Sony - WF-1000XM4
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Last updated: Aug 1, 2025 Scoring
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"Got a little APTX lossless USB C dongle. Incredible. ... Best audio I've ever heard out of Bluetooth."
"They also sound a lot better too, sound is more full and vibrant, the bass blows the AirPods out of the water it’s not even comparable."
"Phenomenal sound. ... Much better imaging and dynamic sound field than wf1000xm4."
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"the ambient mode is wonderful ... you have a volume slider to adjust how much you let it ... when it’s cranked and you have the music low it sounds like your in a shop with a radio playing it the background. ... Use it at work all the time"
"which almost give me like super hearing."
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"Was ideal because I was in a cabin with 3 screaming babies and ANC + audiobook worked like a CHARM."
"The noise cancelling is great ... the noise cancelling is pretty good in a loud shop when paired with higher volumes. ... The louder volume + noise cancelling does enough to block out the harsh noises from the shop for sure. ... In short my heavy metal covers the sound of air impacts with noise cancelling on."
"i was boarding on a plane and I wouldn't hear the turbine + wind over low volume music. ... they are leagues above Galaxy Buds 3 Pro ( I tried them because I got a Galaxy phone ) and they are better overall experience from Sennheiser Momentum 4 that I've tried."
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"Unlike Samsung and Pixel buds, they don't irritate my ear canals."
"Sonys never fall out of my ears. ... Sony WF-1000XM4 are like glue in my ears, never falls out."
"for running, Sony WF-1000XM4 are hands down my favorite. ... the XM4 is what I ’d stick with for the best balance of fit and performance."
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"I’ve had mine a couple years now and battery life is awesome."
"I just used them on a 16hr flight to Dubai and wore them the entire flight with ANC enabled and they never ran out of battery."
"Long battery life and quick charging capabilities."
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"the battery now wears out very quickly - after about 1 hour of usage."
"I had battery issues ... did an RMA 2x within a year ... then they just refunded my money"
"both stoped working around 1.5 years after getting them"
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"ergonomics is killing overall experience unfortunately. ... With xm, it was both ergonomics, size, overall comfort"
"The Sony headphones did not fit properly ... I lost one pair"
"what bothered me the most were the buds, which disintegrated ... were difficult to clean ... did not fit very well in my ear"
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"The call quality on the Sony line is terrible. ... they are unusable for conference calls etc.,"
"Bose and Sony have terrible mics."
"The xm4s did terrible on mic quality."
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"I had battery issues ... did an RMA 2x within a year ... then they just refunded my money"
"Left earbud dying after just 30 mins. ... if I get the 5s I won’t be doing any of the updates to avoid this happening again 😭"
"battery drainage issues ... I had them replaced twice..."
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"XM4 was not, AT ALL. I travel a lot for work, and I wasn’t able to use them on the plane or even in the metro"
"XM4 was not, AT ALL. ... I travel a lot for work, and I wasn’t able to use them on the plane or even in the metro"
"their noise cancelling was absolutely terrible"
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