Last year, Sony introduced a new series of gaming headsets under the Inzone brand: the Sony Inzone H3, H7, and H9 over-ear headphones. Now the company is ready to add a TWS model to the series and fill the gap between H3 and H7.
The claim to fame of the Inzone headphones (at least the H7 and H9) is that in addition to Bluetooth, they also come with a dongle for a proprietary low-latency connection: games that require fast reaction times cannot tolerate even the best Bluetooth latency. All three models can also be connected to a 3.5mm jack (the H3s are wired only).
Sony Inzone Buds WF-G700
The Sony Inzone Buds WF-G700 skip the wired option for obvious reasons, but retain the dongle, a small USB-C dongle that fits into the charging case. This means it’s always available to connect to your phone, tablet, PC or console and reduces latency to just 30ms.
A Bluetooth connection can also be active at the same time, in case your phone rings while playing or whenever. In fact, the Inzone Buds use the new Bluetooth LE Audio powered by the L1 chip. The Buds Plus earphone case should last up to 24 hours in Bluetooth (12-hour earphone + 12-hour case), and up to 12 hours in low-latency mode with the dongle connected. The earbuds also support fast charging, so you can pop them in the case. for 5 minutes and get 1 hour of battery life.
Sony Inzone Buds WF-G700
Anyway, these earbuds also support active noise cancellation (something only available on the Inzone H9) as well as 360 Reality Audio and 360 Spatial Sound for Gaming for a more immersive experience. Plus, there’s AI-based noise suppression for the microphones, so in-game voice chat sounds clear even if you’re in a noisy environment.
The Sony Inzone Buds WF-G700 have been spotted at a US retailer priced at $200. They are also showing up on Amazon France, although there is no page for them yet.
You’ll also see the Sony Inzone H5 on Amazon too (no page for them either). They appear similar to the H7 in that they have Bluetooth/2.4GHz wireless connectivity but no ANC. They are much lighter with a weight of 260 g (compared to 325 g of the H7 and 335 g of the H9) but have a short battery life: 28 hours (versus 40 hours of the H7 and 32 hours of the H9 with ANC deactivated).
Sony Inzona H5
The H5 will cost $150: for comparison, the H7 has an MSRP of $230 (now selling for $130), the wired-only H3 costs $100.
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