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No voice-only count is inferred.","microphone_count_total":"Six physical microphones across both earbuds. Bone conduction sensors are separate, not microphones.","voice_pickup_sensor":"Call quality section explicitly names bone conduction sensors that pick up skull vibration.","wind_noise_reduction":"Call quality section describes physical wind-reduction structure and microphone mesh.","head_tracking":"Head tracking paragraph and footnote 5. Compatible Android 13 head-tracking smartphones and spatial content required.","markets":"Regional launch release establishes US availability (US mediaroom) or German availability (German release). Markets is a documented subset with Japan sourced separately.","sensors":"Launch release explicitly documents bone conduction sensors for speech pickup. These are distinct from physical voice microphones."}},{"url":"https://www.sony.de/presscentre/for-the-music-sony-prasentiert-die-neuen-true-wireless-in-ear-kopfhorer-wf-1000xm5-mit-bestem-noise-cancelling","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["launch_price_eur","battery_life_claimed","wireless_charging_standards","fast_pair","markets"],"notes":{"launch_price_eur":"Preis und Verfuegbarkeit: approximately 319 EUR German launch MSRP.","battery_life_claimed":"Footnote 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.","fast_pair":"Main features explicitly names Fast Pair and Swift Pair.","markets":"Regional launch release establishes US availability (US mediaroom) or German availability (German release). 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Its future July 27 availability statement is not used as actual retail evidence."}},{"url":"https://helpguide.sony.net/mdr/2963/v1/en/print.pdf","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["model_numbers","manual_url","single_bud_use","connection_types","bluetooth_le_audio","multipoint_device_count","paired_device_memory","transparency_adjustable","conversation_detection","compatible_platforms","charging_port","wireless_charging_standards","quick_charge_min","quick_charge_playback_h","control_types","volume_control","customizable_controls","voice_assistant","wear_detection","fit_test","ear_tip_sizes","ear_tip_materials","companion_app","companion_app_platforms","firmware_updatable","sidetone","low_latency_mode","in_the_box","cables_included","battery_life_claimed","feature_requirements","bluetooth_version","bluetooth_codecs","bluetooth_profiles","wireless_range_m","weight_g","case_weight_g","charge_time_0_100_min","case_charge_time_min","sensors"],"notes":{"model_numbers":"Cover identifies model YY2963, product WF-1000XM5.","battery_life_claimed":"PDF 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.","single_bud_use":"PDF page 23 Using only one headset unit. Either unit can work alone, with some controls and assistant restrictions.","paired_device_memory":"PDF page 42 Pairing with Android. Maximum eight remembered Bluetooth devices, not eight simultaneous connections.","multipoint_device_count":"PDF pages 85-86 explicitly allows two simultaneous Bluetooth sources, audio from one at a time.","quick_charge_playback_h":"PDF page 31: approximately one hour of music after three minutes charging. Codec and noise-control mode not stated for this quick-charge promise.","ear_tip_sizes":"PDF page 10 Package contents names SS, S, M and L tips, two of each.","ear_tip_materials":"PDF page 13 explains polyurethane foam tips.","wear_detection":"PDF page 22 Wearing the headset. IR sensors pause or resume music as earbuds are removed or inserted.","sidetone":"PDF page 126 app functions: turn voice capture during calls on or off.","fit_test":"PDF page 126 app function helps determine optimal earbud tips.","control_types":"PDF pages 24-27 touch sensor actions and head gestures for calls. Voice assistant chapters name Google Assistant, Alexa and Siri.","low_latency_mode":"PDF page 105 Supported codecs. LE Audio uses LC3 and Low latency sound-quality mode in app.","companion_app":"PDF cover notes Headphones Connect was renamed Sound Connect in October 2024. Android and iOS app support in installation chapter.","firmware_updatable":"PDF pages 128-131 describe updating headset software.","cables_included":"PDF page 10: one USB-A to USB-C cable, approximately 20 cm, stored as 0.2 m.","compatible_platforms":"Manual has exact Android, iPhone, Windows 10/11 and Mac pairing and computer-call sections.","bluetooth_version":"Printed page 180 Specifications lists Bluetooth version 5.3.","bluetooth_codecs":"Printed page 180 Supported Codec lists SBC, AAC, LDAC and LC3.","bluetooth_profiles":"Printed page 180 Compatible Bluetooth profiles lists A2DP, AVRCP, HFP, HSP, TMAP, CSIP, MCP, VCP and CCP.","wireless_range_m":"Printed page 180 Maximum communication range gives approximately 10 m line of sight. Footnote lists environmental conditions.","weight_g":"Printed page 180 Mass gives approximately 5.9 g per headset unit including M earbud tips.","case_weight_g":"Printed page 180 Mass gives approximately 39 g for the charging case only.","charge_time_0_100_min":"Printed 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.","case_charge_time_min":"Printed page 180 Charging time gives approximately 2 hours for the charging case, converted to 120 minutes.","sensors":"Printed 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.","feature_requirements":"Google 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)."}},{"url":"https://www.soundguys.com/sony-wf-1000xm5-review-95465/","kind":"measurement","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["measured_battery_life"],"notes":{"measured_battery_life":"9 h 32 min on a single earbud charge, stored as 9.53 h. Review tested one week with maker-provided pre-production sample on firmware 0.9.2. The specific battery paragraph does not state ANC mode, codec, volume or host. These conditions remain unspecified. Current retail firmware is different."}},{"url":"https://www.sony.co.uk/headphones/products/wf-1000xm5","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["manufacturer_url"]},{"url":"https://www.syntrend.com.tw/event_detail.html?id=2084","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["release_date","drivers","driver_type"],"notes":{"release_date":"Dated 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.","drivers":"Opening and sound section explicitly state an 8.4 mm driver."}},{"url":"https://www.target.com/p/-/A-88914420","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["gtins"],"notes":{"gtins":"Verified subset. UPC is for the US Black WF1000XM5/B package. Other colors and regions have different package identifiers."}},{"url":"https://www.sony.jp/headphone/products/WF-1000XM5/","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["status","colors","markets","hi_res_audio"],"notes":{"status":"Current Sony Japan purchase block lists 35,750 yen and a purchase link. Availability is documented in Japan. A successor does not itself establish discontinuation.","colors":"Current maker color list, translated from Japanese. Smoky Pink was added after the original Black and Platinum Silver launch.","markets":"Documented 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.","hi_res_audio":"Maker product feature logo strip /products/logo/middle/WF-1000XM5_nc_hireswiress_hireskyu_360_SCA_gaion_antei_SMP_bt.jpg was fetched and visually inspected. The badge explicitly says Hi-Res AUDIO WIRELESS. Ordinary wired Hi-Res certification is not inferred."}},{"url":"https://www.sony.jp/headphone/products/WF-1000XM5/feature_2.html","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["predecessor"],"notes":{"predecessor":"Maker explicitly names WF-1000XM4 as the previous model. Reference is the existing same-type product slug."}},{"url":"https://www.sony.jp/feature/products/music/260213/","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["successor"],"notes":{"successor":"Maker explicitly identifies WF-1000XM6 as the successor. The target product exists in this type folder."}},{"url":"https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1778672-REG/sony_wf1000xm5_s_wf_1000xm4_noise_canceling_true_wireless.html","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["warranty_years","gtins"],"notes":{"warranty_years":"Exact new US Silver WF1000XM5/S listing explicitly includes Limited 1-Year Manufacturer Warranty. The original used-item URL redirects to this actual new-product page and has been replaced. Manufacturer period, not seller used warranty, Japanese three-year store service or statutory rights.","gtins":"Exact new US Silver WF1000XM5/S page UPC 027242925618. Separate from Black WF1000XM5/B UPC and European CE7 packages."}},{"url":"https://www.sony.jp/walkman/special/NW-A300_series_WF-1000XM5/","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["max_sample_rate_khz","max_bit_depth_bits"],"notes":{"max_sample_rate_khz":"Maker page specifically pairs NW-A300 with WF-1000XM5. Maximum Bluetooth playback is 96 kHz through LDAC with a compatible source. The separate 192 kHz/32-bit Walkman processing claim is excluded.","max_bit_depth_bits":"24-bit maximum LDAC playback on the documented NW-A300 and WF-1000XM5 pairing. This is not the DSEE processing resolution."}},{"url":"https://www.sony.jp/headphone/products/WF-1000XM5/feature_1.html","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["sound_personalization","anc_type","other_certifications"],"notes":{"sound_personalization":"360 Reality Audio personal optimization uses the listener ear shape through Sound Connect and a supported service. Find Your Equalizer preference choices alone are not the evidence for this field.","anc_type":"Maker explicitly identifies both feedback and feedforward ANC microphone roles. Three ANC microphones per earbud, including dual feedback microphones, support hybrid classification.","other_certifications":"WF-specific maker feature heading explicitly identifies a 360 Reality Audio certified model. No generic logo-license disclaimer is treated as device certification."}},{"url":"https://experience.sony-asia.com/ph/home/exploredetail/546","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["eq_bands","eq_presets"],"notes":{"eq_bands":"Five adjustable frequency bands plus a separate Clear Bass control. SoundGuys describes six controls as a six-band equalizer. T3 and Stuff call it five-band. The stored count follows the maker distinction between five frequencies and Clear Bass. Source explicitly features WF-1000XM5. Current generic support article examples vary by model, so its broader preset list is not used.","eq_presets":"Maker 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."}},{"url":"https://www.soundguys.com/sony-wf-1000xm5-features-96697/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["eq_presets"],"notes":{"eq_presets":"Verified 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."}},{"url":"https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/software/00296561","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["audio_sharing","find_my_networks","feature_requirements"],"notes":{"audio_sharing":"WF-1000XM5 firmware 6.1.0 page includes this benefit from the 6.0.0 update. Requires compatible Android Audio Sharing and Fast Pair. This feature was added after launch.","find_my_networks":"WF-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.","feature_requirements":"Current 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."}},{"url":"https://www.soundguys.com/sony-audio-sharing-145648/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["auracast"],"notes":{"auracast":"October 2, 2025 report explicitly covers WF-1000XM5 firmware 6.0.0. Compatible Android device required for shared LE Audio reception. Maker firmware confirms Audio Sharing with Fast Pair but does not name Auracast on the accessed page. No independent venue broadcast interoperability or certification is claimed."}},{"url":"https://www.digitaltrends.com/home-theater/sony-wf-1000xm5-review/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["multipoint_ldac"],"notes":{"multipoint_ldac":"Exact WF-1000XM5 review explicitly states simultaneous LDAC and multipoint. Public indexed prose was readable. Direct fetch returned 403. Do not transfer the older WH-1000XM5 limitation to these earbuds."}},{"url":"https://www.52audio.com/archives/179869.html","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["case_battery_capacity_mah","sensors"],"notes":{"case_battery_capacity_mah":"Teardown 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.","sensors":"Teardown 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."}},{"url":"https://www.sony.jp/feature/products/headphone/230726_02/","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["gesture_controls"],"notes":{"gesture_controls":"Maker WF-1000XM5 developer interview explicitly describes nod and head-shake incoming-call gestures."}},{"url":"https://www.sony.jp/headphone/products/WF-1000XM5/feature_6.html","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["health_features","feature_requirements"],"notes":{"health_features":"Sound 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.","feature_requirements":"Google 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)."}},{"url":"https://www.soundguys.com/sony-wf-1000xm5-vs-sony-wf-1000xm3-96236/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["stabilizers"],"notes":{"stabilizers":"Exact WF-1000XM5 and WF-1000XM3 comparison explicitly states no added stabilizers or wings. No missing fitting is inferred from photographs alone."}},{"url":"https://voomi-assets-public.s3.amazonaws.com/products/2024-08-22/voomi_SONY_WF1000XM5B_documents_user_manual_825b807ee2940021149a8d87d113a79d876120.pdf","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["communication_certifications"],"notes":{"communication_certifications":"Maker 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."}},{"url":"https://fccid.io/AK8YY2963/Label/06-Label-and-Location-FCC-6374318.pdf","kind":"regulatory","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["fcc_ids"],"notes":{"fcc_ids":"Actual maker FCC label/location filing. Label goes on the charging case because the headsets are too small. Case label location does not imply a radio transmitter inside the case."}},{"url":"https://www.rtings.com/headphones/tools/compare/sony-wh-1000xm5-wireless-vs-sony-wf-1000xm5-truly-wireless/33024/38974","kind":"measurement","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["measured_bass_amount_db","measured_treble_amount_db","measured_frequency_response_notes"],"notes":{"measured_bass_amount_db":"Public 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 .","measured_treble_amount_db":"Public 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 .","measured_frequency_response_notes":"Public 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."}},{"url":"https://static.fnac-static.com/multimedia/editorial/pdf/4548736143548.pdf","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["gtins","case_battery_capacity_mah"],"notes":{"gtins":"Actual 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.","case_battery_capacity_mah":"BATTERIE 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."}},{"url":"https://www.rtings.com/headphones/tests/sound-quality/sound-profile","kind":"measurement","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["measured_bass_amount_db","measured_treble_amount_db","measured_frequency_response_notes"],"notes":{"measured_bass_amount_db":"Public 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.","measured_treble_amount_db":"Same RTINGS own target and public method. Actual rounded -1 dB from WF-1000XM5 tile. WH sibling 1 dB is not copied.","measured_frequency_response_notes":"Warm is the published RTINGS sound-profile classification based on its own target. No response graph estimated or substituted from pre-production SoundGuys sample."}}],"fields_filled":102,"updated":"2026-10-16"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}