Has Active Noise Cancellation (Noise Control)
OnePlus Buds Z2
✓
Skullcandy Indy Fuel ✗
ANC makes use of advanced kind of tech to actively counter noise. How it works, it studies the sound pattern of incoming noise and then generates a mirror signal to counter it. In simple terms, it's like having +1 (noise) then adding -1 (inverted noise) giving zero resulting in a reduced level of noise.
The OnePlus Buds Z2 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 outcompete background sounds.
Has Passive Noise Reduction
OnePlus Buds Z2
✓
Skullcandy Indy Fuel ✓
OnePlus Buds Z2 sit tightly in place, creating a sound covering that reduces background sounds and also prevents the device voice audio from leaking out at the same.
Both Skullcandy Indy Fuel, and OnePlus Buds Z2 have passive noise reduction which implies that both limit ambient noise instead of actively using technology to cancel it out.
Driver Unit Size
OnePlus Buds Z2
11mm
Skullcandy Indy Fuel 6mm
OnePlus Buds Z2 driver unit is 11mm 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 earbuds, the unit size corellates with the sound made by the earbuds.
Skullcandy Indy Fuel driver unit is 6mm in diameter,
which implies that they have a smaller driver unit than that of OnePlus Buds Z2 by 5mm
, a common assumption 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 mean that they produce better quality sound.
Lowest Frequency
OnePlus Buds Z2
20Hz
Skullcandy Indy Fuel 20Hz
The OnePlus Buds Z2's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, low-frequency response measures if and how well a particular audio device produces low frequencies that can be heard, and if it alters the signal while at it.
Skullcandy Indy Fuel's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, this means that
both devices make sound with equal bass
Highest Frequency
OnePlus Buds Z2
20000Hz
Skullcandy Indy Fuel 20000Hz
The OnePlus Buds Z2's highest frequency is at 20000Hz, high-frequency response indicates how well a particular audio component makes high human frequencies and if it makes any adjustments to the signal while at it.
Skullcandy Indy Fuel's highest frequency is at 20000Hz, this implies that
both devices generate equal treble
Sound Pressure Level
OnePlus Buds Z2
✗
Skullcandy Indy Fuel 105dB/mW
The sound pressure level, is the level of pressure of sound, measured in decibels, dB, Skullcandy Indy Fuel'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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