Sony WF-1000XM4 vs Sony WF-C510

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WF-1000XM4 compared with WF-C510

	SonyWF-1000XM4	SonyWF-C510
Overview
Released
Released	June 2021	September 2024
Sound
Type
Type	In-ear	In-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	Yes	No
Transparency mode
Transparency mode	Yes	Yes
Driver size
Driver size	6 mm	6 mm
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	SBC, AAC and LDAC	SBC and AAC
Chip
Chip	Integrated Processor V1	–
Drivers
Drivers	6 mm drivers with high-power neodymium magnets	6 mm driver
Noise cancelling detail
Noise cancelling detail	Feedforward and feedback noise-sensing microphones on each earbud; Ambient Sound Mode, Quick Attention, Adaptive Sound Control and automatic wind noise reduction	No active noise cancelling; Ambient Sound Mode with Voice focus
Audio features
Audio features	DSEE Extreme upscaling; 360 Reality Audio with compatible services; Bluetooth frequency response of 20 Hz–20 kHz at 44.1 kHz sampling, or 20 Hz–40 kHz with LDAC at 96 kHz and 990 kbps	DSEE upscaling; 360 Reality Audio; custom equaliser in the app
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	Up to 8 hours	Up to 11 hours
With the case
With the case	Up to 24 hours	Up to 22 hours
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	Yes	No
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	With DSEE Extreme off, the manual lists AAC playback up to 8 hours with noise cancelling or 12 hours off; SBC up to 7.5 hours on or 11 hours off; LDAC up to 5 hours on or 6 hours off. LDAC with DSEE Extreme set to AUTO and noise cancelling on is up to 3.5 hours. The launch release claims 24 hours with the case with noise cancelling, or 36 hours off; talk time up to 5.5 hours with noise cancelling and 6 hours off.	Up to 11 hours with Ambient Sound Mode off (AAC), 8 hours with it on; with SBC, 9 hours off or 7 hours on; 22 hours with the case with Ambient Sound Mode, DSEE and the custom equaliser off; talk time up to 5 hours
Charging case
Charging case	USB-C and Qi wireless charging; about 1.5 hours to charge the earbuds and 3 hours for the case	USB-C; about 3 hours to fully charge the case and earbuds, 1.5 hours for the earbuds alone
Fast charging
Fast charging	5 minutes of charging gives about 1 hour of playback	5 minutes of charging gives about 1 hour of playback
Design
Weight (each earbud)
Weight (each earbud)	7.3 g	4.6 g (better)
Water and sweat resistance
Water and sweat resistance	IPX4	IPX4
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.2	5.3
Two devices at once
Two devices at once	Yes	Yes
Controls
Controls	Touch controls for playback, volume and sound modes; Quick Attention lowers music volume while a finger is held on the left earbud; Speak-to-Chat pauses music and admits outside sound when speech is detected; wear detection pauses playback when an earbud is removed	A button on each earbud (by default the left turns Ambient Sound Mode on or off and presses four or more times lower the volume; the right plays and pauses, skips tracks, raises the volume and holds for the voice assistant; press twice on either to answer or end calls), reassignable in the app; Quick Access for Spotify Tap
Microphones
Microphones	Dual noise-sensing microphones per earbud; Precise Voice Pickup uses beamforming and a bone-conduction sensor for calls	A microphone on each earbud for calls
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	Polyurethane foam Noise Isolation Earbud Tips in S, M and L; an app test checks the seal	Hybrid silicone rubber earbud tips in SS, M and LL (M fitted); either earbud can be used on its own
Case weight
Case weight	About 41 g; the UK support specifications put this under an unqualified weight heading, while the manual distinguishes the case from each 7.3 g earbud with M tips fitted	About 31 g
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	IPX4 for the earbuds only, excluding the sound outlets, ventilation holes and microphone holes; the charging case is not water resistant	IPX4 for the earbuds, excluding the sound outlet; the charging case is not water resistant
Works with
Works with	Bluetooth A2DP, AVRCP, HFP and HSP; Google Fast Pair and Microsoft Swift Pair; the current manual describes two-device multipoint, which Sony's firmware notes list as an added feature; LDAC needs a compatible source	Sony | Sound Connect app (formerly Headphones Connect) for iOS and Android; multipoint connection to two devices; Google Fast Pair and Microsoft Swift Pair; Bluetooth 5.3 Class 1, about 10 m range; A2DP, AVRCP, HFP and HSP
Colours
Colours	Black, Silver; official press photo shows Silver	Black, White, Blue, Yellow
In the box
In the box	Earbuds, charging case, Noise Isolation Earbud Tips in S, M and L, USB-A to USB-C charging cable	Earbuds, charging case, hybrid silicone rubber earbud tips in SS, M and LL, documents (no USB cable)