The Sony WF-XB700 earphones seem to be ready for activity since they’re IPx4 compatible. When a call comes, any button will do the job of virtually picking up the receiver. The button on the right one is for play/pause and track skipping. Press and hold it and the volume reduces. Press the left one once and the volume increases by a notch. The Sony WF-XB700 earphones allow quite a bit of control, given that they only have one button on each. The charge case has a USB Type-C connector on the back for charging. The buds are drawn in magnetically for reliable charging. The lid is spring-loaded and translucent so that you can see the LED indicators on the buds through it. The case is quite compact at 81mm long, 38mm tall and 43mm deep. With the buds, the whole package weighs 61.2 grams. The buds themselves are not the smallest in the genre, but they remain reasonably light at 7.7 grams each (Sony says 8 grams). We’ll see later if and how that translates into the quality of the sound. Of course the channel from the front of the driver into the ears is smaller than that, but this little divergence from the norm was intriguing. The Sony WF-XB700 True Wireless Earphones go for 12mm drivers.
It’s common for true wireless earphones to use 5mm, 6mm, perhaps 7mm drivers. Inside each bud is a driver that’s, well, kind of huge. That can make for a more comfortable wearing experience. You pinch from side-to-side on the bud when actuating the button, rather than pushing it into your ear.
It’s a tiny little thing on each side, on the edge of the bud. The runtime of the earbuds for listening to music is rated at an impressive nine hours. You know the drill: two earbuds, silicone tips in four sizes, a combination charge and storage case. So let’s see what you do get with the Sony WF-XB700 earphones. All of which are pretty to useless to you if your budget is sub-$200. There are plenty of $400 and $500 earbuds (typically priced at $399 and $499, as though you’re an idiot) with some or all those features. And, I’m going to suggest, that’s a good thing.
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