Beats Beats 360 vs Sony WH-1000XM6

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Beats 360 compared with WH-1000XM6

	BeatsBeats 360	SonyWH-1000XM6
Overview
Released
Released	September 2026	May 2025
Sound
Type
Type	Over-ear	Over-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	Yes	Yes
Transparency mode
Transparency mode	Yes	Yes
Spatial audio with head tracking
Spatial audio with head tracking	Yes	Yes
Driver size
Driver size	–	30 mm
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	SBC and AAC	SBC, AAC, LDAC and LC3
Lossless over USB-C
Lossless over USB-C	–	No
Chip
Chip	Beats proprietary chip	QN3
Drivers
Drivers	Custom dual-magnet dynamic drivers with three-layer diaphragms	30 mm driver unit with a high-rigidity carbon fibre composite dome and neodymium magnet; 4 Hz to 40,000 Hz (wired, switched on); sensitivity 103 dB/mW switched on, 102 dB/mW switched off; impedance 48 Ω switched on, 16 Ω switched off (1 kHz)
Chip
Chip	–	HD Noise Canceling Processor QN3 (Sony says seven times faster than the WH-1000XM5's) and Integrated Processor V2
Noise cancelling detail
Noise cancelling detail	–	Twelve microphones for noise cancelling; Adaptive NC Optimizer tunes noise cancelling to the fit, surroundings and air pressure; Ambient Sound Mode with Auto Ambient Sound; Quick Attention Mode; Speak-to-Chat; Adaptive Sound Control
Audio features
Audio features	Adaptive EQ; personalised spatial audio with dynamic head tracking; accelerometer and gyroscope in the left ear cup; SBC and AAC Bluetooth codecs (Les Numériques)	LDAC up to 990 kbps (Hi-Res Audio Wireless); Hi-Res Audio over the headphone cable; DSEE Extreme upscaling; 10-band EQ and Game EQ; 360 Reality Audio; 360 Upmix for Cinema; spatial sound with head tracking; BGM effect; LE Audio with a low-latency mode and Auracast broadcast audio
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	Up to 32 hours	Up to 30 hours
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Up to 32 hours with noise cancelling and spatial audio, or with Adaptive EQ; up to 24 hours in Transparency mode	Up to 40 hours with noise cancelling off (AAC, SBC or LC3); with LDAC, 26 hours with noise cancelling on or 36 hours off; talk time up to 24 hours (28 hours with noise cancelling off); up to 28 hours on the headphone cable with noise cancelling on (38 hours off); can be used while charging
Fast charging
Fast charging	A 5-minute USB-C Fast Fuel charge gives up to 1 hour of playback	3 minutes gives about 3 hours of playback with a USB PD adaptor (9 V/2.3 A or more), or about 1 hour with a 5 V/1.5 A adaptor; full charge in about 3.5 hours
Design
Weight
Weight	294.5 g	254 g (better)
Water and sweat resistance
Water and sweat resistance	IPX4	–
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.3	5.3
Two devices at once
Two devices at once	–	Yes
Headphone cable
Headphone cable	–	Yes
Controls
Controls	Physical volume and playback buttons on the right cup; power and listening-mode buttons on the left	Touch sensor control panel (double-tap to play, pause or answer calls; swipe forwards or backwards to skip; swipe up or down for volume; hold for the voice assistant; cover with your hand for Quick Attention Mode); power and NC/AMB buttons on the left unit (double-press NC/AMB to mute the microphones during calls, once enabled in the app); nod or shake your head to answer or reject calls; proximity sensor pauses music when the headphones are taken off and switches them off after 15 minutes
Microphones
Microphones	Nine in total; eight for noise cancelling and three for voice, with two shared	Twelve microphones for noise cancelling; six-microphone AI-based beamforming for calls; MEMS, omnidirectional
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	Detachable Performance Knit ear and headband cushions included; UltraPlush cushions sold separately; adjustable stainless steel arms; folds flat	Closed, over-ear; wider soft-fit headband in synthetic leather; stretchable earpads; folds flat and folds up to fit the supplied carrying case, which has a magnetic closure
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	–	No water resistance rating; Sony says the headphones are not waterproof
Case weight
Case weight	88 g	–
Dimensions
Dimensions	Headphones 165.5 × 87.1 × 191.3 mm; carrying case 225 × 85 × 225 mm	–
Works with
Works with	Apple pairing, automatic switching, Audio Sharing, hands-free Siri and Find My; Android Fast Pair, Audio switch, Find Hub and Beats app	Sony | Sound Connect app for iOS and Android; multipoint connection to two devices; LE Audio and Auracast with compatible devices; the headphone cable also works with the headphones switched off, without noise cancelling
Colours
Colours	Black, Cloud, Pink, Sky	Black, Platinum Silver, Midnight Blue, Sand Pink, Sandstone (Sony US; colours vary by region)
In the box
In the box	Headphones with matched Performance Knit cushions, woven carrying case, Quick Start Guide and documentation; charging cable and power adapter sold separately	Headphones, USB-C cable (USB-A to USB-C), headphone cable (about 1.2 m, gold-plated L-shaped stereo mini plug), carrying case, documents