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SonyEarbuds
WF-1000XM5
Released July 2023.8Press articlesyntrend.com.tw/event_detail.htmlRead 5 October 2026Dated July 27, 2023. Opening states WF-1000XM5 has finally launched in Taiwan on July 27. Where to buy section names the local Sony store. This is actual retail evidence, unlike July 24 US preorder and July 25 planned Taiwan release. Month precision retained. Last checked 16 October 2026.
- Form factor
- In-ear
- ANC
- Yes
- Battery life
- 12h
- With case
- 36h
102 of 166 fields known.
General
- Model numbers
- YY29635Owner's manualhelpguide.sony.net/mdr/2963/v1/en/print.pdfRead 7 October 2026Cover identifies model YY2963, product WF-1000XM5.
- GTIN / EAN
- 027242925601, 027242925618, 4548736143487, 45487361435489Retailer pagetarget.com/p/-/A-88914420Read 7 October 2026Verified subset. UPC is for the US Black WF1000XM5/B package. Other colors and regions have different package identifiers.13Retailer pagebhphotovideo.com/c/product/1778672-REG/sony_wf1000xm5_s_wf_1000xm4_noise_canceling_true_wireless.htmlRead 7 October 2026Exact new US Silver WF1000XM5/S page UPC 027242925618. Separate from Black WF1000XM5/B UPC and European CE7 packages.28Retailer pagestatic.fnac-static.com/multimedia/editorial/pdf/4548736143548.pdfRead 7 October 2026Actual full WF-1000XM5 French product sheet hosted by Fnac. CODE EAN rows explicitly map WF1000XM5B.CE7 to 4548736143487 and WF1000XM5S.CE7 to 4548736143548. These are European package identifiers, not the US UPC. Manufacturer authorship is not asserted solely from the retail-hosted branded format.
- Announced
- 24 July 20232Press releasesony.mediaroom.com/2023-07-24-Sony-Electronics-Unveils-WF-1000XM5-Truly-Wireless-Earbuds-For-The-Music-,-The-Best-Noise-Canceling-EarbudsRead 5 October 2026
- Predecessor
- Sony WF-1000XM411Maker product pagesony.jp/headphone/products/WF-1000XM5/feature_2.htmlRead 7 October 2026Maker explicitly names WF-1000XM4 as the previous model. Reference is the existing same-type product slug.
- Successor
- Sony WF-1000XM612Maker product pagesony.jp/feature/products/music/260213Read 7 October 2026Maker explicitly identifies WF-1000XM6 as the successor. The target product exists in this type folder.
- Markets
- US, DE, JP2Press releasesony.mediaroom.com/2023-07-24-Sony-Electronics-Unveils-WF-1000XM5-Truly-Wireless-Earbuds-For-The-Music-,-The-Best-Noise-Canceling-EarbudsRead 5 October 2026Regional launch release establishes US availability (US mediaroom) or German availability (German release). Markets is a documented subset with Japan sourced separately.3Press releasesony.de/presscentre/for-the-music-sony-prasentiert-die-neuen-true-wireless-in-ear-kopfhorer-wf-1000xm5-mit-bestem-noise-cancellingRead 5 October 2026Regional launch release establishes US availability (US mediaroom) or German availability (German release). Markets is a documented subset with Japan sourced separately.10Maker product pagesony.jp/headphone/products/WF-1000XM5Read 7 October 2026Documented market subset. Japan sale is established here. US and Germany are established by the existing regional launch releases, mapped separately below. This is not a worldwide availability claim.
- Colours
- Black, Platinum Silver, Smoky Pink10Maker product pagesony.jp/headphone/products/WF-1000XM5Read 7 October 2026Current maker color list, translated from Japanese. Smoky Pink was added after the original Black and Platinum Silver launch.
- Segment
- Not available
Design
- Use one bud alone
- Either bud5Owner's manualhelpguide.sony.net/mdr/2963/v1/en/print.pdfRead 7 October 2026PDF page 23 Using only one headset unit. Either unit can work alone, with some controls and assistant restrictions.
- RGB lighting
- Not available
Drivers and sound
- Drivers per bud
Type Diameter (mm) Count per earbud Dynamic 8.4 1 Source1Maker product pagesony.co.uk/headphones/products/wf-1000xm5/specRead 5 October 2026General Features: closed dynamic headphone with 8.4 mm driver unit. One transducer per earbud.4Press articlemobile01.com/topicdetail.phpRead 5 October 2026July 25 product report explicitly identifies the 8.4 mm Dynamic Driver X. Its future July 27 availability statement is not used as actual retail evidence.8Press articlesyntrend.com.tw/event_detail.htmlRead 5 October 2026Opening and sound section explicitly state an 8.4 mm driver.- Driver type
- Dynamic1Maker product pagesony.co.uk/headphones/products/wf-1000xm5/specRead 5 October 20264Press articlemobile01.com/topicdetail.phpRead 5 October 20268Press articlesyntrend.com.tw/event_detail.htmlRead 5 October 2026
- Driver size
- 8.4mm
- Drivers per bud
- 1
- Diaphragm material
- Not available
- Frequency response
- Not available
- Impedance
- Not available
- Sensitivity
- Not available
- Sensitivity reference
- Not available
- Adaptive EQ
- Not available
- Onboard EQ
- Not available
- EQ presets
- Bright, Excited, Mellow, Relaxed, Vocal, Treble Boost, Bass Boost, Speech16Maker product pageexperience.sony-asia.com/ph/home/exploredetail/546Read 7 October 2026Maker EQ guide featuring WF-1000XM5 names eight sound presets: Bright, Excited, Mellow, Relaxed, Vocal, Treble Boost, Bass Boost and Speech. Manual and Custom are editable slots, excluded from named sound presets. SoundGuys exact WF-1000XM5 feature review reports eight presets.17Reviewsoundguys.com/sony-wf-1000xm5-features-96697Read 7 October 2026Verified named preset subset. Review reports eight presets but names only Speech and Bass Boost in the accessed prose. No full list is invented. Maker EQ guide separately lists the eight named sound presets.
- Volume limit
- Not available
Spatial audio
Noise cancelling
- Active noise cancelling
- Yes2Press releasesony.mediaroom.com/2023-07-24-Sony-Electronics-Unveils-WF-1000XM5-Truly-Wireless-Earbuds-For-The-Music-,-The-Best-Noise-Canceling-EarbudsRead 5 October 2026
- Adaptive ANC
- Not available
- ANC levels
- Not available
- ANC attenuation (claimed)
- Not available
- Transparency mode
- Yes1Maker product pagesony.co.uk/headphones/products/wf-1000xm5/specRead 5 October 2026
- Adjustable transparency
- Yes5Owner's manualhelpguide.sony.net/mdr/2963/v1/en/print.pdfRead 7 October 2026
- Automatic ANC and transparency blend
- Not available
- Conversation detection
- Yes5Owner's manualhelpguide.sony.net/mdr/2963/v1/en/print.pdfRead 7 October 2026
Measured
- Frequency response notes (measured)
- RTINGS classifies the measured sound as warm, with emphasized bass and balanced treble.27Measurementrtings.com/headphones/tools/compare/sony-wh-1000xm5-wireless-vs-sony-wf-1000xm5-truly-wireless/33024/38974Read 7 October 2026Public RTINGS sound-signature tiles, Methodology v2.3. Detailed response graphs and locked test conditions were not accessed. SoundGuys independently observes 30 to 300 Hz emphasis on a B&K 5128, using a pre-production sample on firmware 0.9.2.29Measurementrtings.com/headphones/tests/sound-quality/sound-profileRead 7 October 2026Warm is the published RTINGS sound-profile classification based on its own target. No response graph estimated or substituted from pre-production SoundGuys sample.
- Bass amount (measured)
- 4dB27Measurementrtings.com/headphones/tools/compare/sony-wh-1000xm5-wireless-vs-sony-wf-1000xm5-truly-wireless/33024/38974Read 7 October 2026Public RTINGS v2.3 sound-signature tile, updated June 2026. Rounded displayed bass amount, relative to its test reference. Locked detailed tests were not accessed. No firmware or tip size is shown in the public tile. Public comparison tile identifies WF-1000XM5 as the second in-ear product, not the first WH headphone. RTINGS own target and current public Sound Profile method: B&K HATS Type 5128-B, APx517B two-second 20 Hz to 20 kHz sweep, calibrated 500 Hz at 94 dB SPL, 1/12-octave smoothing and three in-ear reseats. Specific WF-1000XM5 firmware, tips, codec and ANC setting are not public. Method URL https://www.rtings.com/headphones/tests/sound-quality/sound-profile .29Measurementrtings.com/headphones/tests/sound-quality/sound-profileRead 7 October 2026Public method defines deviation from RTINGS own target, not a different lab target or THD. B&K 5128-B and Audio Precision method with 500 Hz/94 dB calibration, sweep and three IEM reseats. Actual rounded 4 dB remains from exact product public tile, no locked unrounded number.
- Treble amount (measured)
- -1dB27Measurementrtings.com/headphones/tools/compare/sony-wh-1000xm5-wireless-vs-sony-wf-1000xm5-truly-wireless/33024/38974Read 7 October 2026Public RTINGS v2.3 sound-signature tile, updated June 2026. Rounded displayed treble amount relative to its reference. Detailed locked test conditions were inaccessible. RTINGS own target and current public Sound Profile method: B&K HATS Type 5128-B, APx517B two-second 20 Hz to 20 kHz sweep, calibrated 500 Hz at 94 dB SPL, 1/12-octave smoothing and three in-ear reseats. Specific WF-1000XM5 firmware, tips, codec and ANC setting are not public. Method URL https://www.rtings.com/headphones/tests/sound-quality/sound-profile .29Measurementrtings.com/headphones/tests/sound-quality/sound-profileRead 7 October 2026Same RTINGS own target and public method. Actual rounded -1 dB from WF-1000XM5 tile. WH sibling 1 dB is not copied.
- Deviation from target (measured)
- Not available
- Consistency between fittings (measured)
- Not available
- Harmonic distortion (measured)
- Not available
- Sound leakage (measured)
- Not available
- Noise isolation (measured)
- Not available
- Noise isolation, best (measured)
- Not available
- Passive isolation (measured)
- Not available
- Call quality notes (measured)
- Not available
- Mic low-frequency extension (measured)
- Not available
- Mic high-frequency extension (measured)
- Not available
- Mic speech-to-noise ratio (measured)
- Not available
- Latency (measured)
- Not available
- Bluetooth latency, worst (measured)
- Not available
- 2.4 GHz latency, worst (measured)
- Not available
- Latency in game mode (measured)
- Not available
- Battery life (measured)
Hours (h) 9.53 - Longest tested use per charge
- 9.53h
- Battery life with case (measured)
- Not available
- Full charge time (measured)
- Not available
- Weight per bud (measured)
- Not available
Microphones and calls
- Voice microphones in both earbuds
- Not available
- All microphones in both earbuds
- 62Press releasesony.mediaroom.com/2023-07-24-Sony-Electronics-Unveils-WF-1000XM5-Truly-Wireless-Earbuds-For-The-Music-,-The-Best-Noise-Canceling-EarbudsRead 5 October 2026Six physical microphones across both earbuds. Bone conduction sensors are separate, not microphones.
- Bone conduction voice sensor
- Yes2Press releasesony.mediaroom.com/2023-07-24-Sony-Electronics-Unveils-WF-1000XM5-Truly-Wireless-Earbuds-For-The-Music-,-The-Best-Noise-Canceling-EarbudsRead 5 October 2026Call quality section explicitly names bone conduction sensors that pick up skull vibration.
- Mic noise reduction
- AI2Press releasesony.mediaroom.com/2023-07-24-Sony-Electronics-Unveils-WF-1000XM5-Truly-Wireless-Earbuds-For-The-Music-,-The-Best-Noise-Canceling-EarbudsRead 5 October 2026
- Call audio bandwidth
- Not available
- Mic mute control
- Not available
Connectivity
- Chip
- Integrated Processor V2 and HD Noise Cancelling Processor QN2e2Press releasesony.mediaroom.com/2023-07-24-Sony-Electronics-Unveils-WF-1000XM5-Truly-Wireless-Earbuds-For-The-Music-,-The-Best-Noise-Canceling-EarbudsRead 5 October 2026
- Connections
- Bluetooth5Owner's manualhelpguide.sony.net/mdr/2963/v1/en/print.pdfRead 7 October 2026
- Bluetooth
- 5.31Maker product pagesony.co.uk/headphones/products/wf-1000xm5/specRead 5 October 20265Owner's manualhelpguide.sony.net/mdr/2963/v1/en/print.pdfRead 7 October 2026Printed page 180 Specifications lists Bluetooth version 5.3.
- Bluetooth codecs
- SBC, AAC, LDAC, LC31Maker product pagesony.co.uk/headphones/products/wf-1000xm5/specRead 5 October 20265Owner's manualhelpguide.sony.net/mdr/2963/v1/en/print.pdfRead 7 October 2026Printed page 180 Supported Codec lists SBC, AAC, LDAC and LC3.
- Bluetooth profiles
- A2DP, AVRCP, HFP, HSP, TMAP, CSIP, MCP, VCP, CCP1Maker product pagesony.co.uk/headphones/products/wf-1000xm5/specRead 5 October 20265Owner's manualhelpguide.sony.net/mdr/2963/v1/en/print.pdfRead 7 October 2026Printed page 180 Compatible Bluetooth profiles lists A2DP, AVRCP, HFP, HSP, TMAP, CSIP, MCP, VCP and CCP.
- Paired devices remembered
- 85Owner's manualhelpguide.sony.net/mdr/2963/v1/en/print.pdfRead 7 October 2026PDF page 42 Pairing with Android. Maximum eight remembered Bluetooth devices, not eight simultaneous connections.
- Automatic switching between own devices
- Not available
- Fast pairing
- Google Fast Pair, Microsoft Swift Pair3Press releasesony.de/presscentre/for-the-music-sony-prasentiert-die-neuen-true-wireless-in-ear-kopfhorer-wf-1000xm5-mit-bestem-noise-cancellingRead 5 October 2026Main features explicitly names Fast Pair and Swift Pair.
- Wireless range (claimed)
- 10m1Maker product pagesony.co.uk/headphones/products/wf-1000xm5/specRead 5 October 2026Bluetooth effective range approximately 10 m, line of sight from manual specification.5Owner's manualhelpguide.sony.net/mdr/2963/v1/en/print.pdfRead 7 October 2026Printed page 180 Maximum communication range gives approximately 10 m line of sight. Footnote lists environmental conditions.
- Wireless receiver
- Not available
- Receiver connector
- Not available
- Simultaneous 2.4 GHz and Bluetooth audio
- Not available
Latency
- Low latency mode
- Yes5Owner's manualhelpguide.sony.net/mdr/2963/v1/en/print.pdfRead 7 October 2026PDF page 105 Supported codecs. LE Audio uses LC3 and Low latency sound-quality mode in app.
- Claimed latency
- Not available
- Lowest claimed latency
- Not available
Compatibility
- Platforms
- Android, iOS, Windows, macOS5Owner's manualhelpguide.sony.net/mdr/2963/v1/en/print.pdfRead 7 October 2026Manual has exact Android, iPhone, Windows 10/11 and Mac pairing and computer-call sections.
- Connection per platform
- Not available
- Features that need a specific device
Feature Needs Head tracking Compatible Android 13 smartphone with head tracking and supported spatial content or service. LE Audio and low latency mode Compatible LE Audio source. Set Low latency sound-quality mode in Sony Sound Connect. Multipoint and some service functions are unavailable under LE Audio. Firmware 6.0.0 adds digital assistant and head tracking support under LE Audio. Delete pairing information and re-pair after updating to enable those two LE Audio features. 360 Reality Audio Compatible streaming service, content and Sony app setup. Subscription may be required. Google audio switch Android 8.0 or later and Google Fast Pair connection. Audio Sharing and Auracast WF-1000XM5 firmware 6.0.0 or later and a compatible Android Audio Sharing source with Fast Pair. Google Find Hub Compatible Google Find Hub setup and supported headset firmware. Firmware 6.1.0 includes per-earbud location support. Earlier new Find Hub support was limited to dedicated Classic Audio. Safe Listening and Safe Volume Control Sony Sound Connect setup and supported headset software. Exposure monitoring and prolonged-dose control are separate from a sudden-noise limiter. Source2Press releasesony.mediaroom.com/2023-07-24-Sony-Electronics-Unveils-WF-1000XM5-Truly-Wireless-Earbuds-For-The-Music-,-The-Best-Noise-Canceling-EarbudsRead 5 October 20265Owner's manualhelpguide.sony.net/mdr/2963/v1/en/print.pdfRead 7 October 2026Google audio switch needs Android 8.0 or later and Fast Pair (manual page 87). Safe Listening and Safe Volume Control use Sound Connect (maker JP app feature page).18Maker product pagesony.com/electronics/support/software/00296561Read 7 October 2026Current firmware benefit corrects the earlier unqualified assistant restriction under LE Audio. Audio Sharing and Find Hub require compatible Android features and firmware. Exact audio switch and hearing exposure requirements are documented by separately mapped manual and JP app feature page. Maker requires deleting pairing information and re-pairing after update to use Digital Assistant and Head Tracking under LE Audio.23Maker product pagesony.jp/headphone/products/WF-1000XM5/feature_6.htmlRead 7 October 2026Google audio switch needs Android 8.0 or later and Fast Pair (manual page 87). Safe Listening and Safe Volume Control use Sound Connect (maker JP app feature page).- Official licence
- Not available
Battery and charging
- Battery per bud
- Not available
- User-replaceable earbud battery
- Not available
- Claimed battery life
Mode Codec Includes case recharges Hours (h) ANC on LDAC No 5 ANC off LDAC No 8 Transparency LDAC No 5 ANC on AAC No 8 ANC off AAC No 12 Transparency AAC No 8 ANC on SBC No 8 ANC off SBC No 12 Transparency SBC No 8 ANC on LC3 No 7 ANC off LC3 No 11 Transparency LC3 No 7 ANC on Not available Yes 24 ANC off Not available Yes 36 Call Not available No 7 Source3Press releasesony.de/presscentre/for-the-music-sony-prasentiert-die-neuen-true-wireless-in-ear-kopfhorer-wf-1000xm5-mit-bestem-noise-cancellingRead 5 October 2026Footnote xii explicitly gives 8+16=24 h total ANC on and 12+24=36 h total ANC off. Total includes initial earbuds charge and case recharges. Codec-specific earbuds rows come from manual.5Owner's manualhelpguide.sony.net/mdr/2963/v1/en/print.pdfRead 7 October 2026PDF page 31 music table: LDAC 5/8 h ANC on/off, AAC and SBC 8/12 h, LC3 7/11 h. Ambient mode equals ANC-on rows. PDF page 32 call off maximum 7 h. Only ANC-off call row retained because call enum cannot distinguish ANC state. EQ, DSEE, Speak-to-Chat and voice-wake features shorten runtime.- Longest claimed use per charge
- 12h
- Playback per charge with ANC (claimed)
- 8h
- Playback per charge without ANC (claimed)
- 12h
- Total with case (claimed)
- 36h
- Total with case and ANC (claimed)
- 24h
- Talk time (claimed)
- 7h
- Full charge time, buds
- 90min1Maker product pagesony.co.uk/headphones/products/wf-1000xm5/specRead 5 October 2026Battery Charge Time: approximately 1.5 hours. Exact unit conversion to 90 minutes.5Owner's manualhelpguide.sony.net/mdr/2963/v1/en/print.pdfRead 7 October 2026Printed page 180 Charging time gives approximately 1.5 hours for the headset, converted to 90 minutes. Charging chapter also states fully charging left and right units takes about 1.5 hours.
- Charging guidance
- Not available
- Quick charge time
- 3min5Owner's manualhelpguide.sony.net/mdr/2963/v1/en/print.pdfRead 7 October 2026
Charging case
- Case battery
- 500mAh21Review52audio.com/archives/179869.htmlRead 7 October 2026Teardown observes the charging-case battery label. Rated capacity 500 mAh, 3.85 V, 1.925 Wh. Outer case label identifies YY2963. This is case cell capacity, not USB input current or output capacity.28Retailer pagestatic.fnac-static.com/multimedia/editorial/pdf/4548736143548.pdfRead 7 October 2026BATTERIE INFO (CHARGING CASE) explicitly Capacité de décharge 500 mAh, independently corroborating exact teardown rated-cell label paragraph. Case, not earbud. Sheet case/package dimension rows appear interchanged and its generic quick-charge row differs from specific three-minute claim, so those cells are not imported.
- User-replaceable case battery
- Not available
- Case charging port
- USB-C5Owner's manualhelpguide.sony.net/mdr/2963/v1/en/print.pdfRead 7 October 2026
- Case full charge time
- 120min1Maker product pagesony.co.uk/headphones/products/wf-1000xm5/specRead 5 October 2026Charging Case Battery Charge Time: approximately 2 hours by USB, exactly 120 minutes.5Owner's manualhelpguide.sony.net/mdr/2963/v1/en/print.pdfRead 7 October 2026Printed page 180 Charging time gives approximately 2 hours for the charging case, converted to 120 minutes.
- Wireless charging
- Yes1Maker product pagesony.co.uk/headphones/products/wf-1000xm5/specRead 5 October 2026
- Wireless standards
- Qi3Press releasesony.de/presscentre/for-the-music-sony-prasentiert-die-neuen-true-wireless-in-ear-kopfhorer-wf-1000xm5-mit-bestem-noise-cancellingRead 5 October 20265Owner's manualhelpguide.sony.net/mdr/2963/v1/en/print.pdfRead 7 October 2026
- Wireless charging power
- Not available
- Speaker in case
- Not available
- Screen on case
- Not available
- Case works as audio transmitter
- Not available
Controls
- Controls
- Touch, Head gestures, Voice commands5Owner's manualhelpguide.sony.net/mdr/2963/v1/en/print.pdfRead 7 October 2026PDF pages 24-27 touch sensor actions and head gestures for calls. Voice assistant chapters name Google Assistant, Alexa and Siri.
- Earbud volume control
- Touch5Owner's manualhelpguide.sony.net/mdr/2963/v1/en/print.pdfRead 7 October 2026
- Gestures
- Nod to answer an incoming call, Shake head to reject an incoming call22Maker product pagesony.jp/feature/products/headphone/230726_02Read 7 October 2026Maker WF-1000XM5 developer interview explicitly describes nod and head-shake incoming-call gestures.
- Remappable controls
- Yes5Owner's manualhelpguide.sony.net/mdr/2963/v1/en/print.pdfRead 7 October 2026
- Voice assistant
- Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa, Siri5Owner's manualhelpguide.sony.net/mdr/2963/v1/en/print.pdfRead 7 October 2026
Sensors and health
- Sensors
- Infrared wear sensors, Touch sensors, Bone conduction sensors, Six-axis inertial sensor2Press releasesony.mediaroom.com/2023-07-24-Sony-Electronics-Unveils-WF-1000XM5-Truly-Wireless-Earbuds-For-The-Music-,-The-Best-Noise-Canceling-EarbudsRead 5 October 2026Launch release explicitly documents bone conduction sensors for speech pickup. These are distinct from physical voice microphones.5Owner's manualhelpguide.sony.net/mdr/2963/v1/en/print.pdfRead 7 October 2026Printed Location and function of parts identifies touch and IR sensors. Bone conduction sensors and six-axis inertial sensing are established by the separately mapped maker release and physical teardown. Phone accelerometer used by Adaptive Sound Control is not counted as an earbud sensor.21Review52audio.com/archives/179869.htmlRead 7 October 2026Teardown identifies a Bosch six-axis inertial IC marked SN 382 and describes its sensing role. No unprinted commercial chip model or sensor count is inferred. Maker release separately documents bone conduction sensing.
- Heart rate sensor
- Not available
- Skin temperature sensing
- Not available
- Hearing aid feature
- Not available
- Medical clearances
- Not available
- Hearing test
- Not available
- Hearing protection
- Not available
- Health features
- Safe Listening exposure monitoring, Safe Volume Control after prolonged exposure23Maker product pagesony.jp/headphone/products/WF-1000XM5/feature_6.htmlRead 7 October 2026Sound Connect Safe Listening accumulates exposure and compares it with WHO recommendations. Safe Volume Control can reduce output after prolonged high exposure. This does not establish a fixed dB cap, sudden-noise limiting, a hearing test or medical clearance.
Fit and durability
- Ear tips included
- SS, S, M, L5Owner's manualhelpguide.sony.net/mdr/2963/v1/en/print.pdfRead 7 October 2026PDF page 10 Package contents names SS, S, M and L tips, two of each.
- Ear tip materials
- Foam5Owner's manualhelpguide.sony.net/mdr/2963/v1/en/print.pdfRead 7 October 2026PDF page 13 explains polyurethane foam tips.
- Ear tip fit test
- Yes5Owner's manualhelpguide.sony.net/mdr/2963/v1/en/print.pdfRead 7 October 2026PDF page 126 app function helps determine optimal earbud tips.
- Dust and water rating, buds
- IPX41Maker product pagesony.co.uk/headphones/products/wf-1000xm5/specRead 5 October 2026
- Dust and water rating, case
- Not available
- Water resistance depth
- Not available
Software
- Companion app
- Sony | Sound Connect5Owner's manualhelpguide.sony.net/mdr/2963/v1/en/print.pdfRead 7 October 2026PDF cover notes Headphones Connect was renamed Sound Connect in October 2024. Android and iOS app support in installation chapter.
- App platforms
- Android, iOS5Owner's manualhelpguide.sony.net/mdr/2963/v1/en/print.pdfRead 7 October 2026
- User firmware updates
- Yes5Owner's manualhelpguide.sony.net/mdr/2963/v1/en/print.pdfRead 7 October 2026PDF pages 128-131 describe updating headset software.
- Finding network
- Google Find Hub18Maker product pagesony.com/electronics/support/software/00296561Read 7 October 2026WF-1000XM5 firmware 6.1.0 includes Find Hub benefits. Earlier listed new Find Hub support is qualified as dedicated Classic Audio. No UWB precision finding or Apple Find My is inferred.
- Precision finding
- Not available
- Live translation
- Not available
Dimensions and weight
- Weight per bud
- 5.9g(0.2 oz)1Maker product pagesony.co.uk/headphones/products/wf-1000xm5/specRead 5 October 2026Size and Weight: approximately 5.9 g per earbud including M tips.5Owner's manualhelpguide.sony.net/mdr/2963/v1/en/print.pdfRead 7 October 2026Printed page 180 Mass gives approximately 5.9 g per headset unit including M earbud tips.
- Bud dimensions
- Not available
- Case weight
- 39g(1.4 oz)1Maker product pagesony.co.uk/headphones/products/wf-1000xm5/specRead 5 October 2026Charging Case: approximately 39 g, case only.5Owner's manualhelpguide.sony.net/mdr/2963/v1/en/print.pdfRead 7 October 2026Printed page 180 Mass gives approximately 39 g for the charging case only.
- Case dimensions
- Not available
Certifications
- Communication certifications
- FCC Part 15 Class B, ISED Canada 409B-YY296325Owner's manualvoomi-assets-public.s3.amazonaws.com/products/2024-08-22/voomi_SONY_WF1000XM5B_documents_user_manual_825b807ee2940021149a8d87d113a79d876120.pdfRead 7 October 2026Maker Reference Guide hosted by retailer public file storage. Cover and declaration identify WF-1000XM5, model YY2963. Regional US and Canada compliance statements. This is not an unverified Bluetooth SIG listing.
- Other certifications
- 360 Reality Audio certified15Maker product pagesony.jp/headphone/products/WF-1000XM5/feature_1.htmlRead 7 October 2026WF-specific maker feature heading explicitly identifies a 360 Reality Audio certified model. No generic logo-license disclaimer is treated as device certification.
In the box
- In the box
- WF-1000XM5 earbuds, Charging case, Noise isolation earbud tips (SS, S, M, L), USB-A to USB-C cable, Documentation5Owner's manualhelpguide.sony.net/mdr/2963/v1/en/print.pdfRead 7 October 2026
- Cables included
Type Length (m) Count USB-A to USB-C 0.2 1
Links
- Product page
- www.sony.co.uk/headphones/products/wf-1000xm57Maker product pagesony.co.uk/headphones/products/wf-1000xm5Read 5 October 2026
- Spec sheet
- www.sony.co.uk/headphones/products/wf-1000xm5/spec1Maker product pagesony.co.uk/headphones/products/wf-1000xm5/specRead 5 October 2026
- Manual
- helpguide.sony.net/mdr/2963/v1/en/print.pdf5Owner's manualhelpguide.sony.net/mdr/2963/v1/en/print.pdfRead 7 October 2026
- EPREL registration number
- Not available
Warranty
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Sources
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- Maker product pagesony.co.uk/headphones/products/wf-1000xm5/spec
- Press articlemobile01.com/topicdetail.php
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PredecessorSony WF-1000XM4
SuccessorSony WF-1000XM6