Sony WF-C700N vs Sony WF-C710N

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WF-C700N compared with WF-C710N

	SonyWF-C700N	SonyWF-C710N
Overview
Released
Released	April 2023	April 2025
Sound
Type
Type	In-ear	In-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	Yes	Yes
Transparency mode
Transparency mode	Yes	Yes
Driver size
Driver size	5 mm	5 mm
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	SBC and AAC	SBC and AAC
Drivers
Drivers	Closed 5 mm drivers; the maker does not identify the magnet material	5 mm driver
Noise cancelling detail
Noise cancelling detail	Active noise cancelling, adjustable Ambient Sound Mode and Focus on Voice; Adaptive Sound Control changes ambient settings according to activity and familiar locations	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 with compatible services; Bluetooth transmission range 20 Hz–20 kHz at 44.1 kHz sampling, not a measured acoustic frequency response	DSEE upscaling; 360 Reality Audio; custom equaliser in the app
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	Up to 7.5 hours	Up to 8.5 hours
With the case
With the case	Up to 15 hours	Up to 30 hours
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	No	No
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	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.	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 manual gives approximately 1.5 hours for the earbuds and three hours for the case. SoundGuys confirms that wireless charging is absent.	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)	4.6 g (better)	5.2 g
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	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.	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	–	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 rubber earbud tips in XS, M and XL (M fitted); either earbud can be used on its own
Case weight
Case weight	Approximately 31 g; 4.6 g per earbud includes medium tips	About 38 g
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. 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.	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, Lavender and Sage Green	Black, White, Pink, Glass Blue (translucent)
In the box
In the box	–	Earbuds, charging case, USB-C cable (USB-A to USB-C), hybrid silicone rubber earbud tips in XS, M and XL, documents