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Sony WF-SP700N
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Sony · WF earbuds

WF-SP700N

Released April 2018

Wireless sports earbuds with noise cancelling, ambient listening, stabilising wings and an IPX4 splash-resistant design.

Type
In-ear
Noise cancelling
Yes
Battery
3 h
With case
9 h
Best codec
AAC
Weight
7.6 g

What reviewers say

Both reviewers liked the comfortable, secure fit but found that heavy bass obscured voices and higher frequencies. They criticised the short battery life and awkward charging case. Noise cancelling divided them, with SoundGuys finding useful isolation and TechRadar reporting limited improvement. SoundGuys also found the microphone poor in wind and noticed substantial video delay.

From soundguys.com and techradar.com

Specifications

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Sound

Type
In-ear
Noise cancelling
Yes
Transparency mode
Yes
Driver size
6 mm
Bluetooth codecs
SBC and AAC
Drivers
Closed dynamic 6 mm drivers with CCAW voice coils and neodymium magnets
Noise cancelling detail
Digital noise cancelling; Ambient Sound Mode offers Normal and Voice settings
Audio features
EXTRA BASS tuning and app equalisation; Quick Sound Settings recalls preferred equaliser and ambient settings. Bluetooth transmission range 20 Hz–20 kHz at 44.1 kHz sampling is not a measured acoustic frequency response.

Battery

Listening time (maker's claim)
Up to 3 hours
With the case
Up to 9 hours
Battery life detail
Maker claim up to three hours playback with AAC, whether noise cancelling or ambient listening is on or off. Manual specifies SBC at two hours with either enabled and 2.5 hours with both off. Up to 3.5 hours talk time; eight hours standby with noise cancelling or ambient mode and 35 hours with both off. SoundGuys measured 2.58 hours at 75 dB SPL.
Charging case
Micro-USB charging; approximately 1.5 hours for the earbuds and three hours for the case. The fully charged case provides approximately two further full charges, for nine hours total at the three-hour AAC claim.
Fast charging
Fifteen minutes charging provides approximately 70 minutes playback

Design

Weight (each earbud)
7.6 g
Water and sweat resistance
IPX4
Bluetooth
4.1
Two devices at once
No
Controls
Physical buttons for playback, tracks, calls and noise modes; TechRadar reports no earbud volume control. The maker manual confirms calls and the call microphone use the left earbud.
Case weight
Approximately 45 g; maker earbud weight is approximately 7.6 g each
Water resistance detail
IPX4 splash resistance applies to the earbuds; the charging case is not water resistant
Works with
Bluetooth A2DP, AVRCP, HFP and HSP; no multipoint. NFC pairing via the case with compatible Android phones. Sony announced Google Assistant support as a future update; its current manual documents Google Assistant and Alexa with updated software. Sony's US announcement was 8 January 2018 and stated spring availability; Japan specifies 28 April 2018, while Sony Europe's announcement specifies June. April is retained at month precision, without treating a review date as a verified first-sale day.
Colours
Black, White, Pink and Yellow

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Noise cancelling and ambient listening
  • Stabilising wings and four tip sizes
  • App sound settings and NFC pairing through the case

Cons

  • Short playback time between charges
  • No multipoint connection
  • Calls heard through the left earbud only

Closest rivals

Model
TypeNoise cancellingBatteryWith caseBest codecWeightReleased
SonyWF-1000X
In-earYes3 h9 hAAC6.8 gSept 2017
AppleAirPods Pro (1st generation)
In-earYes4.5 h–AAC5.4 gOct 2019
SonyWF-1000XM3
In-earYes6 h24 hAAC8.5 gJul 2019

Sources

  1. sony.jp/headphone/products/WF-SP700N/spec.html
  2. helpguide.sony.net/mdr/wfsp700n/v1/en/print.pdf
  3. sony.jp/CorporateCruise/Press/201804/18-0410
  4. mynewsdesk.com/sony-europe/pressreleases/wireless-noise-cancelling-sports-headp…
  5. prnewswire.com/news-releases/sony-introduces-new-wireless-noise-cancelling-spor…
  6. sony.jp/headphone/products/WF-SP700N/feature_1.html

Photo: Sony official Japanese WF-SP700N Black earbuds angled photograph, WF-SP700N_B_00.jpg; sharper626px exactsamepose replaces the400px Sony Electronics CES press copy; original hardware RGB retained

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