Sony WH-1000XM4C vs Sony WH-CH700N

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WH-1000XM4C compared with WH-CH700N

	SonyWH-1000XM4C	SonyWH-CH700N
Overview
Released
Released	September 2026	2018
Sound
Type
Type	Over-ear	Over-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	Yes	Yes
Transparency mode
Transparency mode	Yes	–
Driver size
Driver size	40 mm	40 mm
Back
Back	Closed	Closed
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	SBC, AAC and LDAC	SBC, AAC, aptX and aptX HD
Chip
Chip	HD Noise Cancelling Processor QN1	–
Drivers
Drivers	40 mm drivers with liquid crystal polymer diaphragms; powered wired frequency response 4 Hz–40 kHz. Impedance is 40 ohms powered on and 16 ohms off; sensitivity 106 dB/mW on and 101 dB/mW off.	40 mm dome drivers with neodymium magnets; wired response 7 Hz–20 kHz (JEITA), or 20 Hz–20 kHz powered on. Impedance 22 ohms powered on and 48 ohms off; sensitivity 97 dB/mW on and 98 dB/mW off at 1 kHz.
Noise cancelling detail
Noise cancelling detail	QN1 and two noise-sensing microphones per earcup; Personal NC Optimizer, Ambient Sound Mode, Quick Attention and Adaptive Sound Control	Digital noise cancelling; hold the NC button for AI noise cancelling to analyse surroundings and choose between three modes.
Audio features
Audio features	DSEE Extreme upscaling, 10-band equaliser in Sony Sound Connect and 360 Reality Audio with compatible services; Bluetooth response 20 Hz–20 kHz at 44.1 kHz sampling, or 20 Hz–40 kHz with LDAC at 96 kHz and 990 kbps	DSEE; app equaliser and VPT surround settings.
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	Up to 27 hours	Up to 35 hours
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	The manual lists AAC/SBC playback up to 27 hours with noise cancelling or 34 hours off; LDAC up to 20 hours on or 27 hours off. DSEE Extreme, Speak-to-Chat and equaliser settings can shorten these figures.	Bluetooth playback with aptX/aptX HD: up to 35 hours with noise cancelling, 40 without. SBC/AAC with DSEE enabled: 35/40 hours; with DSEE off: 40/45 hours. Powered wired playback with noise cancelling: up to 50 hours. Actual duration depends on settings and conditions.
Charging case
Charging case	USB-C charging; approximately 3 hours for a full charge; no USB audio playback	–
Fast charging
Fast charging	3 minutes gives about 1 hour of playback	Micro-USB; approximately seven hours for a full charge; ten minutes gives about 60 minutes of music playback.
Design
Weight
Weight	253 g	240 g (better)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	6.0	4.1
Two devices at once
Two devices at once	Yes	Yes
Headphone cable
Headphone cable	Yes	Yes
Controls
Controls	Touch panel on the right earcup for playback, volume and calls; separate power and noise-cancelling buttons; wear detection, Quick Attention and Speak-to-Chat; app-configurable Quick Access	Physical power, volume, playback/call and NC buttons; phone voice assistant access. NC button can be reassigned to Google Assistant or Alexa with compatible firmware, app and phone; availability varies by region.
Microphones
Microphones	Two noise-sensing microphones per earcup; Precise Voice Pickup for Bluetooth calls	Omnidirectional electret condenser microphone, 50 Hz–8 kHz.
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	Adjustable headband, swivelling and folding earcups; colour-matched carrying case	Adjustable headband; inward-angled drivers; earcups swivel flat; approximately 240 g excluding cable.
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	The manual states that the headset is not waterproof	Not waterproof
Works with
Works with	Bluetooth A2DP, AVRCP, HFP and HSP. Multipoint switches music between two devices; SoundGuys and Tom's Hardware report that LDAC is unavailable in that mode. The supplied cable allows passive playback, disables Bluetooth and does not carry the headphone microphone.	NFC; A2DP, AVRCP, HFP and HSP. Multipoint assigns music and calls to different devices; unavailable while using Google Assistant or Alexa. Up to eight paired devices. Wired listening works with power off and disables Bluetooth; calls use the connected phone's microphone.
Colours
Colours	Black, Platinum Silver, Lavender; official press photo shows Lavender folded	Black, Grey and Blue; regional availability varies
In the box
In the box	UK box includes headphones, carrying case and approximately 1.2 m headphone cable; USB charging cable supplied only with mainland China models	Headphones, approximately 1.2 m detachable headphone cable and micro-USB charging cable.