Sony WH-1000XM6 vs Anker soundcore Space One Pro

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WH-1000XM6 compared with Space One Pro

	SonyWH-1000XM6	Anker soundcoreSpace One Pro
Overview
Released
Released	May 2025	September 2024
Sound
Type
Type	Over-ear	Over-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	Yes	Yes
Transparency mode
Transparency mode	Yes	Yes
Spatial audio with head tracking
Spatial audio with head tracking	Yes	–
Driver size
Driver size	30 mm	40 mm
Back
Back	–	Closed
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	SBC, AAC, LDAC and LC3	SBC, AAC and LDAC
Lossless over USB-C
Lossless over USB-C	No	No
Chip
Chip	QN3	–
Drivers
Drivers	30 mm driver unit with a high-rigidity carbon fibre composite dome and neodymium magnet; 4 Hz to 40,000 Hz (wired, switched on); sensitivity 103 dB/mW switched on, 102 dB/mW switched off; impedance 48 Ω switched on, 16 Ω switched off (1 kHz)	Triple-composite diaphragms; 40 mm dynamic drivers according to TechRadar
Chip
Chip	HD Noise Canceling Processor QN3 (Sony says seven times faster than the WH-1000XM5's) and Integrated Processor V2	–
Noise cancelling detail
Noise cancelling detail	Twelve microphones for noise cancelling; Adaptive NC Optimizer tunes noise cancelling to the fit, surroundings and air pressure; Ambient Sound Mode with Auto Ambient Sound; Quick Attention Mode; Speak-to-Chat; Adaptive Sound Control	Adaptive ANC 3.0, a four-stage cancellation system and six microphones for noise sensing; adaptive operation must be enabled in the app. Adjustable Transparency mode and Sidetone for hearing your own voice during calls
Audio features
Audio features	LDAC up to 990 kbps (Hi-Res Audio Wireless); Hi-Res Audio over the headphone cable; DSEE Extreme upscaling; 10-band EQ and Game EQ; 360 Reality Audio; 360 Upmix for Cinema; spatial sound with head tracking; BGM effect; LE Audio with a low-latency mode and Auracast broadcast audio	HearID 2.0, presets and custom EQ; Dolby Audio and LDAC are mutually exclusive. Bluetooth 5.3, SBC and AAC are specified by SoundGuys; USB-C does not carry audio (SoundGuys)
Hearing health
Hearing health	–	Safe Volume monitoring and an optional volume limit in the soundcore app (TechRadar)
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	Up to 30 hours	Up to 40 hours
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Up to 40 hours with noise cancelling off (AAC, SBC or LC3); with LDAC, 26 hours with noise cancelling on or 36 hours off; talk time up to 24 hours (28 hours with noise cancelling off); up to 28 hours on the headphone cable with noise cancelling on (38 hours off); can be used while charging	Up to 40 hours with ANC or 60 hours without it; LDAC reduces endurance (TechRadar). SoundGuys lists September 2024 as the release month
Charging case
Charging case	–	USB-C charging; soft carrying bag supplied, with a separate hard case available (SoundGuys and TechRadar)
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 5 V/1.5 A adaptor; full charge in about 3.5 hours	Maker specifies up to eight hours from five minutes of charging; SoundGuys' prose instead reports five hours
Design
Weight
Weight	254 g (better)	286.2 g
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.3	5.3
Two devices at once
Two devices at once	Yes	Yes
Headphone cable
Headphone cable	Yes	Yes
Controls
Controls	Touch sensor control panel (double-tap to play, pause or answer calls; swipe forwards or backwards to skip; swipe up or down for volume; hold for the voice assistant; cover with your hand for Quick Attention Mode); power and NC/AMB buttons on the left unit (double-press NC/AMB to mute the microphones during calls, once enabled in the app); nod or shake your head to answer or reject calls; proximity sensor pauses music when the headphones are taken off and switches them off after 15 minutes	Physical power, playback, volume and NC buttons; configurable actions in the app. Easy Chat is off by default and lowers playback when speech is detected, with selectable 5, 10 or 15 second return time
Microphones
Microphones	Twelve microphones for noise cancelling; six-microphone AI-based beamforming for calls; MEMS, omnidirectional	Four microphones with AI processing for calls, separate from the maker's six-microphone noise-sensing description
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	Closed, over-ear; wider soft-fit headband in synthetic leather; stretchable earpads; folds flat and folds up to fit the supplied carrying case, which has a magnetic closure	FlexiCurve folding structure with five headband segments and three joints; ear cups rotate up to 180 degrees. Current maker weight is 286.2 g, while SoundGuys' review table gives 283 g
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	No water resistance rating; Sony says the headphones are not waterproof	No published IP rating; TechRadar distinguishes the optional waterproof case from the unprotected headphones
Works with
Works with	Sony | Sound Connect app for iOS and Android; multipoint connection to two devices; LE Audio and Auracast with compatible devices; the headphone cable also works with the headphones switched off, without noise cancelling	Multipoint switches to the device that starts playback last and is unavailable with LDAC. 3.5 mm input retains ANC and Transparency while powered, but disables other playback buttons (SoundGuys)
Colours
Colours	Black, Platinum Silver, Midnight Blue, Sand Pink, Sandstone (Sony US; colours vary by region)	Jet Black and Cream White
In the box
In the box	Headphones, USB-C cable (USB-A to USB-C), headphone cable (about 1.2 m, gold-plated L-shaped stereo mini plug), carrying case, documents	Headphones, soft carrying bag, USB-C charging cable and 3.5 mm cable (SoundGuys)