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Sony WH-1000XM4C · UK catalogue

Black · UK catalogue · Sony part WH1000XM4CB.CE7

Wearing style
Over-ear headphones
Weight
253 g
Active noise cancellation
Yes

Sony’s Black WH-1000XM4C is a foldable, active noise-cancelling over-ear headphone with Bluetooth and analogue audio. The exact guide states approximately 253 g and preserves different playback limits for AAC/SBC and LDAC.

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THE ACTUAL PRODUCT
Sony WH-1000XM4C in Black
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Key strengths

The guide explicitly supports passive analogue listening with the headset turned off, alongside powered active noise cancellation.

The exact guide documents two-device multipoint connection for switching playback and handling calls.

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Before you buy

Noise cancelling is unavailable when the headset is powered off; Ambient Sound and LDAC have shorter published runtime limits than the headline AAC/SBC figure.

The headset is not waterproof, and its manufacturer endurance figures are conditional maxima rather than independent test results.

Every specification. With its source.

Full specifications

Exact configuration: Black · WH1000XM4CB.CE7 · UK catalogue

17 specifications in 4 groups. Values are manufacturer specifications unless a row says “Measured result” or “Calculated from cited specifications”.

Design & fit

4 items
Wearing style
Over-ear headphones

The exact model guide places the earpads over the ears. No unlisted closed/open acoustic construction or measured isolation is inferred.

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Weight
253 g

Approximately; the exact source states the mass of this headset.

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Water resistance
Not waterproof

The exact model guide expressly states that the headset is not waterproof. This is a documented manufacturer limitation.

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Foldable design
Yes

The exact UK model page positively describes a foldable structure; no durability or packed dimensions are inferred.

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Connections & battery

10 items
Wired / wireless connections
Bluetooth or supplied analogue headphone cable

Only positively documented audio connections are listed. The analogue cable disables Bluetooth; a USB charging connector does not establish USB audio. The headset can play passive analogue audio when turned off.

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Battery life
AAC or SBC: up to 27 hours music with noise cancelling on, 19 hours with Ambient Sound on, or 34 hours with both inactive. LDAC: up to 20 hours noise cancelling, 16 hours Ambient Sound, or 27 hours inactive.

Manufacturer full-charge Bluetooth music maxima. Equalizer, DSEE Extreme, Speak-to-Chat, Service Link and other changes from defaults shorten runtime. Calls have separate 20/16/27-hour limits; powered analogue use has 19/16/32-hour limits for noise cancelling/Ambient Sound/inactive respectively.

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Battery chemistry
Lithium-ion

Built-in lithium-ion batteries are explicitly named. The operating voltage is not converted into a capacity; user replaceability is not inferred.

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Full charge time
3 hours

Approximately; actual charging time varies with conditions of use.

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Battery capacity
Not listed by the manufacturer

The retained exact-model specification does not establish a battery capacity in mAh. Operating voltage and playback endurance do not establish this quantity.

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Wireless charging
Not listed by the manufacturer

Wireless charging is not established in the retained exact-model evidence; documented USB charging does not establish absence.

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Bluetooth codecs
SBC, AAC, LDAC

Positively listed supported music codecs; unlisted formats are not marked unsupported. LDAC playback requires the applicable sound-quality setting and compatible transmitting device.

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Bluetooth version
Not listed by the manufacturer

The exact retained specification names Bluetooth without a numbered version; no number is inferred from codecs, profiles or another model.

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Simultaneous Bluetooth devices
2

The guide explicitly documents two-device simultaneous Bluetooth connection. It allows switching playback and waiting for calls; this is not simultaneous mixed music from both devices.

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Analogue listening with power off
Yes

The exact guide expressly permits listening when the headset is turned off; active noise cancelling then cannot be used.

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Calls & noise control

2 items
Active noise cancellation
Yes

The exact guide positively names a noise-cancelling headset and documents its active noise-cancelling mode. Presence is not an independently measured attenuation result.

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Microphone
Yes

The exact model guide documents voice pickup and call or chat controls; microphone noise filtering does not establish measured attenuation or call quality.

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Software & controls

1 item
Companion software
Sony | Sound Connect

The exact guide names Sound Connect; available functions depend on the connection, device and settings.

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