Beats Beats Flex vs Sony WF-C510

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Beats Flex compared with WF-C510

	BeatsBeats Flex	SonyWF-C510
Overview
Released
Released	October 2020	September 2024
Sound
Type
Type	In-ear	In-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	No	No
Transparency mode
Transparency mode	–	Yes
Driver size
Driver size	–	6 mm
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	SBC and AAC	SBC and AAC
Chip
Chip	Apple W1	–
Drivers
Drivers	Layered drivers with dual-chamber acoustics and pressure-relief microvents	6 mm driver
Noise cancelling detail
Noise cancelling detail	–	No active noise cancelling; Ambient Sound Mode with Voice focus
Audio features
Audio features	Apple Audio Sharing; magnetic auto-play and pause; no active noise cancellation (TechRadar)	DSEE upscaling; 360 Reality Audio; custom equaliser in the app
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	Up to 12 hours	Up to 11 hours
With the case
With the case	–	Up to 22 hours
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	–	No
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Rechargeable lithium-ion battery; Apple's playback test used 256 Kbps AAC tracks at 50% volume	Up to 11 hours with Ambient Sound Mode off (AAC), 8 hours with it on; with SBC, 9 hours off or 7 hours on; 22 hours with the case with Ambient Sound Mode, DSEE and the custom equaliser off; talk time up to 5 hours
Charging case
Charging case	–	USB-C; about 3 hours to fully charge the case and earbuds, 1.5 hours for the earbuds alone
Fast charging
Fast charging	A 10-minute USB-C Fast Fuel charge gives up to 1.5 hours of playback	5 minutes of charging gives about 1 hour of playback
Design
Weight (each earbud)
Weight (each earbud)	–	4.6 g
Water and sweat resistance
Water and sweat resistance	–	IPX4
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.0	5.3
Two devices at once
Two devices at once	No	Yes
Controls
Controls	On-device playback, call, volume and voice-assistant controls	A button on each earbud (by default the left turns Ambient Sound Mode on or off and presses four or more times lower the volume; the right plays and pauses, skips tracks, raises the volume and holds for the voice assistant; press twice on either to answer or end calls), reassignable in the app; Quick Access for Spotify Tap
Microphones
Microphones	Built-in microphone with wind reduction	A microphone on each earbud for calls
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	Nitinol Flex-Form neckband cable; four ear-tip sizes; magnetic earbuds	Hybrid silicone rubber earbud tips in SS, M and LL (M fitted); either earbud can be used on its own
Case weight
Case weight	–	About 31 g
Dimensions
Dimensions	16 mm height; 18.6 g for the complete earphones and cable, rather than one earbud	–
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	No water or sweat resistance rating published	IPX4 for the earbuds, excluding the sound outlet; the charging case is not water resistant
Works with
Works with	Apple W1 and Class 1 Bluetooth; Apple Find My and Beats app for Android; Bluetooth 5.0, SBC and AAC codecs and no simultaneous Bluetooth multipoint (SoundGuys)	Sony | Sound Connect app (formerly Headphones Connect) for iOS and Android; multipoint connection to two devices; Google Fast Pair and Microsoft Swift Pair; Bluetooth 5.3 Class 1, about 10 m range; A2DP, AVRCP, HFP and HSP
Colours
Colours	Beats Black and Yuzu Yellow at launch; Smoke Gray and Flame Blue followed in early 2021	Black, White, Blue, Yellow
In the box
In the box	Earphones, four sizes of ear tips, USB-C charging cable, Quick Start Guide and warranty card	Earbuds, charging case, hybrid silicone rubber earbud tips in SS, M and LL, documents (no USB cable)