A breakdown of the review per specifications

Ingress Protection (Ip) Rating

Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro IP54

Marshall Minor III IPX4

IP ratings refer to the rank of protection given by an enclosure, against solids and water. The letters 'IP' are followed by two values The first value represents protection against solids such as dust, while the second refers to resistance against liquids (sweat).

Scoring IPX4, the Marshall Minor III's rating is read as, the first number of X denotes that no data available to specify a protection rating, and of liquids that they can withstand low pressure spray similar to that of a shower head when tilted at 180° for 10 minutes.

Compared to the Marshall Minor III, Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro have a rating of IP54 meaning 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 that of liquids is that, they both have the same rating against liquids

Weight

Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro 10g

Marshall Minor III 8g

Marshall Minor III have a weight of 8g . We prefer a lower weight better because lighter devices are easier to move with.

Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro, at 10g are heavier than the Marshall Minor III by of 2g

Has No Wires Or Cables

Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro ✓

Marshall Minor III ✓

True wireless devices have no cables connecting any part of the device together, Marshall Minor III are true wireless for this case since they don't have wires. This is a key difference as some wireless earbuds have cables connecting the two earbuds together.

Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro also is true wireless since it doesn't have cables linking the pair of earbuds together.

Sweat Resistance

Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro ✓

Marshall Minor III ✓

Marshall Minor III are resistant to sweat

Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro's resistance to sweat makes both devices ideal for use during long-distance running, marathons, cardio sweat workouts , etc

Is Dust Proof And Water-Resistant

Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro ✓

Marshall Minor III ✗

The Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro are both dustproof and water-resistant.

Has Stereo Speakers

Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro ✓

Marshall Minor III ✓

Marshall Minor III 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 Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro and Marshall Minor III have stereo speakers

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Has Active Noise Cancellation (Noise Control)

Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro ✓

Marshall Minor III ✗

Active noise cancellation makes use of more advanced kind of tech to actively cancel noise. ANC works when, it detects and analyzes the sound pattern of incoming noise and then inverts the soundwaves to cancel it out. Simply put, it's like having +1 (noise) and producing -1 (counter sound by the device) giving zero thus "diluting" the noise.

The Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro have ANC enabling you to listen at lower levels of volume, good for your ears since you don't need to crank up the device volume to overcome background sounds.

Has Passive Noise Reduction

Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro ✓

Marshall Minor III ✗

The Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro sit tightly in place, this creates an acoustic seal that tones down your environment sounds while preventing the device sound from leaking out .

Driver Unit Size

Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro 11mm

Marshall Minor III 12mm

The Marshall Minor III driver unit is 12mm in diameter, the bigger the unit the more powerful, and can produce better bass. The driver unit is the component that produces sound in the earbuds, the unit size dictates the sound made by the device.

Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro driver unit is 11mm in diameter, which means that they have a smaller driver unit than that of Marshall Minor III by 1mm , 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 yes, larger drivers can generate louder sound, but this does not indicate that they produce better quality sound.

Lowest Frequency

Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro 20Hz

Marshall Minor III 20Hz

The Marshall Minor III's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, low-frequency response measures if and how well an audio device produces low frequencies that can be heard, and if it makes any changes to the signal while at it.

Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, this implies that both devices produce equal bass

Highest Frequency

Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro 40000Hz

Marshall Minor III 20000Hz

Marshall Minor III's highest frequency is at 20000Hz, high-frequency response tells how well a particular audio device makes high human frequencies and if it adjustments to the signal while at it.

Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro's highest frequency is at 40000Hz, this means that Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro can produce a clearer and crispier treble than the Marshall Minor III

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Battery Life

Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro 9hours

Marshall Minor III 5hours

Marshall Minor III's battery life is 5 hours, a device's battery life is commonly given by the manufacturer, and with more battery hours, you get to use it for longer and have to charge the device less often.

Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro's battery life is more than that of Marshall Minor III by 4 hours . 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

Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro 29hours

Marshall Minor III 25hours

This is given by the vendor, and Marshall Minor III's case has a full charge of 25 hours. A charging case with a longer battery life allows you to recharge your earbuds on the go several times before recharging the case itself.

Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro's charging case has a battery life of 29 hours, more than that of Marshall Minor III by 4 hours

Charge Time

Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro 1hours

Marshall Minor III 1.5hours

It takes 1.5 hours to fully charge the Marshall Minor III's battery. It is highly adivsable to charge fully the battery before using the earbuds when they have been in storage for extended periods.

Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro takes 1 hours to fully charge the battery, less than that of Marshall Minor III by 0.5 hours

Battery Power

Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro 53mAh

Marshall Minor III ✗

Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro's battery power is 53mAh, battery capacity, represents the amount of electrical energy that a battery can keep.

Has Wireless Charging

Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro ✗

Marshall Minor III ✓

Marshall Minor III, the device supports wireless charging. To charge the device, you just put down on a compatible charging pad.

Has A Battery Level Indicator

Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro ✓

Marshall Minor III ✓

Marshall Minor III have a battery level indicator, an indicator shows you when the earbuds has a low battery. The battery indicator lights indicate the charging state of your earbuds and case.

Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro too have a battery level indicator, these enable you determine the charging state of your device, whether fully charged, or having a low battery.

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Has Usb Type-C

Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro ✓

Marshall Minor III ✓

The Marshall Minor III support USB TYPE-C, a standard connector for transmitting both data and power in a single cable.

Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro too have USB TYPE-C. This USB-C plug comes along with most current laptops, phones, and tablets.

Bluetooth Version

Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro v5.3

Marshall Minor III v5.2

Marshall Minor III have Bluetooth version of 5.2, Bluetooth is a wireless technology standard that enables data movement between devices placed in range, using short-wavelength, ultra-high frequency radio waves.

Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro has a Bluetooth version of 5.3, newer than that of Marshall Minor III . Newer versions provide faster data transfers.

Maximum Bluetooth Range

Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro 10meters

Marshall Minor III 10meters

The Marshall Minor III have a 10meters distance connecting via Bluetooth.

Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro have a maximum range of 10meters, equal to that of the Marshall Minor III

Has Aac

Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro ✓

Marshall Minor III ✗

Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro support AAC, a codec used for Bluetooth audio. It supports 24-bit audio at 250kbps. Because it uses psychoacoustic modeling, it can provide better results than other codecs at a similar bit rate.

Since its the highest quality codec that any Bluetooth-supporting Apple product supports, the Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro will work well with your MacBook. If you are planning on using these with Android you need to pay even closer attention to codec support for if they only have AAC they won't provide the best audio quality possible, ensure that they also support aptX HD, LDAC, or LHDC as well.

Has Ldac

Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro ✓

Marshall Minor III ✗

Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro support LDAC, a codec developed by Sony which allows streaming high-resolution audio over Bluetooth connections at up to 990 kbps at 32 bit/96 kHz. It can reach a high bitrate of 990kbps, which provides high-resolution audio.

Has Aptx Hd

Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro ✗

Marshall Minor III ✓

The Marshall Minor III 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

Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro 6only

Marshall Minor III 2only

Marshall Minor III have 2 microphones.

The Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro microphones are 6, more than that of Marshall Minor III by 4 . More microphones record better sound quality and help the earbuds to filter out noise.

Has A Noise-Canceling Microphone

Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro ✓

Marshall Minor III ✗

The Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro use a noise-canceling type of microphone, these microphones are designed to filter out background sounds from the desired sound.

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Has Ambient Sound Mode

Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro ✓

Marshall Minor III ✗

Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro support ambient sound mode, which uses microphones to pass through ambient noises so that they can still be heard even when wearing the earbuds

Has In/On-Ear Detection

Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro ✓

Marshall Minor III ✓

Marshall Minor III have in/on-ear detection, the sensors in the device can detect when they are removed from your ears .

The Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro too support in/on-ear detection, automatically pauses your music, or audiobook when you remove earbuds from your ears improving your listening experience.

Has Find Earbuds Feature

Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro ✓

Marshall Minor III ✗

When lost in a room, or can't easily find them in your bag, the Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro have a find earbuds feature.

Supports Fast Charging

Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro ✓

Marshall Minor III ✓

Marshall Minor III support fast charging. Usually, technologies like MediaTek’s Pump Express, are used to reduce the time it takes to fully charge a device.

The Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro support fast charging. This kind is similar to regular charging, just that the battery fills up much faster. Say, with Quick Charge 3.0, the battery is charged to 50% in just thirty minutes.

Multipoint Count

Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro 2only

Marshall Minor III ✗

The Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro have a multipoint of 2 connections, the multipoint feature allows you connect to more than one Bluetooth device and switch between them. Say, you can easily switch calls from one device to another without manually disconnect and reconnect.

Has A Mute Function

Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro ✓

Marshall Minor III ✓

The Marshall Minor III have a mute function, they support the feature to mute/unmute a conversation directly from the device.

The Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro also support this function. It means that you can turn off the device's microphone, but still hear the other party talk.

Control Panel Placed On A Device

Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro ✓

Marshall Minor III ✓

The Marshall Minor III, so you can access the volume control, pause, play, mute, etc whichever functions are supported on the earbuds.

The Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro also have a control panel on them.

Has Voice Prompts

Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro ✓

Marshall Minor III ✓

Marshall Minor III have voice prompts. With voice prompts, you receive information through audio messages, say if there is a problem with the connection.

The Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro also support voice prompts meaning the device notifies you when the battery is low, and it's time to recharge the device.

Travel Bag Is Included

Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro ✓

Marshall Minor III ✓

Marshall Minor III come with a special pouch. Carrying earphones without a case, or putting them inside your bag without a casing can easily damage them.

Xiaomi Redmi Buds 4 Pro too have a case included, which offers safe transportation.

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A breakdown of the review per specifications

Design

Ingress Protection (Ip) Rating

Weight

Has No Wires Or Cables

Sweat Resistance

Is Dust Proof And Water-Resistant

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 Ldac

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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