Sony WF-C510 vs Anker soundcore P40i

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WF-C510 compared with P40i

	SonyWF-C510	Anker soundcoreP40i
Overview
Released
Released	September 2024	February 2024
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	11 mm
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	SBC and AAC	SBC and AAC
Drivers
Drivers	6 mm driver	11 mm composite drivers with BassUp processing
Noise cancelling detail
Noise cancelling detail	No active noise cancelling; Ambient Sound Mode with Voice focus	Adaptive ANC, manual cancellation and wind-noise reduction; ANC is on by default. Transparency mode is also available
Audio features
Audio features	DSEE upscaling; 360 Reality Audio; custom equaliser in the app	HearID, adjustable EQ and 22 presets; Game Mode reduces delay with possible sound-quality and feature compromises. SBC, AAC and Bluetooth 5.3 are confirmed by SoundGuys and Scarbir; no LDAC
Hearing health
Hearing health	–	Safe Volume monitoring and an optional high-volume limit in the soundcore app
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	Up to 11 hours	Up to 10 hours
With the case
With the case	Up to 22 hours	Up to 50 hours
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	No	Yes
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	Up to ten hours with ANC or Transparency and 50 including the case; Normal mode gives 12 and 60 hours. Calls give six-and-a-half hours with ANC or seven without. Maker testing uses default settings at 50% volume; SoundGuys lists a February 2024 release
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 and wireless charging; earbuds take around 50 minutes to recharge at 25 ± 3°C, case around three hours by cable or four wirelessly. Fold-out case tab supports a phone horizontally
Fast charging
Fast charging	5 minutes of charging gives about 1 hour of playback	Ten minutes of charging provides up to five hours of playback
Design
Weight (each earbud)
Weight (each earbud)	4.6 g	–
Water and sweat resistance
Water and sweat resistance	IPX4	IPX5
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.3	5.3
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	Customisable single, double and triple taps and holds; touch area is at the logo. Opening the case powers the earbuds on; they cannot be manually powered on without it
Microphones
Microphones	A microphone on each earbud for calls	Six microphones with AI call-noise reduction
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	Silicone tips and app Fit Test; SoundGuys' caption, prose and Scarbir disagree on supplied tip count, so no count is asserted. Maker does not publish an individual earbud weight
Case weight
Case weight	About 31 g	–
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	IPX4 for the earbuds, excluding the sound outlet; the charging case is not water resistant	IPX5 applies to the earbuds; no case rating is published
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	Two-device Bluetooth and independent use of either earbud while the other is in the closed case; soundcore app for Android and iOS
Colours
Colours	Black, White, Blue, Yellow	Black, Oat White, Navy Blue and Purple
In the box
In the box	Earbuds, charging case, hybrid silicone rubber earbud tips in SS, M and LL, documents (no USB cable)	Earbuds, charging case, ear tips, USB-C charging cable and documentation (Scarbir)