It has been previously reported that Sony’s new generation flagship Bluetooth active noise-cancelling headset WH-1000XM5 has passed the electrical inspection. According to the terms of the electrical inspection, it will be unveiled before August, and the renderings of the product will also appear in the future. Some people even share it on reddit. Packaging; earlier Sony also officially announced that it will hold the “Your World Start Here” online event on May 13. From the main visual design, it is believed that it will be the launch event of WH-1000XM5, which will also be the new Sony Xperia product. Two days following the presentation, it is unknown whether the two series of products will have a special relationship.
▲ The appearance of the WH-1000XM5 will be changed from the design of the MDR-1000X, with a more minimalist appearance (Image source: TechnikNews)
The recently exposed shape shows that the WH-1000XM5 will abandon the appearance since the MDR-1000X in the appearance design, adopt a simpler design, and the headband design has become more rounded, but it is said that it will abandon the original foldable storage bracket. The design may be the same as the BOSE 700, and only the earmuffs will be turned over during storage; at the same time, the initial color will maintain the two versions of black and off-white silver that have been provided in previous dynasties. From the exposed photos, it seems that the side of the frame will no longer use leather-like touch. Sensitive processing, but whether it will use recycled materials in the outer shell like LinkBuds remains to be confirmed.
In addition, the WH-1000XM5 also reported that the driver unit will adopt a newly designed unit, and will be equipped with more external microphones. It may be expected that in addition to the sound quality, the noise reduction performance will be considerably improved compared to the current WH-1000XM4. In addition, the packaging design revealed by reddit a few days ago can be seen using the same recycled fiber material hard shell packaging as the WF-1000XM4, rather than the LinkBuds carton packaging, and the WH-1000XM5 outer packaging mentions that the battery life is regarding 30 hours, which is comparable to the current The WH-1000XM4 uses the same AAC encoding as active noise reduction, but according to foreign media speculation, the 30-hour battery life of the WH-1000XM5 may be a condition for turning on LDAC and active noise reduction. Another author is more interested in, as LE Audio coding products may come out one following another this year, will the WH-1000XM5 become the first headset to support LE Audio?