Wear detection performance was excellent in the available review, with sensors described as as good as ever.
Pros: Smart Pause performance, Award recognition
Cons: Cable quality, USB-C
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Wear detection performance is praised as excellent in daily use.
Pros: Award recognition, ANC sound impact on audio
Cons: Water/sweat resistance rating, LE Audio readiness
Reviewers treated wear detection performance as a standout strength, with praise repeated across the supporting review evidence.
Pros: Volume output, Active noise cancellation
Cons: Water/sweat resistance rating, USB-C
Wear detection performed quickly but had a resume-side glitch that the reviewer wanted fixed.
Pros: Codec support, aptX
Cons: LDAC, Water/sweat resistance rating
Wear detection performance receives a mixed note, with one reviewer finding the sensor less reliable than Bose or Sony.
Pros: Frequency response accuracy, Multipoint connectivity reliability
Cons: LDAC, Wear detection performance
Wear detection performance is mixed: Smart Pause can work well, but on-head detection can feel clumsy or too sensitive.
Pros: Instrument separation, Charging
Cons: Xbox compatibility, Water/sweat resistance rating
Wear-detection performance was inconsistent, with one reviewer turning it off after repeated frustration.
Pros: Immersive audio quality, ANC background noise level
Cons: Replaceable pads/headband, Replaceable earpads
Wear detection performance was a repeated weakness, with finicky, inconsistent, or aggressively sensitive behavior.
Pros: Award recognition, Audio-video sync accuracy
Cons: ANC sound impact on audio, ANC effect on sound signature
Wear detection performance was poor in one long-term Mac test, where it reportedly never worked.
Pros: Smart Pause performance, App
Cons: Wear detection performance, Wear detection auto-pause