HONEST review of SONY vs Apple headphones!!  

As a small ear girlie myself, this is exactly the review I needed😂

I love my Sony XM5s! I had a hard time choosing between apple and Sony but not only what you said but the charging and traveling are big decision breakers. I hope you love the Sony XM5s as much as I do!

I love my XM4's. They never fall off my head and never had an issue with pressure.

You can control the noise cancellation level for both xm4 and 5 with the app.

Just so you know you can customize the equalizer and noice cancelling levels on the Sony headphones app to your liking 😄

I like your review!!! It's more personal, and like you said people can know the specs but actual use is more helpful!!

With any of the Sony flagships, you can adjust the noise cancellation amount, so the pressure effect should never be an issue

I have the xm4 and you gotta use the optimise air feature to fix the pressure by a long press on the custom button.

I came to the exact same conclusions. The Apples are great, but heavy and you need to replace the ear pads with silicon ones.

As someone who was worried about the heaviness of the airpods maxes, it doesn’t actually bother me at all. It doesn’t move around as much cause im using it to study. The transparent mode sounds clearer than my real ears lmao and the audio is really good. I do have to say that when I take a 30 min walk with it, it does get a little sweaty inside. It works like normal airpods, you dont need to turn them on it just automatically connects to your device but having to bring the case is annoying sometimes but you live with it. XM5 and airpod maxes are great. Completely your choice aesthetically at that point and whether you like the ease of use for the apple ecosystem. :)) I barely notice that its heavy and I’m 159 cm (5’2”) and small ears and everything.

I love xm4s because of the amazing noise cancelling I love being in complete silence

Mark 5 hits the sweet spot between budget and quality for me

I have the XM4s and honestly, I’m in LOVE with them, the noise cancelling feature is over the top + they’re aesthetically more pleasing than the AirPod MAx’s (in my opinion). The material of the headphones themselves is so soft and has a matt effect, the way you can adjust the volume, change/stop/continue the song all in one headphone is truly amazingfor me, you can also turn on/off the ambient sound on the other headphone. The battery lasts so long, I’ve had them for over 2 months now, I’ve used them almost daily and I’ve only hd to charge them 3 times for like 1 hour. If you’re going to get headphones PLEASE get the Sony ones, either XM4/5s, the sound quality and noise cancelling is amazing on both of them, personally i don’t have a problem of the XM4s shifting on my head but maybe that’s just me!!

You can turn off the noise cancellation on the XM4s

Miki I have no need for headphones but I enjoyed your review very much - love your style!! It’s so practical and relatable! Would you do more reviews like this for anything and or everything in the future?!

Finally someone did a review for all of them! Thanks, very useful

Solid review, I would give more credit to the xm4’s cuz the bass and mids are slightly better and quality in general is as good as the xm5’s and the maxs are just ass for the price lol

Damn... that's the most complete comparison video I've seen comparing headphones (all the ones I was looking at), and in what? 30 seconds? Bravo, and thank you!

I had the EXACT same issue with the Sony XM4. On top of that, the market is filled with headphones that cater towards larger heads. I found the BOSE NC 700 was perfect and adjustable for SMALL Asian girly heads. And I love it. The cabin pressure is definitely a lot less (on 10 ANC/NC) vs any level on the XM4. So it’s a clear winner to give BOSE 700 NC for small heads and those that get cabin from the noise cancellation pressure for me. 😊

aww ty for the honest review really needed this

Yeah the Sony XM5 are a much better choice for most. They are great. I do have the XM4, they work for me

Never had such issues with my XM4s, I think it really depends on personal preference at this point, just try out the sample variants and then select the one you want :)

Amount of Anc varies for everyone. Same as how much salt or sugar someone prefers.

You can actually adjust the pressure in the app for the xm4s for anyone else with raging headaches

Your review is on point.

Cool anyway if u r not going to use the xm4 u can give it to me always ready to accept

Love the amount of feedback, specially for a youtube short!

If you want the best sounding over the head earphones: Momentum 4. Significantly better than the competition If you want the best battery life: momentum 4 and it's not even close If you want the best noise cancellation: xm5 If you want the best value: momentum 4 If you want the most comfortable: this will be subjective of course however, the ear cups on the momentum 4 and xm5 are the best. BUT, for people with bigger ears, the airpod maxes fit very well. They fit like most open back Sennheiser headphones. I am an audiophile so I have quite the collection of headphones. Personally, I have the xm5 and momentum 4s. I bought the airpod maxes and wanted to keep them because they fit me well but but ultimately returned them because the sound quality is pretty disappointing and the battery life is pathetic.

Bought my white MX5 last month. They're very comfy on my ears and the sound quality is great. Especially loving the wide frequency range.

I got the xm5s in stone white and love them. Cool look and everything that I want a headphone to do.

Ex owner of AirPods Max for two years, recently broke. The water condensation build up finally broke one of the ear muffs speakers. The aluminum and heat produced by your body heat gets stuck in between the drivers and the aluminum frame. You can literally see water droplets formed in the speaker of AirPods Max after wearing them for like 45 minutes. You have to take them off and dry them off and let them air dry as parts you can’t dry off manually. Something you don’t and shouldn’t have to do with such expensive headphones. Also this was a huge problem when they first came out, you can literally search it up

I loved how straight forward this was.

Thank you for this review, I appreciate it. Most reviewers hardly talk about if headphones stay on with head movement

Haven't tried xm5 yet, but I'm so satisfied with my xm4's, that i doubt that i will...

IM LIKE YES U R DOING THE MOST WANTED REVIEW 🎉

This is exactly the review I'm looking for, thanks! Doing some digging on what headphones to buy during Black Friday sales as I've had mine for almost 10 years now and it's just not that great anymore, this is very helpful (:

Thank you for the review, love reviews like this!

Nice review! I always found Apple products to be good at what they do, they’re expensive but theyre never the best. thx for giving such an in depth video tho!

Xm5 has been my wishlist, good to know its actually comfortable to use for a long time!

I love how you drilled in on the features that you liked and what annoyed you. I'm sure that the sound for all 3 is excellent, but if they aren't comfortable (for you), then the best sound in the world isn't going to make you want to wear them.

Thank you 🙏🏾 Exactly the review I needed.

I put silicon covers on my AirPods Max’s and it helped a lot! I still wouldn’t wear them if I’m moving around a lot (sit ups, running, etc.) but for genera listening and stationary strength workouts they work so much better with silicon padding 😅

I had the same exact issue with the Sony XM4. I loved them at first, but as I started using them more, the headaches were getting really bad. :(

Just got xm4. Was good option considering that they were like 250€ when xm5 were close to 400€

Great review! Thank you 🙏🏾 😊

I'm using Sony XM5 now. Soo comfortable and the sound quality is insane❤

Ok thank you for this honest review because people were only looking at the Apple ones for like major workout which I’m not using them for so this was so much more helpful. I also want to point out to people that with the Apple ones you can buy covers for the ear muffs and cases to protect it more which I like since I can’t do that for the xm5

I always wanted to have headphones, but those are really expensive, and because i also live in the 2nd lowest money currency in the world :'D So im okay with my new headphones that i bought in the mall, they're pretty good and they cost 200 bucks

I bought the XM4 at the airport because I lost my H9s and I thought they were better despite being $150 cheaper! I think the XM4 can give me a headache if I don't loosen them a bit but definitely think turning off the ambient noise canceling doesn't do a great job so you need to pull them off regardless. Still, they work great when I do want the noise canceled. Good review and glad to see I could have done worse with the Apple

AirPods Max user here. It’s all a matter of personal preference, I enjoy a lot more the cushion material in the airpods than in the XM4s/5s. It doesn’t warm up my ears as much. And regarding the weight yes it is noticeable, but tbh I never shake my head when wearing headphones so it’s not really an issue in normal use

I have XM4s! I absolutely love them. The charge holds a really long time and the sound quality is very good. Sometimes the BT connection needs to be restarted because the audio starts to cut out but its not that big a deal.

This is the review I needed yesterday! I went with the Sony XM5. You’re right about the AirPods Max being to heavy.

I think your review was more about fitting. I surprisingly kept the XM4’s vs 5’s. The value for money was btr since it’s older. Major diff is mic and noise cancellation is worse on xm4. I figured I’d use another mic if calling someone or on zoom and ANC I use it at home so w/e. The other main thing is that I got the xm4 from costco so the return policies are much btr vs getting the xm5 on Amazon. Not to say xm4 is btr than 5 but for these reasons I chose the 4.

xm5 gave me a headache from the pressure. Im afraid of xm4 doing the same

I thought you asked us so you could pick ONE!

I am still chilling with the xm3's and i'd honestly rather get the headache from the headphone instead of the noise outside of it 😂

As a small ear girl: The xm5's got a bit comfortable over the time. They were hurting my head at some point. The noise cancellation made me dizzy. I'm not saying they were thst bad, but i returned them because of this. Plus, i don't like how they look. The sound is a bit better than with the xm4's. But because im a comfy girl, i got the xm4's and they were never hurting. Neither were they falling of my head. The sound is also amazing. Like i said: Comfy points and good sound: xm4's Amazing sound and better noise cancellation: xm5's

THANKKK YOUU SO MUCHHH!! please do comparison with marshall monitor 2 ⭐️

I have the XM3s and used them for a long time. Nowadays I find I’m fine with just AirPod Pro 2s. Even on the plane. They’re just more portable and convenient.

I bought the XM5 too after weeks of research. I even convinced my boyfriend to buy one as well. It is so good 😊

Omg! I kid you not, im in between these three too 😱😭 that's so crazy. I've been leaning more towards one of the Sony's as I already have a Sony headset that I really like. The apple ones are probably just for show, but I also have a new galaxy phone so I thought a Sony would be better. So I've been thinking of either the xm4 or xm5. A few other people have been doing the same three too, or a combo of other brands included, but so funny to see. ❤

U emphasized that the ear cups of the airpods max can get sweaty, when it is the only one that has a more breathable material, compared to the pleather of xm4 and xm5.

Thank you for the review:)

These headphones are cute but a bit much on budget and noise cancellation isn’t a big issue for me. I bought Sony WHCH520 instead and absolutely loving it! Highly recommend it

Been using XM4 ever since it was released, and yes the pressure made me feel nauseated the first 2 days, but after that, I got used to it and I LOVE them

Sony is my go to brand for headphones for two decades already. Audio quality is great. XB910N is what I have now, the bass on this thing is amazing.

I just bought the XM 5s. I find the ear cups are huge for my little ears and since I don't have much hair, they can fall off. The soundstage is more on the Bose 700 side and tech reviewer Flossy Carter pointed out that the drivers are smaller in the XM5s vs the drivers in the XM4. I'm still debating on whether to keep the XM5s or return them.

Xm5 for sure. As the noise cancelation is the best. So when need it to be quiet like for example on a plane for long time. Makes it easier to sleep. I'm personally going to be getting those and the new focal with their active noise cancelation. But they also have a built in dac when plug in USB. They are 700 so won't be cheap buying both. But they both serve their own purpose in my life as well.

The Bang and Olufsen beoplay h95 r the best Bluetooth headphones but the price a little sus.

Try any headphones from Focal with a good DAC and Hi-Res music You’re life will change

i got my gf the xm5s for xmas. i was debating the airpods but the xm5 seems like a better product (you can plug in an aux cord! it comes with a nice case! it uses a normal usb plug to charge!) plus all the stuff u mentioned!

in my experience, the xm5 does actually switch easily from my mac and my iphone so i dont see the difference. i also have my airpods pro so i can compare

Heads up to those of you with lots of apple devices. I have Mac mini, a MacBook Air, 2 iPads and an iPhone and it does not connect seamlessly to any of them. I can be on a different floor trying to listen to something on my phone and they will randomly connect to my Mac mini. They will tell me they are connected to my MacBook Air and yet no sound will come out. Maybe if you just have an iPhone and a MacBook Air it works well but as is it doesn’t

Thank you. I wanted to get xm4 but now I sure get xm5 and yes, max you’re too expensive 😅

I am a crazy audio lover and i own both Xm5 and Momentum 4 both including high end audio gear which costs like 1500 Dollars I should say with my tests, Sennheiser is 3x better in sound quality and 2x better in battery life As for noise cancellation, Sony is way better but i dont use that feature since my usage environment is pretty silent Happy Audio Life People !

xm4 is so good though

I bet when you scroll the first TikTok popped up. Let’s be financially responsible for doing it all. Dang it. Oh, dang it.

Hahaha listening to this with the XM5 and I adore them so much. And they were white just like those. I use them to workout too and just like u said im so happy that despite the colour they still feel just like new cause I can wipe them down a lot easier

Please folks just be safe with your ears. Tinnitus is no joke and it is horrible.

Never have issue w my xm4… it does not give me headache either. If i could take off a point, it’d just be that it doesnt stay on when i run

I saw a pair of Xm5’s on display and the material on the headphones had started to fray so I got the MP4’s best buy ever.

I love XM4. I never fill positive pressure and also never fall for my head 😊

You get used to the pressure with the xm4’s but I have a small head so I can’t move my head back at all without it sliding off. Other than that I love them!

so was she saying that she would’ve kept the airpods over the xm5 or that she would’ve kept both?

i definitely take you over them all.

Based on your review, I think you'd probably prefer a Bose Quiet Comfort Ultra.... it's not heavy and the size would fit your cute little ears much better. ❤

You have to do the nc calibration in the sony headphone app. Relieves alot of the pressure

Try JBL headphones it’s affordable and good for small ears

You can get silicone cases for the apple headphones

also if you have a sony phone or an ldac receiver the xm5s will sound a lot better and you can enable audio upscaling if you use the app

I had the xm5s for a week but returned them. I loved almost everything about them, but the arms kept extending when I took the headphones off due to not having a locking mechanism. I thought I had a faulty pair but after doing some research and looking at demo models in person, I saw it was a common issue, so I got the Bose qc instead

The Sound Quality of the XM4 ar better than the XM5. Not a big update If you already have them

My sister has the XM3s. I've tried them, they pretty good

i got xm4s, i’m gonna get the xm6s when they came out. I tried out all three at a store and that easily gave me my answer. in my opinion, airpod maxes will never be better sound than sony XMs

I definitely agree with the noise cancelling on the XM4s hurting. When I first tried them on, I literally had to take a moment to process what I was hearing when I took one side off 🤣 they’re great. But they also tend to fall off very easily and the side controls are too sensitive - I have a short hair and everytime it brushes past, it turns my music off lol. Long battery life, foldable, very easy connection 👌🏽 I like them nonetheless

Spot on xm4 returning mine at this moment getting xm5

Well the m4s are made for noice cancelation besiees that you can control it trough the app its their job to camcel noise

Xm4's all day!!!! Love mine 🔥🔥

The XM4 and XM5 are pretty similar when it comes to features and both have amazing noise canceling features and yes you can adjust them on both of them. But sound-wise the Apple one's are far better imo (soundstage, separation, etc) although too fckin expensive.

Great review! For me I think that pressure wears off with a couple weeks of use but that's just me :)