Sony WH-1000XM6 / Sony WH-CH720N

Sony WH-1000XM6: WH series · Over-ear

Sony WH-CH720N: WH-CH720N closed over-ear wireless headphones; black, white, blue and pink. The WH-CH710N (previous generation), WH-CH520 (no ANC) and the WH-1000X series are separate models.

SpecificationSony WH-1000XM6Sony WH-CH720N
Release year20252023
Driver30 mm Sony—
Bluetooth5.3 Sony—
Bluetooth profilesA2DP, AVRCP, HFP, HSP; TMAP, GMAP, PBP for LE Audio

About 10 m line-of-sight range; Power Class 1.

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CodecSBC, AAC, LDAC, LC3 Sony—
Frequency responseWired and on: 4–40,000 Hz; LDAC 96 kHz: 20–40,000 Hz

Over Bluetooth at 44.1 kHz sampling the range is 20–20,000 Hz.

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Impedance / sensitivityWired, on: 48 Ω, 103 dB/mW; off: 16 Ω, 102 dB/mW Sony—
Rated battery lifeMusic: up to 30 hours with ANC, 40 hours without ANC Sony—
Rated talk timeUp to 24 hours with ANC, 28 hours without ANC Sony—
ChargingAbout 3.5 hours; 9 V / 2.3 A with a USB Power Delivery adapter

Charge between 5 and 35 °C; use between 0 and 40 °C.

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ConnectionsBluetooth; 3.5 mm audio; USB-C charging Sony—
WeightApproximately 254 g SonyAbout 192 g Sony
Gaming audioGMAP support · firmware 3.1.5

Added by the 30 June 2026 update; requires a compatible phone and game.

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LE Audio requirementLC3; Low latency mode in Sound Connect

LE Audio is unavailable in the default Prioritize Sound Quality mode.

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Water protectionNot waterproof

Not designed for rain or wet use.

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Earlier software fix2.1.0: recording/playback in some iPhone apps and missing call audio

21 August 2025 release note; not a fix for every connection issue.

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Noise cancelling—Active noise cancelling with Integrated Processor V1 and Dual Noise Sensor; Ambient Sound mode

Microphones inside and outside each cup sample noise to generate an inverse signal; Ambient Sound mode lets you hear surroundings without removing the headphones.

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Driver and frequency—30 mm dynamic driver; 7–20,000 Hz (JEITA); 20–20,000 Hz over Bluetooth (44.1 kHz) Sony
Bluetooth and codecs—Bluetooth 5.2; A2DP, AVRCP, HFP, HSP; SBC and AAC; about 10 m range

AAC works well as the default codec on iPhones; no high-bitrate codec is listed.

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Multipoint—Connection to two Bluetooth devices at the same time

For example, you can switch between a phone and a laptop without re-pairing.

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Battery—Music up to 35 hours with NC on, 50 hours off; calls up to 35 hours NC on, 40 hours off; about 3.5 hours to charge over USB Sony
Wired use—Detachable cable of about 1.2 m with gold-plated L-shaped 3.5 mm plug; passive operation

When the battery runs out you can keep listening passively over the cable.

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Microphone and processing—Precise Voice Pickup beamforming mic; wind noise reduction structure; DSEE

DSEE tries to restore high frequencies lost in compressed music files.

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Impedance and sensitivity—NC on 325 Ω / off 31 Ω (1 kHz); NC on 108 dB/mW / off 99 dB/mW Sony