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Apple AirPods Max vs Sony WF-1000XM4 Truly Wireless

Which Headphones Are Better?

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    Main Differences
    Sound
      Sound ProfileFrequency Response ConsistencyRaw Frequency ResponseBass Profile: Target ComplianceMid-Range Profile: Target ComplianceTreble Profile: Target CompliancePeaks/DipsStereo MismatchCumulative Spectral DecayPRTFHarmonic DistortionElectrical AspectsVirtual SoundstageTest SettingsImagingWeighted Harmonic Distortion
    Design
      StyleComfortControlsBreathabilityPortabilityCaseBuild QualityStabilityHeadshots 1Headshots 2TopIn The Box
    Isolation
      Noise Isolation - Full RangeNoise Isolation - Common ScenariosNoise Isolation - Voice HandlingANC Wind HandlingLeakage
    Microphone
      Microphone StyleRecording QualityNoise Handling
    Active Features
      BatteryApp Support
    Connectivity
      Wired ConnectionBluetooth ConnectionWireless Connection (Dongle)PC CompatibilityPlayStation CompatibilityXbox CompatibilityBase/Dock
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Apple AirPods Max
Sony WF-1000XM4 Truly Wireless

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TypeOver-ear
Noise CancellingYes
EnclosureClosed-Back
Bass Amount
Slightly Emphasized (1 dB)
WirelessYes
TransducerLocked
Treble Amount
Underemphasized (-4 dB)
MicYes
Sound Signature
Warm
TypeIn-ear
Noise CancellingYes
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessTruly Wireless
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
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Our Verdict

Apple AirPods Max

Sony WF-1000XM4 Truly Wireless

The Apple AirPods Max and the Sony WF-1000XM4 Truly Wireless have different strengths, and you may prefer one over the other. The Apple are over-ears with significantly better noise isolation performance and a longer continuous battery life. They also have an H1 chip, so you can seamlessly pair them with your other Apple devices. However, the Sony are in-ears; they have a more stable fit, and you can customize their sound profile using their companion app's graphic EQ and presets.

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Variants

  • AirPods Max (USB-C) (Blue)
  • AirPods Max (Lightning) (Green)
  • WF-1000XM4 (Black)
  • WF-1000XM4 (Silver)

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Neutral Sound 
 

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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Sound Profile  

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Normalization Frequency 
 

Lock Hz

Bass Amount 
 

Locked

Bass Amount 
 

Lock dB

Treble Amount 
 

Lock dB

Treble Amount 
 

Locked

Sound Signature 
 

Locked
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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

N/A
N/A

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Std. Deviation 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

Apple AirPods Max Raw FR L Sample

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Sony WF-1000XM4 Truly Wireless Raw FR L Sample

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Profile: Target Compliance 
 

N/A
N/A

Bass Profile: Target Compliance  

Apple AirPods Max Bass Profile: Target Compliance Sample

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Sony WF-1000XM4 Truly Wireless Bass Profile: Target Compliance Sample

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

Lock Hz
Lock Hz

Low Bass 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

Mid Bass 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

High Bass 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB
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Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance 
 

N/A
N/A

Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

Low Mid 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

Mid-Mid 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

High Mid 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB
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Treble Profile: Target Compliance 
 

N/A
N/A

Treble Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

Low Treble 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

Mid Treble 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

High Treble 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

N/A
N/A

Peaks/Dips Graph 
 

Apple AirPods Max Peaks/Dips Graph Sample

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Sony WF-1000XM4 Truly Wireless Peaks/Dips Graph Sample

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Peaks 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

Dips 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB
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Stereo Mismatch 
 

N/A
N/A

Frequency Response Mismatch  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

Lock dB
Lock

Weighted Frequency Response Mismatch 
 

Lock dB
Lock

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

Lock°
Lock
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Cumulative Spectral Decay 
 

CSD  

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PRTF 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF  

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PRTF Accuracy (RMS Deviation) 
 

Lock dB
N/A

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

Lock dB
N/A

PRTF Distance 
 

Lock dB
N/A

Openness 
 

0.0

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

0.0
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Harmonic Distortion 
 

N/A
N/A

Harmonics Levels  

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THD Ratio  

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WHD @ 94 dB SPL 
 

Lock%
Lock

WHD @ 104 dB SPL 
 

Lock%
Lock

Electrical Aspects 
 

Impedance  

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Sensitivity @1kHz-1V 
 

N/A

Bluetooth Max SPL 
 

Lock dB
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

N/A
N/A

Virtual Soundstage  

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Head Modeling 
 

Locked
Locked

Speaker Modeling 
 

Locked
Locked

Room Ambience 
 

Locked
Locked

Head Tracking 
 

Locked
Locked

Virtual Surround 
 

Locked
Locked
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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

Locked
Locked

Power 
 

Locked
Locked

Connection 
 

Locked
Locked

Codec 
 

Locked
Locked

Test Instrument  

Locked

EQ 
 

Locked
Locked

ANC 
 

Locked
Locked

Tip/Pad 
 

Locked
Locked

Microphone 
 

Locked
Locked
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Imaging 
 

N/A
N/A

Group Delay  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

Lock

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

Lock°
Lock

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

Lock dB
Lock

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

Lock dB
Lock
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Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

N/A
N/A

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

Lock%
Lock

WHD @ 100 
 

Lock%
Lock
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Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

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Type  

Locked
Locked

Enclosure  

Locked
Locked

Wireless  

Locked
Locked

Transducer  

Locked
Locked
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Comfort 
 

N/A
N/A

Comfort Picture  

Apple AirPods Max Comfort Picture Sample

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Weight  

Lock lbs
Lock lbs

Clamping Force 
 

Lock lbs
Lock lbs
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Controls 
 

N/A
N/A

Controls Picture  

Apple AirPods Max Controls Picture Sample

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OS Compatibility 
 

Locked
Locked

Ease Of Use  

Locked
Locked

Feedback  

Locked
Locked

Call/Music Control  

Locked
Locked

Volume Control  

Locked
Locked

Microphone Control  

Locked
Locked

Channel Mixing 
 

Locked
Locked

Noise Cancelling Control  

Locked
Locked

Talk-Through 
 

Locked
Locked

Additional Controls  

Locked
Locked
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Breathability 
 

N/A
N/A

Breathability After Picture  

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Avg.Temp.Difference  

Lock °C
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Portability 
 

N/A
N/A

Portability Picture  

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L  

Lock" (Lock cm)
Lock" (Lock cm)

W  

Lock" (Lock cm)
Lock" (Lock cm)

H  

Lock" (Lock cm)
Lock" (Lock cm)

Volume  

Lock in³ (Lock cm³)
Lock in³ (Lock cm³)

Transmitter Required  

Locked
Locked
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Case 
 

N/A
N/A

Case Picture  

Apple AirPods Max Case Picture Sample

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Type  

Locked
Locked

L  

Lock" (Lock cm)
Lock" (Lock cm)

W  

Lock" (Lock cm)
Lock" (Lock cm)

H  

Lock" (Lock cm)
Lock" (Lock cm)

Volume  

Lock in³ (Lock cm³)
Lock in³ (Lock cm³)
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Build Quality 
 

N/A
N/A

Build Quality Picture  

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Stability 
 

N/A
N/A

Stability Picture  

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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

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Sony WF-1000XM4 Truly Wireless Angled Picture Sample

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Side Picture  

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Sony WF-1000XM4 Truly Wireless Side Picture Sample

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Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

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Sony WF-1000XM4 Truly Wireless Front Picture Sample

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Rear Picture  

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Top  

Top Picture  

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In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

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Isolation

Noise Isolation - Full Range 
 

N/A
N/A

Noise Isolation - Full Range Graph  

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Noise Cancelling  

Locked
Locked

Overall Attenuation 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

Isolation Audio 
 

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Bass 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

Mid 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

Treble 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB
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Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios 
 

N/A
N/A

Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios Graph  

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Airplane Noise Attenuation 
 

Lock dB

Airplane Noise Isolation Audio 
 

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Office Noise Attenuation 
 

Lock dB

Office Noise Isolation Audio 
 

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Street Noise Attenuation 
 

Lock dB

Street Noise Isolation Audio 
 

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Noise Isolation - Voice Handling 
 

Female Voice 1 
 

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Female Voice 2 
 

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Male Voice 2 
 

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ANC Wind Handling 
 

ANC Wind Handling Graph  

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ANC Wind Noise 
 

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Leakage 
 

N/A
N/A

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

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Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB
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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

Locked
Locked

In-Line 
 

Locked
Locked

Boom 
 

Locked
Locked

Detachable Boom 
 

Locked
Locked

Mic  

Locked
Locked

Recording Quality 
 

N/A
N/A

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

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LFE 
 

Lock Hz
Lock Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

HFE 
 

Lock Hz
Lock Hz

Weighted THD 
 

Lock
Lock

Gain 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB
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Noise Handling 
 

N/A
N/A

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

Noise Gate 
 

Locked
Locked

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

0.0
0.0

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Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

0.0
0.0

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Active Features

Battery 
 

N/A
N/A

Battery Type 
 

Locked
Locked

Continuous Battery Life 
 

Lock hrs
Lock hrs

Additional Charges 
 

Lock
Lock

Total Battery Life 
 

Lock hrs
Lock hrs

Charge Time 
 

Lock hrs
Lock hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

Locked
Locked

Audio While Charging 
 

Locked
Locked

Passive Playback 
 

Locked
Locked

Charging Port  

Locked
Locked
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App Support 
 

N/A
N/A

App Picture  

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App Name  

Locked
Locked

iOS  

Locked
Locked

Android  

Locked
Locked

macOS  

Locked
Locked

Windows  

Locked
Locked

Equalizer 
 

Locked
Locked

ANC Control 
 

Locked
Locked

Mic Control  

Locked
Locked

Room Effects 
 

Locked
Locked

Playback Control 
 

Locked
Locked

Button Mapping  

Locked
Locked

Surround Support 
 

Locked
Locked
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Connectivity

Wired Connection 
 

N/A
N/A

Cable Picture  

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Analog Audio 
 

Locked
Locked

USB Audio 
 

Locked
Locked

Detachable 
 

Locked
Locked

Length 
 

N/A
N/A

Connector 
 

Locked
Locked

Latency - Analog 
 

Lock ms
N/A

Latency - USB 
 

N/A
N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

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Recorded Latency Connection  

Locked
Locked
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Bluetooth Connection 
 

N/A
N/A

Bluetooth Version 
 

Locked
Locked

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

Locked
Locked

Quick Pair (Android) 
 

Locked
Locked

Quick Pair (iOS) 
 

Locked
Locked

Line Of Sight Range 
 

Lock ft (Lock m)
Lock ft (Lock m)

Latency - SBC 
 

Lock ms
Lock ms

Latency - aptX 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - aptX Adaptive (High Quality) 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - aptX Adaptive (Low Latency) 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - LDAC 
 

N/A
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Recorded Latency 
 

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Recorded Latency Codec  

Locked
Locked

AAC Support 
 

Locked
Locked
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Wireless Connection (Dongle) 
 

N/A
N/A

Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - Dongle 
 

N/A
N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

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PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

Locked
Locked

Wired USB 
 

Locked
Locked

Non-BT Wireless 
 

Locked
Locked
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PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

Locked
Locked

PS4 Wired USB 
 

Locked
Locked

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

Locked
Locked

PS5 Analog 
 

Locked
Locked

PS5 Wired USB 
 

Locked
Locked

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

Locked
Locked
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Xbox Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

Locked
Locked

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

Locked
Locked

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

Locked
Locked

Xbox Series X|S Analog 
 

Locked
Locked

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB 
 

Locked
Locked

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless 
 

Locked
Locked
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Base/Dock 
 

N/A
N/A

Type 
 

Locked
Locked

USB Input 
 

Locked
Locked

Line In 
 

Locked
Locked

Line Out 
 

Locked
Locked

Optical Input 
 

Locked
Locked

RCA Input 
 

Locked
Locked

Dock Charging 
 

Locked
Locked

Power Supply 
 

Locked
Locked
Show Text 

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Silver
AirPods Max (Lightning)
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WF-1000XM4
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Apple AirPods Max

Sony WF-1000XM4 Truly Wireless

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