Sony INZONE H3 vs Sony INZONE H7

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INZONE H3 compared with INZONE H7

	SonyINZONE H3	SonyINZONE H7
Overview
Released
Released	July 2022	July 2022
Sound
Type
Type	Over-ear	Over-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	No	No
Transparency mode
Transparency mode	No	No
Driver size
Driver size	40 mm	40 mm
Back
Back	Closed	Closed
Impedance
Impedance	36 ohms	–
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	None (wired)	SBC and AAC
Drivers
Drivers	Closed dynamic headphones with 40 mm neodymium drivers; 10 Hz–20,000 Hz response (JEITA), 92 dB/mW sensitivity and 1,500 mW maximum input (IEC)	Closed dynamic headphones with 40 mm neodymium drivers; 5 Hz–20,000 Hz frequency response (JEITA)
Audio features
Audio features	INZONE Hub on PC provides equaliser and 360 Spatial Sound for Gaming settings through the included USB audio box; personalised spatial sound uses ear photographs from Sony's smartphone app	360 Spatial Sound for Gaming, equaliser, sidetone and settings through INZONE Hub for Windows; compatible with PS5 Tempest 3D AudioTech
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	No battery (wired)	Up to 40 hours
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	–	Sony help-guide claims up to 40 hours for game and chat with Bluetooth off; simultaneous Bluetooth calls reduce this to 25 hours, AAC music to 26 hours or SBC music to 22 hours. Usage conditions affect runtime.
Fast charging
Fast charging	–	Approximately 3.5 hours for a full charge; 10 minutes charging provides about one hour of use
Design
Weight
Weight	299 g (better)	325 g
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	–	5.0
Headphone cable
Headphone cable	Yes	No
Controls
Controls	Volume dial and flip-up microphone mute	Volume dial, game/chat balance, power and Bluetooth buttons; microphone mutes when raised
Microphones
Microphones	Fixed unidirectional electret condenser boom microphone; 100 Hz–8,000 Hz range	Fixed flip-up bidirectional electret condenser boom microphone; 100 Hz–8,000 Hz range in Sony's original help guide
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	Circumaural headphones with nylon ear pads and a padded headband; Sony publishes approximately 299 g for the headset, rather than the 1.46 lb figure in SoundGuys' table	Circumaural headphones with padded headband and smooth nylon ear pads; approximately 325 g according to Sony UK, rather than the conflicting 454 g in SoundGuys' review table
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	–	Not waterproof; no IP rating is published
Works with
Works with	Fixed approximately 1.2 m single-sided cable with gold-plated four-pole 3.5 mm plug; included USB audio box connects it to a PC. Direct analogue connection works with compatible console controllers and other headset sockets.	Supplied USB-A 2.4 GHz transceiver with PC/PS5 switch, plus simultaneous Bluetooth phone audio. USB-C cable charges rather than providing wired audio. Bluetooth 5.0 Class 1, approximately 10 m line-of-sight range; A2DP, AVRCP, HFP and HSP.
Colours
Colours	White	White
In the box
In the box	Headset with attached cable, USB audio box and documentation	Headset, USB transceiver, approximately 1.5 m USB-A to USB-C cable, reference guide and warranty card