Beats Solo 4 vs Sony WH-CH510

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Solo 4 compared with WH-CH510

	BeatsSolo 4	SonyWH-CH510
Overview
Released
Released	May 2024	2019
Sound
Type
Type	On-ear	On-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	No	No
Transparency mode
Transparency mode	No	No
Spatial audio with head tracking
Spatial audio with head tracking	Yes	–
Driver size
Driver size	40 mm	30 mm
Back
Back	Closed	Closed
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	SBC and AAC	SBC and AAC
Lossless over USB-C
Lossless over USB-C	Yes	No
Drivers
Drivers	Custom-built 40 mm transducers	30 mm closed dynamic drivers with ferrite magnets; Bluetooth response 20 Hz–20 kHz at 44.1 kHz sampling
Audio features
Audio features	Personalised Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking on compatible Apple devices; creating a personalised profile requires an iPhone with a TrueDepth camera; lossless audio over USB-C	–
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	Up to 50 hours	Up to 35 hours
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Apple's playback test used 256 Kbps AAC tracks at 50% volume; 3.5 mm passive playback requires no battery power; USB-C audio can play while charging	Up to 35 hours of music with AAC or 32 hours with SBC; 30 hours of calls and 200 hours of standby; built-in 3.7 V lithium-ion battery
Fast charging
Fast charging	Fast Fuel gives up to 5 hours of playback from 10 minutes of charging	About 4.5 hours for a full USB-C charge; 10 minutes provides about 90 minutes of playback; cannot operate while charging
Design
Weight
Weight	217 g	132 g (better)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.3	5.0
Two devices at once
Two devices at once	No	Yes
Headphone cable
Headphone cable	Yes	No
Controls
Controls	Physical b button for playback and calls; volume buttons and power button; Siri on compatible Apple devices	Three right-earcup buttons for volume, music playback, calls and power/pairing; phone voice assistant support
Microphones
Microphones	Multiple digital beamforming microphones with a voice-targeting algorithm	Omnidirectional electret condenser microphone, 50 Hz–8 kHz; Sidetone lets callers hear their own voice during calls
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	Folding headband with brushed metal hinges, ergonomically angled ear cups and UltraPlush cushions	Adjustable headband and on-ear pads; earcups swivel flat but headband does not fold; 132 g excluding cable
Dimensions
Dimensions	Length 17.7 cm, width 15.8 cm, height 6.8 cm (Beats' published dimensions)	–
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	No water or sweat resistance rating published	Not waterproof
Works with
Works with	Class 1 Bluetooth; one-touch pairing and automatic pre-pairing across iCloud or Google accounts, Apple Find My and Android Find My Device; SBC and AAC codecs (SoundGuys); no simultaneous Bluetooth multipoint (TechRadar)	Bluetooth Class 2, approximately 10 m range; A2DP, AVRCP, HFP and HSP. Stores eight paired devices. Multipoint assigns music to one device and calls to another, rather than two simultaneous music sources. USB-C is for charging; TechRadar reports no USB audio.
Colours
Colours	Matte Black, Slate Blue, Cloud Pink	Black, White and Blue; regional availability varies
In the box
In the box	Headphones, carrying case, USB-C to USB-C cable, 3.5 mm audio cable, quick start guide and warranty card	Headphones, approximately 20 cm USB-A to USB-C cable and guides; no carrying case