Sony ULT WEAR (WH-ULT900N) vs Anker soundcore Space One Pro

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ULT WEAR (WH-ULT900N) compared with Space One Pro

	SonyULT WEAR (WH-ULT900N)	Anker soundcoreSpace One Pro
Overview
Released
Released	April 2024	September 2024
Sound
Type
Type	Over-ear	Over-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	Yes	Yes
Transparency mode
Transparency mode	Yes	Yes
Driver size
Driver size	40 mm	40 mm
Back
Back	–	Closed
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	SBC, AAC and LDAC	SBC, AAC and LDAC
Lossless over USB-C
Lossless over USB-C	No	No
Chip
Chip	V1	–
Drivers
Drivers	40 mm dome-type driver designed for the ULT POWER SOUND series, neodymium magnet; 5 Hz to 20,000 Hz (wired, switched on); sensitivity 110 dB/mW switched on, 100 dB/mW switched off; impedance 314 Ω switched on, 32 Ω switched off (1 kHz, wired)	Triple-composite diaphragms; 40 mm dynamic drivers according to TechRadar
Chip
Chip	Integrated Processor V1	–
Noise cancelling detail
Noise cancelling detail	Dual Noise Sensor technology, with external noise-cancelling microphones on both ear cups; Ambient Sound Mode; Quick Attention Mode	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	ULT button (ULT1 for deep bass, ULT2 for more powerful bass, or off); LDAC (Hi-Res Audio Wireless); DSEE upscaling; 360 Reality Audio; equaliser in the app	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 50 hours with noise cancelling off (AAC or SBC); with LDAC, 25 hours with noise cancelling on or 40 hours off; talk time up to 30 hours (40 hours with noise cancelling off); up to 30 hours on the headphone cable with noise cancelling on (50 hours off); the ULT bass effect, DSEE and the equaliser shorten battery life; can't 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 90 minutes of playback, 10 minutes about 5 hours; full charge in about 3.5 hours (0.5 A or higher USB adaptor)	Maker specifies up to eight hours from five minutes of charging; SoundGuys' prose instead reports five hours
Design
Weight
Weight	255 g (better)	286.2 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	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; hold for the voice assistant; cover with your hand for Quick Attention Mode); power, NC/AMB and ULT buttons on the left ear cup; a proximity sensor in the left unit pauses music when the headphones are taken off	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	External noise-cancelling microphones on both ear cups; call microphone on the left ear cup; electret condenser, 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; soft earpads; folds up for the supplied carrying case	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	No published IP rating; TechRadar distinguishes the optional waterproof case from the unprotected headphones
Works with
Works with	Sony | Sound Connect app (formerly Headphones Connect) for iOS and Android; multipoint connection to two devices (AAC or SBC only while connected to two); Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa; Bluetooth 5.2 Class 1, about 10 m range; A2DP, AVRCP, HFP and HSP	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, Forest Grey, Off White	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)