Sony WF-C500 vs Sony WF-SP700N

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WF-C500 compared with WF-SP700N

	SonyWF-C500	SonyWF-SP700N
Overview
Released
Released	October 2021	April 2018
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	6 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	Closed dynamic 6 mm drivers with CCAW voice coils and neodymium magnets
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.	Digital noise cancelling; Ambient Sound Mode offers Normal and Voice settings
Audio features
Audio features	DSEE processing, app equaliser and personalised 360 Reality Audio playback with compatible services	EXTRA BASS tuning and app equalisation; Quick Sound Settings recalls preferred equaliser and ambient settings. Bluetooth transmission range 20 Hz–20 kHz at 44.1 kHz sampling is not a measured acoustic frequency response.
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	Up to 10 hours	Up to 3 hours
With the case
With the case	Up to 20 hours	Up to 9 hours
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	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.	Maker claim up to three hours playback with AAC, whether noise cancelling or ambient listening is on or off. Manual specifies SBC at two hours with either enabled and 2.5 hours with both off. Up to 3.5 hours talk time; eight hours standby with noise cancelling or ambient mode and 35 hours with both off. SoundGuys measured 2.58 hours at 75 dB SPL.
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.	Micro-USB charging; approximately 1.5 hours for the earbuds and three hours for the case. The fully charged case provides approximately two further full charges, for nine hours total at the three-hour AAC claim.
Fast charging
Fast charging	Ten minutes charging provides approximately one hour playback	Fifteen minutes charging provides approximately 70 minutes playback
Design
Weight (each earbud)
Weight (each earbud)	5.4 g (better)	7.6 g
Water and sweat resistance
Water and sweat resistance	IPX4	IPX4
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.0	4.1
Two devices at once
Two devices at once	No	No
Controls
Controls	Physical buttons for playback, tracks, volume, calls and the paired phone's voice assistant	Physical buttons for playback, tracks, calls and noise modes; TechRadar reports no earbud volume control. The maker manual confirms calls and the call microphone use the left earbud.
Microphones
Microphones	Omnidirectional MEMS microphones; maker Japanese specifications	–
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	Hybrid silicone tips in SS, M and LL; either earbud works independently	–
Case weight
Case weight	Approximately 35 g; the earbud weight is approximately 5.4 g each	Approximately 45 g; maker earbud weight is approximately 7.6 g each
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 splash resistance applies to the earbuds; the charging case is not water resistant
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.	Bluetooth A2DP, AVRCP, HFP and HSP; no multipoint. NFC pairing via the case with compatible Android phones. Sony announced Google Assistant support as a future update; its current manual documents Google Assistant and Alexa with updated software. Sony's US announcement was 8 January 2018 and stated spring availability; Japan specifies 28 April 2018, while Sony Europe's announcement specifies June. April is retained at month precision, without treating a review date as a verified first-sale day.
Colours
Colours	Black, White, Ice Green and Coral Orange	Black, White, Pink and Yellow
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	–