Has Active Noise Cancellation (Noise Control)
Sony WF 1000XM4
✓
Huawei FreeBuds 5 ✓
Active noise cancellation utilises more advanced technology to reduce ambient sounds. ANC works when, it detects and analyzes the sound pattern outside and inside the earbud and after generates a mirror signal to cancel it out. Simply put, it's like taking +1 (sound from your surrounding) then adding -1 (inverted noise) to make 0 resulting in a reduced level of noise.
The Huawei FreeBuds 5 have Active Noise Cancellation enabling you to listen at lower levels of volume, good for your ears as you don't need to crank up the earbuds volume to outcompete background sounds.
Sony WF 1000XM4 too have Active Noise Cancellation which makes either of the earbuds ideal for plane rides and morning commutes. Each operate with different noise cancellation modes, pick the noise cancellation type that suits your commute or that suites your chill time.
Has Passive Noise Reduction
Sony WF 1000XM4
✓
Huawei FreeBuds 5 ✗
Sony WF 1000XM4 stay well in place, this creates a sound covering that reduces background noise well as preventing the earbuds voice audio from leaking out at the same.
Driver Unit Size
Sony WF 1000XM4
6mm
Huawei FreeBuds 5 11mm
Huawei FreeBuds 5 have a unit size of 11mm in diameter, bigger drivers are more powerful, and can produce better bass.
A driver unit is basically a mini speaker that makes sound in the earbuds, its size dictates the loudness of the device.
Sony WF 1000XM4 driver unit is 6mm in diameter,
which implies that they have a smaller driver unit than that of Huawei FreeBuds 5 by 5mm
, 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 yeah, larger drivers can generate louder sound, but this does not indicate that they produce better quality sound.
Lowest Frequency
Sony WF 1000XM4
20hz
Huawei FreeBuds 5 16hz
Huawei FreeBuds 5's lowest frequency is at 16Hz, low-frequency response inidcates how well a particular audio component generates low frequencies that can be heard, and if it makes any changes to the signal on its way through.
Sony WF 1000XM4's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, this implies that
Huawei FreeBuds 5 can make sound with a juicier bass than the Sony WF 1000XM4
Highest Frequency
Sony WF 1000XM4
40,000hz
Huawei FreeBuds 5 40,000hz
Huawei FreeBuds 5's highest frequency is at 40,000Hz, high-frequency response indicates how well a particular audio component makes high human frequencies and if it makes any changes to the signal on its way through.
Sony WF 1000XM4's highest frequency is at 40,000Hz, this means that
both devices can generate equal treble
Sound Pressure Level
Sony WF 1000XM4
105db/mw
Huawei FreeBuds 5 ✗
The sound pressure level, is the pressure level of sound, measured in decibels, dB, Sony WF 1000XM4's measurement is 105dB/mW. Devices with a higher sound pressure level are generally louder when supplied with any given audio source.
Has A Neodymium Magnet
Sony WF 1000XM4
✓
Huawei FreeBuds 5 ✗
The Sony WF 1000XM4 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 produce music at quite a high sound pressure level, using high magnetic flux.
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