A breakdown of the review per specifications

Ingress Protection (Ip) Rating

Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX IP57

Marshall Minor III IPX4

Ingress protection ratings is the rank of protection given by an enclosure, against solids and liquids. In the format of IPXX, 'X' represents a number The first value of the IP rating means protection against solids such as dust, followed by the one that refers to protection against liquids (water).

Scoring IP57, the Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX's rating for solids indicates that ingress of dust is not totally prevented but dust does not enter in harmful quantities to interfere with the correct operation or impair safety, and the second value of 7 means that they are protected against temporary immersion in water under set conditions, say 1 metre for 30 minutes.

Compared to the Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX, Marshall Minor III have a rating of IPX4 meaning that no data available to specify a protection rating and that of liquids is that, Marshall Minor III has a lower liquid rating than Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX

Weight

Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX 12g

Marshall Minor III 8g

The Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX have a weight of 12g . We prefer a lower weight best because lighter devices are more comfortable to carry.

Marshall Minor III, at 8g are lighter than the Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX by -4g

Has No Wires Or Cables

Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX ✓

Marshall Minor III ✓

For a device to be true wireless it must have no wires connecting any part of the device together, Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX are true wireless for this matter since they have no cables. This is an important distinction as some wireless earbuds have cables linking the pair of earbuds .

Marshall Minor III also is true wireless because it doesn't have wires linking the 2 earbuds together.

Sweat Resistance

Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX ✓

Marshall Minor III ✓

Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX have sweat resistance

Marshall Minor III's resistance to sweat makes both devices ideal for use during long-distance running, marathons, cardio sweat workouts , etc

Has Stereo Speakers

Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX ✓

Marshall Minor III ✓

Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX have stereo speakers, what this means is that Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX's speakers deliver sound from separate channels on both left and right sides, creating a richer sound and a better listening experience.

The Marshall Minor III also have stereo speakers

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Has Active Noise Cancellation (Noise Control)

Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX ✓

Marshall Minor III ✗

Active noise cancellation uses advanced kind of tech to reduce unwanted ambient sounds. How it works, it studies the sound pattern outside and inside the earbud and after inverts the soundwaves to cancel it out. Simply put, it's like taking +1 (noise) and adding -1 (inverted noise) giving 0 thus "diluting" the noise.

Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX have Active Noise Cancellation enabling you to listen at lower levels of volume, good for your ears since you don't have to crank up the device volume to outcompete background noise.

Has Passive Noise Reduction

Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX ✓

Marshall Minor III ✗

Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX stay well in place, creating a sound seal that tones down your environment sounds and also prevents the earbuds sound from leaking out .

Driver Unit Size

Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX 9.2mm

Marshall Minor III 12mm

Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX have a unit size of 9.2mm in diameter, bigger drivers are more powerful, and can produce better bass. A driver unit is the component that produces sound in the device, its size dictates the loudness of the earbuds.

Marshall Minor III driver unit is 12mm in diameter, making them have a larger driver unit than that of Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX by 2.8mm , a common assumption that driver units of a bigger size automatically produce better sound quality.

However, large drivers find it difficult to produce high frequencies so yes, larger drivers are capable of generating louder sound, but this does not indicate that they deliver better quality sound.

Lowest Frequency

Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX 20Hz

Marshall Minor III 20Hz

Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, low-frequency response measures if and how well an audio device produces low audible frequencies and if it alters the signal on its way through.

Marshall Minor III's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, this implies that both devices can make sound with equal bass

Highest Frequency

Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX 20000Hz

Marshall Minor III 20000Hz

The Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX's highest frequency is at 20000Hz, high-frequency response tells how well an audio component makes high recognizable frequencies and if it makes any changes to the signal while at it.

Marshall Minor III's highest frequency is at 20000Hz, this means that both devices produce equal treble

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Battery Life

Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX 8hours

Marshall Minor III 5hours

The Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX's battery life is 8 hours, a device's battery life is commonly given by the manufacturer, and with more battery hours, you get to use it for longer and have to charge the device less often.

Marshall Minor III's battery life is less than that of Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX by 3 hours . Every time you recharge your earbuds, they get a little less playing time. The effect is barely noticeable at first, but over time, your wireless earbuds will have shorter listening time.

Battery Life Of Charging Case

Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX 20hours

Marshall Minor III 25hours

This is given by the vendor, and the Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX's case is said to have a charge of 20 hours. A charging case with more battery hours allows you to recharge your earbuds on the go several times before recharging the case itself.

Marshall Minor III's charging case has a battery life of 25 hours, more than that of Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX by 5 hours

Charge Time

Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX 1.5hours

Marshall Minor III 1.5hours

It requires 1.5 hours to fully charge the Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX's battery. It is highly adivsable to charge fully the battery before using the earbuds for the first time.

Marshall Minor III takes 1.5 hours to fully charge the battery, equal to that of the Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX

Battery Power

Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX 70mAh

Marshall Minor III ✗

Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX's battery capacity is 70mAh, battery power, shows the amount of electrical energy that a battery can keep.

Has Wireless Charging

Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX ✓

Marshall Minor III ✓

The Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX, the device supports wireless charging. To charge the earbuds, you just place down on a supported charging pad.

Marshall Minor III also support wireless charging, always look out for the charging standard of a device.

Has A Battery Level Indicator

Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX ✓

Marshall Minor III ✓

Marshall Minor III ✓

The Marshall Minor III support APTX HD, an audio codec for Bluetooth devices that are developed by Qualcomm. It supports high-quality 24-bit audio (at a bit rate of 576kbps).

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Number Of Microphones

Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX 6only

Marshall Minor III 2only

Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX have 6 microphones.

Marshall Minor III microphones are 2, less than that of Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX by 4 . More microphones result in better sound quality and enable the device to filter out noise.

Has A Noise-Canceling Microphone

Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX ✓

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Reasons why you might like the Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX

Reasons why you might like the Marshall Minor III

A breakdown of the review per specifications

Design

Ingress Protection (Ip) Rating

Weight

Has No Wires Or Cables

Sweat Resistance

Has Stereo Speakers

Sound Quality

Has Active Noise Cancellation (Noise Control)

Has Passive Noise Reduction

Driver Unit Size

Lowest Frequency

Highest Frequency

Power

Battery Life

Battery Life Of Charging Case

Charge Time

Battery Power

Has Wireless Charging

Has A Battery Level Indicator

Connectivity

Has Usb Type-C

Bluetooth Version

Maximum Bluetooth Range

Has Aac

Has Aptx Adaptive

Has Aptx Hd

Microphone

Number Of Microphones

Has A Noise-Canceling Microphone

Extras

Has Ambient Sound Mode

Has In/On-Ear Detection

Supports Fast Charging

Multipoint Count

Has A Mute Function

Control Panel Placed On A Device

Warranty Period

Has Voice Prompts

Travel Bag Is Included

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