Has Active Noise Cancellation (Noise Control)
Sony WF 1000XM4
✓
Nothing Ear 2 ✓
Active noise cancellation uses advanced technology to reduce ambient sounds. ANC works when, it detects and analyzes the sound pattern outside and inside the earbud and then generates a mirror signal to cancel it out. Simply put, it's like having +1 (sound from your surrounding) then adding -1 (inverted noise) to make zero which results in a reduced level of noise.
The Nothing Ear 2 have Active Noise Cancellation enabling you to listen at lower volume levels, good for your ears as you don't have to crank up the device volume to overcome background noise.
Sony WF 1000XM4 too have Active Noise Cancellation which makes either of the devices ideal for flights and rush hour commutes. The Nothing Ear 2 and Sony WF 1000XM4 work with different noise cancellation settings, pick the setting that you prefer for travel or that enhances your relaxation time.
Has Passive Noise Reduction
Sony WF 1000XM4
✓
Nothing Ear 2 ✓
The Nothing Ear 2 stay well in place, this creates a sound seal that tones down your environment sounds and also prevents the earbuds sound from leaking out .
Both Sony WF 1000XM4, and Nothing Ear 2 have passive noise reduction which means that both limit ambient noise without using ANC to cancel it out.
Driver Unit Size
Sony WF 1000XM4
6mm
Nothing Ear 2 11.6mm
Nothing Ear 2 have a unit size of 11.6mm in diameter, the bigger the unit the more powerful, and can produce better bass.
A driver unit is the component that makes sound in the device, its size corellates with the sound made by the earbuds.
Sony WF 1000XM4 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 it's true that, larger drivers can generate louder sound, but this does not mean that they deliver better quality sound.
Lowest Frequency
Sony WF 1000XM4
20Hz
Nothing Ear 2 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 makes any changes to the signal on its way through.
Sony WF 1000XM4's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, this means that
both devices can make sound with equal bass
Highest Frequency
Sony WF 1000XM4
40,000Hz
Nothing Ear 2 20,000Hz
The Nothing Ear 2's highest frequency is at 20,000Hz, high-frequency response measures if and how well an audio device generates high human frequencies and if it changes to the signal on its way through.
Sony WF 1000XM4's highest frequency is at 40,000Hz, this means that
Sony WF 1000XM4 can produce a clearer and crispier treble than the Nothing Ear 2
Sound Pressure Level
Sony WF 1000XM4
105dB/mW
Nothing Ear 2 ✗
The sound pressure level, is the level of pressure of sound, in decibels, dB, Sony WF 1000XM4's measurement is 105dB/mW. Devices with a higher sound pressure level are generally louder when supplied with any given audio source.
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