Best for Microphone quality for calls
Sony WF-1000XM6 Earbuds
4.6 feature score
Highest scored product for this feature based on supporting review evidence.
Best Sony Earbud Headphones for Microphone quality for calls
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Safest pick
Sony WF-C710N Earbuds
3.7 feature score
Balances feature score, supporting reviews, and overall product strength.
Most evidence
Sony WF-1000XM5 Earbuds
13 supporting reviews
Has the broadest review evidence for this feature.
Best overall product
Sony WF-C510 Earbuds
3.7 overall score
Strongest overall product among items with scored evidence for this feature.
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Call microphone quality was widely considered much improved and often excellent, though one TechRadar reviewer heard muffled call audio.
Pros: Maximum volume clarity, Audio-video sync accuracy
Cons: Sidetone adjustment quality, Software/setup simplicity
Call microphone quality ranged from clear and impressive to merely usable, with the best results in quiet or moderate environments.
Pros: Weight comfort, Android compatibility
Cons: Lossless audio support, Ear tip size options
Call quality was highly split: some reviewers called it excellent or much improved, while others found it subpar, robotic, or weak in harsher noise.
Pros: Weight comfort, Noise isolation (passive)
Cons: aptX, Find My
Call microphone quality is inconsistent: some hear clear voice pickup in quiet settings, but several reviews criticize noisy-call performance and background pickup.
Pros: Weight comfort, Multipoint connectivity reliability
Cons: aptX, Active noise cancellation