ISSUE 88 • ANDROID ADVISOR 85The side of the headphoneshas a nice texturewhen using the
touchcontrols.
The carrying case is tough and has some nice touches.
case got a slight upgrade, too, with
improved stitching and a stiffer shell
that should last even longer. Other
tiny upgrades to the case include cloth
pockets for the zipper to recede into,and extra flap length on
the divider. Apart from
the stiffer case, none of
these changes make a
huge difference, but I
appreciate the attention to
detail Sony paid to things
as minor as the carrying
case. As before, provided
accessories include a
3.5mm cable, a very short
USB-C charging cable,
and an airline adapter.
Sony claims the same
30 hours of battery life
with noise cancelling enabled, and with
my heavy mixed usage over the course
of my review, I found the battery to last
almost aslongasthepreviouspair.Here
again, Sonypromisesitsoptionalpower
adapter will deliver the
same quick-charge feature
that provides five hours
of listening time after just
10 minutes of charging,
but Sony didn’t send that
component,soI wasn’t
abletotestthatclaim.
Thestock USB-C cable
chargedthecanswithin
acouple hours.
My favourite new feature
on the WH-1000XM4 is
a proximity sensor that