Sony is one of the few companies out there that
makes great headphones with properly working active noise-canceling and now it
added the new WF-1000XM3 earbuds to its portfolio. They have refreshed looks
over the two-year-old WF-1000X, improved NC and longer battery life.
The earbuds have a slick design with the buds, some
room for the bass and a capacitive surface that can be set up to do various
tasks with different gestures, including the popular finger/hand over the
earphone (in this case touching the panel) to let ambient sound throught when
someone is talking to you.
Sony claims the Headphones Connect app will offer a
feature called Adaptive Sound Control that detects what you are doing and
enhances important noises like a car honking while you’re on the street or a
train announcement while waiting at the platform.
Specs-wise Sony has put the QN1e HD NC processor in
each bud - the very same one found in the WH-1000XM3 wireless headphones. The
earbuds also support Bluetooth 5.0 with an effective range of about 10 meters.
One earbud weighs less than 9 grams, with the stylish case adding extra 77
grams. It packs a battery and Sony says charging the earbuds take
approximately 1.5 hours, while continuous music playback could go on for 6
hours with the NC on or 8 hours if you turn it off.
The Sony WF-1000XM3 will go on sale in August for
£ 220/€ 250/US$ 230. You can purchase them in Black or Silver that actually is
closer to golden in some parts.
