Beats Studio3 Wireless vs Sony MDR-1000X

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Studio3 Wireless compared with MDR-1000X

	BeatsStudio3 Wireless	SonyMDR-1000X
Overview
Released
Released	October 2017	September 2016
Sound
Type
Type	Over-ear	Over-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	Yes	Yes
Transparency mode
Transparency mode	–	Yes
Driver size
Driver size	–	40 mm
Back
Back	–	Closed
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	SBC and AAC	SBC, AAC, aptX and LDAC
Drivers
Drivers	–	40 mm dome-type drivers with aluminium-coated liquid crystal polymer diaphragms, CCAW voice coils and neodymium magnets; 4 Hz to 40 kHz wired frequency response; 46 ohms powered on or 14 ohms off at 1 kHz
Chip
Chip	Apple W1	–
Noise cancelling detail
Noise cancelling detail	Pure Adaptive Noise Cancelling adjusts to surrounding noise and the fit of the ear cups; enabled when the headphones are switched on	Sense Engine with dual noise sensors and a Personal NC Optimiser; Ambient Sound Mode offers Normal and Voice settings, and Quick Attention passes outside sound through while a hand covers the right earcup
Audio features
Audio features	SBC and AAC Bluetooth codecs; 3.5 mm wired input (SoundGuys)	LDAC, aptX, AAC and SBC over Bluetooth; DSEE HX upscaling and S-Master HX amplification; NFC pairing
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	Up to 22 hours	Up to 20 hours
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Up to 40 hours with Pure ANC switched off	Up to 20 hours with noise cancelling on or 22 hours off; up to 24 hours of talk time with noise cancelling on; full charge in about four hours
Fast charging
Fast charging	A 10-minute micro-USB Fast Fuel charge gives up to 3 hours of playback	–
Design
Weight
Weight	–	275 g
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	–	4.1
Headphone cable
Headphone cable	Yes	Yes
Controls
Controls	Ear-cup buttons for music, calls and volume; hold the b button for Siri or voice commands; double-press the power button to switch Pure ANC on or off	Right earcup touch panel for playback, calls and volume; separate power, noise cancelling and ambient-sound buttons
Microphones
Microphones	Built-in microphone for wireless calls; RemoteTalk cable supports calls and voice commands	Omnidirectional electret condenser microphone with a 100 Hz to 8 kHz frequency range
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	Folding ear cups and a protective carrying case (GearLab)	Circumaural ear cushions; swivelling earcups fold into the supplied carrying case
Works with
Works with	Class 1 Bluetooth with iOS and Android; W1 pairing and switching between Apple devices signed into the same iCloud account; voice controls may not work on all non-iOS devices	Bluetooth A2DP, AVRCP, HFP and HSP; 3.5 mm detachable cable allows listening with the headphones switched off; Micro-USB charges the battery
Colours
Colours	Originally Matte Black, White, Blue, Red, Porcelain Rose and Shadow Gray	Black, Grey Beige
In the box
In the box	Headphones, carrying case, RemoteTalk audio cable and micro-USB charging cable (SoundGuys)	Headphones, carrying case, 1.5 m headphone cable, Micro-USB cable and in-flight plug adaptor