Sony WF-1000XM3 flagship earbuds launched at ₹19,990, company explains why it won’t eat WF-SP800N’s market | Wearables News

Sony WF-1000XM3 flagship earbuds launched at 19,990, company explains why it won’t eat WF-SP800N’s market

Priced at 19,990, the WF-1000XM3 will be available at 17,990 as an introductory offer. These will go on sale starting 6th August.

By: ROBIN SINHA
| Updated on: Aug 20 2022, 22:23 IST
Sony WF-1000XM3
Sony WF-1000XM3 (HT Tech)
Sony WF-1000XM3
Sony WF-1000XM3 (HT Tech)

A year after globally launching the flagship WF-1000XM3 earbuds, Sony has finally introduced it in India. Priced at 19,990, the WF-1000XM3 will be available at 17,990 as a part of an introductory offer. These will go on sale starting 6th August. 

For those following the earbuds market should know that Sony launched its WF-SP800N earbuds recently and that is priced at 18,990. It has almost the same features but is being pitched as a sports product for those who are active and always on the move. So will the WF-1000XM3 at the same price be hurting the SP800N in any way? We asked this to Mani Balan, Product Manager of Audio business at Sony India and here's what he said.

“Although WF-SP800N and WF-1000XM3 fall in the same price bracket, the usage scenarios and target customers are different and hence, both can co-exist without any cannibalisation. While WF-SP800N caters to sports & fitness related needs, WF-1000XM3 addresses travel and core music performance related needs,” he said.

Sony WF-1000XM3
Sony WF-1000XM3 (HT Tech)
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Sony WF-1000XM3 (HT Tech)

Sony claims that the WF-1000XM3 can deliver up to 24 hours of listening time with earphones alone delivering 6 hours on a single charge and 8 hours with noise cancelling switched off. Also, it can be charged for 10-minutes to deliver up to 90 minutes of play time.

Like we've seen in other Sony earbuds as well, there's a Quick Attention feature wherein you could place your finger over the earbud to automatically turn down the volume and hear ambient sound. It goes back to normal once the finger is lifted.

And the highlight is the Adaptive Sound Control that uses the Sense Engine, something we saw in SP800N as well. The ‘smart' function auto detects the environment you're in and adjusts the ambient sound settings as required.

Available in two colour variants – Silver, Black, the earbuds come with a charging case that has a USB Type-C port and uses magnets to keep the earbuds intact while charging. Some other features include NFC, 20Hz-20,000Hz frequency response, Bluetooth v5.0, tri-hold structure and customisable controls.

We will be talking about our experience in our review, which will be out soon. So stay tuned.

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First Published Date: 04 Aug, 14:06 IST
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