Sony INZONE H3 vs Sony INZONE H9 II

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INZONE H3 compared with INZONE H9 II

	SonyINZONE H3	SonyINZONE H9 II
Overview
Released
Released	July 2022	August 2025
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	30 mm
Back
Back	Closed	–
Impedance
Impedance	36 ohms	–
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	None (wired)	SBC, AAC and LC3
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)	30 mm driver with a carbon composite diaphragm, based on the WH-1000XM6's driver; 5 Hz to 20,000 Hz (wired, switched off); sensitivity 111 dB/mW switched on, 100 dB/mW switched off; impedance 440 Ω switched on, 21 Ω switched off (1 kHz, wired)
Noise cancelling detail
Noise cancelling detail	–	Noise-cancelling microphones on both ear cups; Ambient Sound Mode; NC/AMB button
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 and settings in INZONE Hub (PC) and the Sound Connect app; LE Audio (LC3)
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 over the USB transceiver, 20 hours with noise cancelling on or 30 hours off; game only, 24 hours on or 40 hours off; with a phone also connected over Bluetooth, 18 hours on or 24 hours off; on the headphone cable, 30 hours on or 48 hours off
Fast charging
Fast charging	–	5 minutes of charging gives about 60 minutes of use; full charge in about 3.5 hours
Design
Weight
Weight	299 g	260 g (better)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	–	5.3
Two devices at once
Two devices at once	–	Yes
Headphone cable
Headphone cable	Yes	Yes
Controls
Controls	Volume dial and flip-up microphone mute	Volume dial, NC/AMB button and microphone on/off button with a red mute indicator
Microphones
Microphones	Fixed unidirectional electret condenser boom microphone; 100 Hz–8,000 Hz range	Detachable boom microphone (cardioid, with windscreen, about 13 g) with AI noise reduction and super wide band voice; separate noise-cancelling microphones on both ear cups
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	Closed, circumaural; redesigned headband with slider knobs; about 273 g with the boom microphone attached
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	–	No water resistance rating
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.	USB-C transceiver (2.4 GHz) for PC, PS5 and USB-C smartphones, usable at the same time as a Bluetooth connection to a phone; Bluetooth Classic and LE Audio; INZONE Hub for PC; Sound Connect app for iOS and Android; headphone cable (4-pole CTIA plug) with the microphone; Bluetooth 5.3 Class 1, about 10 m range; A2DP, AVRCP, HFP and HSP
Colours
Colours	White	Black, White
In the box
In the box	Headset with attached cable, USB audio box and documentation	Headset, USB-C transceiver, detachable boom microphone with windscreen, USB-C cable (USB-A to USB-C), headphone cable (about 2.0 m), soft pouch, documents