Sony INZONE H7 vs SteelSeries Arctis Nova 5 Wireless

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INZONE H7 compared with Arctis Nova 5 Wireless

	SonyINZONE H7	SteelSeriesArctis Nova 5 Wireless
Overview
Released
Released	July 2022	May 2024
Sound
Type
Type	Over-ear	Over-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	No	No
Transparency mode
Transparency mode	No	–
Driver size
Driver size	40 mm	40 mm
Back
Back	Closed	Closed
Impedance
Impedance	–	36 ohms
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	SBC and AAC	SBC
Lossless over USB-C
Lossless over USB-C	–	No
Drivers
Drivers	Closed dynamic headphones with 40 mm neodymium drivers; 5 Hz–20,000 Hz frequency response (JEITA)	Neodymium magnetic drivers; 20–22,000 Hz response; 93 dB SPL sensitivity; THD under 1%
Audio features
Audio features	360 Spatial Sound for Gaming, equaliser, sidetone and settings through INZONE Hub for Windows; compatible with PS5 Tempest 3D AudioTech	USB-C 2.4GHz wireless dongle and Bluetooth Quick-Switch; both connections can remain active, but only one audio stream plays at a time. Arctis Companion app provides game-specific EQ presets with separate profiles for 2.4GHz and Bluetooth; supports 360° spatial audio. SBC Bluetooth playback tested by RTINGS; other codecs are not confirmed here. USB-C socket on headset is for charging, with no wired playback (Tom's Hardware)
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	Up to 40 hours	Up to 60 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.	Up to 50 hours over 2.4GHz or 60 hours over Bluetooth on one charge
Fast charging
Fast charging	Approximately 3.5 hours for a full charge; 10 minutes charging provides about one hour of use	USB-C; 15 minutes for up to 6 hours of play
Design
Weight
Weight	325 g	265 g (better)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.0	5.3
Headphone cable
Headphone cable	No	No
Controls
Controls	Volume dial, game/chat balance, power and Bluetooth buttons; microphone mutes when raised	Volume wheel, mic mute, power/media button and Quick-Switch button for wireless mode, pairing and calls; 5X adds a ChatMix dial. PC ChatMix requires GG/Sonar on Windows 10 or later; PlayStation and Mac do not support ChatMix
Microphones
Microphones	Fixed flip-up bidirectional electret condenser boom microphone; 100 Hz–8,000 Hz range in Sony's original help guide	Fully retractable bidirectional ClearCast boom with mute LED; 100–10,000 Hz response and −38 dBV/Pa sensitivity. UK tables name the 5/5P microphone Gen 2 and the 5X Gen 2.X; launch announcement specifies 32 kHz/16-bit microphone audio across the series. Sonar AI microphone noise cancellation requires Windows 10 or later
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	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	Closed-back (Tom's Hardware); Airweave ear cushions, height-adjustable earcups and adjustable elastic suspension headband
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	Not waterproof; no IP rating is published	–
Works with
Works with	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.	All three versions support PC, Mac, PS5 and PS4, Nintendo Switch, USB-C mobile devices and Bluetooth devices; 5X additionally supports Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One, with an Xbox/USB switch on its dongle. Arctis Companion app requires iOS 15.6 or Android 9; GG/Engine requires Windows 8.1 or macOS 10.13 or later
Colours
Colours	White	–
In the box
In the box	Headset, USB transceiver, approximately 1.5 m USB-A to USB-C cable, reference guide and warranty card	Headset, compact USB-C wireless dongle, 1.5 m USB-C to USB-A charging cable, 1.5 m USB-C to USB-A dongle adapter cable and product information guide