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Bowers & Wilkins
Bowers & Wilkins PX5
Key specs
Battery Life Wireless
25 hBelow average25 h
12 h100 h
below average for on-ear headphones — based on 42 of 63 we've cataloged.
Full Charge Minutes
180 minAbove average180 min
2 min240 min
above average for on-ear headphones — based on 35 of 63 we've cataloged.
Weight
241 gAbove average241 g
57 g328 g
above average for on-ear headphones — based on 54 of 63 we've cataloged.
Battery
- Battery Life Wireless
- 25 h
- Full Charge Minutes
- 180 min
- Battery
- Yes
- Fast Charging
- Yes
Design
- Weight
- 241 g
- Color Options
- Black, blue, space grey
- Foldable
- No
Build
- Material Chassis Primary
- Carbon fiber
- Material Ear Cups
- Memory foam
- Material Cable
- Detachable
- Material Headband
- Carbon fiber-composite, memory foam
Connectivity
- Headphone Jack
- Yes
- Bluetooth Codec
- AptX
- Bluetooth Version
- 5
- USB Charging
- Yes
- Multipoint Devices
- 2 devices
Microphone
- Microphone
- Yes
- Noise Reduction Type
- Active noise cancellation
Sound
- Acoustic Design
- Closed-back
- Driver Size
- 35.6 mm
- Driver Type
- Dynamic driver
- Frequency Response
- 10-30000 Hz
- Frequency Response High Hz
- 30000 Hz
- Frequency Response Low Hz
- 10 Hz
- Impedance
- 20 Ω
- Noise Cancellation Type
- Active
Features
- Auto Pause
- Yes
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