We're big fans of the Sony WF-C500 wireless earbuds: they're fantastic value for money and while they're not quite as ridiculously as the same firm's Sony WF-C700N, our current pick of the best budget earbuds, they're considerably cheaper and still provide a lot of fun. And it appears that there's a new version coming that set to be slightly better, but only very slightly different, according to a purported leak (via Notebookcheck).
If you're looking for cutting-edge earbud technology it's seems that these are not the earbuds for you. But the improvements Sony has made here would be worthwhile and assuming the WF-C510 earbuds retain the same cheap cheerfulness that's made them a deserved headphone hit, no doubt they'll still be great.
Sony WF-C510 wireless earbuds: what's new
The new 'buds have leaked via Arsène Lupin on X, who has posted multiple images and what appears to be a marketing graphic too. The earbuds and their case look pretty much identical to the current models and have the same mappable function button; round the back of the case there's the pairing button and USB-C port. This time around you can pair with two devices simultaneously.
WF-C510 pic.twitter.com/JkPYaRSlANAugust 2, 2024
The key features set out in the marketing graphic include 22 hours of battery life, which is two more hours than the current model; IPX4 water resistance; and Ambient Sound. As before, these aren't ANC buds, so if you're looking for noise canceling you'd be better with the more expensive WF-C700N earbuds instead.
We don't know the new models' price yet but the current version is retailing at around £39 in the UK and $40 in the US, so we'd expect very similar pricing for the WF-C510 – possibly slightly more at launch, though they won't be able to too much higher, or they'll get dangerously close to the WF-C700N. The release date hasn't been announced yet but given that the product shots appear to be marketing ones, the official reveal shouldn't be too far away – we'll see soon if they can stand up to the best wireless earbuds in the same kind of budget range.
