Sony WH-1000XM5 vs Sony WH-CH720N

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WH-1000XM5 compared with WH-CH720N

	SonyWH-1000XM5	SonyWH-CH720N
Overview
Released
Released	May 2022	March 2023
Sound
Type
Type	Over-ear	Over-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	Yes	Yes
Transparency mode
Transparency mode	Yes	Yes
Driver size
Driver size	30 mm	30 mm
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	SBC, AAC and LDAC	SBC and AAC
Lossless over USB-C
Lossless over USB-C	No	No
Chip
Chip	QN1	V1
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)	30 mm dynamic driver; 7 Hz to 20,000 Hz (JEITA, wired, switched on); sensitivity 108 dB/mW switched on, 99 dB/mW switched off; impedance 325 Ω switched on, 31 Ω switched off (1 kHz, wired)
Chip
Chip	HD Noise Canceling Processor QN1 and Integrated Processor V1	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	Dual Noise Sensor technology, with two microphones on each ear cup; Ambient Sound Mode adjustable in 20 levels in the app
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 upscaling; 360 Reality Audio; equaliser in the app
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	Up to 50 hours with noise cancelling off (AAC or SBC); 35 hours with Ambient Sound Mode on; talk time up to 35 hours (40 hours with noise cancelling off); up to 35 hours on the headphone cable with noise cancelling on (50 hours off); DSEE, the equaliser and the voice-assistant wake word shorten battery life; can't be used while charging
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	3 minutes gives about 60 minutes of playback, 10 minutes about 4.5 hours; full charge in about 3.5 hours (0.5 A or higher USB adaptor)
Design
Weight
Weight	250 g	192 g (better)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.2	5.2
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	Buttons for power, volume up and down, play/call (press twice to skip forwards, three times to skip back; hold for the voice assistant) and NC/AMB; hands-free "OK Google" or "Alexa" wake word
Microphones
Microphones	Eight microphones for noise cancelling; four beamforming microphones with AI-based noise reduction for calls; MEMS, omnidirectional	Two noise-cancelling microphones on each ear cup; beamforming call microphones with Precise Voice Pickup technology and a Wind Noise Reduction Structure
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	Closed, over-ear; synthetic leather and urethane earpads; sliders on both sides of the headband
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	No water resistance rating; Sony says the headphones are not waterproof	No water resistance rating
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	Sony | Sound Connect app (formerly Headphones Connect) for iOS and Android; multipoint connection to two devices; Google Fast Pair and Microsoft Swift Pair; Bluetooth 5.2 Class 1, about 10 m range; A2DP, AVRCP, HFP and HSP
Colours
Colours	Black, Platinum Silver, Midnight Blue, Smoky Pink (Sony Australia; colours vary by region)	Black, Blue, White; Pink added in 2025
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, USB-C cable (USB-A to USB-C, about 20 cm), headphone cable (about 1.2 m)