SONY WF-1000XM5 continues the family-style design language in appearance, but uses a new glossy material. The size of the charging case is reduced by about 15%, the size of the earbuds is reduced by about 25%, and the weight is reduced by about 20%. Equipped with a newly upgraded V2 integrated processor and QN2e HD noise cancellation processor, with the 6-microphone system, the noise cancellation depth is increased by about 20%. Supports AI smart noise cancellation, which can automatically detect activity status and location, and automatically switch to preset ambient sound and noise cancellation solutions. It also has 20 levels of controllable ambient sound, etc.
SONY WF-1000XM5 earbuds are equipped with the newly designed 8.4mm driver unit, support LDAC bluetooth transmission technology and DSEE digital sound enhancement engine advanced version, have passed Hi-RES AUDIO WiRELESS certification, and can present high-resolution music comparable to wired connections. It support 360 immersive audio effects and is equipped with Sony’s new 360RA head tracking technology, bringing an immersive spatial audio experience.
WF-1000XM5 is equipped with bone conduction pickup technology and DNN noise cancellation algorithm to bring a clear call experience. At the same time, the wind noise reduction structural design can effectively avoid the impact of wind noise. SONY WF-1000XM5 also supports many smart functions, including head posture control, smart voice assistant, smart pick-free, wearing sensor, safe listening, etc. The earbuds have a single battery life of up to 12 hours, and the total battery life of about 36 hours. Supports wired fast charging, Qi wireless charging and reverse wireless charging.
We have previously teardown the Sony products including: Sony LinkBuds S, Sony WF-1000XM4, Sony WF-XB700, Sony WF-H800, Sony WF-SP900, Sony Float Run, Sony LinkBuds, Sony XPERIA Ear Duo, Sony WH- CH720N, Sony INZONE H9, Sony WH-XB910N, Sony WH-1000XM5, Sony WH-1000XM4, Sony WH-1000XM3, Sony PlayStation 5 Plus, Sony SRS-XB13, Sony HT-S40R, etc. Next, let’s take a look at the detailed teardown report of SONY WF-1000XM5.
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01/ SONY WF-1000XM5 Charging Case Teardown
Disassemble the charging case shell and take out the charging bin structure.
The charging bin is structured on one side, with the mainboard in the middle, and the battery and wireless charging receiving coil fixed through a frame below.
The structure on the other side of the charging bin.
The wireless charging receiving coil at the bottom of the charging bin.
The wireless charging receiving coil bracket and frame are fixed with buckles. Unlock the buckle and remove the bracket.
Take out the battery unit, fix the lower frame with screws, and stick sponge rubber pads on the battery to fix and cushion it.
Remove the screws and remove the battery frame.
Remove the motherboard and use the magnets on the bottom to hold the earbuds in place.
The charging case has a built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery pack, information on the label, model: 772030, rated capacity: 500mAh 1.925Wh, nominal voltage: 3.85V, charging limit voltage: 4.4V, manufacturer: Springpower Technology.
Tear off the label and the silk screen information on the internal battery cell is consistent with the external label.
Tear off the insulation protection, and the battery protection board circuit is equipped with a lithium battery protection IC, a MOS tube and a thermistor to detect the battery temperature.
The circuit on the side of the charging case motherboard.
The circuit on the other side of the charging case motherboard.
Bluetooth pairing function button.
Silk screen SP7 229 IC.
The ADI MAX77857 is a high-efficiency, high-performance buck/boost converter for systems requiring a wide input voltage range (2.5V to 16V). It has a switching current of 7A and can provide up to 6A output current in buck mode and up to 4A in boost mode (boost ratio ≤ 1.3). It operates in PWM mode and implements automatic SKIP mode to improve light load efficiency.
Silk screen 2307 323 input protection IC.
Type-C port resettable fuse.
TI BQ25618 charging IC integrates switching charging, synchronous boost converter and voltage protection functions. Supports 22V withstand voltage and can reduce battery leakage to 6uA in transport mode for charging lithium battery and earbuds.
Renesas IDT P9222 is an integrated single-chip wireless power receiver IC that provides up to 5W charging power. It has high efficiency at light load and is very suitable for TWS charging case charging. The P9222’s unique Ping Detection feature provides users with an early indication of wireless charger connection and improves thermal performance at the end of a full battery charge. A low undervoltage lockout (UVLO) threshold allows the receiver to start up even if the digital ping strength signal from the transmitter over the extended area is weak.
The IDT P9222 includes overtemperature and undervoltage/overvoltage protection. An internal overvoltage clamp prevents the rectifier output from rising above the overvoltage level when the receiver rapidly moves from a low-coupling position to a high-coupling position. The integrated 32-bit ARM Cortex-M0 processor provides a high level of programmability and design parameters that can be easily configured via an I2C interface or external EEPROM.
SMD LED indicator light.
Silk screen 20401 IC.
Two silk screen 303 Z9 ICs.
Silk screen printing Mitsumi “A33” regulator tube.
NXP K32 L2B series microcontrollers, with built-in ARM Cortex-M0 core, are used to implement charging case control functions such as charge and discharge module management, battery power management, indicator light control, and headset communication.
The hall element of the silk screen XBK is used to sense the magnetic field changes when the charging case cover is opened/closed, and then notify the charging case MCU to control the earbuds to pair or disconnect from the connected device.
Silk screen + DA IC.
Pogo Pin connector for charging the earbuds.
02/ SONY WF-1000XM5 Earbuds Teardown
The internal structure of the front cavity, all components are connected to the same FPC.
The internal structure of the rear cavity secures all components through brackets.
Remove the frame from inside the back cavity.
The pressure relief hole on the inner cavity wall of the rear cavity is protected by a waterproof and breathable membrane.
The top structure of the frame, printed with bluetooth antenna and touch detection electrode (circle in the middle).
The structure on one side of the frame is divided into two layers – the upper layer holds the motherboard and the lower layer holds the battery.
A feedforward noise cancellation microphone is installed on the FPC board on the side of the frame, and the sound pickup hole is also covered with a waterproof and breathable film.
Disconnect the battery solder joints, unlock the buckles, and disassemble the frame.
The earbud has a built-in steel shell button battery, model: Z55FH, energy: 0.366Wh, voltage: 3.85V, from ZeniPower.
The MEMS microphone of Lasdiao K55A N534 is a feed-forward noise cancellation microphone, used to pick up external environmental noise.
Main board structure inside the frame.
BOSCH silk-printed “SN 382” six-axis gyroscope IC is used to collect data for bone conduction call noise cancellation, 360 on-site sound effects and other functions.
Silk screen 11 30206 IC.
Silk screen P19 IC.
Remove the motherboard from the frame.
The inner structure of the frame has printed contacts for connecting the touch detection electrodes to the motherboard.
The newly upgraded new generation V2 integrated processor + QN2e HD noise cancellation processor, silk screen model “GSBR-0002 V5”, adopts SiP (System in Package) system-level packaging, further reducing the size and weight of the product. The chip is equipped with an external metal shielding layer to improve the anti-interference ability of the earbuds and reduce noise. The two processors work together to better control the 6-microphone system and bring better noise cancellation effects. At the same time, it has more professional sound signal processing capabilities, high-quality amplifiers, and a newly developed and designed 8.4mm driver unit, bringing purer and low-distortion sound quality.
The power input board structure inside the front cavity.
Silk screen 1J5 IC.
Disconnect the solder joints and remove the speaker.
The front of 8.4mm driver unit. It adopts a new design structure, a dome with high rigidity and high internal loss rate + a highly flexible diaphragm edge – two different materials are combined to cope with the characteristics of sound vibrations in different frequency bands, achieving low distortion and clear and transparent sounding.
The back of the driver unit.
After actual measurement, the diameter of the drive unit together with the frame structure is approximately 10.43mm.
The bottom structure of the front cavity is used, and the end of the FPC is connected to the feedback noise cancellation microphone.
Dual feedback noise cancellation microphone on FPC.
Infrared distance sensor is used for in-ear detection function, which can automatically pause music playback when earbuds are taken off, and automatically resume playback after wearing them.
All components of SONY WF-1000XM5 true wireless noise cancellation earphones.
03/ Summary
In terms of appearance, SONY WF-1000XM5 continues the family’s uniquely recognizable design language, but has been further optimized compared to the previous model. The charging case is more rounded, smaller in size, and more portable for outdoor. The bean-shaped in-ear earbuds design is more in line with mainstream aesthetics, greatly reducing the size and weight, making it lighter to wear.
The charging case has a built-in 500mAh high-voltage lithium-ion battery and supports wired and wireless charging. Wired charging uses a Type-C port and TI BQ25618 charging IC; wireless uses Renesas IDT P9222 wireless power receiver IC; it is also equipped with an ADI MAX77857 buck-boost converter, which is responsible for boosting the built-in battery to charge the earbuds. NXP K32 L2B series microcontroller is responsible for the overall control of the charging case.
The earbuds have a built-in ZeniPower 0.366Wh steel case button battery. Equipped with a newly developed and designed 8.4mm driver unit. A single earbud has three built-in MEMS microphones for sound pickup. It adopts a new generation V2 integrated processor + QN2e HD noise cancellation processor in SiP package. A BOSCH six-axis gyroscope IC is used to collect data for bone conduction call noise cancellation, 360 immersive sound effects and other functions.
Source: 52audio
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