Apple AirPods Pro (1st generation) vs Sony WF-SP700N

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AirPods Pro (1st generation) compared with WF-SP700N

	AppleAirPods Pro (1st generation)	SonyWF-SP700N
Overview
Released
Released	October 2019	April 2018
Sound
Type
Type	In-ear	In-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	Yes	Yes
Transparency mode
Transparency mode	Yes	Yes
Driver size
Driver size	–	6 mm
Spatial audio with head tracking
Spatial audio with head tracking	Yes	–
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	SBC and AAC	SBC and AAC
Lossless over USB-C
Lossless over USB-C	No	–
Chip
Chip	H1	–
Drivers
Drivers	Custom high-excursion Apple driver and high dynamic range amplifier	Closed dynamic 6 mm drivers with CCAW voice coils and neodymium magnets
Noise cancelling detail
Noise cancelling detail	Outward- and inward-facing microphones; noise cancellation adjusts 200 times per second; pressure-equalising vents	Digital noise cancelling; Ambient Sound Mode offers Normal and Voice settings
Audio features
Audio features	Adaptive EQ; Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking added after launch; Audio Sharing; AAC and SBC Bluetooth codecs (What Hi-Fi?)	EXTRA BASS tuning and app equalisation; Quick Sound Settings recalls preferred equaliser and ambient settings. Bluetooth transmission range 20 Hz–20 kHz at 44.1 kHz sampling is not a measured acoustic frequency response.
Hearing health
Hearing health	Conversation Boost, Live Listen, headphone levels and Headphone Accommodations	–
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	Up to 4.5 hours	Up to 3 hours
With the case
With the case	–	Up to 9 hours
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	Yes	–
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Up to 5 hours with ANC and Transparency off; more than 24 hours of listening with case recharges (Apple's claim)	Maker claim up to three hours playback with AAC, whether noise cancelling or ambient listening is on or off. Manual specifies SBC at two hours with either enabled and 2.5 hours with both off. Up to 3.5 hours talk time; eight hours standby with noise cancelling or ambient mode and 35 hours with both off. SoundGuys measured 2.58 hours at 75 dB SPL.
Charging case
Charging case	Original Wireless Charging Case supports Qi and Lightning; MagSafe Charging Case added in 2021 also supports MagSafe	Micro-USB charging; approximately 1.5 hours for the earbuds and three hours for the case. The fully charged case provides approximately two further full charges, for nine hours total at the three-hour AAC claim.
Fast charging
Fast charging	Around 1 hour of listening after 5 minutes in the case	Fifteen minutes charging provides approximately 70 minutes playback
Design
Weight (each earbud)
Weight (each earbud)	5.4 g (better)	7.6 g
Water and sweat resistance
Water and sweat resistance	IPX4	IPX4
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.0	4.1
Two devices at once
Two devices at once	–	No
Controls
Controls	Force sensor for playback, calls and switching ANC/Transparency; “Hey Siri”; no stem volume adjustment	Physical buttons for playback, tracks, calls and noise modes; TechRadar reports no earbud volume control. The maker manual confirms calls and the call microphone use the left earbud.
Microphones
Microphones	Dual beamforming and inward-facing microphones; dual optical sensors, motion- and speech-detecting accelerometers	–
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	Silicone tips in S, M and L; Ear Tip Fit Test	–
Case weight
Case weight	45.6 g	Approximately 45 g; maker earbud weight is approximately 7.6 g each
Dimensions
Dimensions	Each earbud 30.9 × 21.8 × 24.0 mm; original case 45.2 × 60.6 × 21.7 mm (height × width × depth)	–
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	IPX4 earbuds; Wireless Charging Case and MagSafe Charging Case are not sweat or water resistant	IPX4 splash resistance applies to the earbuds; the charging case is not water resistant
Works with
Works with	Apple devices with current iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, macOS or tvOS; Bluetooth audio with older Apple software and non-Apple devices, with limited features	Bluetooth A2DP, AVRCP, HFP and HSP; no multipoint. NFC pairing via the case with compatible Android phones. Sony announced Google Assistant support as a future update; its current manual documents Google Assistant and Alexa with updated software. Sony's US announcement was 8 January 2018 and stated spring availability; Japan specifies 28 April 2018, while Sony Europe's announcement specifies June. April is retained at month precision, without treating a review date as a verified first-sale day.
Colours
Colours	White	Black, White, Pink and Yellow
In the box
In the box	AirPods Pro, charging case, three sizes of silicone tips, Lightning to USB-C cable, documentation	–