Customer Ratings & Reviews
- Model:
- WH1000XM4/S
- SKU:
- 10851334
Rating by feature
- Sound Quality
Rating 4.9 out of 5 stars
- Battery Life
Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars
- Connectivity
Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars
Customers are saying
Customers regard the WH-1000XM4 headphones highly for their exceptional sound quality, comfort, and impressive battery life. Many appreciate the solid bass, lightweight feel, and great fit of the headphones. However, some customers have experienced inconsistent connectivity, find the touch controls less than ideal, and feel the price could be more competitive, while others desire a higher maximum volume.
This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews.
- Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Sony earphones
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Best sound definitely recommend to anybody thats looking for good quality and sound
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Posted .Hi JoaquinB,
We’re thrilled that you’re enjoying the exceptional sound of your WH-1000XM4 headphones! It’s great to know you’d recommend them for their audio quality and industry-leading noise cancellation. Thanks for choosing Sony.
Best regards, Eliab
- Pros mentioned:Comfort, Sound quality
Killer Headphones!!
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Excellent sound and comfort. It took me a little while to realize you have to hold down the sync button longer than the initial blue light on the headphones.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi Kudos,
Thank you for the 5-star rating and we're glad to hear that you like the sound quality and comfortable design of the headphones. Thank you for choosing Sony!
-David
- Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Best NC Headphones I've Used
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Got these on sale for $275 (down from $350) and am very, very happy with them. They ranked as good or better than both Bose and Apple AirPods Max in many, many comparisons and - even at full price - are the cheapest of the 3. The noise cancelling truly is next level. They sound amazing as well. A really immersive experience. You can fine tune the sound to your liking via an equalizer that you control from the included Sony app. There are lots of other bells, whistles and gadgets - adaptive noise cancellation (NC adjust automatically based on your environment) and Sony's proprietary 360 degree sound codec. The codec is nifty and sounds amazing but is only available on three premium music services (Deezer, Tidal & Amazon HD) and kept behind an expensive paywall on all of them. To be honest - ALL music sounds just great on these. Your mileage may vary as to if this is something that you HAVE to have. I probably won't be renewing the free 3 month Deezer trial that comes with the cans. The MAIN showcase here are the noise cancelling and sound quality which are both top grade. You could take away the other stuff and these would still be worth the price point.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi mantoothnation,
You made the right choice with the Sony WH1000XM4! Intelligent and intuitive, the WH-1000XM4 headphones offer further improvements to our industry-leading noise cancelation, exceptional sound quality, and smart listening that adjusts to your behavior and your location. Using the Sony Headphones Connect app, Ambient Sound Control lets you adjust the volume of background sound and gives you the option to allow voices alone to be heard. Meanwhile, the Equalizer lets you customize sound levels to suit your music. Thanks for choosing Sony!
-Ralph
- Pros mentioned:Battery life, Sound quality
Very good sound and battery life
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Very good headphones. You will definitely need to use the app to get the most out of them, and it can take a while to find the best settings for you, but overall the sound quality and battery life are excellent.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi LatenightRamen, You made the right choice! We're glad that you are enjoying the sound quality of the headphones. Intelligent and intuitive, the WH-1000XM4 headphones offer further improvements to our industry-leading noise cancelation, exceptional sound quality, and smart listening that adjusts to your behavior and your location. Using the Sony Headphones Connect app, Ambient Sound Control lets you adjust the volume of background sound and gives you the option to allow voices alone to be heard. Meanwhile, the Equalizer lets you customize sound levels to suit your music. Thanks for choosing Sony! -Craig
- Pros mentioned:Comfort, Sound quality
Very comfortable but..
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I love this headphones, very comfortable and noise cancelling is out of this world but I wish it has better grip it falls off my head if I lean backward working out at the gym
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Posted .Hi Serenau, Wonderful! Enjoy and thanks for choosing Sony! -Craig
- Pros mentioned:Battery life, Sound quality
Great Headphones with
||Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Battery life is so good lasts almost 2 weeks with my usage of almost 2 hours daily. Noise cancelling is amazing but it reduces battery life a bit. Sound quality is not too bad as well. NFC pairing is always good to have. I do not use the google assistant feature, as I prefer to map the touch controls for volume and ambient control
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi SonyA85j, that's awesome! We're thrilled to hear you're enjoying the long-lasting battery life, excellent noise canceling feature, great sound quality, easy Bluetooth/NFC pairing, and overall features of your new headphones. Intelligent and intuitive, the WH-1000XM4 headphones offer further improvements to our industry-leading noise cancelation, exceptional sound quality, and smart listening that adjusts to your behavior and your location. Using the Sony Headphones Connect app, Ambient Sound Control lets you adjust the volume of background sound and gives you the option to allow voices alone to be heard. Meanwhile, the Equalizer lets you customize sound levels to suit your music. Thanks for choosing Sony. -Sam
- Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Can't be beat for value
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Very quality! Still hold up after all these years. Great budget headphones in 2025 going into 2026
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi Jason!
Thanks for the great feedback on the WH-1000XM4!
We are immensely pleased to hear that they are still providing you with such a high-quality experience and that you consider them a great value going into 2026.
Thank you for selecting Sony!
Warm regards,
Estefany
- Pros mentioned:Comfort
Great Headphones
||Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Great over ear headphones. I’ve bought several different bands but always come back to these.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Thank you for the fantastic review, Amber!
We are delighted to hear that you consider the WH-1000XM4 to be great over-ear headphones! Your loyalty means a lot to us, and knowing that you always come back to the quality and performance of these headphones is the best compliment we can receive.
Thank again for choosing Sony!
Best regards, Gus, Sony Social Media Team
- Pros mentioned:Comfort, Sound quality
Fantastic.
||Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.These are fantastic. Great quality headphones, very comfortable to wear.
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Posted .Hi Absconder, Awesome to hear you’re loving the WH-1000XM4 headphones! It’s great that you find them comfortable and of such high quality. Thanks for sharing your feedback! We appreciate it! -Jess
- Pros mentioned:Battery life, Comfort, Sound quality
Overall good buy
||Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Excellent sound. Very comfortable. Long battery life. Good build quality.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi Paul,
Good to know that you like the sound quality, comfort, battery life, and build quality of the headphones. The WH-1000XM4 is a new design, with intelligent and intuitive Ambient Sound Control features that include improvements to Multipoint connection and our industry-leading Noise Cancelation, exceptional sound quality, and Smart Listening that adjusts to your behavior and location. Thanks for choosing Sony!
~Ralph
- Pros mentioned:Battery life, Sound quality
Great noise canceling
||Posted . Owned for 7 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Everything works as advertised, specially the excellent noise canceling and battery life. I listen to it over 24 hours without worrying about recharging it. The sound is well balanced, the engineering of it didn’t add Lows or Highs like other popular brands such as the Beats does. I like Sony most because of the battery life and noise canceling.
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Posted .Hi Canuto, Fantastic! It's really nice to hear you are enjoying all the features especially the exceptional noise canceling and great battery life of the WH-1000XM4. Good to know you appreciate the overall sound quality. Intelligent and intuitive, the WH-1000XM4 headphones offer further improvements to our industry-leading noise cancelation, exceptional sound quality, and smart listening that adjusts to your behavior and your location. Using the Sony Headphones Connect app, Ambient Sound Control lets you adjust the volume of background sound and gives you the option to allow voices alone to be heard. Meanwhile, the Equalizer lets you customize sound levels to suit your music. Thank you for the 5-star rating and for choosing Sony! -Jess
- Pros mentioned:Comfort, Sound quality, Weight
you get what you deserve
||Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.comfortable. noise cancelation works. Light weight. Durable. nuff said
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi OneAnnoyedWorker, Thank you for the 5-star rating! We're thrilled to hear you like the comfortable fit, excellent noise cancelation, lightweight and durable design of the WH-1000XM4. Intelligent and intuitive, the WH-1000XM4 headphones offer further improvements to our industry-leading noise cancelation, exceptional sound quality, and smart listening that adjusts to your behavior and your location. Using the Sony Headphones Connect app, Ambient Sound Control lets you adjust the volume of background sound and gives you the option to allow voices alone to be heard. Meanwhile, the Equalizer lets you customize sound levels to suit your music. Thanks for choosing Sony. -Sam
- Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Soooo good!!!!
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.The noise cancellation on these are absolutely amazing!! Once I have these on I focus increases like crazy. The only down side is you can’t really talk on the phone if they’re connected, you sound very muffled but that’s a given
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi AnjaliP,
We're absolutely thrilled to hear that the noise cancellation on your WH-1000XM4 headphones is proving to be so amazing and that it significantly boosts your focus! That's exactly what we aimed for with our industry-leading noise canceling technology. We appreciate you sharing your experience regarding call quality. While the XM4s are primarily designed for an uncompromised listening experience, we're always striving to improve all aspects of our products.
Thanks for choosing Sony, have a fantastic day!
DiegoV
- Pros mentioned:Comfort, Sound qualityCons mentioned:Volume
Theyre not that great but theyre not the worst...
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.These headphones are not great. Theyre not adjustable so if you have a small head theyll never stay put. Mine dont. Ive also noticed that the volume doesnt get very loud. Its almost like the headphones come programmed to be a certain volume and that is the loudest they can go. I neat returned them for this reason. They comfortable as far as the ear part and i do think the noise cancellation feature is pretty cool. I bought me a pair and my husband a pair.
No, I would not recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi Lavisha,
We're glad that you like the comfort and noise canceling function of the headphones. It's unfortunate that you were already looking to return the headphones. The headband of the headphones can be adjusted to suit your head shape. You may refer to this link for more information:
https://helpguide.sony.net/mdr/wh1000xm4/v1/en/contents/TP0002928786.html
For optimum performance, make sure to install the latest software version of the headphones (via the Sony Headphones Connect app). For the best volume experience, turn up the volume of the headset and the connected device. Connect the Bluetooth device to the headset once again.
Your feedback is greatly appreciated. This will certainly help us improve our products. Thanks for choosing Sony.
~Ralph
- Pros mentioned:Comfort, Sound quality
Best i have ever had
||Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Best sound out of a head phone i have ever heard amazing noise canceling easy to use comfortable head band and ear muffs so nice that you can charge with phone charger cord
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hello RichardC,
Thank you for sharing your feedback. We are delighted to hear that you are enjoying the awesome sound quality of our XM4 as well as the superb noise canceling, long battery life and comfy design. It's nice to know that you were able to use your phone charger cord but please be advised to use the supplied cable for safety precaution. Thank you for choosing Sony! - Marco
- Pros mentioned:Battery life, Sound quality
Sony
||Posted . Owned for 6 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Best headphones I've ever had. Quality sound and the battery lasts forever.
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Posted .Hi RyanS,
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! It's fantastic to hear that the Sony XM4 headphones have impressed you with their top-notch sound quality and incredible battery life.
Thank you for choosing Sony! Enjoy! -Maria
- Pros mentioned:Comfort, Sound quality
Really Awesome
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Wow, I can't believe how great these are. I've had a couple of sets of noise canceling headphones in the past, all were on ear and I never really cared for them, these are so comfortable I could wear them 24 hours a day. The noise canceling is fabulous and they look great. Going to Paris soon and can't wait to use them on that flight.
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Posted .Hi barnesrph,
Thank you for the 5-star rating! We added more cushioning to the headband and ear padding. We also changed the outside dimensions of the headphones slightly so they sit more comfortably over your head. The WH-1000XM4 headphones offer further improvements to our industry-leading noise cancelation, exceptional sound quality, and smart listening that adjusts to your behavior and your location. Using the Sony Headphones Connect app, Ambient Sound Control lets you adjust the volume of background sound and gives you the option to allow voices alone to be heard. Meanwhile, the Equalizer lets you customize sound levels to suit your music. Thank you for choosing Sony!
Regards,
David
- Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Best Purchase This Year
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.The sound is absolutely amazing and the ability to seamlessly switch between multiple devices without repairing is a game changer. It also has a feature I call "spouse mode" that will cause the music when you talk and then you on the outside microphones and then starts playing music when you stop talking. No need to take off the headphones every time someone talks to you.
No, I would not recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi Techie4Evet, We are glad that you are enjoying the feature of your Sony headphones, as well as the sound quality. The WH-1000XM4 is a new design, with intelligent and intuitive Ambient Sound Control features that include improvements to Multipoint connection and our industry-leading Noise Cancelation, exceptional sound quality, and Smart Listening that adjusts to your behavior and location. Thank you for trusting Sony! -Vincent
- Pros mentioned:Battery life, Sound quality
Nice quality headphones to spoil yourself with
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I wanted to spoil myself and get a better quality set of headphones for my new tablet and so far I'm pleasantly surprised. They set up very easily with the Sony headphones app and provide excellent surrounding noise cancellation. The battery life seems good as well. The case is nice and charging seems relatively quick.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi krain20, Glad to hear that you are happy with your new WH-1000XM4! The WH-1000XM4 is a new design, with intelligent and intuitive Ambient Sound Control features that include improvements to Multipoint connection and our industry-leading Noise Cancelation, exceptional sound quality, and Smart Listening that adjusts to your behavior and location. If you haven't already, please check our Sony Headphones Connect app which will let you fine-tine your music to your liking! Thank you for choosing Sony! -Carl
- Pros mentioned:Battery life, Sound quality
Great headphones.
||Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Great noise canceling as i wear at home with loud kids and can barely hear them. Great features as it stops playing when you start a conversation with others and using gestures for controls, for example. Almost flawless, 4 stars as my wife says when i call her she can still hear the tv in the background supposedly. Look forward to using them on my next flight. Was a great deal since i got them on sale for black friday.
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Posted .Hi Disney, We are glad to hear that you are happy with your purchase! With intelligent and intuitive Ambient Sound Control features that include improvements to Multipoint connection and our industry-leading Noise Cancelation, exceptional sound quality, and Smart Listening that adjusts to your behavior and location. If you haven't already, please check our Sony Headphones Connect app which will let you fine-tune your music to your liking! Thank you for choosing Sony! -Carl