Sony INZONE H3 vs Sony INZONE H9

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INZONE H3 compared with INZONE H9

	SonyINZONE H3	SonyINZONE H9
Overview
Released
Released	July 2022	July 2022
Sound
Type
Type	Over-ear	Over-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	No	Yes
Transparency mode
Transparency mode	No	Yes
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)
Noise cancelling detail
Noise cancelling detail	–	Noise cancelling and Ambient Sound Mode; NC/AMB button cycles the modes
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 and equaliser 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 20 hours
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	–	Game and chat with Bluetooth off, up to 20 hours with noise cancelling or ambient mode on, or 32 hours off. Simultaneous Bluetooth calls reduce these to 15 or 20 hours respectively; AAC music with gaming gives 16 or 22 hours. Claims from Sony's original help guide; usage conditions affect runtime.
Fast charging
Fast charging	–	About 3.5 hours for a full charge; 10 minutes charging gives about one hour of use; can continue wireless gaming while charging
Design
Weight
Weight	299 g (better)	330 g
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	–	5.0
Two devices at once
Two devices at once	–	No
Headphone cable
Headphone cable	Yes	No
Controls
Controls	Volume dial and flip-up microphone mute	Volume dial, game/chat balance, power, Bluetooth and noise-cancelling/ambient buttons; boom microphone mutes when raised
Microphones
Microphones	Fixed unidirectional electret condenser boom microphone; 100 Hz–8,000 Hz range	Fixed flip-up electret condenser boom microphone; current maker help guide specifies bidirectional pickup and 100 Hz–8,000 Hz, while launch marketing describes a directional boom
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 closed headphones with padded headband and synthetic-leather ear pads; approximately 330 g white or 335 g black, according to current Sony UK specifications
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 for PC and PS5, with PC/PS5 switch; simultaneous Bluetooth phone audio. Bluetooth does not support two-device multipoint (SoundGuys). USB-C cable charges rather than providing wired USB audio. Bluetooth 5.0 Class 1, approximately 10 m line-of-sight range; A2DP, AVRCP, HFP and HSP.
Colours
Colours	White	White; black introduced in October 2023, according to Sony's INZONE Buds/H5 announcement
In the box
In the box	Headset with attached cable, USB audio box and documentation	Headset, USB transceiver and approximately 1.5 m USB-A to USB-C cable; reference guide and warranty card