Has Active Noise Cancellation (Noise Control)
Nothing Ear 2
✓
Sony WF 1000XM3 ✓
ANC uses more advanced kind of tech to actively counter 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 taking +1 (sound from your surrounding) and adding -1 (counter sound by the device) giving zero therefore "diluting" the noise.
Nothing Ear 2 have ANC enabling you to listen at lower volume levels, causing less ear fatigue since you don't have to crank up the earbuds volume to overcome background sounds.
Sony WF 1000XM3 too have ANC which makes both earbuds ideal for plane rides and morning travels. Each operate with different noise cancellation types, pick the setting that suits your commute or that enhances your chill time.
Has Passive Noise Reduction
Nothing Ear 2
✓
Sony WF 1000XM3 ✓
Nothing Ear 2 sit tightly in place, this creates an acoustic covering that tones down background noise while preventing the device music from leaking out .
Both of these devices have passive noise reduction which implies that both tone down ambient noise instead of actively using ANC to cancel it out.
Driver Unit Size
Nothing Ear 2
11.6mm
Sony WF 1000XM3 6mm
The Nothing Ear 2 driver unit is 11.6mm in diameter, the bigger the unit the more powerful, therefor producing better bass.
A driver unit is the component that makes sound in the device, the unit size dictates the sound made by the earbuds.
Sony WF 1000XM3 driver unit is 6mm in diameter,
which implies that they have a smaller driver unit than that of Nothing Ear 2 by 5.6mm
, 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 yes, larger drivers can generate louder sound, but this does not imply that they produce better quality sound.
Lowest Frequency
Nothing Ear 2
20hz
Sony WF 1000XM3 20hz
Nothing Ear 2's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, low-frequency response inidcates how well an audio device produces low frequencies that can be heard, and if it alters the signal on its way through.
Sony WF 1000XM3's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, this means that
both devices can produce equal bass
Highest Frequency
Nothing Ear 2
20,000hz
Sony WF 1000XM3 20,000hz
Nothing Ear 2's highest frequency is at 20,000Hz, high-frequency response shows how well a particular audio component makes high recognizable frequencies and if it adjustments to the signal on its way through.
Sony WF 1000XM3's highest frequency is at 20,000Hz, this means that
both devices can generate equal treble
Has A Neodymium Magnet
Nothing Ear 2
✗
Sony WF 1000XM3 ✓
The Sony WF 1000XM3 have neodymium magnets, if used in earbuds produce a higher sensitivity and substantial sound output while using less power. They can help generate music at quite a high sound pressure level, using high magnetic flux.
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