Sony WF-C510 vs Sony WF-C700N

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WF-C510 compared with WF-C700N

	SonyWF-C510	SonyWF-C700N
Overview
Released
Released	September 2024	April 2023
Sound
Type
Type	In-ear	In-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	No	Yes
Transparency mode
Transparency mode	Yes	Yes
Driver size
Driver size	6 mm	5 mm
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	SBC and AAC	SBC and AAC
Drivers
Drivers	6 mm driver	Closed 5 mm drivers; the maker does not identify the magnet material
Noise cancelling detail
Noise cancelling detail	No active noise cancelling; Ambient Sound Mode with Voice focus	Active noise cancelling, adjustable Ambient Sound Mode and Focus on Voice; Adaptive Sound Control changes ambient settings according to activity and familiar locations
Audio features
Audio features	DSEE upscaling; 360 Reality Audio; custom equaliser in the app	DSEE processing, app equaliser and personalised 360 Reality Audio with compatible services; Bluetooth transmission range 20 Hz–20 kHz at 44.1 kHz sampling, not a measured acoustic frequency response
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	Up to 11 hours	Up to 7.5 hours
With the case
With the case	Up to 22 hours	Up to 15 hours
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	No	No
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	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	Maker claims up to 7.5 hours with ANC and 15 hours including the case, or ten and 20 hours with ANC off. The manual specifies AAC at 7.5 hours with ANC or ambient mode and ten hours with both off; SBC is seven and nine hours respectively. Equaliser and DSEE shorten runtime. Talk time up to five hours. SoundGuys measured seven hours 13 minutes with ANC.
Charging case
Charging case	USB-C; about 3 hours to fully charge the case and earbuds, 1.5 hours for the earbuds alone	USB-C charging; maker manual gives approximately 1.5 hours for the earbuds and three hours for the case. SoundGuys confirms that wireless charging is absent.
Fast charging
Fast charging	5 minutes of charging gives about 1 hour of playback	Ten minutes charging provides approximately one hour playback
Design
Weight (each earbud)
Weight (each earbud)	4.6 g	4.6 g
Water and sweat resistance
Water and sweat resistance	IPX4	IPX4
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.3	5.2
Two devices at once
Two devices at once	Yes	Yes
Controls
Controls	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	Physical buttons for playback, tracks, calls, voice assistant and noise modes. Updated firmware adds volume adjustment by pressing the right button four times or more to increase volume, or the left to decrease it. TechRadar's launch review predates this addition.
Microphones
Microphones	A microphone on each earbud for calls	–
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	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 31 g	Approximately 31 g; 4.6 g per earbud includes medium tips
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	IPX4 for the earbuds, excluding the sound outlet; the charging case is not water resistant	IPX4 applies to the earbuds excluding the sound outlets; the charging case is not water resistant
Works with
Works with	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	Bluetooth A2DP, AVRCP, HFP and HSP. Two-device multipoint requires updated firmware; the launch announcement scheduled it for summer 2023 and the current maker manual documents it. The European maker announcement gives April 2023 availability without a first-sale day; Sony’s US release gives 5 April and Japan’s gives 21 April. TechRadar’s 1 April claim is not substituted for maker retail dates.
Colours
Colours	Black, White, Blue, Yellow	Black, White, Lavender and Sage Green
In the box
In the box	Earbuds, charging case, hybrid silicone rubber earbud tips in SS, M and LL, documents (no USB cable)	–