Sony has been quiet about the release of a future Sony WF-1000XM4 (their wireless earbuds) but that doesn’t mean Redditors kept their mouths shut. Actually, one of them may have leaked the earbuds, giving us quite the surprise!
Redditor u/Key_Attention4766 posted a photo of the next WF-1000XM4 and guess what – they don’t look at all like the previous buds.
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Those ones were pretty chunky and wide, while these ones resemble more the earbud design we’ve seen of late. Coincidentally (or not), it’s also similar to the WF-XB700 pair, with a slight twist.
![sony WF-XB700 true wireless earbuds](https://d3eys52k95jjdh.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sony-WF-XB700-true-wireless-earbuds.jpg)
But not identical; the next premium Sony earbuds keep the golden logo, have a charging port on the side and what looks like memory foam tips instead of silicon ones.
They look more discreet than their predecessors which only makes me happy.
![sony-true-wireless-earbuds](https://d3eys52k95jjdh.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Sony-WF1000XM3-4-1024x622.jpg)
The same user came back with an update regarding battery life. The new buds should have 6 hours of battery with an added 18 with the charging case.
Of course, this doesn’t mean anything. Sony could tweak the noise-cancelling earbuds even more, as there’s no talk about a potential release yet which means the company is still perfecting things.
If this were the final design, what do you think – is it an improvement or a step back?
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