Has Active Noise Cancellation (Noise Control)
JBL Wave Buds
✓
Huawei FreeBuds 5i ✓
Active noise cancellation uses more advanced technology to actively cancel noise. How it works, it listens to the sound pattern of incoming noise and after inverts the soundwaves to counter it. In simple terms, it's like having +1 (sound from your surrounding) and adding -1 (inverted noise) to make zero resulting in a reduced level of noise.
Huawei FreeBuds 5i have Active Noise Cancellation allowing you to listen at lower levels of volume, causing less ear fatigue as you don't have to crank up the earbuds volume to outcompete background noise.
The JBL Wave Buds too have ANC making either of the devices ideal for plane rides and rush hour commutes. Each work with different noise cancellation settings, pick the noise cancellation type that you prefer for commute or that suites your relaxation time.
Has Passive Noise Reduction
JBL Wave Buds
✓
Huawei FreeBuds 5i ✓
Huawei FreeBuds 5i stay tightly in place, creating a sound covering that reduces your environment sounds while preventing the earbuds music from leaking out .
Both JBL Wave Buds, and Huawei FreeBuds 5i have passive noise reduction this implies that both tone down ambient noise instead of actively using technology to cancel it out.
Driver Unit Size
JBL Wave Buds
8mm
Huawei FreeBuds 5i 10mm
The Huawei FreeBuds 5i have a unit size of 10mm in diameter, the bigger the unit the more powerful, and can produce better bass.
The driver unit is basically a mini speaker that makes sound in the earbuds, its size dictates the sound produced by the earbuds.
JBL Wave Buds driver unit is 8mm in diameter,
which implies that they have a smaller driver unit than that of Huawei FreeBuds 5i by 2mm
, as many tend to believe that driver units of a bigger size automatically produce better sound quality.
However, large drivers find it difficult to produce high frequencies so yeah, larger drivers are capable of generating louder sound, but this does not mean that they deliver better quality sound.
Lowest Frequency
JBL Wave Buds
20Hz
Huawei FreeBuds 5i 20Hz
The Huawei FreeBuds 5i's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, low-frequency response inidcates how well an audio device produces low recognizable frequencies and if it makes any changes to the signal while at it.
JBL Wave Buds's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, this implies that
both devices can produce equal bass
Highest Frequency
JBL Wave Buds
20000Hz
Huawei FreeBuds 5i 40000Hz
The Huawei FreeBuds 5i's highest frequency is at 40000Hz, high-frequency response measures if and how well a particular audio component generates high human frequencies and if it changes to the signal on its way through.
JBL Wave Buds's highest frequency is at 20000Hz, this implies that
Huawei FreeBuds 5i produce a clearer and crispier treble than the JBL Wave Buds
Sound Pressure Level
JBL Wave Buds
100dB/mW
Huawei FreeBuds 5i ✗
The sound pressure level, is the pressure level of sound, measured in decibels, dB, JBL Wave Buds's measurement is 100dB/mW. Devices with a higher sound pressure level are generally louder when supplied with any given audio source.
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