Beats Studio Pro vs Sony WH-CH720N

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Studio Pro compared with WH-CH720N

	BeatsStudio Pro	SonyWH-CH720N
Overview
Released
Released	July 2023	March 2023
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	–
Driver size
Driver size	40 mm	30 mm
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	SBC and AAC	SBC and AAC
Lossless over USB-C
Lossless over USB-C	Yes	No
Chip
Chip	–	V1
Drivers
Drivers	Custom-made 40 mm active driver; Beats says distortion is up to 80% lower than on the Beats Studio 3 Wireless	30 mm dynamic driver; 7 Hz to 20,000 Hz (JEITA, wired, switched on); sensitivity 108 dB/mW switched on, 99 dB/mW switched off; impedance 325 Ω switched on, 31 Ω switched off (1 kHz, wired)
Chip
Chip	–	Integrated Processor V1
Noise cancelling detail
Noise cancelling detail	Fully adaptive Active Noise Cancelling; Transparency mode	Dual Noise Sensor technology, with two microphones on each ear cup; Ambient Sound Mode adjustable in 20 levels in the app
Audio features
Audio features	Personalised spatial audio with dynamic head tracking; Dolby Atmos content in supported apps; lossless audio over USB-C with three built-in sound profiles (Beats Signature, Entertainment and Conversation); integrated digital processor	DSEE upscaling; 360 Reality Audio; equaliser in the app
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	Up to 24 hours	Up to 35 hours
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Up to 40 hours with noise cancelling and Transparency off; tested by Apple with 256 Kbps AAC tracks at 50% volume	Up to 50 hours with noise cancelling off (AAC or SBC); 35 hours with Ambient Sound Mode on; talk time up to 35 hours (40 hours with noise cancelling off); up to 35 hours on the headphone cable with noise cancelling on (50 hours off); DSEE, the equaliser and the voice-assistant wake word shorten battery life; can't be used while charging
Fast charging
Fast charging	10 minutes of charging gives up to 4 hours of playback (Fast Fuel)	3 minutes gives about 60 minutes of playback, 10 minutes about 4.5 hours; full charge in about 3.5 hours (0.5 A or higher USB adaptor)
Design
Weight
Weight	260 g	192 g (better)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.3	5.2
Two devices at once
Two devices at once	No	Yes
Headphone cable
Headphone cable	Yes	Yes
Controls
Controls	The "b" button for music and calls; volume rocker; multi-function button for listening modes, EQ modes, power and pairing	Buttons for power, volume up and down, play/call (press twice to skip forwards, three times to skip back; hold for the voice assistant) and NC/AMB; hands-free "OK Google" or "Alexa" wake word
Microphones
Microphones	Voice-targeting microphones that Beats says filter background noise up to 27% more than the Beats Studio 3 Wireless	Two noise-cancelling microphones on each ear cup; beamforming call microphones with Precise Voice Pickup technology and a Wind Noise Reduction Structure
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	UltraPlush engineered leather cushions; metal sliders; folds for the carrying case; 17.8 × 7.8 × 18.1 cm	Closed, over-ear; synthetic leather and urethane earpads; sliders on both sides of the headband
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	No water resistance rating published	No water resistance rating
Works with
Works with	One-touch pairing, "Hey Siri" and Find My with Apple devices; Google Fast Pair, Audio Switch and Find My Device with Android; Beats app for Android; Class 1 Bluetooth	Sony | Sound Connect app (formerly Headphones Connect) for iOS and Android; multipoint connection to two devices; Google Fast Pair and Microsoft Swift Pair; Bluetooth 5.2 Class 1, about 10 m range; A2DP, AVRCP, HFP and HSP
Colours
Colours	Black, Deep Brown, Navy, Sandstone (Beats UK)	Black, Blue, White; Pink added in 2025
In the box
In the box	Headphones, carrying case, USB-C to USB-C cable for charging and audio, 3.5 mm analogue audio cable, Quick Start Guide, warranty card (no power adapter)	Headphones, USB-C cable (USB-A to USB-C, about 20 cm), headphone cable (about 1.2 m)