Has Active Noise Cancellation (Noise Control)
Apple AirPods (3rd Gen)
✓
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II ✓
Active noise cancellation uses advanced kind of tech to actively cancel noise. ANC works when, it studies the sound pattern of incoming noise and then generates a mirror signal to counter it. Simply put, it's like having +1 (noise) and adding -1 (counter sound by the device) to make 0 thus "diluting" the noise.
Apple AirPods (3rd Gen) have ANC allowing you to listen at lower volume levels, causing less ear fatigue as you don't need to crank up the device volume to overcome background sounds.
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II too have Active Noise Cancellation which makes both earbuds ideal for plane rides and morning commutes. The Apple AirPods (3rd Gen) and Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II operate with different noise cancellation settings, pick the noise cancellation type that you prefer for commute or that suites your relaxation time.
Has Passive Noise Reduction
Apple AirPods (3rd Gen)
✓
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II ✓
Apple AirPods (3rd Gen) stay tightly in place, this creates an acoustic covering that tones down background sounds while preventing the device music from leaking out at the same.
Both of these devices have passive noise reduction this means that both limit ambient noise without using ANC to cancel it out.
Driver Unit Size
Apple AirPods (3rd Gen)
11mm
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II 9.3mm
The Apple AirPods (3rd Gen) have a unit size of 11mm in diameter, the bigger the unit the more powerful, and can produce better bass.
A driver unit is basically a mini speaker that produces sound in the device, the unit size corellates with the sound produced by the device.
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II driver unit is 9.3mm in diameter,
which implies that they have a smaller driver unit than that of Apple AirPods (3rd Gen) by 1.7mm
, a common assumption that driver units of a bigger size automatically produce better sound quality.
However, large drivers usually have difficulty producing high frequencies so it's true that, larger drivers are capable of generating louder sound, but this does not mean that they deliver better quality sound.
Lowest Frequency
Apple AirPods (3rd Gen)
10hz
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II 20hz
The Apple AirPods (3rd Gen)'s lowest frequency is at 10Hz, low-frequency response inidcates how well an audio component generates low audible frequencies and if it makes any changes to the signal while at it.
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, this implies that
Apple AirPods (3rd Gen) can make sound with a juicier bass than the Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II
Highest Frequency
Apple AirPods (3rd Gen)
20,000hz
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II 20,000hz
The Apple AirPods (3rd Gen)'s highest frequency is at 20,000Hz, high-frequency response indicates how well a particular audio component makes high recognizable frequencies and if it adjustments to the signal while at it.
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II's highest frequency is at 20,000Hz, this means that
both devices can generate equal treble
Has A Neodymium Magnet
Apple AirPods (3rd Gen)
✓
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II ✗
Apple AirPods (3rd Gen) have neodymium magnets, when used in audio devices produce a higher sensitivity and substantial sound output using less power to do so. They can help generate music at quite a high sound pressure level, using high magnetic flux.
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