Sony Wireless In-ear Bluetooth Headphones, Black

I really wanted to like these more…in fact, initially I thought they were great, but the more I’ve used them, the more I’ve considered returning them.

These replaced a few-years-old LG Tone headset/headphones so I compare these to those. That was my preferred style/pair (a plastic band worn across the back of the neck, with the earbuds coming out the ends but easily connected to the band ends by magnets. I first got LG Tone as a gift about 10 years ago, for my first Bluetooth headphones, and liked them so much I would just get the same (on eBay) every few years when one of the earbuds would lose its sound (cord wearing down), but now they are not available. I don’t like the airpods style for several reasons — I don’t like the hard plastic in my ear, don’t think they fit well/stay in place well, are too easy to lose since they aren’t conjoined, and the controls are too difficult to use effectively for my big fingers (e.g. adjusting volume/track).

So for this Sony pair, pros and cons:
PROS
1) battery life is EXCELLENT, this is one aspect far superior to the former LG pair; the box says 25 hours and that might be right–i use at the gym for roughly 3-8 hours a week, and I’ve charged them just TWICE in the two months I’ve had them
2) value is good as they are under $20 for a name-brand
3) sound quality is solid, especially for the price – there is supposed to be some special sound processing tech, not sure if it’s any better or worse than the “aptX” the LG’s had
4) charging is easy with a USB-C connection (no a cable isn’t included, but I have like 10 extra cords lying around, they are pretty ubiquitous these days and I’m sure you can get one for like a dollar if you didn’t happen to have one)

CONS:
1) connection stability is POOR – they drop the connection generally once a listening session, which gets really old fast. The LGs I previously had would only do this roughly once every 50 uses or so
2) they can take forever to pair (sometimes up to two minutes), and it only does it automatically when turning on roughly half the time without going into the phone’s menu to connect them
3) design does not necessarily work well when “active,” e.g. at the gym — draping them across the back of the neck, with the “L” on the left and the “R” on the right, they constantly shift around, making them frustrating to wear — another reviewer (must be a short/small person?) suggested the cord length in between the L and R control “boxes” should be SHORTER?? but for me they need to be significantly longer. For reference, I am 6’2″ (1.87 m). With them worn this way, the controls are also not intuitive to use (and it’s also annoying you have to press and hold the + or – buttons for like three seconds to go to previous or next track)
**[As I write this review, the connection just dropped! Then clicking connect on the phone, it only connected for phone audio, then dropped again entirely]**
4) when they initially connect, or re-connect when it invariably drops, often there is a long delay for the audio, like 10-20 seconds after you hit play and they actually start playing through the buds
5) trying to re-connect them as I write this review, they refuse to re-connect despite three attempts (oh wait, now it finally did on the 3rd attempt and after turning off and on, and after taking around 45 seconds to connect)

**I discovered they are better to wear with the ears flipped — drape across the back of your neck but with the L on the right and the R on the left, and then place into the corresponding ear, so they crisscross across the bottom of the front of your neck/upper chest. This way the controls are in easy reach of your right hand, and they stay in place better (mostly).

The Sony WI-C100 are great headphones for a great price. The performance of the headphones are amazing for it’s rather cheap price point. The sound is good and easy to understand. I personally think the max volume should be louder, but it works well with what it’s currently at.

The headphones look nice as well, with the colors being high quality. While I find the headphones slipping off occasionally, the cord is fine. It charges with USB-C which is great as many headphones charge with Micro USB.

They headphones are both very portable and very durable. It can be taken anywhere with no worries. You can leave it around you neck or only have 1 side in with no issues.

I love these headphones, me and my husband have them, they work awesome, great sound and comfortable and the price is great. I charge them once a week. Totally recommend

I purchased the black set to use while sleeping in a house with noisy family members. I switch from back to side fairly often while I sleep and use a somewhat firm memory foam pillow, and I’ve found a couple of issues that I haven’t seen described (yet) in other reviews. I’ve used multiple different similar earbuds sets of this style/design, so I compare with experience.

The positives are that the sound is better than pretty much all of the cheaper alternatives, and some of the more expensive options from lesser known brands. They block out most ambient noise too, which is the main reason I need them to sleep, but they don’t block out lounder voices and they’re not true noise cancelling headphones. They’re comfortable for general use too, if you don’t mind the dangling cords. The battery does consistently last close to the advertised 25 hours before needing to be charged again. Also, the announcing voice in the earbuds isn’t so loud that it wakes me up when the battery gets low, unlike other headsets I’ve used that shouted at me every few seconds until I either plugged them in or powered them off after being woken up; I think these quietly repeat a few times, then stop. I haven’t had the connection loss issue mentioned in one other review, these stay solidly connected to my phone; but my phone is normally pretty close, so YMMV.

The first significant issue comes from the size of the earbuds, which stick out enough to cause pressure inside my ear while side sleeping. With a softer pillow this might not be an issue, but I need firmer head support. My solution is to tilt them to be more parallel to my ears than perpendicular.

The second bigger issue comes from the length of the cord between the blocks on either side. It’s a bit too short to prevent the blocks from sliding off my shoulders while on my side, resulting in the earbuds getting pulled out of my ears while I sleep. My solution there is to use a hair tie to bind both cables together under my chin (preventing the sliding), and using a sleep mask that mostly covers my ears (helping keep the earbuds in place).

An additional minor annoyances is that the battery percentage estimate is wrong most of the time. After fully charging, it correctly says “fully charged” when powering them on and shows 100% in the Bluetooth info. But after using them for a full night’s sleep (7+ hours), it thinks it’s still “fully charged” when I power them on the next night. The following night it says “about 70 percent”, then “about 50 percent” on the fourth night, but after a few minutes on that fourth night it says “battery very low; please charge soon” and the Bluetooth info suddenly shows 20%. So I have to charge them at “about 50 percent” to prevent them from powering off unexpectedly while I sleep. I had to replace my first set because the battery quickly began having charging issues, but it also had this battery level estimate problem even when new.

I sleep with these on nightly and they’ve held up extremely well. They have a long battery life of over 12 hours and charge quickly.

Tive dois WI-C200 que duraram 4 anos, ótimos, e acredito que só duraram 4 anos porque era usado no sol e no suor. Como o WI-C100 tem certificação à suor e respingos acredito que durará mais tempo. Comprei a versão chinesa, fiquei em dúvida se era original, mas veio com certificado e o app “headset da Sony” o reconheceu, pude até mudar o idioma de chinês para português Brasil, além de personalizar o equalizador.
Ele não possui as cabeças imantadas, o material é mais flexível que o WI-C200 e a bateria dura 1 semana
O isolamento de som externo vai depender da borracha que usará, vem com três tamanhos diferentes.