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Sony WH-1000XM3 vs WF-1000XM3 Truly Wireless

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    Main Differences
    Design
      StyleComfortControlsBreathabilityPortabilityCaseBuild QualityStabilityHeadshots 1Headshots 2TopIn The Box
    Sound
      Sound ProfileFrequency Response ConsistencyRaw Frequency ResponseBass AccuracyMid AccuracyTreble AccuracyPeaks/DipsImagingPassive SoundstageVirtual SoundstageWeighted Harmonic DistortionTest Settings
    Isolation
      Noise IsolationLeakage
    Microphone
      Microphone StyleRecording QualityNoise Handling
    Active Features
      BatteryApp Support
    Connectivity
      Wired ConnectionBluetooth ConnectionWireless Connection (Dongle)PC CompatibilityPlayStation CompatibilityXbox CompatibilityBase/Dock
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Sony WH-1000XM3 Wireless
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Sony WH-1000XM3 Wireless Picture
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TypeOver-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
Noise CancellingYes
MicYes
TypeIn-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessTruly Wireless
TransducerDynamic
Noise CancellingYes
MicYes

Our Verdict

Sony WH-1000XM3 Wireless

Sony WF-1000XM3 Truly Wireless

The over-ear Sony WH-1000XM3 Wireless are better for most uses than the in-ear Sony WF-1000XM3 Truly Wireless. The WH-1000XM3 are more comfortable, have a better battery life, and do a much better job of blocking out external noise like bus engines. Their mid-range accuracy is also better, so vocals and lead instruments sound clear and detailed without being cluttered. On the other hand, the WF-1000XM3's in-ear design makes them more portable and suitable for sports.

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  • WH-1000XM3 (Black)
  • WH-1000XM3 (White)
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  • WF-1000XM3 (Silver)

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Main Differences for
Neutral Sound

Threshold 

0.10

Neutral Sound 
 

7.4
7.5

Passive Soundstage 
 

3.7
1.2

Bass Accuracy 
 

7.2
8.0

Treble Accuracy 
 

7.9
8.9

Mid Accuracy 
 

9.4
8.8

Imaging 
 

7.8
9.2

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2 
 

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Sony WH-1000XM3 Wireless Design Picture 2
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Sony WF-1000XM3 Truly Wireless Design Picture 2

Type  

Over-ear
In-ear

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

Yes
Truly Wireless

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic
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Comfort 
 

8.0
7.0

Comfort Picture 
 

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Weight  

0.6 lbs
0.04 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

0.8 lbs
0 lbs
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Controls 
 

7.6
6.3

Controls Picture 
 

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OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Good
Good

Feedback  

Decent
Good

Call/Music Control  

Yes
Yes

Volume Control  

Yes
No

Microphone Control  

No
No

Channel Mixing 
 

No
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

On/Off
On/Off

Talk-Through 
 

On/Off
On/Off

Additional Controls  

Voice Assistant
Voice Assistant
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Breathability 
 

6.5
9.1

Breathability After Picture 
 

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Avg.Temp.Difference  

5.8 °C
0.9 °C
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Portability 
 

6.0
9.3

Portability Picture 
 

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L  

5.6" (14.2 cm)
1.5" (3.8 cm)

W  

6.0" (15.2 cm)
2.0" (5.1 cm)

H  

3.2" (8.1 cm)
0.6" (1.5 cm)

Volume  

108.00 in³ (1,769.80 cm³)
2.00 in³ (32.77 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

No
No
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Case 
 

8.0
8.0

Case Picture 
 

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Type  

Hard case
Hard case

L  

7.1" (18.0 cm)
3.2" (8.1 cm)

W  

8.1" (20.6 cm)
2.3" (5.8 cm)

H  

2.4" (6.1 cm)
1.3" (3.3 cm)

Volume  

136.00 in³ (2,228.63 cm³)
10.00 in³ (163.87 cm³)
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Build Quality 
 

8.0
8.0

Build Quality Picture 
 

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Stability 
 

7.0
7.0

Stability Picture 
 

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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture 
 

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Side Picture 
 

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Headshots 2  

Front Picture 
 

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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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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Bass Amount 
 

3.25 dB
-1.25 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-3.05 dB
-1.17 dB
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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

8.3
9.6

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.34 dB
0.09 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Accuracy 
 

7.2
8.0

Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

4.28 dB
2.68 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

10 Hz
37.21 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

3.82 dB
-3.34 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

5.09 dB
1.47 dB

High-Bass 
 

4.87 dB
3.55 dB
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Mid Accuracy 
 

9.4
8.8

Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

0.85 dB
1.55 dB

Low-Mid 
 

0.4 dB
2.11 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

-0.09 dB
-0.78 dB

High-Mid 
 

-0.01 dB
-0.02 dB
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Treble Accuracy 
 

7.9
8.9

Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

3.25 dB
1.75 dB

Low-Treble 
 

-1.83 dB
-1.1 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

0.21 dB
-0.58 dB

High-Treble 
 

-12.11 dB
0.1 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

7.5
8.5

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

1.84 dB
0.96 dB

Dips 
 

0.8 dB
0.89 dB
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Imaging 
 

7.8
9.2

Group Delay  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.23
0.15

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

8.24
2.4

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

1.86
0.46

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

1.77
0.79
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Passive Soundstage 
 

3.7
1.2

PRTF  

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PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

2.68 dB
N/A

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

9.23 dB
N/A

PRTF Distance 
 

5.13 dB
N/A

Openness 
 

0.2
2.8

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

2.9
2.1
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

6.4
4.1

Virtual Soundstage 
 

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Head Modeling 
 

On/Off
On/Off

Speaker Modeling 
 

On/Off
On/Off

Room Ambience 
 

Presets
No

Head Tracking 
 

No
No

Virtual Surround 
 

360 Reality Audio
360 Reality Audio
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Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

7.3
8.1

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.380
0.187

WHD @ 100 
 

0.198
0.101
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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

Unknown
Unknown

Power 
 

On
On

Connection 
 

Unknown
Bluetooth 4.2

Codec 
 

aptX, 16-bit, 48kHz
SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz

EQ 
 

Off
Off

ANC 
 

On
On

Tip/Pad 
 

Default
Silicone (small)

Microphone 
 

Integrated
Integrated
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Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

9.8
7.2

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-29.9 dB
-19.25 dB

Noise Cancelling  

Yes
Yes

Bass 
 

-23.03 dB
-10.9 dB

Mid 
 

-27.24 dB
-21.02 dB

Treble 
 

-39.7 dB
-26.91 dB
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Leakage 
 

7.4
8.2

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

37.09 dB
32.31 dB
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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

Yes
Yes

In-Line 
 

No
No

Boom 
 

No
No

Detachable Boom 
 

No
No

Mic  

Yes
Yes
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Recording Quality 
 

6.3
6.9

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

226.27 Hz
306.43 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

3.65 dB
2.98 dB

HFE 
 

3,044.37 Hz
7,240.77 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

27.163
4.982

Gain 
 

29.6 dB
2.9 dB
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Noise Handling 
 

6.5
6.6

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

19.65 dB
7.62 dB

Noise Gate 
 

No
No

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

6.5
7.0

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

6.5
6.0

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

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Active Features

Battery 
 

7.6
6.9

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

27 hrs
6.9 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

0.0
3.0

Total Battery Life 
 

27 hrs
27.6 hrs

Charge Time 
 

2.2 hrs
1.3 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

No
Auto-Off Timer

Audio While Charging 
 

No
No

Passive Playback 
 

Yes
No

Charging Port  

USB-C
USB-C
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App Support 
 

8.5
8.5

App Picture 
 

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App Name  

Sony| Headphones Connect
Sony| Headphones Connect

iOS  

Yes
Yes

Android  

Yes
Yes

macOS  

No
No

Windows  

No
No

Equalizer 
 

Graphic + Presets
Graphic + Presets

ANC Control 
 

On/Off
On/Off

Mic Control  

No
No

Room Effects 
 

Yes
No

Playback Control 
 

Yes
Yes

Button Mapping  

Yes
Yes

Surround Support 
 

Yes
Yes
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Connectivity

Wired Connection 
 

9.8
0.0

Cable Picture 
 

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Analog Audio 
 

Yes
No

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Detachable 
 

Yes
No

Length 
 

5.00 ft (1.52 m)
N/A

Connector 
 

1/8" TRS
No Wired Option

Latency - Analog 
 

0.4 ms

Latency - USB 
 

N/A
N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

Recorded Latency Connection  

Analog
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Bluetooth Connection 
 

7.1
7.7

Bluetooth Version 
 

4.2
5.0

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
No

NFC Pairing 
 

Yes

Quick Pair (Android) 
 

Yes

Quick Pair (iOS) 
 

No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

185.00 ft (56.39 m)
295.00 ft (89.92 m)

Latency - SBC 
 

225 ms
227 ms

Latency - aptX 
 

201 ms
N/A

Latency - aptX Adaptive (High Quality) 
 

N/A

Latency - aptX Adaptive (Low Latency) 
 

N/A

Latency - LDAC 
 

232 ms

Recorded Latency 
 

Recorded Latency Codec  

SBC

AAC Support 
 

Yes

PC Latency (aptX HD) 
 

N/A

PC Latency (aptX-LL) 
 

N/A

iOS Latency 
 

91 ms

Android Latency 
 

70 ms
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Wireless Connection (Dongle) 
 

0.0
0.0

Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - Dongle 
 

N/A
N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

N/A
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PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

Audio Only
No

Wired USB 
 

No
No

Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No
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PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

Audio Only
No

PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PS5 Analog 
 

Audio Only
No

PS5 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No
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Xbox Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

Audio Only
No

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Analog 
 

Audio Only
No

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No
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Base/Dock 
 

0.0
2.2

Type 
 

No Base/Dock
Charging Case

USB Input 
 

No
No

Line In 
 

No
No

Line Out 
 

No
No

Optical Input 
 

No
No

RCA Input 
 

No
No

Dock Charging 
 

No
Yes

Power Supply 
 

No Base/Dock
USB-C
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