Sony WH-CH720N vs Anker soundcore Space One

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WH-CH720N compared with Space One

	SonyWH-CH720N	Anker soundcoreSpace One
Overview
Released
Released	March 2023	August 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	40 mm
Back
Back	–	Closed
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	SBC and AAC	SBC, AAC and LDAC
Lossless over USB-C
Lossless over USB-C	No	No
Chip
Chip	V1	–
Drivers
Drivers	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)	40 mm customised dynamic drivers
Chip
Chip	Integrated Processor V1	–
Noise cancelling detail
Noise cancelling detail	Dual Noise Sensor technology, with two microphones on each ear cup; Ambient Sound Mode adjustable in 20 levels in the app	Adaptive noise cancelling, adjustable noise cancelling and Transparency mode; Easy Chat lowers playback for conversations
Audio features
Audio features	DSEE upscaling; 360 Reality Audio; equaliser in the app	HearID hearing-based profile, presets and an 8-band equaliser; LDAC on compatible Android devices. SBC, AAC and Bluetooth 5.3 are specified by SoundGuys and Tom's Guide; USB-C does not carry audio (SoundGuys)
Hearing health
Hearing health	–	Safe Volume monitoring and optional maximum volume limit in the soundcore app (SoundGuys and Tom's Guide)
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	Up to 35 hours	Up to 40 hours
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	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	Up to 40 hours with ANC or Transparency, or 55 hours in Normal mode; maker testing uses an iPhone at 50% volume. SoundGuys lists the first release month as August 2023
Charging case
Charging case	–	USB-C charging; a cloth travel pouch rather than a hard carrying case
Fast charging
Fast charging	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)	Five minutes of charging provides up to four hours of playback in Normal mode
Design
Weight
Weight	192 g (better)	265 g
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.2	5.3
Two devices at once
Two devices at once	Yes	Yes
Headphone cable
Headphone cable	Yes	Yes
Controls
Controls	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	Physical power, playback, volume and NC buttons; optional wearing detection is off by default. Call controls include mute and reject; NC double-press can activate BassUp
Microphones
Microphones	Two noise-cancelling microphones on each ear cup; beamforming call microphones with Precise Voice Pickup technology and a Wind Noise Reduction Structure	Three microphones with AI call-noise reduction
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	Closed, over-ear; synthetic leather and urethane earpads; sliders on both sides of the headband	Folding ear cups with 8-degree rotation in either direction and a soft headband; current maker weight is 265 g, while SoundGuys' review table gives 259 g
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	No water resistance rating	The maker does not describe the headphones as waterproof or sweatproof and publishes no IP rating
Works with
Works with	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	Two-device Bluetooth connection, unavailable while using LDAC; Google Fast Pair on Android 6.0 or later. AUX disables Bluetooth and uses the classic EQ while powered on; wearing detection does not work over AUX, and the AUX cable has no microphone
Colours
Colours	Black, Blue, White; Pink added in 2025	Jet Black, Sky Blue, Latte Cream and Pink on the current UK maker page
In the box
In the box	Headphones, USB-C cable (USB-A to USB-C, about 20 cm), headphone cable (about 1.2 m)	Headphones, cloth pouch, USB-C charging cable and 3.5 mm AUX cable (SoundGuys)