At an event in New Delhi, Sony India has launched today WI-1000X, WH-1000XM2, WH-H900N Wireless headphones and wireless WF-1000X earbuds. The USP of these products is that all of them come with Noise Cancellation feature without distraction and have
smart phone application – Headphones Connect App – to fine-tune sound. This app is packed full of Sony smart features for adaptable listening, utilising mobile device’s accelerometer sensor to detect the users activity and adjust music and sound settings to best suit the environment.
The WH-1000XM2, WF-1000X and WI-1000X comes with Adaptive Sound Control feature which offers noise cancelling and ambient sound preferences to suit different environments. The WH-1000XM2 and WI-1000X also incorporate Atmospheric Pressure Optimizing feature that uses sensors to detect the air pressure around and optimize the noise cancelling accordingly.
The h.ear on2 Wireless NC, WH-H900N brings wireless noise-cancelling technology with touch control in the around-ear style. The user can easily skip songs with touch control, or if they prefer to use the Headphones Connect App, it can be controlled through the smartphone.
The WH-1000XM2 has battery life of 40 hours with an audio cable, or 30 hours wirelessly. With Quick Charge you can get 70 mins of battery life with just 10 minutes of charging. On the other hand, WF-1000X comes in the sleekly designed charging case for up to 9 hours of usage. The WH-H900N is claimed to have 28 hours of battery life and with Quick Charge of just 10 minutes, you will get 65 minutes of life.
Prices and availability :
| Model | Best Buy | Availability | Colours |
| WH-1000XM2 | Rs. 29,990 /- | December 14th 2017 | Black and Gold |
| WH-H900N
(Sony h.ear on 2) |
Rs. 18,990 /- | December 14th 2017 | Black |
| WF-1000X earbuds | Rs. 14,990 /- | November 24th 2017 | Black |
| WI-1000X | Rs. 21,990 /- | November 24th 2017 | Black |
Detailed Specifications:
| Model Name | WF-1000X | WI-1000X | WH-1000XM2 |
| Wearing Style | In-Ear, Truly Wirelessstyle | In-Ear, Behind-the-neck style | Headband style |
| Driver Unit | 6mm | Hybrid (9mm dynamic + Balanced Armature Tweeter) | 40mm |
| Frequency Response | 20Hz – 20,000Hz (A2DP) | 3 Hz-40,000 Hz | 4Hz-40,000Hz |
| Impedance | – | 22 ohms (Power On) (Wired)
24 ohms (Power Off) (Wired) |
46 ohms (Power On) (Wired)
14 ohms (Power Off) (Wired) |
| Sensitivity | – | 101dB/mW (Power On) (Wired); 97dB/mW (Power Off) (Wired) | 103dB/mW (Power On) (Wired); 98dB/mW (Power Off) (Wired) |
| Weight (excluding cable) | Approx. 6.8g | Approx. 71 g | Approx. 275g |
| Volume Control | – | Button | Touch Sensor |
| Built-in Microphone | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Adaptive Sound Control | Yes (via Headphones Connect app) | Yes (via Headphones Connect app) | Yes (via Headphones Connect app) |
| Quick Attention Mode | – | – | Yes |
| Digital Noise Cancelling | Yes (On/Off) | Yes (On/Off, Automatic AI Noise Cancelling,Atmospheric Pressure Optimizing)3 | Yes (On/Off, Automatic AI Noise Cancelling, Personal NC Optimizer, Atmospheric Pressure Optimizing)3 |
| Ambient Sound Mode | Yes (Normal/Voice) | Ambient Sound Control (via app) | |
| Digital Amplifier | – | S-Master HX | |
| Sound Enhancements | Preset Equaliser[7] | DSEE HX™, Sound Position Control, Surround Sound, 5 Band Equalizer + CLEAR BASS | DSEE HX™, Sound Position Control, Surround Sound, 5 Band Equalizer + CLEAR BASS |
| Vibration | – | Yes (Incoming Call Alerts) | – |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Bluetooth® | Version4.1 (A2DP, AVRCP, HFP, HSP) Supported codecs: SBC, AAC | Version4.1 (A2DP, AVRCP, HFP, HSP)
Supported codecs: SBC, AAC, aptX, aptX HD, LDAC™ |
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| Passive Operation | – | Yes (Wired when battery runs out) | |
| Battery Charging Time | Approx. 1.5 Hours (Full charging for earbuds via charging case) (70 mins playback after 15 mins of charging) | Approx. 3.5 hours (Full charge) (70 mins playback after 15 mins of charging) | Approx. 4 Hours (Full charge)
(70 mins playback after 10 mins of charging) |
| Battery Life (Wireless music playback time) |
Max. 3 hours (Charging case offers two full recharges) | Max. 13/10 hours (NC off/on)
Max. 14 hours (NC, wired) |
Max. 38/30 hours (NC off/on)
Max. 40 hours (NC, wired) |
| Supplied Accessories | Charging Case, Micro-USB Cable, Long Hybrid Silicone Rubber Earbuds (4 Sizes), Fitting Supporters (2 Sizes), Triple-Comfort Earbuds (3 Sizes) | Carrying Pouch, Approx. 1.0m Headphone Cable, Micro-USB Cable, In-Flight Plug Adaptor, Hybrid Silicone Rubber Earbuds (4 Sizes), Triple-Comfort Earbuds (3 Sizes) | Carrying Case, Approx. 1.5m Headphone Cable, Micro-USB Cable, In-Flight Plug Adaptor |
