Sony INZONE H9 vs Sony INZONE H9 II

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INZONE H9 compared with INZONE H9 II

	SonyINZONE H9	SonyINZONE H9 II
Overview
Released
Released	July 2022	August 2025
Sound
Type
Type	Over-ear	Over-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	Yes	Yes
Transparency mode
Transparency mode	Yes	Yes
Driver size
Driver size	40 mm	30 mm
Back
Back	Closed	–
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	SBC and AAC	SBC, AAC and LC3
Drivers
Drivers	Closed dynamic headphones with 40 mm neodymium drivers; 5 Hz–20,000 Hz frequency response (JEITA)	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 and Ambient Sound Mode; NC/AMB button cycles the modes	Noise-cancelling microphones on both ear cups; Ambient Sound Mode; NC/AMB button
Audio features
Audio features	360 Spatial Sound for Gaming and equaliser through INZONE Hub for Windows; compatible with PS5 Tempest 3D AudioTech	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)	Up to 20 hours	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.	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	About 3.5 hours for a full charge; 10 minutes charging gives about one hour of use; can continue wireless gaming while charging	5 minutes of charging gives about 60 minutes of use; full charge in about 3.5 hours
Design
Weight
Weight	330 g	260 g (better)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.0	5.3
Two devices at once
Two devices at once	No	Yes
Headphone cable
Headphone cable	No	Yes
Controls
Controls	Volume dial, game/chat balance, power, Bluetooth and noise-cancelling/ambient buttons; boom microphone mutes when raised	Volume dial, NC/AMB button and microphone on/off button with a red mute indicator
Microphones
Microphones	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	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 closed headphones with padded headband and synthetic-leather ear pads; approximately 330 g white or 335 g black, according to current Sony UK specifications	Closed, circumaural; redesigned headband with slider knobs; about 273 g with the boom microphone attached
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	Not waterproof; no IP rating is published	No water resistance rating
Works with
Works with	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.	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 introduced in October 2023, according to Sony's INZONE Buds/H5 announcement	Black, White
In the box
In the box	Headset, USB transceiver and approximately 1.5 m USB-A to USB-C cable; reference guide and warranty card	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