey Siri”	Volume dial, NC/AMB button and microphone on/off button with a red mute indicator
Microphones
Microphones	Nine microphones in total, eight for Active Noise Cancellation and three for voice pickup (two shared with ANC)	Detachable boom microphone (cardioid, with windscreen, about 13 g) with AI noise reduction and super wide band voice; separate noise-cancelling microphones on both ear cups
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	–	Closed, circumaural; redesigned headband with slider knobs; about 273 g with the boom microphone attached
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	–	No water resistance rating
Case weight
Case weight	134.5 g (Smart Case)	–
Works with
Works with	Full features with iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV and Apple Vision Pro on the latest software; works as Bluetooth headphones with other devices, with limited features	USB-C transceiver (2.4 GHz) for PC, PS5 and USB-C smartphones, usable at the same time as a Bluetooth connection to a phone; Bluetooth Classic and LE Audio; INZONE Hub for PC; Sound Connect app for iOS and Android; headphone cable (4-pole CTIA plug) with the microphone; Bluetooth 5.3 Class 1, about 10 m range; A2DP, AVRCP, HFP and HSP
Colours
Colours	Midnight, Starlight, Blue, Purple, Orange	Black, White
In the box
In the box	AirPods Max, Smart Case, USB-C Charge Cable, documentation	Headset, USB-C transceiver, detachable boom microphone with windscreen, USB-C cable (USB-A to USB-C), headphone cable (about 2.0 m), soft pouch, documents