Sony WF-C500 vs Sony WF-C710N

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WF-C500 compared with WF-C710N

	SonyWF-C500	SonyWF-C710N
Overview
Released
Released	October 2021	April 2025
Sound
Type
Type	In-ear	In-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	No	Yes
Transparency mode
Transparency mode	No	Yes
Driver size
Driver size	5.8 mm	5 mm
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	SBC and AAC	SBC and AAC
Drivers
Drivers	Closed dynamic 5.8 mm drivers with neodymium magnets; the maker figure is retained rather than TechRadar's rounded 6 mm in its design discussion	5 mm driver
Noise cancelling detail
Noise cancelling detail	No active noise cancelling or ambient listening mode; the reviews confirm these omissions. Call noise suppression is separate from listening noise cancellation.	Dual Noise Sensor technology; Ambient Sound Mode adjustable in 20 levels, with Voice focus and a Voice passthrough setting; Adaptive Sound Control; Quick Attention Mode
Audio features
Audio features	DSEE processing, app equaliser and personalised 360 Reality Audio playback with compatible services	DSEE upscaling; 360 Reality Audio; custom equaliser in the app
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	Up to 10 hours	Up to 8.5 hours
With the case
With the case	Up to 20 hours	Up to 30 hours
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	No	No
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Up to ten hours per charge and 20 hours including the case with DSEE and equaliser off. The manual lists ten hours for AAC or SBC with DSEE AUTO or OFF, but warns that equaliser and DSEE settings can shorten runtime. Talk time up to five hours.	Up to 12 hours with noise cancelling off (AAC), 40 hours with the case; with SBC, 8 hours with noise cancelling on; 8 hours with Ambient Sound Mode on (AAC); talk time up to 4.5 hours; the equaliser and DSEE shorten battery life
Charging case
Charging case	USB-C charging; maker UK support gives approximately 2.5 hours for the earbuds and three hours for the case. No wireless charging, as confirmed by both reviews.	USB-C; about 3.5 hours to fully charge the case and earbuds, 1.5 hours for the earbuds alone
Fast charging
Fast charging	Ten minutes charging provides approximately one hour playback	5 minutes of charging gives about 1 hour of playback
Design
Weight (each earbud)
Weight (each earbud)	5.4 g	5.2 g (better)
Water and sweat resistance
Water and sweat resistance	IPX4	IPX4
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.0	5.3
Two devices at once
Two devices at once	No	Yes
Controls
Controls	Physical buttons for playback, tracks, volume, calls and the paired phone's voice assistant	Touch sensor on each earbud (by default the left switches noise cancelling and Ambient Sound Mode and holds for Quick Attention Mode; the right plays and pauses, skips tracks and holds for the voice assistant; tap four or more times for volume), reassignable in the app; Quick Access to a music service; IR sensors pause music when an earbud is taken out and switch the earbuds off after about 15 minutes
Microphones
Microphones	Omnidirectional MEMS microphones; maker Japanese specifications	Microphones on the outside and inside of each earbud, used for noise cancelling, Ambient Sound Mode and calls; Precise Voice Pickup Technology with AI noise reduction for calls
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	Hybrid silicone tips in SS, M and LL; either earbud works independently	Hybrid silicone rubber earbud tips in XS, M and XL (M fitted); either earbud can be used on its own
Case weight
Case weight	Approximately 35 g; the earbud weight is approximately 5.4 g each	About 38 g
Dimensions
Dimensions	Charging case approximately 80.0 × 34.9 × 30.9 mm	–
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	IPX4 applies to the earbuds excluding the sound outlets; the charging case is not water resistant	IPX4 for the earbuds
Works with
Works with	Bluetooth A2DP, AVRCP, HFP and HSP; up to eight remembered paired devices. Maker manual explicitly excludes multipoint. Google Fast Pair and Microsoft Swift Pair; Sony Headphones Connect app. European maker announcement states October 2021 availability; Japan specifies 8 October, while Hong Kong specifies late October.	Sony | Sound Connect app for iOS and Android; multipoint connection to two devices; Bluetooth 5.3 Class 1, about 10 m range; A2DP, AVRCP, HFP and HSP
Colours
Colours	Black, White, Ice Green and Coral Orange	Black, White, Pink, Glass Blue (translucent)
In the box
In the box	Earbuds, charging case, hybrid silicone tips in SS, M and LL, approximately 20 cm USB-C cable and documents	Earbuds, charging case, USB-C cable (USB-A to USB-C), hybrid silicone rubber earbud tips in XS, M and XL, documents