Sony WH-CH720N headphones launched in India: price, features, availability

Sony WH-CH720N: India price, availability

The Sony WH-CH720N pair of mid-entry level headphones will be available to purchase in India starting Friday, March 17th. The headphones are priced at Rs 9,999, and Sony has announced that the device will be available across all offline and online single- and multi-brand retailers, including all popular e-commerce portals and offline shops.

Key features

The key takeaway is the lightweight design of the Sony WH-CH720N, which Sony says in a media release is its lightest ever over-ear headphone design with active noise cancellation. The headphones are rated to weigh 192 grams, while the CH710N predecessor weighed 223 grams.

Despite this, the features have remained the same. The Sony WH-CH720N features dual noise sensors and the V1 noise processor for 20 levels of customisable active noise cancellation that can be adjusted through Sony’s Headphones Connect mobile app. This also enables an active ambient sound mode, and automatic adjustment of the noise cancellation levels based on a user’s surroundings.

Users will also get Sony’s signature DSEE audio upscaling engine, while the closed 30mm dynamic drivers remain the same as its predecessors. Instead of Bluetooth 5.0, the new CH720N headphones are powered by Bluetooth 5.2 — however, the codecs and audio formats supported by the headphones remain the same. It also gets beamforming microphones for clearer audio calls.

While the audio frequency support remains the same, the Sony WH-CH720N appears to offer higher impedance of 320 ohm, although it isn’t clear why this would be the case.