Apple AirPods Pro 2 vs Sony WF-SP700N

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AirPods Pro 2 compared with WF-SP700N

	AppleAirPods Pro 2	SonyWF-SP700N
Overview
Released
Released	September 2023	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	H2	–
Drivers
Drivers	Custom high-excursion Apple driver and custom high dynamic range amplifier	Closed dynamic 6 mm drivers with CCAW voice coils and neodymium magnets
Chip
Chip	H2 in each AirPod; U1 chip in the MagSafe Charging Case (USB-C)	–
Noise cancelling detail
Noise cancelling detail	Up to 2x more Active Noise Cancellation than AirPods Pro (1st generation) and AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation; Adaptive Audio, Transparency mode and Conversation Awareness	Digital noise cancelling; Ambient Sound Mode offers Normal and Voice settings
Audio features
Audio features	Personalised Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking; Adaptive EQ; Personalised Volume; Voice Isolation; Live Translation (with iOS 26 and an Apple Intelligence iPhone); lossless audio when paired with Apple Vision Pro	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	Hearing Test, Hearing Aid and Loud Sound Reduction in the UK; active Hearing Protection is available only in selected regions, not the UK	–
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	Up to 6 hours	Up to 3 hours
With the case
With the case	Up to 30 hours	Up to 9 hours
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	Yes	–
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Up to 5.5 hours with Spatial Audio and head tracking on; up to 4 hours of Lossless Audio listening with Apple Vision Pro	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	MagSafe Charging Case (USB-C) with speaker for Find My and lanyard loop; charges with MagSafe, Apple Watch or Qi-certified chargers or a USB-C cable	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	5 minutes in the case gives around 1 hour of listening	Fifteen minutes charging provides approximately 70 minutes playback
Design
Weight (each earbud)
Weight (each earbud)	5.3 g (better)	7.6 g
Water and sweat resistance
Water and sweat resistance	IP54	IPX4
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.3	4.1
Two devices at once
Two devices at once	–	No
Controls
Controls	Touch control on the stems (press to play, pause, answer calls and skip; press and hold to switch listening modes; swipe up or down for volume); “Hey Siri” or just “Siri”; Siri Interactions	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 microphones and an inward-facing microphone; speech-detecting accelerometer	–
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	Silicone ear tips in four sizes (XS, S, M, L)	–
Case weight
Case weight	50.8 g	Approximately 45 g; maker earbud weight is approximately 7.6 g each
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	IP54 (IEC 60529) for the AirPods Pro and charging case	IPX4 splash resistance applies to the earbuds; the charging case is not water resistant
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	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 2, MagSafe Charging Case (USB-C) with speaker and lanyard loop, silicone ear tips (XS, S, M, L), USB-C Charge Cable, documentation	–