Sony WH-1000XM4 Noise Cancelling Wireless Headphones – 30 hours battery life – Over Ear style – Optimised for Alexa and Google Assistant – with built-in mic for phone calls – Midnight Blue
WH-1000XM4
Only music, nothing else
It’s just you and your music with the WH-1000XM4 headphones. The easy way to enjoy less noise and even purer sound, with smart listening technology that automatically personalises your experience.
Industry-leading noise cancellation*
Wherever you are, the WH-1000XM4 headphones deliver our best ever noise-cancelling performance.
The technology that makes it happen
Dual sensors and the HD Noise Cancelling Processor QN1 cancel noise in real time.
All-day power and quick charging
A huge 30 hours of battery for all-day play, and 5 hours of power with just 10 minutes charging.
Headphones that react to you
The proximity sensor and two acceleration sensors detect the wearer and adjust the sound.
For everyday convenience, just Speak-to-Chat
As soon as you speak to a friend Speak-to-Chat stops the music so you can talk without distraction.
Discover the WH-1000XM4 headphones
Wireless freedom, premium sound
LDAC transmits three times more data than conventional Bluetooth for super-high-resolution audio.
Sound you can believe in
A built-in analogue amplifier provides exceptionally low distortion and excellent sound quality.
Real-time restoration of your compressed files
Using Edge-AI, DSEE Extreme upscales compressed digital files in real time for a richer sound.
Sony | Headphones Connect app
Turn down the background volume to hear just voices, and adjust the equaliser to suit your taste.
Automatically adjusts to whatever you do
Adaptive Sound Control senses where you are and what you’re doing and adjusts the sound to match.
Control your sounds and manage your life
Carry case with cableThe supplied carry case is durable and includes a cable for wired listening.
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 WH-1000XM4 |  WH-1000XM5 |  WH-XB910N |  WH-CH710N | |
| Noise Cancelling | Digital Noise Cancellation | Industry-leading NC | Digital Noise Cancellation | Digital Noise Cancellation |
| Battery life (NC ON) | 30 hours | 30 hours | 30 hours | 35 hours |
| Quick charging | Yes, 10 minutes = 5 hours | 3 mins = 3 hours (with USB PD) | 10 minutes = 4.5 hours | 10 minutes = 1 hour |
| Hi-Res Audio | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Touch control | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ |
| Speak-to-Chat | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Wearing detection | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Built-in voice assistant | Yes | Yes (Wake words available) | Yes | No |
| Hands-free calling | Yes (2 beamforming mics) | Yes (4 beamforming mics) | Yes | Yes |
| Carrying case | Yes | Yes (Collapsible) | Yes | No |
| Weight: | 254 g |
| Size: | One Size |
| Dimensions: | 25.3 x 18.5 x 7.7 cm; 254 Grams |
| Model: | WH1000XM4L.CE7 |
| Colour: | Midnight Blue |
| Batteries Included: | 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. (included) |
| Colour: | Midnight Blue |
| Dimensions: | 25.3 x 18.5 x 7.7 cm; 254 Grams |
| Size: | One Size |
I have to said this is my first wireless headphone, And I wish buy this form of headphone for travel around like underground, train and flight. So I think the noise cancellation is pretty good. Few thing I think Sony need think about.
1. Type-C currently can ONLY work for the charging… Plz add the capability for the audio feature also.
2. The 3.5mm headphone jack ONLY can work with headphone not the microphone.
I was incredibly skeptical about just how so many people were saying these were amazing active noise cancelling headphones, as i’ve had some underwhelming experiences in the past with some noise isolating products.
However, considering i’m above a business with a range of noises going on outside, i decided to buy these and give them a go. I was pleasantly surprised to see just how much these block out noise. Impact noise can travel quite alot, especially living in a flat, but these pretty much block out everything. It would have to be a very loud bang for it to break through, and even then it’s muffled.
The battery life could be a bit better, but they still last you a good few hours before charging. The sound quality is great, you can watch shows, sports with very little distractions. It’s not like you have to play music alot to drown out the noises, cause barely anything gets through. Comfortability is good, but can ware on your ears after a couple of hours or so. Nonetheless, these are 100% worth the money, and made my life easier.
I have used these in the gym, while flying, on trains, and for PC gaming and they have been absolutely wonderful. The battery lasted for a 3-hour flight, then straight on to a15 hour flight, and then a 5-hour train journey before being charged again. This was a mix of using them for my own music, in-flight entertainment, and just using them to drown out background noise while I slept. The carry case is a great addition too. Connected up with little fuss using Bluetooth, and also come with a wire for using them on a plane.
Pros: The noise cancelling is amazing, the sound quality is fantastic and they charge up quickly. The battery life is decent (not the best but good), the build quality is very good and the blue and gold colour especially is gorgeous. These are great for exercising and I use them in the gym most days. They perform without any stutters in the rain too, no risk of them breaking with the weather I’d say. The comfort is very good.
Received these today. I have been through bit if a journey in the headphone story. I often work late, at home, into the early hours. I can’t have the background music on after a reasonable time…so headphones are the answer. So I have been through several, mostly avoiding a big spend. I shouldn’t have avoided it! These are now technically the ‘old’ version as the MX5s are out, and I’m really late to the party and I watched plenty of videos telling me to get the latest. Well, I figured, the MX4s really can’t be so bad can they… I was right! And being so late to it all and wasting my money on cheap alternatives, I’m mega impressed with these. As one video said “an upgrade to the MX4 is a bit like playing after Queen at a gig…”. Very happy customer over here.
I love these headphones, but they sound horrible straight out the box. The EQ in the app doesn’t have enough bands to get them to sound at their best. Everyone has different hearing, so you may be able to get them to sound exactly as you want using the Sony app. I used a 3rd party EQ app and they are now sounding better, but not as good as my Jabra Elite 75t’s – which are simply awesome!
The XM4’s have some great features and are well built and very good quality. I feel the ambient sound setting doesn’t let in enough of the surrounding sound in when turned on and set to its maximum. However the noise cancelling is good and battery life is superb!
I would recommend them.
My usual music is Classical —so that goes from Opera to Orchestral to Chamber music with some contemporary stuff now and then.
Going on for just under a year now, almost daily use, been on a few long distance flights
These are super comfortable. The ear cushions are soft and hug around my ears and excludes sound even without ANC to a large degree.
Sound quality for my tastes are as good as I can hear. I am no Audiophile and I do not scrutinise recordingsI just enjoy being enveloped by a far more than just good audio experience.
The Sonys definitely deliver.
Call quality is so-so. But honestly, that’s not why I buy headphones.
Battery life is beyond expectations.
The case is very handy and stops the headphones getting bashed about when in my satchel or backpack.
The ANC cut out background noise very well —obviously not everything —some sounds do get through, but the real test comes when you’ve been in town walking about listening to music in almost complete silence, and then you take them off!
Shocking how loud our urban environments are!
I love these Sonys. Hope to get a few more years’ use from them.
The one thing that really is an oversight on Sony’s part is the Voice Notifications! It drives me nuts.
“Bluetooth device 1 connected!”
“Bluetooth device 2 connected!”
“Bluetooth device 1 disconnected!”
Aaaargh!
And there is no way to switch them off
But I’ll take this sound quality with that relatively minor annoyance anytime.
And it certainly is. They’re so nice to wear, link perfectly with a couple of devices so I can link to my laptop and phone. The sound is fantastic, taking calls with them is really easy and I just have nothing bad to say about them. The carry case they come with is great, and the battery life is fantastic.
The only downside is that the microphones used for noise cancelling are exactly inline with the overhead air vents when flying, which can distort the noise cancelling somewhat. Easily fixed by redirecting the air vent.
Edit: I have since found a setting in the Sony headphones app that allows me to prevent them from turning themselves off which is really useful. My friend has the XM5s and honestly, they don’t sound any better. Different (a bit) but not better. I’m very happy with these.
As someone who is easily overwhelmed by noise these are a godsend. I have found it a lot easier to concentrate when working/ studying. Shopping has got a lot easier too. Even if they are turned off they block out lots of external sound.
This product is worth every penny, first of all the comfort is something I always look for in headphones and this product nailed it. Not to mention the sound cancellation; I could hardly hear anything in the gym which has really loud speakers (and people!). Sound quality is incredible! Very very happy.
I bought these for my wife and she loves them ! She says that they have amazing sound quality, are comfortable and the battery life is impressive.
I can not hear anything she is listening to and she can’t hear me when I talk to her when she has them on – or so she says!
100% recommend these.
Great headset, full of technology.
Very clear sound with technology to cut out most outside noise, with the ability to know when you are starting to speak to someone, it then holds the music/video and through microphone allows you to speak to the person (no taking off the headset to have the conversation). They also know when you have taken off the headset and again holds the music/video.
Quite simply the best headphones I’ve ever owned, and I’ve owned a few.
From the quality of the sound to the build quality and robustness , everything screams quality. Superior to the Apple headphones at 200 more expensive.
I even go to sleep with these on when my partner is snoring badly,;they don’t quite suppress all, but certainly help 🙂
At last I can watch my TV without interference from the rest of the household. These headphones have excellent noise cancelling and are really comfortable to wear. I am not surprised as Sony audio kit has always been my go to option and these just confirm their rightful place at the top of my list.
I have a pair of Bose QC 35 II and they have always been absolutely outstanding and in my opinion could not be beaten then I listened to these XM4’s. I can’t really describe how good they are other than saying they are another league. I nearly bought the QC 45 and I would have regretted it. For the sake of an extra 50 or so just do yourself a favour and get the Sony 1000XM4 is let the headphones transport you into a 360 degree audio immersive experience. Films sound like you’re in the cinema and music sounds like a festival or club. My only criticism is the sound leakage meaning others can pick up on the sound say for example if your in the office but who cares ey!
Excellent quality and good price compared to some other competitor brands. I bought it after watching a lot of videos comparing different other noise cancelling headphone. Battery life pretty decent and superfast to recharge. I normally use it when travelling on a flight and noise cancelling is excellent.
I’ve owned more expensive brands and models before but nothing matches this quality.
I’m not an audiophile but they sound great to me. Active noise cancelling works well, no background whine like I’ve experienced with other headphones. Battery life is good and it’s handy that they fold up. The only downsides are the lack of buttons, I often skip tracks when I mean to change the volume using the gesture controls, and the unreliability of the “smart” features like pausing when you take them off.
Sleeping/snoring blocking – possibly the most important thing – they are super comfortable..no stomache sleeping but comfortable enough to sleep in on back or slightly to the side. Sound cancellation is fantastic – they wouldn’t block the snoring completely on their own but with white noise app playing, I can’t hear a thing!
Work wise, we got 2 pairs, these make concentrating very easy and block all office sounds – including noises within 45cm distance.
They have outstanding audio quality for listening to music – especially with the noise cancellation switched on.
I nearly got a cheaper version (Ankler) and I’m so glad I didn’t.
One thing I didn’t like about the WH-1000XM3 headphones were that they would clamp down on my head, I took a gamble and bought these as I read and watched the reviews stating that these were more wider and more comfortable and I honestly thought I would have to send them back because there wouldn’t be any difference but I was wrong.
Not only are the ear cups bigger but they don’t clamp down at all and they are a lot more comfortable and I can wear them for long periods of time.
The noise cancellation which I also thought wouldn’t be that much of a difference is so much better, more so that I didn’t even hear the drilling outside and slightly heard when the kettle was boiling which the WH-1000XM3 headphones couldn’t mask the noise of and as the sole purpose of me buying these headphones for the noise cancellation I am pleased that the upgrade was worthy of my purchase.
While comparing the sound I honestly couldn’t hear that much of a difference, maybe because I haven’t really done and in depth analysis of both sounds of both headphones but to me the sound is great and really don’t have any negatives about it.
I love these headphones more than the WH-1000XM3 and bought them from amazon warehouse with the 20% added discount which are like new anyway and compared to the price of the WH-1000XM5 headphones I decided to buy these and I’ll probably upgrade when they become cheaper as the reviews I watched and read said that there wasn’t really that much of an upgrade between the WH-1000XM4 and WH-1000XM5 headphones so I settled on these and think I made a great choice.
I’m very pleased with these. Great sound for most users. Comfortable to wear. I chose these as they fold down fully for a coat pocket. Battery life is excellent. The blue version looks nice.
These headphones are amazing. Brilliant sound quality. Bought them for my son and he loves them.
If you want superior sound and very serious noise cancellation, this model is for you.
So much has been written about his headphones already I’ll keep it short.
Build quality is excellent, and noise cancellation is pretty good. Sound quality is about on par with other headphones at this price point but is certainly nothing to rave about. Overall reasonable value.
Very comfortable. NC is incredible. Bought for husband who couldn’t hear any crying babies on our flight and there were 3 😉
I didn’t realise that Active Noise Cancelling can cause nausea and a pressurised feeling in your ears if you’re not used to it. Fantastic product but I’ve had to return them as it takes me a while to recover after wearing them.
These headphones are very comfortable to wear and the sound quality is excellent. The battery life, as far as I can tell, is as long as advertised and they are very well made so I expect them to last a good few years – thoroughly recommended!
These headphones are a hole new level of listening to music, wanna listen to mainstream music…BOOM The sound is amazing, wanna hear so havy metal… BOOM big game changer it’s so clear you can hear COREY TAYLOR scream in a hole different way that you would never expect because of these headphones, I’ve never been a fan of wireless stuff but I was recommended these by a family member and I’ve not looked back since , don’t think twice about getting these … JUST DO IT ALREADY!!!
All i can say is the best headphones i have ever had the sound is amazing from them i use them for gaming and the games sounds awesome music is absolutely brilliant i am very happy with these headphones
Absolutely amazing pair of headphones, the noise cancelling felt next level to my ears and the sound quality blew me away. Not too basy, not too filled with highs, evenly balanced even without the EQ settings that you can customise on the mobile app. Very comfortable too.
If you can get these cheap enough, go for it.
Easily the best headphones I’ve ever owned. Noise cancellation is awesome. Battery life really good and they’re comfortable to wear. Sound quality is unbelievable.
Great headphones. I like blue colour as it makes them a bit different. The adaptive ambient mode is amazing as when I am walking it turns on transparency mode to ensure I aware of my surrounding and puts noise cancelling when I’m on the train to block out the noise. The call quality is not that great in the city as the mics pick up a lot of the traffic instead of my voice but when you walk on a empty street they work perfectly. I am happy with my purchase.
I’ve read and watched every possible review before committing to buying these. They are an expensive piece of equipment and I wanted to make sure I was spending my hard-earned pounds wisely. Every review pointed to the fact that although the apple ones have some areas where they’re better, they’re also considerably more expensive; the same with the newer version of these.
Well, now I’ve been using them for quite some time and I couldn’t be happier. I’m not an audiophile, but I guess 95% of the people reading this review or buying these pair of headphones aren’t either. All in all, I can say that they are super comfortable, the noise cancelling is marvellous, the battery life is great and the sound is amazing too. I couldn’t recommend them enough, you won’t regret it.
Hands down the best headphones I’ve ever used, previously was using skullcandy but these were another level!
Just little things that make these headphones get on your nerves a little bit.
Like the voice that tells when it powers on or off being too loud for me and doesn’t seem to have a way to turn it down. The feature where you take it off your head to pause being inconsistant as I’ve come back a few times to find my music still playing. The fact they get unbearably hot while wearing them and charging them at the same time. The fact I have this issue where once I pair them to something they won’t show up on other devices bluetooth pairing modes unless I unpair them from everything and pair everything I want to use it with at the same time. Also, I wasn’t able to get the app to work on my phone.
Other than that, the noise cancelling was amazing for my flights from the UK to Australia and back and I didn’t have to charge them for the whole flight so battery life is amazing too. They’re definitely not balenced and have heaps of bass but I got used to that. They’re also useful at home using them with my laptop or desktop as you can’t hear the fan noise.
Overall, I will keep using them and just have to live with the minor annoyances I have with the product.
My son recommended these to me and I have been very impressed
The noise cancellation is great. It blocks out almost everything except maybe really loud random voices but once you put music on your can barely hear that anyway.
They’re really light weight with very little clamping force so if you have glasses you can wear these for several hours straight.
The sound quality is amazing and you can tweak it to taste via the equaliser on the app to add more bass or get more treble. I’ve just left it on the excited preset which works for me. Movies also sound amazing with a rich almost surround sound feel.
The touch controls when using Bluetooth are pretty good with play, pause, volume and skip track functionality. The Bluetooth is decent too and can pitch through thick walls.
If you cover the right ear cup you get transparency mode even when using these wired with the 3.5mm headphone jack which is ok but really should be improved to let in more of the outside world. You can tweak ambient mode in the app to let in more sound and focus on voices which is good but still could be better so it sounds like you’re not wearing anything like the airpods max.
The only negatives are on really hot or humid days your ears will really sweat so it would be nice if they had breathable ear cups that are cooler, and Also of the ear cups could be better to to help with the sweating and heat.
But this is only a problem in really high humidity or >32c weather.
Speak to chat is too good which is why I switch it off and I don’t use these for calls but the times I have they’ve been fine. Also do note they’re not water proof so don’t use them in the rain or for hard exercise.
I got them on a prime sale which was great for around 207 and at that price they’re a steal. Before this I’ve only spent ~35 on headphones so a huge step up for me but I’m happy with the results. So if you’re looking for premium headphones at decent value now that they’re in at a reduced price go for these. It’s better to spend a little more and get quality rather than suffer with cheap stuff you’ll end up replacing sooner that you don’t like. They fold and have a small hard carry case that makes traveling with these easy too.