Has Active Noise Cancellation (Noise Control)
Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro
✓
JBL Live Free 2 ✓
Active noise cancellation utilises advanced kind of tech to actively cancel noise. How it works, it listens to the sound pattern outside and inside the earbud and generates a mirror signal to cancel it out. Simply put, it's like having +1 (sound from your surrounding) then producing -1 (counter sound by the device) giving 0 resulting in a reduced level of noise.
The JBL Live Free 2 have Active Noise Cancellation allowing you to listen at lower volume levels, causing less ear fatigue since you don't need to crank up the device volume to overcome background noise.
Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro too have ANC which makes both earbuds ideal for plane rides and morning travels. Each operate with different noise cancellation settings, pick the noise cancellation type that suits your commute or that suites your chill time.
Has Passive Noise Reduction
Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro
✓
JBL Live Free 2 ✓
The JBL Live Free 2 sit well in place, this creates an acoustic seal that tones down your environment sounds and also prevents the earbuds sound from leaking out at the same.
Both Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro, and JBL Live Free 2 have passive noise reduction this implies that both tone down ambient noise without using ANC to cancel it out.
Driver Unit Size
Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro
11mm
JBL Live Free 2 11mm
JBL Live Free 2 driver unit is 11mm in diameter, the bigger the unit the more powerful, and can produce better bass.
The driver unit is the component that makes sound in the earbuds, its size dictates the loudness of the device.
Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro driver unit is 11mm in diameter,
making both Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro, and JBL Live Free 2 similar in how loud their sound can get
, as many tend to believe that driver units of a bigger size automatically produce better sound quality.
However, large drivers usually have difficulty producing high frequencies so it's true that, larger drivers can generate louder sound, but this does not indicate that they produce better quality sound.
Lowest Frequency
Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro
20Hz
JBL Live Free 2 20Hz
JBL Live Free 2's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, low-frequency response measures if and how well a particular audio component produces low audible frequencies and if it alters the signal on its way through.
Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, this implies that
both devices can produce equal bass
Highest Frequency
Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro
20000Hz
JBL Live Free 2 20000Hz
JBL Live Free 2's highest frequency is at 20000Hz, high-frequency response shows how well a particular audio device makes high recognizable frequencies and if it makes any changes to the signal on its way through.
Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro's highest frequency is at 20000Hz, this implies that
both devices can produce equal treble
Sound Pressure Level
Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro
✗
JBL Live Free 2 102dB/mW
The sound pressure level, is the pressure level of sound, in decibels, dB, JBL Live Free 2's measurement is 102dB/mW. Devices with a higher sound pressure level are generally louder when supplied with any given audio source.
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