Sony INZONE H9 II vs SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Omni

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INZONE H9 II compared with Arctis Nova Pro Omni

	SonyINZONE H9 II	SteelSeriesArctis Nova Pro Omni
Overview
Released
Released	August 2025	May 2026
Sound
Type
Type	Over-ear	Over-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	Yes	Yes
Transparency mode
Transparency mode	Yes	Yes
Driver size
Driver size	30 mm	40 mm
Back
Back	–	Closed
Impedance
Impedance	–	38 ohms
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	SBC, AAC and LC3	SBC and LC3
Drivers
Drivers	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)	Custom neodymium magnetic drivers; 10–40,000 Hz; 98 dB SPL at 1 kHz/1 mW; THD under 1%
Noise cancelling detail
Noise cancelling detail	Noise-cancelling microphones on both ear cups; Ambient Sound Mode; NC/AMB button	Four-microphone hybrid ANC with adjustable transparency mode
Audio features
Audio features	360 Spatial Sound for Gaming; equaliser and settings in INZONE Hub (PC) and the Sound Connect app; LE Audio (LC3)	Hi-Res Wireless certified up to 24-bit/96 kHz; LC3plus over LE Audio; GameHub has three USB-C system inputs, line-in and line-out, OLED screen and control wheel. OmniPlay mixes USB1 + USB2 or USB3 + Bluetooth + line-in. Supports Tempest 3D Audio, Windows Sonic and SteelSeries Sonar Surround; DTS Headphone and Dolby Atmos licences sold separately
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	Up to 20 hours	Up to 19 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	Two lithium-ion batteries; each up to 30 hours over 2.4GHz with ANC off, 50 hours over Bluetooth with ANC off, or 19 hours over simultaneous 2.4GHz and Bluetooth with ANC on; spare charges in GameHub
Fast charging
Fast charging	5 minutes of charging gives about 60 minutes of use; full charge in about 3.5 hours	15 minutes for up to 4 hours of play over USB-C
Design
Weight
Weight	260 g (better)	339 g
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.3	5.3 with LE Audio
Two devices at once
Two devices at once	Yes	Yes
Headphone cable
Headphone cable	Yes	Yes
Controls
Controls	Volume dial, NC/AMB button and microphone on/off button with a red mute indicator	Volume/ChatMix dial, source mix, power/pairing/quick switch, mic mute, ANC mode and Bluetooth media controls; multifunction wheel controls GameHub remotely
Microphones
Microphones	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	Retractable ClearCast Pro omnidirectional boom microphone with onboard AI noise rejection; 50–16,000 Hz response, −40 dBV/Pa sensitivity and 32 kHz/16-bit bandwidth; noise rejection works across systems
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	Closed, circumaural; redesigned headband with slider knobs; about 273 g with the boom microphone attached	Closed-back (PC Gamer); memory foam cushions with vegan leather covering and suspended inner headband
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	No water resistance rating	–
Works with
Works with	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	Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One, PC, PS5 and PS4, Switch and Switch 2 in TV mode, USB-C mobile devices and Mac; Xbox uses GameHub USB3. Arctis Companion app requires iOS 15.6 or Android 9; GG/Engine Windows 8.1 or macOS 10.13; Sonar and PC ChatMix Windows 10 or later. Bluetooth stores up to ten paired devices
Colours
Colours	Black, White	Graphite (Black on product page), White, Midnight Blue
In the box
In the box	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	Headset, GameHub, second battery, two 1.5 m USB cables, microphone pop filter and carrying bag