Sony WF-C710N vs Anker soundcore Liberty 4 NC

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WF-C710N compared with Liberty 4 NC

	SonyWF-C710N	Anker soundcoreLiberty 4 NC
Overview
Released
Released	April 2025	June 2023
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	11 mm
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	SBC and AAC	SBC, AAC and LDAC
Drivers
Drivers	5 mm driver	11 mm custom-tuned drivers with a curved design
Noise cancelling detail
Noise cancelling detail	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	Adaptive ANC 2.0 responds to ear fit and surroundings; manual cancellation, transportation modes and wind-noise reduction. The UK page's unlabelled specification cards instead describe an open-ear model; the exact Liberty 4 NC description, comparison column and FAQ control
Audio features
Audio features	DSEE upscaling; 360 Reality Audio; custom equaliser in the app	HearID 2.0, 22 presets and adjustable EQ; SBC and AAC are confirmed by SoundGuys and Tom's Guide. Low-latency gaming mode and 3D Surround Sound are described by the reviews
Hearing health
Hearing health	–	Safe Volume monitoring and an optional limit in the soundcore app (SoundGuys)
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	Up to 8.5 hours	Up to 8 hours
With the case
With the case	Up to 30 hours	Up to 40 hours
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	No	Yes
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	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	Up to eight hours with ANC or Transparency, 40 including the case; Normal mode gives ten and 50 hours. LDAC with ANC gives five and 25 hours, or six and 30 without ANC. Maker testing uses 50% volume; SoundGuys lists a June 2023 release
Charging case
Charging case	USB-C; about 3.5 hours to fully charge the case and earbuds, 1.5 hours for the earbuds alone	USB-C and wireless charging; earbuds take around 1.5 hours to recharge, case around three hours by cable or 3.5 wirelessly
Fast charging
Fast charging	5 minutes of charging gives about 1 hour of playback	Ten minutes of charging provides up to four hours of playback
Design
Weight (each earbud)
Weight (each earbud)	5.2 g	–
Water and sweat resistance
Water and sweat resistance	IPX4	IPX4
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.3	5.3
Two devices at once
Two devices at once	Yes	Yes
Controls
Controls	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	Customisable taps and long presses with wearing detection for automatic playback pause/resume; case pairing button
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	Six beamforming microphones with AI call-noise reduction
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	Four sizes of silicone ear tips and app Fit Test; SoundGuys lists 5.7 g for each earbud, while the current UK maker page publishes no weight
Case weight
Case weight	About 38 g	1.53 ounces according to Tom's Guide
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	IPX4 for the earbuds	IPX4 applies to the earbuds; no case water-resistance rating is published
Works with
Works with	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	Two-device Bluetooth, disabled when LDAC is enabled; LDAC requires Android 8.0 or later and a firmware update. Google Fast Pair on Android (SoundGuys)
Colours
Colours	Black, White, Pink, Glass Blue (translucent)	Velvet Black, Clear White, Navy Blue, Pastel Pink and Light Blue
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	Earbuds, charging case, four ear-tip sizes and USB-A to USB-C cable (SoundGuys)