Has Active Noise Cancellation (Noise Control)
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX
✓
Huawei FreeBuds 5 ✓
ANC makes use of more advanced kind of tech to reduce ambient sounds. ANC works when, it listens to the sound pattern outside and inside the earbud and then inverts the soundwaves to cancel it out. Simply put, it's like taking +1 (noise) and adding -1 (counter sound by the device) to make zero therefore "diluting" the noise.
Huawei FreeBuds 5 have ANC allowing you to listen at lower volume levels, good for your ears as you don't have to crank up the device volume to outcompete background sounds.
The Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX too have Active Noise Cancellation which makes either of the devices ideal for flights and morning travels. Each work with different noise cancellation modes, pick the mode that suits your travel or that suites your relaxation time.
Has Passive Noise Reduction
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX
✓
Huawei FreeBuds 5 ✗
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX sit tightly in place, creating an acoustic covering that tones down your environment sounds while preventing the earbuds sound from leaking out .
Driver Unit Size
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX
9.2mm
Huawei FreeBuds 5 11mm
Huawei FreeBuds 5 have a unit size of 11mm in diameter, bigger drivers are more powerful, therefor producing better bass.
The driver unit is basically a mini speaker that makes sound in the device, the unit size dictates the loudness of the device.
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX driver unit is 9.2mm in diameter,
which means that they have a smaller driver unit than that of Huawei FreeBuds 5 by 1.8mm
, many people have a misconception that driver units of a bigger size automatically produce better sound quality.
However, large drivers usually have difficulty producing high frequencies so yeah, 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
Huawei FreeBuds 5 16Hz
Huawei FreeBuds 5's lowest frequency is at 16Hz, low-frequency response measures if and how well an audio device produces low frequencies that can be heard, and if it alters the signal on its way through.
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, this means that
Huawei FreeBuds 5 can make sound with a juicier bass than the Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX
Highest Frequency
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX
20000Hz
Huawei FreeBuds 5 40000Hz
Huawei FreeBuds 5's highest frequency is at 40000Hz, high-frequency response measures if and how well a particular audio component generates high recognizable frequencies and if it makes any adjustments to the signal while at it.
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX's highest frequency is at 20000Hz, this means that
Huawei FreeBuds 5 can generate a clearer and crispier treble than the Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX
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