Sony WH-1000XM5 vs Sony WH-CH700N

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WH-1000XM5 compared with WH-CH700N

	SonyWH-1000XM5	SonyWH-CH700N
Overview
Released
Released	May 2022	2018
Sound
Type
Type	Over-ear	Over-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	Yes	Yes
Transparency mode
Transparency mode	Yes	–
Driver size
Driver size	30 mm	40 mm
Back
Back	–	Closed
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	SBC, AAC and LDAC	SBC, AAC, aptX and aptX HD
Lossless over USB-C
Lossless over USB-C	No	–
Chip
Chip	QN1	–
Drivers
Drivers	30 mm driver unit with a carbon fibre composite dome, soft edge and neodymium magnet; 4 Hz to 40,000 Hz (JEITA, wired, switched on); sensitivity 102 dB/mW switched on, 100 dB/mW switched off; impedance 48 Ω switched on, 16 Ω switched off (1 kHz)	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.
Chip
Chip	HD Noise Canceling Processor QN1 and Integrated Processor V1	–
Noise cancelling detail
Noise cancelling detail	Eight microphones for noise cancelling (four on each ear cup); Auto NC Optimizer adjusts noise cancelling to the fit and surroundings, including air pressure; Ambient Sound Mode; Quick Attention Mode; Speak-to-Chat	Digital noise cancelling; hold the NC button for AI noise cancelling to analyse surroundings and choose between three modes.
Audio features
Audio features	LDAC up to 990 kbps (Hi-Res Audio Wireless); Hi-Res Audio over the headphone cable; DSEE Extreme upscaling; 360 Reality Audio	DSEE; app equaliser and VPT surround settings.
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	Up to 30 hours	Up to 35 hours
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Up to 40 hours with noise cancelling off (AAC); with LDAC, 26 hours with noise cancelling on or 36 hours off; with SBC, 28 hours on or 38 hours off; talk time up to 24 hours (32 hours with noise cancelling off); up to 28 hours on the headphone cable with noise cancelling on (38 hours off); can't be used while charging	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.
Fast charging
Fast charging	3 minutes gives about 3 hours of playback with a USB PD adaptor (9 V/2.3 A or more), or about 1 hour with a standard 1.5 A adaptor; 10 minutes gives about 5 hours; full charge in about 3.5 hours	Micro-USB; approximately seven hours for a full charge; ten minutes gives about 60 minutes of music playback.
Design
Weight
Weight	250 g	240 g (better)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.2	4.1
Two devices at once
Two devices at once	Yes	Yes
Headphone cable
Headphone cable	Yes	Yes
Controls
Controls	Touch sensor control panel on the right ear cup (double-tap to play, pause or answer calls; swipe forwards or backwards to skip; swipe up or down for volume; cover with your hand for Quick Attention Mode); power and NC/AMB buttons on the left ear cup; a proximity sensor in the left unit pauses music when the headphones are taken off and switches them off after 15 minutes	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	Eight microphones for noise cancelling; four beamforming microphones with AI-based noise reduction for calls; MEMS, omnidirectional	Omnidirectional electret condenser microphone, 50 Hz–8 kHz.
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	Closed, over-ear; Soft fit leather headband and earpads; stepless slider; ear cups swivel flat for the carrying case	Adjustable headband; inward-angled drivers; earcups swivel flat; approximately 240 g excluding cable.
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	No water resistance rating; Sony says the headphones are not waterproof	Not waterproof
Works with
Works with	Sony | Headphones Connect app (now Sony | Sound Connect) for iOS and Android; multipoint connection to two devices; the headphone cable also works with the headphones switched off, without noise cancelling	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, Midnight Blue, Smoky Pink (Sony Australia; colours vary by region)	Black, Grey and Blue; regional availability varies
In the box
In the box	Headphones, USB-C cable (USB-A to USB-C, about 20 cm), headphone cable (about 1.2 m, gold-plated L-shaped stereo mini plug), carrying case, documents	Headphones, approximately 1.2 m detachable headphone cable and micro-USB charging cable.