Sony's flagship over-ear returns to a folding design with a faster noise-cancelling processor and a 12-microphone array. The cabin use case is obvious: thirty hours with cancellation on covers the longest commercial sectors twice over.

Specifications

  • HD Noise Cancelling Processor QN3 with a 12-microphone system
  • 30 mm drivers; approximately 254 g
  • Bluetooth 5.3; up to 30 hours with noise cancelling on, 40 hours off
  • Folding design returns; Black, Platinum Silver, and Midnight Blue
  • Three-minute charge gives up to three hours of playback
  • Price $449.99 checked 25 Sep 2026 against launch reporting and Sony's published specifications page; the maker revises pricing periodically.

$449.99 · Price via WH-1000XM6 specifications, Sony

Method. Compiled from published specifications and maker materials. This is not a hands-on test. Read our gear review policy.