Sony packs in one of the broadest software feature sets in the premium headphone class, with deep control over sound, ANC, shortcuts, and listening behavior.
Pros: Microphone noise reduction, Multipoint connectivity reliability
Cons: Water/sweat resistance rating, Gaming performance
The software package feels unusually close to flagship territory, with Personi-Fi, Relax Mode, low-volume EQ, call tuning, Auracast, spatial modes, wear detection, and extensive remapping.
Pros: Maximum volume clarity, Charging
Cons: 3.5mm analog input availability, Cable quality
The software suite is unusually deep for on-ear headphones, with ANC adjustment, Soundstage, adaptive loudness, battery preservation, timers, and customizable controls.
Pros: Multipoint connectivity reliability, Codec support
Cons: aptX, Smart Pause performance
The headphones pack in a broad modern feature set, and reviewers who discuss the software breadth consider it unusually rich for the price.
Pros: Maximum volume clarity, Audio-video sync accuracy
Cons: Sustainability and repairability, Smart Pause performance
Hearing protection, sidetone, spatial processing, wind reduction, AI voice tools, and management features create a deep work-focused feature set. Some users still want more control over the AI microphone processing.
Pros: Frequency response accuracy, Clamping force comfort
Cons: Volume output, aptX
Software feature depth was better than expected for some reviewers, but one volume limiter failure and some mode limitations kept the score from being uniformly high.
Pros: Battery, Detachable cable convenience
Cons: Active noise cancellation, Transparency mode quality
Advanced software features were considered extensive and promising, though some reviewers found specific extras merely okay or not personally compelling.
Pros: Smart Pause performance, Wear detection performance
Cons: Water/sweat resistance rating, Wind noise handling
The software feature set is notably stripped back, with no companion app and few of the extras an app would normally unlock.
Pros: Design and Aesthetics, Features at launch
Cons: Equalizer customization, Wind noise handling