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Sony WF-1000XM3 · Official Sony WF-1000XM3 product photograph; complete supplied canvas and background preserved.
Sony · WF earbuds
WF-1000XM3
Noise-cancelling wireless earbuds with AAC playback, touch controls and a USB-C charging case.
- Type
- In-ear
- Noise cancelling
- Yes
- Battery
- 6 h
- With case
- 24 h
- Best codec
- AAC
- Weight
- 8.5 g
What reviewers say
Reviewers praise the noise cancelling, battery life and engaging sound, though TechRadar finds aircraft noise harder to suppress. What Hi-Fi? and TechRadar find the fit secure; Expert Reviews advises against strenuous exercise and highlights the large case. Expert Reviews hears more recessed vocals and a narrower soundstage than the other reviewers.
From whathifi.com, techradar.com and expertreviews.co.uk
Specifications
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- Type
- In-ear
- Noise cancelling
- Yes
- Transparency mode
- Yes
- Driver size
- 6 mm
- Bluetooth codecs
- SBC and AAC
- Chip
- HD Noise Cancelling Processor QN1e
- Drivers
- 6 mm dome drivers with CCAW voice coils and neodymium magnets; Bluetooth frequency response 20 Hz–20 kHz at 44.1 kHz sampling
- Noise cancelling detail
- Dual Noise Sensor technology with feedforward and feedback microphones; Ambient Sound Mode, Quick Attention and Adaptive Sound Control
- Audio features
- QN1e combines 24-bit processing, a DAC and amplifier; DSEE HX upscales compressed audio, with a battery-life cost
Battery
- Listening time (maker's claim)
- Up to 6 hours
- With the case
- Up to 24 hours
- Battery life detail
- With DSEE HX off, AAC playback is up to 6 hours with noise cancelling or 8 hours off; SBC is 5.5 hours on or 7.5 hours off. DSEE HX AUTO with noise cancelling is up to 3 hours. The maker claims 24 hours total with the case with noise cancelling, or 32 hours off.
- Charging case
- USB-C charging; approximately 1.5 hours for the earbuds and 3.5 hours for the case
- Fast charging
- 10 minutes gives about 90 minutes of playback
Design
- Weight (each earbud)
- 8.5 g
- Bluetooth
- 5.0
- Two devices at once
- No
- Controls
- Touch panels for playback, calls and sound modes; app-configurable functions; wear detection pauses and resumes music; holding the left panel activates Quick Attention
- Microphones
- Dual noise-sensing microphones also used for calls
- Fit and ear tips
- Tri-hold structure with high-friction rubber; Long Hybrid silicone tips in SS, S, M and L, plus Triple-comfort tips in S, M and L
- Case weight
- Approximately 77 g
- Water resistance detail
- The manual states that the unit is not waterproof
- Works with
- Bluetooth A2DP, AVRCP, HFP and HSP; NFC pairing through the case; one connected device at a time, without multipoint; the two earbuds receive audio simultaneously and either can be used alone
- Colours
- Black, Platinum Silver
- In the box
- Earbuds, charging case, four sizes of Long Hybrid silicone tips, three sizes of Triple-comfort tips, approximately 20 cm USB-A to USB-C cable
Pros and cons
Pros
- Ambient Sound Mode and Quick Attention for hearing outside sound
- Up to 6 hours with noise cancelling, 24 hours including the case
- Supplied silicone and Triple-comfort tips in several sizes
Cons
- No water resistance
- SBC and AAC only, without LDAC or aptX
- No two-device multipoint connection
Closest rivals
Model | Type | Noise cancelling | Battery | With case | Best codec | Weight | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-ear | Yes | 4.5 h | – | AAC | 5.4 g | Oct 2019 | |
| In-ear | Yes | 6 h | 24 h | AAC | 5.6 g | Nov 2021 | |
| In-ear | Yes | 5 h | 15 h | AAC | 5.1 g | Jun 2021 |
Newer model: WF-1000XM4.
Sources
- sony.co.uk/electronics/support/wireless-headphones-bluetooth-headphones/wf-1000…
- helpguide.sony.net/mdr/wf1000xm3/v1/en/print.pdf
- sony.jp/CorporateCruise/Press/201907/19-0705
- sony.mediaroom.com/2019-07-05-Wire-Free-Worry-Free-Introducing-Sonys-New-WF-100…
Photo: Official Sony WF-1000XM3 product photograph; complete supplied canvas and background preserved.
- Sony WF-1000XM3 — Platinum Silver and Black earbuds in a supplied finish lineup: Official Sony WF-1000XM3 product photograph; complete supplied canvas and background preserved.
- Sony WF-1000XM3 — Platinum Silver earbuds, side-angle pair: Official Sony WF-1000XM3 product photograph; complete supplied canvas and background preserved.
- Sony WF-1000XM3 — Platinum Silver earbuds, horizontal front pair: Official Sony WF-1000XM3 product photograph; complete supplied canvas and background preserved.
- Sony WF-1000XM3 — Platinum Silver earbuds, angled front pair: Official Sony WF-1000XM3 product photograph; complete supplied canvas and background preserved.
- Sony WF-1000XM3 — Platinum Silver earbuds, inner tips and outer shells: Official Sony WF-1000XM3 product photograph; complete supplied canvas and background preserved.
- Sony WF-1000XM3 — Platinum Silver earbuds in the open charging case, overhead view: Official Sony WF-1000XM3 product photograph; complete supplied canvas and background preserved.
- Sony WF-1000XM3 — Platinum Silver open charging case, front view: Official Sony WF-1000XM3 product photograph; complete supplied canvas and background preserved.
- Sony WF-1000XM3 — Platinum Silver closed charging case: Official Sony WF-1000XM3 product photograph; complete supplied canvas and background preserved.
- Sony WF-1000XM3 — Black earbuds, side-angle pair: Official Sony WF-1000XM3 product photograph; complete supplied canvas and background preserved.
- Sony WF-1000XM3 — Black earbuds, horizontal front pair: Official Sony WF-1000XM3 product photograph; complete supplied canvas and background preserved.
- Sony WF-1000XM3 — Black earbuds, angled front pair: Official Sony WF-1000XM3 product photograph; complete supplied canvas and background preserved.
- Sony WF-1000XM3 — Black earbuds, inner tips and outer shells: Official Sony WF-1000XM3 product photograph; complete supplied canvas and background preserved.
- Sony WF-1000XM3 — Black earbuds in the open charging case, overhead view: Official Sony WF-1000XM3 product photograph; complete supplied canvas and background preserved.
- Sony WF-1000XM3 — Black open charging case with one earbud raised: Official Sony WF-1000XM3 product photograph; complete supplied canvas and background preserved.
- Sony WF-1000XM3 — Black open charging case, front view: Official Sony WF-1000XM3 product photograph; complete supplied canvas and background preserved.
- Sony WF-1000XM3 — Black closed charging case: Official Sony WF-1000XM3 product photograph; complete supplied canvas and background preserved.
- Sony WF-1000XM3 — Black earbuds and charging case with supplied ear tips and USB charging cable: Official Sony WF-1000XM3 product photograph; complete supplied canvas and background preserved.
- Sony WF-1000XM3 — Platinum Silver earbud worn by a woman in profile: Official Sony WF-1000XM3 product photograph; complete supplied canvas and background preserved.
- Sony WF-1000XM3 — Black earbud worn by a man in profile: Official Sony WF-1000XM3 product photograph; complete supplied canvas and background preserved.
- Sony WF-1000XM3 — Platinum Silver open charging case held in a hand: Official Sony WF-1000XM3 product photograph; complete supplied canvas and background preserved.
- Sony WF-1000XM3 — Earbud worn by a man beside a woman in a supplied lifestyle photograph: Official Sony WF-1000XM3 product photograph; complete supplied canvas and background preserved.
- Sony WF-1000XM3 — Platinum Silver earbud worn by a woman in a supplied lifestyle photograph: Official Sony WF-1000XM3 product photograph; complete supplied canvas and background preserved.
- Sony WF-1000XM3 — Black open charging case held in a hand: Official Sony WF-1000XM3 product photograph; complete supplied canvas and background preserved.
- Sony WF-1000XM3 — Platinum Silver earbud worn by a woman using a phone in a supplied lifestyle photograph: Official Sony WF-1000XM3 product photograph; complete supplied canvas and background preserved.
- Sony WF-1000XM3 — ワイヤレスノイズキャンセリングステレオヘッドセット『WF-1000XM3』（上：プラチナシルバー 下：ブラック）: Sony — official company press photograph; img_001.jpg
- Sony WF-1000XM3 — 最長24時間※3再生可能: Sony — official company press photograph; img_008.jpg
