industry-leading noise cancellation*

integrated processor V1

Specially developed by Sony, the Integrated Processor V1 unlocks the full potential of our HD Noise Cancelling Processor QN1. This unique combination delivers unprecedented noise cancelling quality by controlling 8 microphones, bringing about three major industry breakthroughs:

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1. Improved Noise Cancelling
    performance

The chip’s improved processing power has enabled noise cancelling processing with low delay against noise, and improved noise cancellation performance in the high-frequency range where lower delay processing is required.

2. Smaller size

Achieved by integrating Bluetooth SoC and high-quality noise-cancelling processor into a single chip.

3. Low power consumption

The industry's highest level of noise cancellation has been achieved while reducing power consumption.

Auto Noise Cancelling Optimizer

Noise-cancelling performance is automatically optimised based on your wearing condition and external environmental factors such as atmospheric pressure.

Personal Noise Cancelling Optimizer analyses your personal characteristics such as your ear or head shape, with or without glasses, and adjusts noise-cancelling performance automatically.

Atmospheric Pressure Optimizer, designed specifically for air travel by detecting and automatically adjusting to changes in atmospheric pressure at high altitudes.

EXCEPTIONAL CALLS

precise voice pickup
technology

A noise reduction system enabled by AI-based machine learning algorithms. Our Noise-reduction algorithm separates your voice from other environmental noise, using over 500 million voice samples.

Experience round-the-clock reliable call quality regardless of your surrounding environment. With two beamforming microphones on each earcup, these headphones are calibrated to only pick up your voice.

smart listening

wearing detection
Auto pause & resume

Music will pause and resume automatically when you take headphones off and put them on again.

Auto power off

The headphones will power off automatically when you take them off and leave them for about 15 minutes.

*WH-1000XM5: As of January 1st 2022. According to research by Sony Corporation, measured using JEITA-compliant guidelines. In headband style of wireless noise cancelling headphones market.

^WF-1000XM4: As of April 26th 2021. According to research by Sony Corporation, measured using JEITA-compliant guidelines. In Truly Wireless style noise cancelling headphones market.