Walmart continues its tradition of leaking
products early and the latest to fall victim are the highly anticipated Sony
WH-1000XM4 headphones. They are currently listed on the retailer’s website
complete with a detailed feature breakdown and pricing.
It seems the XM4s will be a minor update
to the already excellent WH-1000XM3s with the addition of some new AI tweaks
for real-time upscaling of compressed music files. The about section also
reveals the new model will come with the same 40mm Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP)
drivers, 30-hour battery life and side touch controls. Sony's class-leading
noise cancellation is also mentioned in the listing, but it's unclear if
anything about it changed.
A while back, news broke out that Sony is
ready to add a new “Smart Talking” feature to the XM4s which will trigger an
ambient sound mode once it detects the user is trying to speak to someone and
automatically adjust the music and noise cancellation after the conversation is
over.
Earlier this year, we saw live photos of
the headphones from a listing on Brazil's Anatel certification agency which
confirmed the design. The new Walmart listing has the Sony WH-1000XM4 listed at US$ 348 which is exactly the same price as their predecessor.
