Has Active Noise Cancellation (Noise Control)
Apple AirPods (3rd Gen)
✓
Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro ✓
ANC utilises more advanced kind of tech to reduce unwanted ambient sounds. ANC works when, it studies the sound pattern outside and inside the earbud and inverts the soundwaves to counter it. In simple terms, it's like taking +1 (noise) then adding -1 (counter sound by the device) giving 0 which results in a reduced level of noise.
The Apple AirPods (3rd Gen) have Active Noise Cancellation allowing you to listen at lower levels of volume, good for your ears as you don't need to crank up the earbuds volume to overcome background noise.
Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro too have ANC which makes both devices ideal for flights and morning commutes. Each operate with different noise cancellation modes, pick the setting that suits your commute or that suites your relaxation time.
Has Passive Noise Reduction
Apple AirPods (3rd Gen)
✓
Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro ✓
Apple AirPods (3rd Gen) sit tightly in place, creating an acoustic seal that reduces your environment noise and also prevents the device voice audio from leaking out at the same.
Both Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro, and Apple AirPods (3rd Gen) have passive noise reduction which means that they reduce ambient noise instead of actively using ANC to cancel it out.
Driver Unit Size
Apple AirPods (3rd Gen)
11mm
Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro 11mm
The Apple AirPods (3rd Gen) have a unit size of 11mm in diameter, bigger drivers are more powerful, therefor producing better bass.
A driver unit is basically a mini speaker that produces sound in the device, the unit size corellates with the loudness of the earbuds.
Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro driver unit is 11mm in diameter,
making both devices similar in how loud their sound can get
, as many tend to believe 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 imply that they produce better quality sound.
Lowest Frequency
Apple AirPods (3rd Gen)
10hz
Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro 20hz
Apple AirPods (3rd Gen)'s lowest frequency is at 10Hz, low-frequency response inidcates how well an audio component generates low recognizable frequencies and if it alters the signal on its way through.
Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, this means that
Apple AirPods (3rd Gen) produce a juicier bass than the Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro
Highest Frequency
Apple AirPods (3rd Gen)
20,000hz
Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro 40,000hz
Apple AirPods (3rd Gen)'s highest frequency is at 20,000Hz, high-frequency response tells how well a particular audio device generates high recognizable frequencies and if it adjustments to the signal on its way through.
Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro's highest frequency is at 40,000Hz, this means that
Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro can generate a clearer and crispier treble than the Apple AirPods (3rd Gen)
Has A Neodymium Magnet
Apple AirPods (3rd Gen)
✓
Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro ✗
The Apple AirPods (3rd Gen) have neodymium magnets, if used in audio devices produce a higher sensitivity and substantial sound output while using less power. They can help generate music at quite a high SPL, with the use of high magnetic flux.
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