How to Spot Fake Sony WH-1000XM6 Headphones

On the left side, we can see the main PCB, the battery, 400mAh 3.7V, and the metal weight at the bottom.

A closeup shot of the main PCB. The wires and solder joints look a bit cheap and flimsy. When handling the PCB, I was afraid a connection would break, like it did on the fake WF-1000XM5 case PCB. Notice the date code on the PCB, 2025.11.24. This is fairly recent design from the looks of it, and not the manufacturers first version based off the name, M6_JV_V3.0.

The underside of the main PCB. I checked the entire PCB, and I cannot find any extra points where a feedforward NC microphone would even connect, even though there is space for a microphone near the top of the earcup. How strange.

A close up of the wireless antenna on the PCB.

A close up shot of the voice pickup microphone. It is also an electret variant, and it is quite small.

A shot of the internal battery. There is a battery protection circuit, but I did not remove the tape to look at it.

Here is the headset charging, it draws about 0.87 W. There is no fast charging support.

And finally the close up of the main Bluetooth SoC.

The chips is from Bluetrum according to the logo, but I cannot find the chip anywhere on their site or anywhere else online. So if anyone is able to find some information on the chip, please leave a comment below.

Here is a summary of what to look for when checking if a listing shows a fake WH-1000XM6:

• Square box packaging covered with plastic
• Black carrying case with zipper
• Headset is wrapped in plastic inside the case
• Controls and USB-C port on the left earcup
• L and R marks are uncoloured and embossed
• Fake will NOT connect to the Sound Connect App

Hopefully this guide will be helpful so as not to get scammed. I am very surprised how relatively close the fake is to the real model, especially since previous knockoffs were very cheap and easy to spot as counterfeit.

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