A breakdown of the review per specifications

Ingress Protection (Ip) Rating

Bowers & Wilkins PI7 IP54

BLX Earbuds IPX4

IP ratings is the rank of protection given by a casing, against dust and water. In the format of IPXX, 'X' represents a number The first value represents protection against solids such as dust, while the second refers to resistance against liquids (sweat).

Scoring IP54, the Bowers & Wilkins PI7's rating is read as, the first value of 5 denotes 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 4 means that they can withstand low pressure spray similar to that of a shower head when tilted at 180° for 10 minutes.

Compared to the Bowers & Wilkins PI7, BLX Earbuds have a rating of IPX4 meaning that no data available to specify a protection rating and that of liquids is that, they both have the same rating against liquids

Weight

Bowers & Wilkins PI7 50g

BLX Earbuds 44.5g

The Bowers & Wilkins PI7 have a weight of 50g . We consider a lower weight best because lighter devices are more comfortable to move with.

BLX Earbuds, at 44.5g weigh less than the Bowers & Wilkins PI7 with a difference -5.5g

Has No Wires Or Cables

Bowers & Wilkins PI7 ✓

BLX Earbuds ✓

For a device to be true wireless it must have no wires linking any part of the device together, Bowers & Wilkins PI7 are true wireless for this case since they don't have wires. This is a key difference since wireless earbuds have wires linking the 2 earbuds together.

BLX Earbuds also is true wireless since it has no wires connecting the two earbuds together.

Sweat Resistance

Bowers & Wilkins PI7 ✗

BLX Earbuds ✓

BLX Earbuds have sweat resistance

Has Stereo Speakers

Bowers & Wilkins PI7 ✓

BLX Earbuds ✓

Bowers & Wilkins PI7 have stereo speakers, devices with stereo speakers deliver sound from independent channels on both left and right sides, creating a richer sound and a better listening experience.

Both BLX Earbuds and Bowers & Wilkins PI7 have stereo speakers

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Has Active Noise Cancellation (Noise Control)

Bowers & Wilkins PI7 ✓

BLX Earbuds ✗

Active noise cancellation uses more advanced kind of tech to actively counter noise. How it works, it studies the sound pattern of incoming noise and then generates a mirror signal to cancel it out. Simply put, it's like taking +1 (sound from your surrounding) then producing -1 (inverted noise) to make zero therefore "diluting" the noise.

The Bowers & Wilkins PI7 have ANC allowing you to listen at lower volume levels, good for your ears as you don't need to crank up the device volume to overcome background sounds.

Has Passive Noise Reduction

Bowers & Wilkins PI7 ✓

BLX Earbuds ✓

The Bowers & Wilkins PI7 stay well in place, this creates a sound covering that reduces background noise well as preventing the earbuds sound from leaking out at the same.

Both of these devices have passive noise reduction which means that both reduce ambient noise without using ANC to cancel it out.

Driver Unit Size

Bowers & Wilkins PI7 9.2mm

BLX Earbuds ✗

The Bowers & Wilkins PI7 have a unit size of 9.2mm in diameter, bigger drivers are more powerful, therefor producing better bass. The driver unit is the component that produces sound in the earbuds, its size corellates with the loudness of the earbuds.

Lowest Frequency

Bowers & Wilkins PI7 10Hz

BLX Earbuds 20Hz

Bowers & Wilkins PI7's lowest frequency is at 10Hz, low-frequency response measures if and how well an audio device produces low audible frequencies and if it makes any changes to the signal while at it.

BLX Earbuds's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, this implies that Bowers & Wilkins PI7 produce a juicier bass than the BLX Earbuds

Highest Frequency

Bowers & Wilkins PI7 20000Hz

BLX Earbuds 20000Hz

The Bowers & Wilkins PI7's highest frequency is at 20000Hz, high-frequency response tells how well an audio device produces high human frequencies and if it changes to the signal on its way through.

BLX Earbuds's highest frequency is at 20000Hz, this implies that both devices generate equal treble

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Battery Life

Bowers & Wilkins PI7 4.5hours

BLX Earbuds 4.5hours

Bowers & Wilkins PI7's battery life is 4.5 hours, a device's battery life is given by the manufacturer, and with more battery hours, you get to use it for longer and have to charge the device less often.

BLX Earbuds's battery life is equal to that of the Bowers & Wilkins PI7 . Each 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 no longer play for long like they used to.

Battery Life Of Charging Case

Bowers & Wilkins PI7 18hours

BLX Earbuds 13.5hours

This is given by the vendor, and Bowers & Wilkins PI7's case is said to have a full charge of 18 hours. A charging case with a longer battery life allows you to recharge your earbuds on the go multiple times before recharging the case itself.

BLX Earbuds's charging case has a battery life of 13.5 hours, less than that of Bowers & Wilkins PI7 by 4.5 hours

Charge Time

Bowers & Wilkins PI7 3hours

BLX Earbuds 1hours

It takes 3 hours to fully charge the Bowers & Wilkins PI7's battery. It is highly adivsable to fully charge the battery before using the earbuds when they have been unused for long periods.

BLX Earbuds takes 1 hours to fully charge the battery, less than that of Bowers & Wilkins PI7 by 2 hours

Battery Power

Bowers & Wilkins PI7 ✗

BLX Earbuds 40mAh

BLX Earbuds's battery capacity is 40mAh, battery capacity, shows the amount of electrical energy that a battery can keep.

Has Wireless Charging

Bowers & Wilkins PI7 ✓

BLX Earbuds ✗

Bowers & Wilkins PI7, the device supports wireless charging. To charge the device, you simply put down on a supported charging pad.

Has A Battery Level Indicator

Bowers & Wilkins PI7 ✓

BLX Earbuds ✓

BLX Earbuds ✗

The Bowers & Wilkins PI7 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

Bowers & Wilkins PI7 6only

BLX Earbuds 2only

The Bowers & Wilkins PI7 have 6 microphones.

While the BLX Earbuds microphones are 2, less than that of Bowers & Wilkins PI7 by 4 . More microphones result in better sound quality and enable the device to filter out background sounds.

Has A Noise-Canceling Microphone

Bowers & Wilkins PI7 ✓

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Reasons why you might like the Bowers & Wilkins PI7

Reasons why you might like the BLX Earbuds

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

Has Find Earbuds Feature

Supports Fast Charging

Multipoint Count

Has A Mute Function

Control Panel Placed On A Device

Has Voice Prompts

Travel Bag Is Included

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