JBL Live Pro 2 TWS vs Sony WF-1000XM5

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Live Pro 2 TWS compared with WF-1000XM5

	JBLLive Pro 2 TWS	SonyWF-1000XM5
Overview
Released
Released	June 2022	July 2023
Sound
Type
Type	In-ear	In-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	11 mm	8.4 mm
Impedance
Impedance	16 ohms	–
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	SBC and AAC	SBC, AAC, LDAC and LC3
Chip
Chip	–	QN2e
Drivers
Drivers	11 mm dynamic; 20 Hz–20 kHz frequency response and 105 dB SPL sensitivity at 1 kHz	8.4 mm Dynamic Driver X
Chip
Chip	–	HD Noise Canceling Processor QN2e and Integrated Processor V2
Noise cancelling detail
Noise cancelling detail	True Adaptive Noise Cancelling, Ambient Aware and TalkThru; app leakage and ear-canal compensation confirmed by TechRadar	Three noise-cancelling microphones per earbud (dual feedback and feedforward, six in total); Noise Isolation Earbud Tips for passive isolation; Ambient Sound Mode with adjustable level; Quick Attention Mode; Speak-to-Chat
Audio features
Audio features	JBL Headphones app EQ and Audio/Video modes; SBC/AAC confirmed by What Hi-Fi?	LDAC up to 990 kbps (Hi-Res Audio Wireless); DSEE Extreme upscaling; 360 Reality Audio, with head tracking on supported Android 13 phones; LE Audio (LC3)
Hearing health
Hearing health	VoiceAware own-voice monitoring	–
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	Up to 8 hours	Up to 8 hours
With the case
With the case	Up to 30 hours	Up to 24 hours
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	Yes	Yes
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Up to ten hours with ANC off, eight with standard ANC or six with True Adaptive ANC; maker's 40-hour total includes ANC off. What Hi-Fi? gives 30 hours including the case with ANC on. Each bud has a 65 mAh, 3.85 V battery; two-hour charging	Up to 12 hours with noise cancelling off (AAC or SBC), 36 hours with the case; with LDAC, 5 hours with noise cancelling on or 8 hours off; with LC3, 7 hours on or 11 hours off; talk time up to 6 hours (7 hours with noise cancelling off)
Charging case
Charging case	580 mAh, 3.8 V battery; USB-C and Qi charging; maker gives four-hour wireless charging	USB-C and Qi wireless charging; Xperia phones with battery sharing can charge it; about 2 hours to fully charge the case and earbuds, 1.5 hours for the earbuds alone
Fast charging
Fast charging	Fifteen minutes supplies up to four hours	3 minutes of charging gives about 1 hour of playback
Design
Weight (each earbud)
Weight (each earbud)	4.8 g (better)	5.9 g
Water and sweat resistance
Water and sweat resistance	IPX5	IPX4
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.2	5.3
Two devices at once
Two devices at once	Yes	Yes
Controls
Controls	Touch and voice controls; automatic pause/resume confirmed by What Hi-Fi?, which found it over-sensitive	Touch sensor on each earbud, reassignable in the app (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); nod or shake your head to answer or reject calls; IR sensors pause music when an earbud is taken out and switch the earbuds off after about 15 minutes
Microphones
Microphones	Six beamforming microphones across the pair	Three microphones per earbud for noise cancelling; bone-conduction sensor and AI-based noise reduction for calls; wind noise reduction structure
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	Oval tubes and silicone tips in small, medium and large sizes; app seal check	Noise Isolation Earbud Tips (polyurethane foam) in four sizes (SS, S, M, L); Sony says the earbuds are about 25% smaller and 20% lighter than the WF-1000XM4; either earbud can be used on its own
Case weight
Case weight	48.4 g	About 39 g
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	IPX5 earbuds; no case rating inferred	IPX4 (IEC 60529) for the earbuds; the charging case is not water resistant
Works with
Works with	Two Bluetooth devices, Dual Connect & Sync and Google Fast Pair; Android voice-assistant requirements apply	Sony | Sound Connect app (formerly Headphones Connect) for iOS and Android; multipoint connection to two devices; LE Audio with compatible devices; Google Fast Pair; Microsoft Swift Pair
Colours
Colours	Black, Silver, Blue and Rose	Black, Platinum Silver, Smoky Pink
In the box
In the box	Earbuds, three tip sizes, USB-C charging cable, charging case, warranty and quick-start guide. Maker UK release confirms June 2022 availability, also reported by TechRadar	Earbuds, charging case, USB-C cable (USB-A to USB-C, about 20 cm), Noise Isolation Earbud Tips in SS, S, M and L (M fitted), documents