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Sony Japan sold it from July 13, 2019 per AV Watch, which sets the month.","battery_life_claimed":"6 hours with ANC and a further three charges, up to 24 hours. With noise canceling off 8 hours per charge and up to 32 hours with the case.","wear_detection":"A proximity sensor in each earbud detects whether one or both are worn. Music pauses when taken out and resumes when put back.","sensors":"Proximity sensor in each earbud.","chipset":"Dedicated HD Noise-Canceling Processor QN1e.","form_factor":"Users move freely with the tight fit of in-ears.","segment":"Premium music earbuds in Sony 1000X family.","anc":"Dedicated HD Noise-Canceling Processor QN1e with dual microphones for active noise cancelling."}},{"url":"https://av.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/1194178.html","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-13","fields":["release_date","markets","colors"],"notes":{"release_date":"AV Watch, July 5, 2019: Sony sells the WF-1000XM3 from the 13th (July 13, 2019) in Japan. Black and platinum silver.","markets":"Sold in Japan.","colors":"Black and platinum silver."}},{"url":"https://www.whathifi.com/news/sony-launches-wf-1000xm3-true-wireless-earbuds-with-active-noise-cancelling","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-13","fields":["markets","battery_life_claimed"],"notes":{"markets":"Sale prices of 220 GBP, 250 EUR and 230 USD from the first weeks of August 2019. The UK price is listed.","battery_life_claimed":"What Hi-Fi review: 8 hours with noise cancelling off and a total of 32 hours with the case."}},{"url":"https://www.giga.de/artikel/sony-wf-1000xm3-preisverfall-noise-canceling-in-ears-unter-200-euro-2019/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-13","fields":["launch_price_eur","markets"],"notes":{"launch_price_eur":"GIGA: released in summer 2019 with a UVP of 249 euro. nextpit gives the same recommended price of 249 euro. What Hi-Fi and Neowin print 250 euro, which is a rounded form. Taken as including German VAT.","markets":"German UVP."}},{"url":"https://www.soundguys.com/sony-wf-1000xm3-review-25342/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-13","fields":["status","multipoint","wireless_charging","volume_control","measured_frequency_response_notes","measured_microphone_notes"],"notes":{"status":"Review says the model has ceased production and has been superseded twice.","multipoint":"Review: the earbuds can only connect to one device at a time.","wireless_charging":"FAQ: the WF-1000XM3 case does not support wireless charging.","volume_control":"Editor note: software update 2.1.0 of January 13, 2020 added onboard volume adjustments. What Hi-Fi says the touchpads can control volume after the November 2019 firmware.","measured_frequency_response_notes":"Sound section describes the bass and mid bump against SoundGuys' house curve.","measured_microphone_notes":"Microphone section. The demo uses SoundGuys' older, non-standardized method."}},{"url":"https://www.soundguys.com/sony-wf-1000xm3-review-25342/","kind":"measurement","accessed":"2026-10-13","fields":["measured_battery_life"],"notes":{"measured_battery_life":"SoundGuys objective testing: 4 hours 46 minutes of constant playback with noise canceling on. Volume level matched across products. Codec not stated. Below Sony's 6 hour claim."}},{"url":"https://www.techradar.com/news/sony-wf-1000xm4-take-the-crown-as-the-best-true-wireless-earbuds-of-2021","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["successor"],"notes":{"successor":"TechRadar's launch report calls the WF-1000XM4 the successor to the WF-1000XM3."}},{"url":"https://www.notebookcheck.net/The-Sony-WF-1000XM4-launches-with-some-exciting-features-and-an-inflated-price-tag.544040.0.html","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["successor"],"notes":{"successor":"Notebookcheck calls the WF-1000XM4 the follow-up to the WF-1000XM3."}}],"fields_filled":60,"updated":"2026-10-23"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}