An inventory of the best value-for-money headphones at the end of the year: Which would you choose, WF-SP800N or Powerbeats Pro?

In recent years, "true wireless" headphones have become more and more popular. The huge demand has led a large number of old brands to enter this field. As we all know, there are many application scenarios for "true wireless" headphones. Whether it is going out or exercising, wearing "true wireless" headphones does not need to be restricted by wire control. In the increasingly competitive "true wireless" headphone market, the Sony brand can be said to have occupied half of the market, and today we bring you the Sony brand's WF-SP800N. This product is positioned in the thousand-yuan range, and it is deeply loved by the public in terms of both appearance and performance. In addition, in order to more intuitively show the charm of WF-SP800N, this time we also brought the Powerbeats Pro under the Beats brand as a comparison brand. How about the Powerbeats Pro and WF-SP800N, which are also positioned in the thousand-yuan range? Please follow us to find out.

High-end appearance, fashionable shape

From the appearance point of view, both products meet the aesthetic standards of modern young people. The WF-SP800N adopts a "pea" shape design. The simple body is fashionable and delicate, and with excellent craftsmanship, it gives people a refined urban elegance. It is suitable for both boys and girls. The Powerbeats Pro adopts an ear-hanging design in appearance. Whether it is the body color or the shape, it is very stable and has a hint of mystery. If you consider the appearance alone, the WF-SP800N is full of exquisite atmosphere, and the size is also more compact. It is very convenient to go out on the street without any sense of burden. From this point of view, the WF-SP800N is undoubtedly slightly better.

Easy to operate and high comfort

Although the two earphones have different design styles in appearance, they are indeed quite comfortable to wear. The WF-SP800N is an in-ear design. In order to meet the wearing needs of different groups of people, it is equipped with 2 pairs of arc-shaped supports and 4 pairs of earmuffs. The arc-shaped support based on multiple experimental tests is made of silicone material. Combined with the ergonomically designed arc, the support can fit the auricle better and further improve the comfort and stability when wearing. Considering that most people who wear "true wireless" headphones have sports needs, the earplugs and supports made of silicone can further prevent slip and waterproof, making the usage scenarios more diverse.

On the other hand, Powerbeats Pro uses an ear-hook wearing method. Unlike traditional ear-hook headphones, the ear hook of Powerbeats Pro adopts a non-slip design and supports self-adjustment. In addition, Powerbeats Pro has an ergonomic design. There are two small holes outside the cavity, one for the air inlet and the other for the air outlet. The two small holes can effectively balance the air pressure in the ear cavity. In terms of wearing comfort, the wearing method of WF-SP800N is in-ear, which will further reduce the sense of pressure on the auricle and make it easier and more comfortable to wear. Since Powerbeats Pro is an ear-hook style, it may cause a certain degree of weight "burden" to the ears after long-term wearing.

In daily operation, both Powerbeats Pro and WF-SP800N are in line with people's daily operation habits. WF-SP800N adopts a touch panel operation design. After evaluation, it was found that the left and right earphone units will realize different functions when touched. For example, single-clicking the left earphone can realize functions such as noise reduction, ambient sound, and ambient sound control off. Double-clicking can trigger answering and hanging up the call, and long pressing will realize the quick reminder function. Single-clicking the right earphone can control the earphone to play and pause. Double-clicking can control the playback of the next song or trigger answering and hanging up the call. In the case of triple-clicking, the previous song will be triggered.

When operating Powerbeats Pro, the actual experience is quite convenient. Unlike WF-SP800N, Powerbeats Pro uses physical buttons. Both earphones can be used separately, and any earphone can realize functions such as volume increase and decrease, play, pause, etc. From a design perspective, the touch control method of WF-SP800N is undoubtedly more technologically advanced than physical buttons, and is more suitable for the needs of modern young people for a cool user experience.

Excellent sound quality and stable connection

When buying headphones, sound quality is of course an important consideration. Currently, the WF-SP800N is equipped with digital noise reduction technology. For sports enthusiasts, wearing it can further reduce ambient noise and make the sports atmosphere more immersive. In fact, the noise reduction function of the WF-SP800N is not only reflected in its passive noise reduction, it is also a headset with active noise reduction. First of all, users can turn on the adaptive sound control function through the Sony Headphones Connect APP. With this technology, the headphones can automatically detect the user's activity status and location anytime, anywhere, and switch to the best noise reduction solution. Of course, thanks to Sony's intelligent noise reduction technology, users can also customize the noise reduction solution, with up to 20 ambient sound modes to choose from, making the music experience more comfortable.

When listening to music, the WF-SP800N is equipped with 360° immersive sound effects, which can present hall-level surround sound. When exercising or going out, the high-quality music experience will be more obvious. Of course, if you want to customize your favorite sound effects, you can do it with the help of the Sony Headphones Connect APP. Through the APP, users can customize the ambient sound as they like, so that the sound effects are more suitable for their ears and they can enjoy beautiful notes.

In terms of sound quality experience, the fully tuned Powerbeats Pro uses a newly designed acoustic structure, which can present a balanced and powerful sound effect, bringing a clearer and more vivid tone. When wearing Powerbeats Pro to listen to music, the dynamic range is very wide. However, from the overall point of view, the noise reduction technology of Powerbeats Pro is limited to passive noise reduction and does not have active noise reduction, so from this point of view, it is a little inferior to WF-SP800N. In terms of sound quality experience, since WF-SP800N is equipped with 360° immersive sound effects, the sense of immersion will be more obvious. Although the sound quality of Powerbeats Pro is very good, WF-SP800N will be more comfortable in listening experience.

Although they are both "true wireless" headphones, they both have excellent performance in stability and sound quality. The excellent stability of the WF-SP800N is due to its newly developed Bluetooth chip. Thanks to this technology, the sound signal transmission is more stable and the sound can be transmitted to the left and right headphones at the same time, thereby reducing the delay and optimizing the listening experience.

Powerbeats Pro is equipped with the Apple H1 headphone chip and has a stable connection, which can effectively alleviate the problems of disconnection and delay caused by poor signals in traditional "true wireless" headphones.

Music Appreciation

Since headphones are used for listening to music, in order to more intuitively present the sound quality effects of the two headphones, two songs were specially selected for evaluation.

1. My Dream - Jane Zhang

"My Dream" is adapted from the English version of the song "Dream It Possible" by musician Andy Love. The Chinese version is sung by Jane Zhang. The overall style of this song continues the inspirational and touching theme of the song, and the whole story is vividly presented under Jane Zhang's moving voice. Take WF-SP800N to listen to this song. When the grand piano solo sounded, WF-SP800N can completely hold it, without any blur or noise problems. Then, Jane Zhang's powerful voice gradually came into the ears, clear and loud. Thanks to the excellent sound performance of WF-SP800N, the mid-range can be pure and crisp, the bass is surging and powerful, and the treble will not be distorted or harsh. Overall, WF-SP800N is still quite good. Especially the bass part, WF-SP800N can make the sound richer in the bass part of the song. When the song gets better, the bass becomes surging and powerful. Different from the bass of traditional headphones, the bass of WF-SP800N is strong but not dull, which is very friendly to the ears and will not harm the health of the ears.

2. Clouds

The song "Clouds" was written and composed by Daolang and sung by singer Yun Duo. Singer Yun Duo was born in the Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in Aba, Sichuan. Yun Duo, who has lived in the mountains since childhood, has a unique voice. This song is a perfect display of her voice. Listening to this song with Powerbeats Pro can be perfectly controlled. In the bass part, Powerbeats Pro is quite powerful, allowing both ears to enjoy the beautiful music sound. In terms of mid-range performance, Powerbeats Pro allows the singer's pure voice to be perfectly released. The loud and comfortable singing is refreshing, as if instantly bringing people into the mountain fields, making the mind more comfortable.

When it comes to "true wireless" headphones, the place where people use them most seems to be the sports field. When exercising, the WF-SP800N has IP55 dust and water resistance, and can be worn for running, fitness, cycling, climbing and other sports. Whenever you sweat profusely, you don't have to worry about sweat erosion, and you can fully guarantee a happy mood for exercise. And this level of waterproofness means that even if you encounter unexpected heavy rain, you don't have to worry about the headphones getting water in, which significantly improves the durability of the headphones. In addition, thanks to the excellent waterproof performance of the WF-SP800N, after exercise, you can directly rinse the headphones with water, efficiently and conveniently remove sweat stains on the headphones, making sports life easier and more comfortable. In terms of sports waterproof performance, although Powerbeats Pro supports sweat and water resistance, its level is only IPX4, that is, this level only supports water splash protection. Although it can prevent some water stains and sweat stains during exercise, if there is unexpected heavy rain, the earphones are still at risk of water ingress. At the same time, Powerbeats Pro does not support direct water washing, and daily cleaning will inevitably become more cumbersome. Therefore, in terms of waterproof and dustproof performance, WF-SP800N is undoubtedly better.

At present, the price of WF-SP800N is 1299 yuan, and the price of Powerbeats Pro is 1398 yuan. In terms of price, WF-SP800N is slightly more affordable, and from an overall perspective, the waterproof and dustproof level of WF-SP800N reaches IP55, which is better than the IPX4 level of Powerbeats Pro. At the same time, WF-SP800N uses touch operation when operating, which is full of black technology and conforms to the trendy fashion experience of modern young people. From this point of view, WF-SP800N is undoubtedly more popular than Powerbeats Pro. In addition, WF-SP800N not only has passive noise reduction, but also supports active noise reduction technology, while Powerbeats Pro only supports passive noise reduction, so the noise reduction technology of WF-SP800N is better than Powerbeats Pro.

As a winner of Toutiao's Qingyun Plan and Baijiahao's Bai+ Plan, the 2019 Baidu Digital Author of the Year, the Baijiahao's Most Popular Author in the Technology Field, the 2019 Sogou Technology and Culture Author, and the 2021 Baijiahao Quarterly Influential Creator, he has won many awards, including the 2013 Sohu Best Industry Media Person, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Beijing Third Place, the 2015 Guangmang Experience Award, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Finals Third Place, and the 2018 Baidu Dynamic Annual Powerful Celebrity.