Sony Launches New MDR-ZX, MDR-EX Series Headphones Specifically Designed For Smartphones

Sony has released new MDR-ZX, MDR-EX models that are designed to be used for smartphones as-well-as music players like iPod and Walkman. It features 40mm drivers that ensure crisp sound over wide range and is capable of blocking 98 percent of ambient sound. There is a microphone built into it so that you can make and answer a call using headphone. Its built in battery can provide up to 13 hours of non-stop wireless music listening with noise cancellation on.

Sony Launches New MDR-ZX, MDR-EX Series Headphones Specifically Designed For Smartphones

Here are its specifications

  • Headphone type: Closed, dynamic
  • Wearing style: Headband (Supra aural)
  • Driver unit: 40mm
  • Magnet: Neodymium
  • Power Handling Capacity: 1000mW
  • Frequency response: 6 Hz – 25,000 Hz
  • The MDR-EX are in-ear type headphone that uses 12mm EX drivers re-engineered for a comfortable fit while improving sound quality.

    Key specs and features of MDR-EX

  • Headphone type: Closed, dynamic
  • Wearing style: In-ear type
  • Driver unit: 12mm
  • Magnet: Neodymium
  • Power Handling Capacity: 100mW
  • Frequency response: 5 Hz – 28,000 Hz
  • Sony claims that it uses same materials that are used in musical instruments. Like MDR-ZX it also lets user to make or receive calls.