Has Active Noise Cancellation (Noise Control)
Nothing Ear 2
✓
OnePlus Buds Pro 2 ✓
Active noise cancellation utilises advanced technology 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 taking +1 (noise) then producing -1 (inverted noise) to make zero therefore "diluting" the noise.
Nothing Ear 2 have ANC enabling you to listen at lower levels of volume, causing less ear fatigue since you don't need to crank up the device volume to outcompete background noise.
OnePlus Buds Pro 2 too have ANC making both earbuds ideal for plane rides and morning commutes. The Nothing Ear 2 and OnePlus Buds Pro 2 operate with different noise cancellation modes, pick the mode that you prefer for commute or that suites your chill time.
Has Passive Noise Reduction
Nothing Ear 2
✓
OnePlus Buds Pro 2 ✓
Nothing Ear 2 stay tightly in place, creating an acoustic covering that reduces background sounds and also prevents the earbuds music from leaking out at the same.
Both of these devices have passive noise reduction which means that they reduce ambient noise instead of actively using technology to cancel it out.
Driver Unit Size
Nothing Ear 2
11.6mm
OnePlus Buds Pro 2 11mm
The Nothing Ear 2 have a unit size of 11.6mm in diameter, bigger drivers are more powerful, therefor producing better bass.
A driver unit is basically a mini speaker that makes sound in the device, its size dictates the sound made by the device.
OnePlus Buds Pro 2 driver unit is 11mm in diameter,
which implies that they have a smaller driver unit than that of Nothing Ear 2 by 0.6mm
, 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 yeah, larger drivers are capable of generating louder sound, but this does not indicate that they deliver better quality sound.
Lowest Frequency
Nothing Ear 2
20hz
OnePlus Buds Pro 2 10hz
Nothing Ear 2'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.
OnePlus Buds Pro 2's lowest frequency is at 10Hz, this means that
OnePlus Buds Pro 2 can produce a juicier bass than the Nothing Ear 2
Highest Frequency
Nothing Ear 2
20,000hz
OnePlus Buds Pro 2 40,000hz
The Nothing Ear 2's highest frequency is at 20,000Hz, high-frequency response tells how well an audio device produces high human frequencies and if it makes any changes to the signal while at it.
OnePlus Buds Pro 2's highest frequency is at 40,000Hz, this implies that
OnePlus Buds Pro 2 can generate a clearer and crispier treble than the Nothing Ear 2
Sound Pressure Level
Nothing Ear 2
✗
OnePlus Buds Pro 2 97db/mw
SPL, is the pressure level of sound, measured in decibels, dB, OnePlus Buds Pro 2's measurement is 97dB/mW. Devices with a higher sound pressure level are generally louder when supplied with any given audio source.
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