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Sony WH-CH520
by Sony
Sony's 50-hour on-ear Bluetooth headphone - 147 g, multipoint, USB-C; no noise cancelling, just battery life and a Sony badge
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The Sony WH-CH520 is a lightweight on-ear Bluetooth headphone: about 50 hours of battery, 147g, multipoint pairing and USB-C charging. There is no noise cancelling; you are buying battery life and a Sony badge at a low price. The one thing to know is that a successor, the WH-CH530, has been certified, so this is end-of-line.
Is the WH-CH520 a sensible bulk buy for staff?
- 50-hour battery means charging once a week for most office use.
- Multipoint connects a laptop and a phone at the same time.
- On-ear fit gets warm over a long day, and there is no isolation from office noise.
- TechTimes reported the WH-CH530 successor certified ahead of IFA in early September 2026; expect stock to thin.
Pricing reads: See current price on Amazon. It appears in our office tech kit for a 10-person office; browse everyday tech for the soundcore Q20i with noise cancelling.
Who should skip it
Anyone in a noisy open-plan office should spend a little more on an ANC headphone. Anyone who prefers over-ear comfort should look elsewhere.
Research-based listing — not hands-on tested by Digital4All; details as of September 2026.
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