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Testseek.com have collected 252 expert reviews of the Sony WH-1000XM4 and the average rating is 91%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Sony WH-1000XM4.
Award: Editor’s Choice August 2020
August 2020
 
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252 Reviews
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The editors liked

  • Noise-Canceling
  • Wireless connection
  • Good battery
  • Comfortable wearing experience
  • Best-in-class noise cancellation and sound quality
  • Feature rich
  • Excellent battery life
  • Excellent audio performance with rich bass and detailed highs
  • Top-tier noise cancellation with in-app adjustments
  • Customizable EQ
  • Simple
  • Responsive on-ear controls
  • Comfortable fit
  • Great noise cancelling
  • Neutral-leaning sound quality
  • Bluetooth multipoint support
  • Bluetooth 5.0
  • SBC
  • AAC
  • LDAC support
  • Battery life (though less than XM3)
  • Comfortable and portable
  • Auto-pause functionality
  • Fantastic noise cancelling
  • Very accurate sound for ANC headphones
  • Proximity based auto play/pause
  • LDAC codec support
  • Terrific app experience
  • Simultaneously pair two devices at once
  • Wear detection for automatic play/pause
  • Class-leading active noise canceling with good sound
  • Long 30-hour battery life with USB-C fast charging
  • Excellent comfort for extended use
  • Beautiful
  • Natural sound quality
  • Next-level active noise cancellation
  • Premium build and design
  • Tons of features and customization
  • Solid battery life
  • Excellent audio quality
  • Remarkable noise cancellation
  • Smart controls
  • Strong battery life
  • Lots of useful features
  • Powerful active noise cancelling
  • Light
  • Comfortable frame
  • 30 hours of battery life
  • Plethora of sound customization options
  • Incredible ANC performance
  • Over 37-hour continuous battery life
  • Excellent active noise cancelation
  • Multipoint Bluetooth pairs 2 devices at once
  • 30+ hours of battery
  • Almost every item on the WH-1000XM3 wishlist is answered
  • Great sound quality
  • Bluetooth multipoint is super convenient
  • Multiple Bluetooth codecs supported (SBC
  • LDAC)
  • Battery life is great
  • Comfortable and has hinges for folding
  • Autopauses when you take them off
  • You'd be hard-pressed to find Bluetooth headphones that sound better
  • 30 hours of use with ANC on is more than enough
  • Sony's improved noise canceling is very effective
  • The large touchpads work great
  • And the Quick Attention feature is handy
  • The new pro
  • Very comfortable
  • Outstanding sound
  • Dual device connectivity
  • Satisfactory battery life
  • Fantastic noise canceling
  • Sony's best noise-canceling capabilities yet
  • Improved voice quality
  • Support for two simultaneous Bluetooth connections
  • Stunning audio performance
  • Immersive active noise-cancellation
  • Quick attention mode
  • Speak-to-chat option
  • Very long battery life
  • Reliable touch controls
  • Powerful custom ANC
  • Immersive sound with punchy bass
  • Automatic pausing when you speak
  • Multi-device connectivity
  • Superb active noise cancellation and overall sound quality
  • Multipoint Bluetooth pairing
  • Auto-pause
  • Relatively comfortable for most people

The editors didn't like

  • Overpriced
  • Average signature
  • Sony WH-1000XM4 is available at Audio 46
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  • Microphone quality could have been better
  • No aptX or aptXHD support
  • Touch controls are iffy
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  • Expensive
  • Cable lacks inline remote
  • Price
  • Unreliable touch controls
  • Slightly less comfortable than the WH-1000XM3
  • Limited custom button control
  • Edge-AI upscaling doesn't add much
  • Touch controls still have a learning curve
  • You can't use LDAC with multipoint Bluetooth
  • Can't charge and listen at the same time
  • Drops support for aptX and aptX-HD
  • Pretty expensive
  • No more aptX codecs
  • Features can be complicated
  • Call quality still needs work
  • Finicky touch controls
  • Bulky design
  • Not waterproof
  • Price is still expensive
  • Doubletap to pause didn't always work
  • Slightly less comfortable than the WH1000XM3
  • Battery life is down from the previous version
  • Custom button controls either the Assistant OR noise cancelling
  • No AptX
  • Which is desirable for some devices. LDAC doesn't work with certain features enabled
  • No design changes to speak of
  • Still no water protection
  • Too apt to pause your music even on lower sensitivity settings
  • Auto ambient sound control is less impressive than implied
  • 360 Reality Audio is not ready to be a selling point
  • USB-C port cannot be used for audio
  • No significant design changes after two years
  • Cold-weather improvements are unproven
  • 360 Reality Audio requires a compatible music service
  • Pricey
  • 360 Reality Audio is still limited
  • Adaptive Sound Control requires location sharing
  • Summary
  • Sony has made the best even better. With a bunch of seemingly small changes
  • The company has further improved its already stellar headphones. The WH-100

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  Published: 2020-08-31, Author: Ryan , review by: androidauthority.com

  • Great noise cancelling, Neutral-leaning sound quality, Bluetooth multipoint support, Bluetooth 5.0; SBC, AAC, LDAC support, Battery life (though less than XM3), Comfortable and portable, Auto-pause functionality
  • Price, Unreliable touch controls, Slightly less comfortable than the WH-1000XM3, Limited custom button control
  • If you have the money and want a top-tier pair of headphones, the Sony WH-1000XM4 are the way to go. The combination of high-quality Bluetooth codecs, great sound, improved noise cancelling, good battery life, and smart features like auto pause and Blueto...

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  Published: 2020-08-20, Author: Chris , review by: slashgear.com

  • Excellent active noise cancelation, Multipoint Bluetooth pairs 2 devices at once, 30+ hours of battery, Almost every item on the WH-1000XM3 wishlist is answered
  • Not waterproof
  • There's always a risk when a much-loved product gets an update that some of the magic will be lost along the way. Sony has, wisely, left well alone in the places where its old ANC headphones were most praised. Instead, by focusing its attentions on where...

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  Published: 2020-08-20, Author: Adam , review by: soundguys.com

  • Great noise cancelling, Great sound quality, Bluetooth multipoint is super convenient, Multiple Bluetooth codecs supported (SBC, AAC, LDAC), Bluetooth 5.0, Battery life is great, Comfortable and has hinges for folding, Autopauses when you take them off
  • Price is still expensive, Doubletap to pause didn't always work, Slightly less comfortable than the WH1000XM3, Battery life is down from the previous version, Custom button controls either the Assistant OR noise cancelling
  • If you have the money and want a top-tier pair of headphones for modern life, the Sony WH-1000XM4 are the way to go. The combination of high quality Bluetooth codecs, great sound, improved noise cancelling, good battery life, and smart features like autop...

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  Published: 2020-08-13, Author: Matthew , review by: zdnet.com

  • Stunning audio performance, Immersive active noise-cancellation, Quick attention mode, Speak-to-chat option, Very long battery life, Simple, reliable touch controls
  • 360 Reality Audio requires a compatible music service

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  Published: 2020-08-12, Author: Chris , review by: theverge.com

  • Sony's best noise-canceling capabilities yet, Improved voice quality, Support for two simultaneous Bluetooth connections
  • USB-C port cannot be used for audio, No significant design changes after two years, Cold-weather improvements are unproven

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  Published: 2020-08-06, Author: Tim , review by: pcmag.com

  • Excellent audio performance with rich bass and detailed highs, Top-tier noise cancellation with in-app adjustments, Customizable EQ, Simple, responsive on-ear controls, Comfortable fit,
  • Expensive, Cable lacks inline remote
  • Sony's terrific WH-1000XM4 headphones combine top-notch noise cancellation with audiophile-friendly sound quality...

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  Published: 2020-08-06, Author: Sherri , review by: Laptopmag.com

  • Excellent audio quality, Powerful active noise cancelling, Light, comfortable frame, 30 hours of battery life, Plethora of sound customization options
  • Finicky touch controls
  • The Sony WH-1000xM4 headphones offer excellent audio, powerful ANC and tons of audio customization options in a comfortable frame...

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  Published: 2020-08-06, Author: Billy , review by: engadget.com

  • Powerful custom ANC, Immersive sound with punchy bass, Automatic pausing when you speak, Multi-device connectivity,
  • Pricey, 360 Reality Audio is still limited, Adaptive Sound Control requires location sharing, Summary, Sony has made the best even better. With a bunch of seemingly small changes, the company has further improved its already stellar headphones. The WH-100
  • Sony has made the best even better. With a bunch of seemingly small changes, the company has further improved its already stellar headphones. The WH-1000XM4 sounds great and the custom ANC automatically adjusts if you choose to let it. You won't find a mo...

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  Published: 2020-10-14, Author: David , review by: itwire.com

  • Abstract:  Sony brings its decades of audio expertise to deliver an immersive and high-tech experience in its new flagship headphones, the WH-1000XM4.Everybody needs a good set of headphones. I'm convinced this is part of anybody's essential toolkit. Whether you're...

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  Published: 2020-09-29, Author: By , review by: goodgearguide.com.au

  • Outstanding audio quality, Great noise cancellation, Multi-device pairing
  • Expensive, Can't use while charging
  • The fourth version of Sony's ANC over-ears are the best over-ear consumer headphones you can buy...

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