Apple AirPods Pro 3 vs Sony WF-C710N

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AirPods Pro 3 compared with WF-C710N

	AppleAirPods Pro 3	SonyWF-C710N
Overview
Released
Released	September 2025	April 2025
Sound
Type
Type	In-ear	In-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	Yes	Yes
Transparency mode
Transparency mode	Yes	Yes
Driver size
Driver size	–	5 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	5 mm driver
Chip
Chip	H2 in each AirPod; second-generation Ultra Wideband chip in the MagSafe Charging Case	–
Noise cancelling detail
Noise cancelling detail	Active Noise Cancellation with Adaptive Audio, Transparency mode, Conversation Awareness and Loud Sound Reduction; foam-infused ear tips for passive isolation	Dual Noise Sensor technology; Ambient Sound Mode adjustable in 20 levels, with Voice focus and a Voice passthrough setting; Adaptive Sound Control; Quick Attention Mode
Audio features
Audio features	Personalised Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking; Adaptive EQ; Personalised Volume; Voice Isolation; studio-quality audio recording; Live Translation; lossless audio when paired with Apple Vision Pro	DSEE upscaling; 360 Reality Audio; custom equaliser in the app
Hearing health
Hearing health	Hearing Test, Hearing Aid (with automatic Conversation Boost) and Hearing Protection	–
Health sensors
Health sensors	Heart rate sensor for workouts	–
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	Up to 8 hours	Up to 8.5 hours
With the case
With the case	Up to 24 hours	Up to 30 hours
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	Yes	No
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Up to 7.5 hours with Spatial Audio and head tracking on; 6.5 hours with heart rate sensing during workouts; 10 hours in Transparency using the Hearing Aid feature	Up to 12 hours with noise cancelling off (AAC), 40 hours with the case; with SBC, 8 hours with noise cancelling on; 8 hours with Ambient Sound Mode on (AAC); talk time up to 4.5 hours; the equaliser and DSEE shorten battery life
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	USB-C; about 3.5 hours to fully charge the case and earbuds, 1.5 hours for the earbuds alone
Fast charging
Fast charging	5 minutes in the case gives around 1 hour of listening	5 minutes of charging gives about 1 hour of playback
Design
Weight (each earbud)
Weight (each earbud)	5.55 g	5.2 g (better)
Water and sweat resistance
Water and sweat resistance	IP57	IPX4
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.3	5.3
Two devices at once
Two devices at once	–	Yes
Controls
Controls	Force sensor with volume swipe on the stems (press to play, pause, answer calls and skip; press and hold to switch listening modes; swipe up or down for volume); camera remote; “Hey Siri” or just “Siri”; Siri Interactions	Touch sensor on each earbud (by default the left switches noise cancelling and Ambient Sound Mode and holds for Quick Attention Mode; the right plays and pauses, skips tracks and holds for the voice assistant; tap four or more times for volume), reassignable in the app; Quick Access to a music service; IR sensors pause music when an earbud is taken out and switch the earbuds off after about 15 minutes
Microphones
Microphones	Dual beamforming microphones and an inward-facing microphone; speech-detecting accelerometer	Microphones on the outside and inside of each earbud, used for noise cancelling, Ambient Sound Mode and calls; Precise Voice Pickup Technology with AI noise reduction for calls
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	Foam-infused silicone ear tips in five sizes (XXS, XS, S, M, L)	Hybrid silicone rubber earbud tips in XS, M and XL (M fitted); either earbud can be used on its own
Case weight
Case weight	43.99 g	About 38 g
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	IP57 (IEC 60529) for the AirPods Pro and charging case	IPX4 for the earbuds
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	Sony | Sound Connect app for iOS and Android; multipoint connection to two devices; Bluetooth 5.3 Class 1, about 10 m range; A2DP, AVRCP, HFP and HSP
Colours
Colours	White	Black, White, Pink, Glass Blue (translucent)
In the box
In the box	AirPods Pro 3, MagSafe Charging Case (USB-C) with speaker and lanyard loop, silicone ear tips (XXS, XS, S, M, L), documentation; USB-C cable sold separately	Earbuds, charging case, USB-C cable (USB-A to USB-C), hybrid silicone rubber earbud tips in XS, M and XL, documents