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Sony WH-1000XM4C
Sony WH-1000XM4C is a headphones released in 2026. Key specs: fit Over-ear, active noise cancelling, battery life 34 h, Bluetooth version 6.
5.3Score
Noise control & calls6.2
Battery3.7
price range—
- Year
- 2026
- Type
- Headphones
- Brand
Sony- Popularity
- #2,000 of 2,013
- Model numbers
- Sony WH-1000XM4C Lila
Over-earFit
YesActive noise cancelling
34 hBattery life
6Bluetooth version
253 gWeight
YesMultipoint (two devices)
Spec guide
How it ranks among headphones of 2026
Compared with headphones released in 2026. Bars show the share of models it beats.
compared with other headphones
Why is WH-1000XM4C a good choice?
Bluetooth version: 6better than 92% of headphones
Lowest frequency: 4 Hzbetter than 98% of headphones
Weak points
Battery life with ANC: 27 hworse than 90% of headphones
Specifications
Full specifications
Sound
- Ear cup design
- Closed-back
- Driver size
- 40 mm
- Lowest frequency
- 4 Hz
- Highest frequency
- 40,000 Hz
- Sensitivity
- 106 dB
- Hi-Res Audio
- Yes
Noise control
- Active noise cancelling
- Yes
- Adaptive ANC
- Yes
- Transparency / ambient mode
- Yes
- Microphones
- 5
Battery & charging
- Battery life
- 34 h
- Battery life with ANC
- 27 h
- Fast charging support
- Yes
Connectivity
- Wireless
- Yes
- Bluetooth version
- 6
- Hi-res codec (LDAC / aptX HD / LHDC)
- Yes
- aptX
- No
- LDAC
- Yes
- Multipoint (two devices)
- Yes
- 3.5 mm jack / AUX
- Yes
Design & build
- Weight
- 253 g
- Foldable
- Yes
- Colours
- Purple
Features
- Touch controls
- Yes
Specs are collected from manufacturers and open databases and normalised to one format; check details with the seller before you buy.
In collections
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