Sony LinkBuds Next Gen Tipped to Launch This Year; WH-1000XM6, WF-1000XM6 May Arrive in 2025

Sony LinkBuds S TWS earphones are said to offer up to 20 hours of total battery life.

Written by Sucharita Ganguly, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna | Updated: 5 June 2024 14:12 IST

Sony LinkBuds Next Gen Tipped to Launch This Year; WH-1000XM6, WF-1000XM6 May Arrive in 2025

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Sony LinkBuds S (pictured) was launched in India in November 2022

Highlights

Sony LinkBuds and LinkBuds S were launched in India in 2022
The moniker of the next generation of Sony LinkBuds is not yet confirmed
The Sony WF-1000XM6, Sony WH-1000XM6 are likely to get upgrades

Sony launched the LinkBuds S and LinkBuds earphones in India in 2022. As per a tipster, these true wireless (TWS) earphones are likely to get successors later this year. However, Sony's flagship audio products WH-1000XM6 and WF-1000XM6 are tipped to launch next year. Notably, the Sony WF-1000XM5 TWS earphones were introduced in India in September 2023, while the Sony WH-1000XM5 wireless over-ear headphones were unveiled in the country in September 2022.

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Tipster Zackbuks claimed in a Weibo post that Sony is likely to introduce the second generation of Sony LinkBuds S and Sony LinkBuds TWS earphones later this year.

Meanwhile, they added that the Sony WF-1000XM5 and Sony WH-1000XM5 successors, likely to be the Sony WF-1000XM6 and Sony WH-1000XM6, are expected to be unveiled in the first half of 2025. There are no other details about the audio wearables available at the moment. The new products are expected to come with upgrades over the older ones.

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Sony LinkBuds, Sony LinkBuds S Features

The base Sony LinkBuds, sporting a unique ring design, comes with adaptive volume control, Google Fast Pair, touch controls, and a claimed battery life up to 5.5 hours from the earphones as well as an additional 12 hours from the charging case. The Sony LinkBuds S, on the other hand, are claimed to offer up to 20 hours of total battery life.

Sony WH-1000XM5, Sony WF-1000XM6 Features

The Sony WF-1000XM5 are equipped with an 8.4mm Dynamic Driver X, and offer support for SBC, AAC, LDAC, and LC3 codecs. They are said to offer up to 36 hours of total battery life. Meanwhile, the Sony WH-1000XM5 wireless headphones come with support for SBC, AAC, and LDAC Bluetooth codecs and a claimed total playback time of up to 30 hours on a single charge.

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Sony LinkBuds True Wireless Stereo (TWS) Earphones

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design / Comfort
Audio Quality
Battery Life
Value For Money

Good
Design ensures unmatched comfort and ambient awareness
Loud, clean sound
Uniquely effective on-device touch controls
Very good performance on calls and with voice-based audio

Bad
Expensive
Non-existent sub-bass, occasionally dull sound
Lack of passive isolation is distracting at times
No advanced Bluetooth codec support
No wireless charging, average battery life

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Headphone Type In-Ear

Microphone Yes

Connectivity True Wireless Stereo (TWS)

Type Earphones

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Sony LinkBuds S (WF-LS900N) True Wireless Stereo (TWS) Earphones

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design / Comfort
Audio Quality
Battery Life
Value For Money

Good
Compact, comfortable
Excellent app and specifications
LDAC Bluetooth codec support
Very good active noise cancellation
Decent battery life

Bad
Limited options for customisation of controls

Read detailed Sony LinkBuds S (WF-LS900N) True Wireless Stereo (TWS) Earphones review

Colour White

Headphone Type In-Ear

Microphone Yes

Connectivity True Wireless Stereo (TWS)

Type Earphones

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Sony WF-1000XM5 True Wireless Stereo (TWS) Earphones

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design / Comfort
Audio Quality
Battery Life
Value For Money

Good
Impressive sound quality and active noise cancellation
LDAC Bluetooth codec support, stable connectivity
Good battery life
Lighter design and comfortable fit

Bad
Slightly expensive

Read detailed Sony WF-1000XM5 True Wireless Stereo (TWS) Earphones review

Colour Silver

Headphone Type In-Ear

Microphone Yes

Connectivity True Wireless Stereo (TWS)

Type Earphones

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Sony WH-1000XM5 Wireless Headphones

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design / Comfort
Audio Quality
Battery Life
Value For Money

Good
Looks good, comfortable fit
Very good app and features
Detailed, well-tuned, flexible sound
Impressive active noise cancellation
Excellent battery life

Bad
A bit expensive
Does not fold fully, less portable

Read detailed Sony WH-1000XM5 Wireless Headphones review

Colour Black

Headphone Type Over-Ear

Microphone Yes

Connectivity Wireless

Type Headphones

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