SonyTrue wireless earbuds
Sony WF-1000XM4
Sony WF-1000XM4 is a true wireless earbuds released in June 2021. Key specs: fit In-ear, active noise cancelling, battery life 12 h, Bluetooth version 5.2.
6.9Score
Sound3.9
Noise control & calls5.2
Battery7.4
Build & features4.6
price range$140–175Reference price converted from JPY
- Released
- June 2021
- Brand
Sony- Popularity
- #181 of 2,581
- Series
- Sony WF-XM · 3 generations
In-earFit
YesActive noise cancelling
12 hBattery life
5.2Bluetooth version
IPx4Water resistance (IPx)
41 gWeight
Spec guide
How it ranks among true wireless earbuds of 2021
Battery life · 12 hTop 43%Bluetooth version · 5.2Top 7%Water resistance (IPx) · IPx4Bottom 30%Weight · 41 gTop 6%
Compared with true wireless earbuds released in 2021. Bars show the share of models it beats.
compared with other true wireless earbuds
Why is WF-1000XM4 a good choice?
Battery life: 12 hbetter than 86% of true wireless earbuds
Weight: 41 gbetter than 75% of true wireless earbuds
Battery life with ANC: 8 hbetter than 73% of true wireless earbuds
Weak points
Bluetooth version: 5.2worse than 82% of true wireless earbuds
Total with charging case: 24 hworse than 85% of true wireless earbuds
Water resistance (IPx): IPx4worse than 99% of true wireless earbuds
Specifications
Full specifications
Sound
- Ear cup design
- Closed-back
- Driver size
- 6 mm
- Lowest frequency
- 20 Hz
- Highest frequency
- 20,000 Hz
- Hi-Res Audio
- Yes
- Adjustable equaliser
- Yes
Noise control
- Active noise cancelling
- Yes
- Transparency / ambient mode
- Yes
- Microphones
- 2
- Noise reduction for calls
- Yes
Battery & charging
- Battery life
- 12 h
- Battery life with ANC
- 8 h
- Total with charging case
- 24 h
- Charging time
- 1.5 h
- Quick charge (claimed)
- 5 min → 1 h
- Fast charging support
- Yes
- Wireless charging (case)
- Yes
Connectivity
- Wireless
- Yes
- Hi-res codec (LDAC / aptX HD / LHDC)
- Yes
- aptX
- No
- LDAC
- Yes
- USB-C
- Yes
Design & build
- Weight
- 41 g
- Earbud weight (each)
- 7.3 g
- Protection rating
- IPX4
- Water resistance (IPx)
- IPx4
- Colours
- White
Features
- Touch controls
- Yes
- Hands-free calls
- Yes
Specs are collected from manufacturers and open databases and normalised to one format; check details with the seller before you buy.
In collections
Headphones & speakers: Wireless charging (case) + weight up to 250 g13Headphones & speakers: Hi-res codec (LDAC / aptX HD / LHDC) + weight up to 250 g32True wireless earbuds: Weight up to 250 g64Headphones & speakers: Transparency / ambient mode + weight up to 250 g70Headphones & speakers: Hi-res codec (LDAC / aptX HD / LHDC) + wireless charging (case)78Headphones & speakers: Active noise cancelling + weight up to 250 g90Headphones & speakers: Active noise cancelling + wireless charging (case)104Headphones & speakers: Transparency / ambient mode + wireless charging (case)106
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