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The Apple AirPods Pro and the new Sony WF-1000XM4 are two of the most powerful and capable pairs of earbuds on the market. With incredible features, powerful active noise cancellation, and a similar price tag, the question arises: Which pair is the better buy? In this video, we will dig into the similarities and differences, as we put these earbuds to the test. I don’t want this to be subjective, so I will actually show you tests of the active noise cancellation, the microphone quality, and everything else you’ll need to know.

TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 The Buds
1:30 Physical Design Comparison
4:55 Compatibility
6:38 Features
8:34 Microphone Test
9:17 Sound Analysis
11:00 ANC


ADDITIONAL REVIEW NOTES:

PHYSICAL DESIGN
Battery life: 8/24 hrs vs 4.5/24 hrs
Comfort: Airpods are slightly comfier and better for longer listening, but the foam tips help the Sony buds a ton when it comes to sound isolation and listening experience
Water resistance: both IPX4
Controls: pinch vs tap
Bluetooth: 5.0 vs 5.2
Both work with mono-mode
Price: $249 vs $279
Sony come in more eco friendly packaging, but Apple is improving, so they may have some better recycling programs in the future


COMPATIBILITY
Google, Alexa vs Siri
Updates
App availability

FEATURES
Sony:
Speak to chat
360 Realty Audio
Customizable touch controls
Google fast pair
EQ adjustments
Airpods:
Mono mode
Seamless apple device switching
Find my airpods
Hands free siri
Adaptive EQ
Spatial audio

MICROPHONE TEST


SOUND QUALITY
Sony has more bass
AirPods have a more genre agnostic profile, but a deemphasis around 1000 Hz
Sony has LDAC and supports hifi audio files
Sony has a versatile EQ in the app
I prefer the Sony sound quality. More warm, powerful, and full sounding. By comparison, the airpods emphasize vocals more but

ACTIVE NOISE CANCELLATION
Crowd sound: vol. 16 vs 22
Jet sounds: vol. 20 vs 20
Stream: vol. 8 vs 28
Sony earbuds have much less white noise (a more true silence)
Higher pitches, spontaneous sounds, low volumes, and most other situations, Sony XM4 earbuds prevail


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