Sony WH-XB700 Extra Bass wireless headphones launched in India: Pricing, availability.
Sony WH-XB700 Extra Bass wireless headphones launched in India: Pricing, availability.
Sony has launched the WH-XB700, its latest entry-level wireless headphones in the Extra Bass range, in India today. The headphones, available in black and blue, will be priced at Rs 8,990 and will be available online as well as offline with leading retailers from the April 15, 2019.
Key specifications
Driver Unit: 30mm
Wearing Style: On-Ear / Swivel
Passive Operation: Yes (Wired mode)
Sound Settings: DSEE
Headphones Connect App: CLEAR BASS, Surround (VPT), Sound Position Control
BT Version (Codec): v4.2 (SBC, AAC, Qualcomm aptXTM audio)
NFC™ One-Touch Listening: Yes
Battery Life: 30H
Quick Charge: 10min for 90min play
Voice Assistant: Yes (Google Assistant/Amazon Alexa)
Weight: 195g
Accessories: Audio cable, USB Type-C charging cable
Features
The WH-XB700 was announced earlier in March 2019 globally and is finally landing in India in April. Along with improved performance over previous models in the segment, the WH-XB700 also packs a number of new features. While the headphones claim a total battery life of 30 hours, there’s also a quick charge feature onboard that tops up the battery for 1.5 hours worth of listening time in 10 minutes thanks to USB-c charging. There’s also support for passive operations with a 3.5mm cable included.
Perhaps the most interesting feature that the WH-XB700 packs is the inbuilt support for google assistant and amazon Alexa. With this, you get dedicated voice assistant features on your headphones with bare minimum reliance on its corresponding functionality on the connected smartphone. We have more details about this in the next section.
For connectivity, along with the passive support mentioned earlier, you get Bluetooth 4.2 and it also supports one-touch listening with NFC. According to Sony, these headphones also support a range of Bluetooth audio codecs, namely aptX, AAC along with the standard SBC codec. Strangely, Sony’s own LDAC is missing. We verified that the WH-XB700 does not support the LDAC codec yet using the developer settings in Android as well as the Headphone Connect app.
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