Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 vs Sony WF-C710N

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Powerbeats Pro 2 compared with WF-C710N

	BeatsPowerbeats Pro 2	SonyWF-C710N
Overview
Released
Released	February 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
Chip
Chip	H2	–
Drivers
Drivers	Custom dual-layer drivers aligned to each earbud's nozzle; new venting to improve bass and reduce pressure	5 mm driver
Chip
Chip	Apple H2	–
Noise cancelling detail
Noise cancelling detail	Adaptive Active Noise Cancelling; Transparency mode; Adaptive EQ uses inward-facing microphones to check fit and seal	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 (Dolby Atmos content on supported Apple devices); Adaptive EQ	DSEE upscaling; 360 Reality Audio; custom equaliser in the app
Health sensors
Health sensors	Heart-rate sensors for workouts, working with the Fitness app on iPhone and compatible third-party apps on iPhone and Android; can be turned off	–
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 36 hours	Up to 30 hours
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	Yes	No
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Up to 10 hours per charge and 45 hours with the case with noise cancelling and Transparency off; tested by Apple with 256 Kbps AAC tracks at 50% volume	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	USB-C and Qi-compatible wireless charging; Beats says the case is 33% smaller than the first Powerbeats Pro's	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 of charging gives up to 1.5 hours of playback in Adaptive EQ mode	5 minutes of charging gives about 1 hour of playback
Design
Weight (each earbud)
Weight (each earbud)	8.7 g	5.2 g (better)
Water and sweat resistance
Water and sweat resistance	IPX4	IPX4
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.3	5.3
Two devices at once
Two devices at once	No	Yes
Controls
Controls	Multifunction button and volume rocker on each earbud; automatic play and pause via optical sensors and motion accelerometers	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	Three microphones and a voice accelerometer per earbud (the same microphones as AirPods Pro 2); voice isolation for calls	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	Nickel-titanium alloy-reinforced ear hooks; silicone ear tips in five sizes (XS, S, M, L, XL)	Hybrid silicone rubber earbud tips in XS, M and XL (M fitted); either earbud can be used on its own
Case weight
Case weight	69.0 g	About 38 g
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	IPX4 sweat and water resistance for the earbuds	IPX4 for the earbuds
Works with
Works with	One-touch pairing, automatic switching, audio sharing, hands-free Siri and Find My with Apple devices; Beats app for Android adds one-touch pairing, heart-rate monitoring, customisable controls and Locate My Beats; Class 1 Bluetooth	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	Jet Black, Quick Sand, Hyper Purple, Electric Orange, Black & Volt (Beats UK)	Black, White, Pink, Glass Blue (translucent)
In the box
In the box	Earbuds, wireless charging case, silicone ear tips in five sizes (M fitted), Quick Start Guide, warranty card (no USB-C cable or power adapter)	Earbuds, charging case, USB-C cable (USB-A to USB-C), hybrid silicone rubber earbud tips in XS, M and XL, documents