Sony WH-1000XM6

Our verdict: Sony - On sale now. The WH-1000XM6 is the over-ear headphone in this batch for a buyer who wants long listening and strong noise cancellation without earbuds: 30 hours of battery with noise cancellation on, 40 hours with it off, Adaptive ANC, a foldable design, and Bluetooth 5.3 with LE Audio. The trade-off is that it is a headphone, not an earbud: it costs more than every earbud in this batch, and it takes up far more space in a bag. At $378.00 at Amazon.com, checked 2026-11-04, it suits a buyer who wants over-ear comfort and long battery for travel or work; a buyer who wants pocketable sound should look at the Galaxy Buds4 Pro or the AirPods Pro 3 instead.